Climate Conversations

Kyla Brettle (pictured) drops the first two episodes of her new podcast: "Everything We Need";

"Lessons in Climate Storytelling";

"America’s biggest wind farm | Repowering the West";

"Chris Stark: Rishi Sunak has set us back, head of climate change watchdog says";

"What the Fossil Fuel Industry Doesn't Want You To Know";

"LSU’s fossil-fuel partnerships";

"Uncharted Oceans";

"Cristina Mittermeier";

"Consumer watchdog refuses to certify green labelling scheme";

"Thoughtful Threads: Presented by Climate One and Nothin But Hits at SF Climate Week";

"A new rule aims to fortify public lands against climate change. Here’s why Utah wants to fight it.";

"Biden-Harris Administration Announces $7 Billion Solar for All Grants to Deliver Residential Solar, Saving Low-Income Americans $350 Million Annually and Advancing Environmental Justice Across America";

"West Antarctica’s ice sheet was smaller thousands of years ago – here’s why this matters today";

"Vastly bigger than the Black Summer: 84 million hectares of northern Australia burned in 2023";

"Chinese province of Guangdong hit by historic floods";

"Cloak and desecrate: The specter of deep-sea mining";

"Stockland and Ampol rev up superfast EV charging stations";

"Rewilding ourselves: A project of hope [Midwest USA]";

"Almost half of all major Chinese cities are sinking, study warns";

"Do the people care about the climate crisis? These voters say yes - but the polls do not";

"US offshore wind needs American-made ships. The first is nearly ready";

"Tritium, major supplier of EV fast-charging equipment, is insolvent";

"Lisa Wee on how digital solutions drive the transition to net zero and help cut industrial emissions";

"Fashion and lifestyle brands unite to protect forests on Earth Day";

"Here’s the truth: energy transition is hard. Not everyone gets a pony";

"If Australia has reached ‘peak milk’, what does that mean for our food security?";

"Gone in a puff of smoke: 52,000 sq km of ‘long unburnt’ Australian habitat has vanished in 40 years";

"Guardian Essential poll: voters back Labor’s Future Made in Australia plan while overestimating cost of renewables";

"Meet four people in refugee communities who are creating a greener future";

"Jared Kushner Has Big Plans for Delta of Europe’s Last Wild River";

"In Wyoming, a Tribe and a City Pursue Clean Energy Funds Spurned by the Governor";

"Would you give up planes for these trains? Europe pushes travel that’s climate-friendly.";

"These 150-foot-high sails could help solve shipping’s climate problem";

"Nine practices from Native American culture that could help the environment";

"Rooftop solar panels are flooding California’s grid. That’s a problem";

"Coal trains carry health risks along with cargo";

"Climate change is creating a ‘cocktail’ of health hazards for 2.4 billion workers";

"High Levels of PFAA (Subgroup of PFAS) Found in Sea Spray";

"Seychelles Beach Cleanup Shows Potential for Citizens to Tackle Marine Trash";

"Metal Waste Could Be Used as a Catalyst for More Sustainable Hydrogen Production, Researchers Say";

"Biden’s Bureau of Land Management Will Offer Leasing of Public Lands for Conservation";

"More than coral: the unseen casualties of record-breaking heat on the Great Barrier Reef";

"Ecosystems are deeply interconnected – environmental research, policy and management should be too";

"SeaLegacy";

"The Commons Social Change Library";

"Scottish Greens to vote on power-sharing deal with SNP after carbon goal ditched";

"Tens of thousands evacuated from massive China floods";

"Pakistani province issues a flood alert and warns of a heavy loss of life from glacial melting";

"Austria likely to be largely ice-free within 45 years as glaciers recede quickly, experts say";

"Next UN climate talks are critical to plot aid for poorer nations, says incoming president";

"Powering down: end times for the UK’s final coal-fired station";

"Coastal cities not safe from sea level rise warns oceanographer";

Anne is the co-host of RadioMMT, a program that can also be found on YouTube.

