Climate Conversations

Alex Pearce (pictured) was just in Grade Six when he quizzed former Australian Prime Minister, John Howard, about how he would combat climate change and care for the environment. Now as the Fremantle Football Club captain and proud Palawa man, Alex still has the same concerns - " Athletes turn up the heat on politicians over climate change "; " The Corporate Coup in Global Context:...

Stories about climate change are not yet "the news of the day" but they soon will be, it just needs news editors and reporters, and there are some, to demonstrate courage and commitment to tell their audiences what is really happening, who is responsible and what people can do about this dilemma. " New studies suggest a key Paris warming target has been breached "; " March...

About 60 people gathered in Shepparton, northern Victoria, just recently as part of a nationwide protest about the Queensland State Government's blindness to the science illustrating why it should stand behind the health and wellbeing of trans kids. In just eight days, four people, Ren Slade, Georgina Poort, Jacq Kiss and Nicole Wells, went from little more than an idea to the reality of a ral...

The Research Director of the Melbourne-based National Centre for Climate Restoration (Breakthrough) , David Spratt, has written the stunning and timely report: " Collision Course: 3-degrees of warming & humanity's future ". David has said: "We’re on track for a 3°C hotter world—unprecedented heat, rising seas drowning cities, food system collapse, and societal instability. T...

The late Phillip Sutton (pictured) helped me understand how ending our addiction to fossil fuels would worsen global warming, at least momentarily, but then provide an avenue to the solution. Phillip co-authored the prescient 2008 book " Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action " with David Spratt, the Research Director for " BreakThroughOnline ", The National Centre for...

My friend was distressed, feeling useless and unable to make an impact, John Grimes (pictured), by comparison, is motivated and calling out Peter Dutton's nuclear power place. " Dutton defends nuclear costings as opponents warn of power bill hit "; " China’s ‘artificial sun’ has sent shockwaves through the West "; " Australia can be a winner from Trump’s climate retrea...

Here we have a group of writers, something like a musical group, reimagining Adam Smith's " The Wealth of Nations " and transforming it into the "Wealth of Gaia." Working together and collaborating, the team goes about " Reimagining Economics: ‘The Wealth of Gaia’ by Eve Smith ". Hosting the event is The managing editor of the Post Growth Fellowship , Natalie Holm...

Sammy Roth (pictured) is a climate columnist with the Los Angeles Times and a key figure in the podcast Boiling Point. In his role as a climate columnist, Sammy is a storyteller and as such has a critical and pivotal role to play in helping his readers, and of course, the broader community, address the challenges of a changing climate. Sammy follows the truth and the science of climate change when...

A warning from the English broadcaster, writer and naturalist, David Attenborough (pictured) - "Climate change is the biggest threat to security that modern humans have ever faced'. " How do climate scientists maintain their hope in a warming world? "; " Greens’ $8 billion scheme for 50 cent fares across Australia comes with costing questions "; " Trump Administra...

Professor Tony Hayment (pictured) is Australia's newly appointed Chief Scientist: " Statement from Professor Tony Haymet "; " Ed Husic discusses appointment of new chief scientist "; " Prof. Tony Haymet – Australia’s new Chief Scientist "; "I nside Trump’s Renewed Effort to Undo a Major Climate Rule "; " How you could save $3000 in power bills by ma...

My central Shepparton home in northern Victoria, Australia, was not impacted by the 2022 floods that inundated much of the city. Shepparton is central to the Goulburn Valley and is part of the Nicholls Federal Electorate, which is one of the highest-risk areas in Australia. The Goulburn Valley is on a riverine floodplain. Insurance was the topic of a recent webinar organized by the organization, &...

The inauguration of Donald Trump as the U.S. President was lamented and considered grim news at the second meeting of the Geelong Climate Cafe on Friday, January 24. The 10 people at the cafe were deeply concerned about Trump's rise to The Whitehouse but quickly shifted to more parochial matters about which the participants felt they could do something. " Why do so few apartments in Sydney and Mel...

The Mayor of Hobart, the capital city in the Australian State of Tasmania, Anna Reynolds (pictured) has voiced concerns on Linkedin about her city facing a bushfire threat in conditions similar to those that recently razed large portions of Los Angeles during a wildfire driven by fierce Santa Anna winds. She asked the LinkedIn community for answers/comments about several issues and one to reply wa...

