Climate Action Show

Mon 19th September 2016“The future is electric” – Larissa Waters “Conventional cars have to go” – Dr Stephen Bygrave “Imported cars and the oil to run them are a large part of our trade deficit”  – Dr Gary EllemDr Gary Ellem from Newcastle University is a futurist. He talks about young people designing electric bikes and racing them, the future work of coal affected communities and how driverless...

Music and Magic amplify climate solutions – The “Creating a Climate for Change” Melbourne Playback Theatre eventThis show was broadcast on Mon 12th September 2016Today on BZE Radio join us at NorthcoteTown Hall in Melbourne for an excerpt from an inspired and inspiring event held on August 11th called Creating a Climate for Change (thank you Melbourne Playback Theatre).PANELArchitect Rob Adams ret...

The Sydney Alliance and WWF Australia brought Rev Willie Bennett here to energise our resilience building. How can communities prepare for heatwaves, floods and climate disruptions? What can the Hurricane Katrina Survivors Network teach us about building up community power and leadership? How can we connect with indigenous defenders in the Gulf country and Galilee Basin as climate changing coal an...

Winner of The Royal Society Prize for science writing, Gaia Vince (author of Adventures in the Anthropocene), takes us round the world in search of the best farming practices in the Anthropocene. Indian farmers leading with water? Food waste contributing to climate change? In "Rethinking Dairy" we look at alternatives to needing so much milk. Improvements for the cows, calves, farmers and consumer...

Vivien Langford & Jane Rudman interview the whos who of enviromental activist within Australia and Internationally.

As we inch towards the inevitability of Zero Emissions, city people must not forget the coal affected communities. Miner Peter Kennedy takes us around the coal mines and power stations of the Hunter Valley.  David Watson and his fellow artists celebrate the places where coal has done  its worst and still say "Giving up is not an option". Rob McLaughlin and the Bulga Milbrodale Progress Association...

Dr Cassandra Goldie from the Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS) tells us about her time in Darwin with a cyclone about to hit and they didn't have a plan! And the council housing that requires 24/7 air conditioning that should be built in a more climate smart way. We will also talk to Fiona Armstrong about the new Climate and Health Alliance paper "Towards a national strategy on climate,...

Q&A Event - Creating a Climate for Change offers an exclusive forum that intersects science, performance and conversation. Melbourne Playback Theatre Company takes stories from the audience and dramatises their anxieties and thoughts about climate change. Danny Diesendorf (actor and conductor) has taught and directed theatre extensively, including with the National Theatre and Monash University Sc...

Given the urgency of climate action we are looking at the roadblocks which are stopping us going full steam ahead. Senator Lee Rhiannon sees corruption from the fossil fuel industry sapping the vitality of our political process. Without their corrupting influence would our government be capable of delivering the rapid change we need?"If our politicians are serious about climate change, then they n...

What impact will Climate Change have on thecurrent extreme shifts in global weather patterns? "This is the second year of extreme heat in southeast Asia...all this was predicted by recent studies. The same studies say it will get even hotter, for longer periods, as the decades progress." "...the poorest victims of this heat are the least responsible for global warming. The source of the pollution...

In conversation with Per Espen Stoknes, Lyn Bender, Susie Burke, with Vivien Langford."The more facts that pile up about global warming, the greater the resistance to them grows, making it harder to enact measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare communities for the inevitable change ahead." "It is a catch-22 that starts, says psychologist and economist Per Espen Stoknes, from an ina...

Vivien interviews Ian Angus at the Socialism for the Twenty First Century Conference. Author of the book - Facing the Anthropocene:  Fossil Capitalism and the Crisis of the Earth System Crisis. We look at the bleaching of the reef in an interview with David Spratt (many thanks to Alex Smith for permission to use this interview from Radio Ecoshock).

In this episode Viv brings you:Mark Butler (ALP) Josh Frydenberg (Liberal Party) Senator Janet Rice (Greens) Adam Bandt (Greens, Melbourne) Professor Peter Christoff (Melbourne University) Natalie Isaacs  -1 million women

In this episode, we know that your vote counts and bring you:- Larissa Waters Australian Greens Senator  - Evan Hughes contesting the PM's seat in Wentworth- PM Malcolm Turnbull adressing BZE forum 2010- Jim Casey, Greens in Grayndler- Natalie Isaacs - founder and CEO of 1 Million WomenPS - the PM's 2010 speech at a Beyond Zero Emissions forum is a beauty! Enjoy!

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Tonight, Viv provides insight into the work that local councils are entering into to combat the spectre that is climate change.  (Don't forget you can do things too, lobby that politician, email or call your local member).   Our guests are:  Tiffany Harrison (Coordinator Zero Emissions, Byron Bay )Stephen Bygrave (BZE CEO)  Amanda Cahill (friend of BZE) Tayannah O'Donnell (from the Institute of Go...

In this episode Viv brings us, in association with 350.org and the Guardian Live -  Bill McKibben, can I say the famous Bill McKibben?  Co-founder of 350.org, Bill McKibben has been a tireless, campaigner for the urgency of action to mitigate the impending doom that is ours if we do not collectively do something SOON."Climate Change is just about the most unjust thing humans have been able to figu...

Viv curates more of the best from the Myuna Bay Conference Beyond Coal and Gas (April 2016) John Hepburn - The Sunrise Project Gadrian Hoosan - Booroloola Campaign against CSG in the Gulf Country Leigh Ewbank - Friends of the Earth "Yes to renewables" Campaign Wendy Farmer - Voices of the Valley - Repairing the damage of Morwell mine fires Drew Hutton - Lock the Gate Alliance on mine rehabilitatio...

In this episode, Viv travels to Myuna Bay, NSW, north of Sydney and south of Newcastle, to the Beyond Coal and Gas Conference.  Held over the 8th to 11th April the gathering was a coming together of communities across Australia in their opposition to coal and coal seam gas. The conference is an annual event that continues to grow each year in a reflection of the growth of the movement. Perhaps you...

 Viv talks to the scientists, the Antartica scientists!  Their work deepens our understanding of the role the region plays in the global climate system, and the implications for marine ecosystems. In order of interview, Viv speaks with Dr David Etheridge (CSIRO), Dr Sue Cook (Glaciologist, University of Tasmania), and Professor Tony Worby (CEO acecrc.org.au ).And we are reminded, again, that our b...

Clive Hamilton and Robert Manne talk about climate consequences after Paris...Are scientists politically naïve demanding urgent emissions cuts? Will government pledges need to be enforced by blockadia? Is there hope for the climate at last?

Tonight's episode goes to the launch of the Renewable Energy Superpower in Sydney, 4 April 2016.  More information on Beyond Zero Emission's "Renewable Energy Superpower National Tour" can be found here. China's State Grid Chairman says "The only hurdle to overcome is 'mindset'. There is no technical challenge at all."The speakers areGerard Drew - Research Director, Beyond Zero Emissions Tim Buckl...

Viv turned out for a debate at the Sustainable Living Festival earlier this year and in this episode we bring you that recording.  The debate is called Is this the end of economic growth? Growth is stagnating, inequality is rising, resource constraints are pressing, and environmental impacts are worsening. If economic growth is killling us how do we craft an economy we can live with? MC-ed by Anth...

Australian scientist Tim Flannery (The Weather Makers, Now or Never) has repeatedly called for action on climate change and his latest work Atmosphere of Hope is a solutions-based approach to the catastrophe the globe, and every species on it, face. He discusses the ramifications of our changed environment–from large-scale storms, to increased wildfires and offers a call to action for anyone inter...