"What is a passive house?";

"Artificial Intelligence, Real Climate Impacts";

"Seven countries now generate 100% of their electricity from renewable energy";

"A third of U.S. adults are interested in cutting back on meat, report finds";

"NOAA Confirms 4th Global Coral Bleaching Event as Climate Crisis Puts Reefs ‘Under Serious Pressure’";

"Dubai floods: Chaos, queues and submerged cars after UAE hit by record rains";

"Great Barrier Reef experiencing one of its worst coral bleaching events";

"Climate change: Deadly African heatwave 'impossible' without warming";

"Global warming is coming for your shopping cart";

"How Do Neighbors of Solar Farms Really Feel? A New Survey Has Answers";

"‘We would not survive without coffee’: how rules made in Europe put Ethiopian farmers at risk";

"Death Valley is alive this year. A super bloom is the latest sign.";

"Meteorologist warns of 'weather wars' between countries after Dubai floods were blamed on 'cloud seeding' - with 'catastrophic' consequences";

"Extreme Heat Resilience: lessons from Spain for Australia";

"Battery-Electric Buses piloted in Seattle reduced maintenance costs per mile by 44.1 per cent compared to their diesel bus counterparts.";

"EPA $61 Million in Funding Will Put Clean School Buses on the Streets of New York City";

"EV school bus rollout off to slow start despite billion-dollar subsidies";

"Water is at the heart of farmers’ struggle to survive in Benin";

"‘Step on the gas,’ ‘well-oiled machine,’ and other fossil-fuel phrases that pervade our language";

"Schools in coal country are going solar";

"How much CO₂ does the world emit? Which countries emit the most?"

"A California firm may have a concrete way to help the planet with cleaner cement";

"Construction to begin on high-speed rail between Vegas and California";

"Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016";

"Climate crisis: average world incomes to diminish by nearly a fifth by 2050";

"The heat is on: what we know about why ocean temperatures keep smashing records";

"The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)";

"The economic commitment of climate change";

"For the first time, U.S. may force polluters to clean up these ‘forever chemicals’";

"Despite Their ‘Bad Rap,’ Bats Can Help Farmers";

"More Than $100 Billion in Debt-for-Nature Swaps Could Help Fight Climate Crisis, Report Says";

"Climate change played a role in killing tens of thousands of people in 2023";

"Global billionaires tax to fight climate change, hunger rises up political agenda";

"Fossil fuel debts are illegitimate and must be cancelled";

"World Bank climate funding greens African hotels while fishermen sink";

"Researchers at Michigan Tech Want to Create a High-Tech Wood Product Called Cross-Laminated Timber From the State’s Hardwood Trees";

"Fracking-Induced Earthquakes Are Menacing Argentina as Regulators Stand By";

"Ultra-fast fashion is a disturbing trend undermining efforts to make the whole industry more sustainable";

"Following a t-shirt from cotton field to landfill shows the true cost of fast fashion";

"More EV drivers embracing outback roads amid plan to expand Queensland's charger network";

"‘End crippling debt’: Calls mount for global financial reform to tackle debt and climate crisis";

"Airline Places Order for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Made From Human Waste";

"‘Climate-controlled pig’? Danish Crown admits to misleading people with greenwashing pork claims";

"Govt urged to protect seabirds on the brink of extinction";

"Global coral bleaching caused by global warming demands a global response";

"Geothermal joins the energy mix".

Executive Secretary at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Simon Steel (pictured during Q&A at London's Chatham House), has declared we have "Two years to save the world".

As a bonus, you can follow this link and go to "Outrage and Optimism" to hear an interview with Simon Steill and then listen as hosts, Tom Rivett-Carnac, Christiana Figueres and Paul Dickinson, take a deep dive into what Simon Steill said.

On climate, the world has gone from denial to procrastination. Climate inaction is no longer defended by denying the science, but because action is claimed to be ‘too costly’ or unachievable.

Yet, the time to shape a liveable future is running out, with the decisions taken over the coming two years determining how close to limiting global warming to 1.5°C we will get by the end of the century.

With more than 60 countries going to the polls this year, and nearly 90 per cent of the population in 125 countries want stronger climate action, every election is a climate change election. 