Simon Kerr (pictured) is alarmed about the world community not being prepared for what is coming and writes on Medium about " What’s Happening with the Planet? A Short Update for 2025 ". He is a climate change thinker, a research fellow, the creator of " Music for a Warming World ", and has a PhD in Political Ecology. He was a guest on this podcast in June 2024 in an episode en...

A group of people reached for some normalcy " As L.A. burned, some venues tried to provide laughter, drinks and normalcy "; " As a Climate Scientist, I Knew It Was Time to Leave Los Angeles "; " Calif. Republicans weigh in on Trump allies’ calls for fire aid conditions "; " The home front: Could the Los Angeles fires happen in Australia? "; " How Los An...

Stuart Goldsmith (pictured) flies business class but makes his ethical point about flying that way , with a smile on his face. " The Media’s Mega-Failure on LA’s Mega-Fires"; " Press Briefing: How the LA Wildfires Are Fueled by Climate Change"; "‘ Some homes weren’t designed with fire in mind’: Is timber to blame for LA wildfires? "; " ‘Not out of the woods yet’:...

New York Times climate reporter, Christopher Flavelle (pictured) discusses Los Angeles' strengths and weaknesses and how the city responded to the present fire crisis. " California’s insurance crisis is a warning for America "; " ‘It’s ironic’: how climate crisis is driving Trump push on Greenland and Panama "; " Republicans see the LA wildfires as an opportunity to punish California "; " Death to...

Amy Chozick (pictured) wants someone to take control in Los Angeles, as she writes in her guest essay in The New York Times: " Los Angeles Is Being Crushed Under the Weight of Inaction "; "‘ We got our fingers crossed’: residents in limbo after LA fires force evacuations "; " The Eaton Fire Is Now One of California’s Deadliest "; " 'We are not in the clear': Dangerous Santa Ana winds forecast to r...

Bushfire expert, David Bowman, has warned us against "kicking the can down the road" - he asks: " Could what happened in LA occur here? Short answer: Yes "; " Los Angeles prepares for return of strong winds as fire death toll rises to 16 "; " Five battles that will define Australia’s climate war election "; " The Last House Standing "; " Gov. Gavin Newsom says he expects death toll will rise "; "...

Tesla and X owner, billionaire Elon Musk uses his position to spead disinformation about the LA fires and the California Fire Authority using sexist and racist language: " Elon Musk blames female firefighters of colour for LA fires "; " Their homes torched amid a housing crisis, L.A. residents wonder where to go "; "‘ We don’t know the half of it’: More deaths feared in ever-expanding LA fires ";...

What's happened in Los Angeles is a portent for what we could see in Australia according to: listen to Greg Mullins - " As California burns, how will Australia respond to this climate-fuelled crisis? "; " Los Angeles residents flee wildfire, firefighters battle blaze in Pacific Palisades "; " Southern California is extremely dry, and that’s fueling fires − maps show just how dry ;" " BoM data find...

Devastating fires at Palisades in America's California are, in my view from some 12,000 kilometres away, a direct outcome of climate change. " What it was like on the ground as the Pacific Palisades fire spread "; " California wildfires ignite as strong winds fuel flames "; " The A.I. Power Grab "; " The new phantom menace isn’t as bad as you think. Waymo rocks! "; " Fires rage out of control acro...

Geelong's Climate Cafe meets again this month - " Climate Café launched in Geelong "; " Winter Storm Blankets the East Coast, With Arctic Air on Its Heels "; " Locking up a 77-year-old climate protester is proof of a broken justice system "; " Wind Wars "; " Cost-of-living crisis meets new era of electric cars "; " Biden Bans New Oil and Gas Drilling Along Most U.S. Coasts "; " What Would It Take...

Ingrid Robeyns (pictured) has written an amazingly timely book - "Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth ". You can hear an interview with her by Adam Canover on " Factually - Why Billionaires Should Be Banned ". Powerful writing by Adam Knox in the Melbourne Age - " It’s worse than any war or pandemic, so why are our leaders ignoring it? "; " More than 100 water rescues as heatwave sweeps...

Heat records are tumbling - " Australia just had its second-hottest year on record – and temperatures will rise again "; " The $80 billion question buried in Dutton’s nuclear power plan "; " Victoria braces for weekend heatwave as total fire ban declared in state’s west "; " The key step to making your holiday period more environmentally friendly" ; " Drilling could resume where a 1969 oil spill i...