We must now see climate action as a tool to create better, more equitable and cleaner societies, with solid economies built around plentiful, renewable energy.

"Investor heavyweights failing to boot directors on climate commitments";

Samantha Helps is full of praise for Violet Coco (pictured) in her piece on Pearls and Irritations: "XR blocking arteries of capitalism labelled “catastrophic inconvenience”";

"Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action" - Dana R. Fisher;

"The EV revolution has stalled. Can these nifty bikes kick it back into gear?";

"Unprecedented spread of coral bleaching along Great Barrier Reef";

"After years of promises on climate change, oil giants are backtracking";

"Climate for Change";

"Plibersek scales back environment reforms as coral bleaching goes global";

"Fossil fuel’s war on protest";

"Jonathan Vigliotti: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-Town America";

"Environmental impacts of underground nuclear weapons testing";

"Callaway Climate Insights founder David Callaway joins the Bulletin’s Governing Board";

"Is hydropower aging out of the clean energy race?";

"California derailed its booming rooftop solar buildout. Can it be fixed?";

"Climate Deniers in the 117th Congress";

"New House Speaker Champions Fossil Fuels and Dismisses Climate Concerns";

"Rebutting 33 False Claims About Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles";

"Brown University Study Documents Links Between National & Local Offshore Wind Opponents";

"Wafer-thin, stretchy and strong as steel: could ‘miracle’ material graphene finally transform our world?";

"Russia and Kazakhstan evacuate tens of thousands amid worst floods in decades";

"Climate change driving demand for predatory loans, research shows";

"Strasbourg court’s Swiss climate ruling could have global impact, say experts";

"India Forecasts Searing Heat Ahead of World’s Biggest Election":

"UK Climate Minister Stands Down Ahead of General Election";

"Lightning and heavy rain kill dozens in Pakistan and Afghanistan in three days";

"Global heating pushes coral reefs towards worst planet-wide mass bleaching on record";

"As the Federal Government Proposes a Plan to Cull Barred Owls in the West, the Debate Around ‘Invasive’ Species Heats Up";

"Climate change is causing marine ‘coldwaves’ too, killing wildlife";

"As Climate Change Intensifies Wildfire Risk, Prescribed Burns Prove Their Worth in the Heat-Stressed Plains of the Texas Panhandle";

"A Highway in Indiana Could One Day Charge Your EV While You’re Driving It";

"Air pollution boosts Alzheimer’s disease risk";

"Air NZ calls for Govt mandates to help drive sustainable aviation fuel use";

"Corals are bleaching in every corner of the ocean, threatening its web of life";

"There’s no such thing as a benign beef farm – so beware the ‘eco-friendly’ new film straight out of a storybook";

"Sewage pollution could jeopardise Olympic swimming events in the River Seine, NGO warns";

"‘Grownup’ leaders are pushing us towards catastrophe, says former US climate chief";

"World in grip of new major coral bleaching event, reefs at risk";

"Switching to Plant-Based Diets Could Save More Than 200,000 Lives per Year, Study Finds";

"The big dry: forests and shrublands are dying in parched Western Australia";

"A Philosopher’s Guide to an Ethical Diet: A Conversation With Peter Singer";

"Africa’s Great Apes Are Already Feeling the Effects of Climate Change, First-of-Its-Kind Study Finds";

"Great Barrier Reef Suffering Record Coral Bleaching With Damage 59 Feet Below the Surface";

"Green economy summit: how can Australia get more from its relationship with Vietnam?':

"Trillions of tonnes of carbon locked in soil has been left out of environmental models – and it’s on the move";

"Greece to Invest $830 Million for Marine Conservation";

"Tonnes and tonnes of old solar panels with nowhere to go";

"Victorian households have the highest gas usage in the country — will they turn it around?";

"Faster-melting snow causes major flooding in Russia and Kazakhstan";

"BOM's first winter forecast for 2024 declares it could be one of Australia's warmest on record";

Just 40 minutes, along with a fair bit of research, with Gabrielle Bond (pictured), the woman behind the Modern Money Lab at Adelaides Torrens University, changed, no, exploded my views about economic ideas, particularly those of Federal Government deficits.

Gabrielle is an enthusiast of the Modern Money Theory (MMT) and an ardent supporter of her contemporary from the university, Assistant Professor Steven Hail, who explained MMT through an article in The Conversation, entitled, "Explainer: what is modern monetary theory?".

In that article, he discussed one of MMT's pioneers, Professor Bill Mitchell, who has long explored the workings and application of the Modern Monetary Theory.

Of course, the real modern hero of MMT is U.S. economist, Stephanie Kelton, who can be seen in this TEDx talk "The big myth of government deficits" and again in this "Stony Brook University Presidential Lecture Series".

My journey to interview Gabrielle began when I listened to Professor Kelton in Melbourne, where she talked about many things, including the movie "Finding the Money".

It was in 2021 that reporter Gareth Hutchins wrote a story for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) entitled: "Modern Monetary Theory: How MMT is challenging the economic establishment".

The Climate Council CEO, Amanda McKenzie (pictured) talks about "Seizing the Decade";

"Consumer Energy Summit";

"Verdict saying Switzerland violated rights by failing on climate action could ripple across Europe";

"Does "Every Little Thing" REALLY Stop Climate Change?";

"‘Historic’ European Court of Human Rights ruling backs Swiss women in climate change case";

"Solar canopy over Denver school parking lot will provide energy to low-income families";

"Climate complacency: study finds even the most informed people would rather take the easy option"

"Fashion's climate impact and how to reduce it";

"The Permian Basin Climate Bomb Series";

"How to prepare your finances for an extreme weather disaster";

"The Rising Tide";

"The Peoples' Blockade";

"Intensifying Cycle of Extreme Heat And Drought Grips Europe";

"Network of ‘ghost roads’ paves the way for levelling Asia-Pacific rainforests";

"How climate change could reverse progress in global inequality";

"How Nigeria is reeling from extreme heat fuelled by climate change";

"Ocean Heat Has Shattered Records for More Than a Year. What’s Happening?";

"This is an emergency - climate silence is climate denial. #EndClimateSilence now";

"The Olympics are usually a sustainability disaster. Can Paris be different?";

"Australia could reach an ‘ambitious’ emissions cut of up to 75% by 2035, advisers tell Labor";

"Australia is playing catch-up with the Future Made in Australia Act. Will it be enough?";

"Nexamp nabs $520M to build community solar across the US";

"In-depth Q&A: How does climate change drive human migration?";

"EU Policy. European Parliament approves energy market overhaul";

"‘It’s a sun trap’: climate crisis brings boomtime for British wine";

"‘A Massive Win for All Generations’: European Human Rights Court Rules Switzerland Violated Rights With Climate Inaction";

"Storm in Perth's north causes flooding, damage as BOM issues severe weather warning";

"Earth Day 2024";

"See photos, video of flooding in New Orleans metro neighborhoods during severe weather";

"Rainfall Intensity and Daily Rainfall on April 10, 2024";

"Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Stronger Clean Air Standards for Chemical Plants, Lowering Cancer Risk and Advancing Environmental Justice";

"Flooded farms in England refused compensation as ‘too far’ from river";

"Climate target organisation faces staff revolt over carbon-offsetting plan";

"Labour may fail to grab target seats as young voters turn away over Gaza and climate";

"Carbon price should be set at $70 a tonne and rise six-fold by mid-century, says AEMC";

"New Yorkers for Clean Power";

"Rural opposition to solar farms goes beyond beliefs in climate change";

"The heat is on: what we know about why ocean temperatures keep smashing records";

"Adelaide is losing 75,000 trees a year. Tree-removal laws must be tightened if we want our cities to be liveable and green";

"How the essential, dirty steel industry is going green":

"Driven by China, Coal Plants Made a Comeback in 2023";

"What Happened When a German Car Factory Went All Electric";

"Brazil Labor Spat Thwarts Lula’s Bid to Boost Growth and Save the Amazon";

"Tanya Plibersek’s proposal to save Toondah Harbour is a win for both threatened species and people power";

"Deforestation rising in Colombia 5 years after peace deal";

"NGO links H&M and Zara cotton to deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado";

"How to prepare your finances for an extreme weather disaster";

"Earth sees hottest-ever March, the 10th record-breaking month in a row";

"Here’s how EVs could get 200 miles per gallon";

"Spies Like Us: why the Government is still backing Woodside over Timor-Leste";

"Power to the people? Bolivia’s hunt for gas targets national parks – and divides communities";

"Feeling depleted? So is the planet. Here’s how to move from exhaustion to empowerment";

"Incarcerated People Subjected To Worst Of Climate Change";

"Embodied Carbon = 10% Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions!".

Shepparton's Foott Waste is trialling an all-electric garbage truck and principal, Peter Foott (pictured behind the wheel of this revolutionary truck) took me for a "test ride" just a few days ago.

"Understanding Climate Change: All the Natural and Human Causes";

"Split inside conservative green group over new nuclear agenda";

"Ontario's Nuclear Advantage";

"Elizabeth Kolbert on Hope, Despair, and Everything In Between";

"Why has the ‘15-minute city’ taken off in Paris but become a toxic idea in UK?";

"Dutch court ruling considers national airline guilty of greenwashing";

"Fossil subsidies could have paid for Canadian wind and solar projects 12 times over";

"Salt, air and bricks: could this be the future of energy storage?";

"Generation starts at what will be South Australia’s biggest wind farm";

"Australia’s biggest coal generator teams up with SunDrive to make solar at Liddell";

"Solar Sunshot: Albanese pledges $1bn to take Australia from “pit to panel”";

"Toronto is home to the world’s largest lake-powered cooling system. Here’s how it works.";

"Even Disney’s beloved Autopia ride is giving up on gas-powered cars";

"The Carbon Brief Profile: Australia";

"The Carbon Brief Profile: Nigeria";

"An ‘extremely active’ hurricane season is headed our way, experts warn";

"Man's body found near reserve in Sydney's west after rain and extreme weather hits NSW";

"Carbon Emissions Reduction Rate in U.S. Has Doubled Since Passage of Inflation Reduction Act, Report Finds";

"Should Big Oil Be Tried for Homicide?";

"Zambia’s fossil-fuel subsidy cuts help climate and kids – but taxi drivers suffer";

"Is water provision in drought-hit Zambia climate ‘loss and damage’ or adaptation?";

"New PBS Documentary Focuses on a More Hopeful Future";

"Virginia’s Utility Regulator Approves Enough New Solar Projects to Power Nearly 200,000 Homes";

"Secondhand Clothing Market in U.S. Grew 7x Faster Than General Clothing Retail in 2023":

"‘On the Move’ examines how climate change will alter where people live";

"Zimbabwean president declares state of disaster due to drought";

"Rivers Recover Rapidly Once Dams Are Gone, Study Finds";

"Klamath Dam Removal: ‘It’s an Environmental Disaster’";

"Dam removals, restoration project on Klamath River expected to help salmon, researchers conclude";

"In the Pacific Northwest, Salmon Declines Upend a Way of Life";

"Climate change is changing how we keep time".

Former Federal Minister, Greg Combet (pictured) was a guest this week on the National Press Club talking about getting to net zero: "Greg Combet - Chair of the Net Zero Economy Authority";

"After years of promises on climate change, oil giants are backtracking";

"Dive in: Climate change is affecting all types of weather";

"States brace for collision of weather systems";

"A man has died in Queensland floodwaters, as heavy rain lashes east coast";

"Australia’s soil to become net carbon emitter and threat to climate goals, report says";

"El Nino-linked drought threatens energy and food supplies in southern Africa with millions at risk";

"Thousands more of Tasmania 'giant' native trees could be spared from logging under policy change";

"Natasha’s hot home is bad for her health. So is the cost of living";

"When it comes to climate action, beware the policy bundle";

"Florida’s tiny ‘fairy tale’ deer are losing habitat as seas rise";

"Shell says landmark emissions ruling won't help climate goals";

"India Predicts Searing Heat in Threat to Lives, Power Supply";

"He Wants Oil Money Off Campus. She’s Funded by Exxon. They’re Friends.";

"Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016";

"Boom in mining for renewable energy minerals threatens Africa’s great apes";

"Network Rail to spend £2.8bn to cope with effects of climate crisis";

"Snowball effect: Is artificial snow a long-term solution for ski resorts in a warming world?";

"Throwing Soup At Mona Lisa For The Climate Cause?";

"Buckled lines and landslides: How climate change is hitting Europe’s rail industry";

"In Texas, Ex-Oil and Gas Workers Champion Geothermal Energy as a Replacement for Fossil-Fueled Power Plants";

"Do organic farms cause unintended harm? Study finds uptick in pesticide use in neighbouring fields";

"Global Warming Will Enable Tropical Species From the Atlantic to Colonize the Mediterranean Sea";

"‘I want to tackle it in a big way’: Meet the Nigerian women spearheading solar projects";

"Bird Flu Is Picking its Way Across the Animal Kingdom—and Climate Change Could Be Making it Worse";

"Europe is divided on nuclear power: Which countries are for and against it?";

"It takes a village: the Indian farmers who built a wall against drought";

"The Anthropocene already exists in our heads, even if it’s now officially not a geological epoch";

"A Canadian lake holds the key to the beginning of the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch";

"Anthropocene: human-made materials now weigh as much as all living biomass, say scientists";

"Homelessness, PTSD and paltry pay: The crisis in wildland firefighting";

"No EV recovery, with worst sales quarter in nearly 3 years";

"‘Headaches, organ damage and even death’: how salty water is putting Bangladesh’s pregnant women at risk";

"Inside the minds of the oil rig-climbing activists";

"Australia faces postwar-style reconstruction to reach net zero target, Greg Combet says";

"An Australian farmer has held the first carbon-neutral cattle sale – here’s how it works";

"East coast weather: big wet headed for Sydney after month of rain dumped on parts of Victoria in 24 hours";

"Why artificial submarine curtains won’t save West Antarctica’s retreating glaciers";

"Out of alignment: how clashing policies make for terrible environmental outcomes";

"Scientists warn Australians to prepare for megadroughts lasting more than 20 years";

"Native animals that survived Bayindeen bushfire face increased threat from predators six weeks on";

"Tiwi Islands leaders appeal to federal government to reconsider offshore gas project approvals changes";

"First Nations people must be at the forefront of Australia’s renewable energy revolution";

"Forget nuclear: would Peter Dutton oppose a plan to cut bills and address the climate crisis?";

"A big week for climate policy in Australia: what happened and what to make of it";

"Awful’: climate crisis threatens to sink historic north-east golf club".

Catherina McKenna (pictured) heaps praise on COP21 during an address to Columbia Climate School - "Catherine McKenna on Her Life, Work and Preserving the World for Future Generations";

"Ugly, treeless, hot: Push to force developers to plant trees in Melbourne’s outer suburbs";

"‘Opportunistic’ fraud and scams target disasters in a warming world";

"Ready or not, self-driving semi-trucks are coming to America’s highways";

"Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?";

"Energy giant sees hydrogen outshining nuclear in race to replace coal";

"A River in Flux";

"How we are using AI for reliable flood forecasting at a global scale";

"Can Flashy Music Festivals Go Green?";

"Australian music festivals are increasingly affected by climate change. But is the industry doing enough to mitigate its impact?";

"17 people taken to hospital during Ed Sheeran concert at Acrisure Stadium";

"Climate change makes heat waves, storms and droughts worse, climate report confirms";

"Nearly 100 injured as hailstorm pummels Louis Tomlinson concert in Colorado";

"The BBC, Guyana, and Untangling North-South Climate Complexities";

"How we are using AI for reliable flood forecasting at a global scale";

"Flash flooding possible as thunderstorms rumble towards Melbourne from the west";

"Weather tracker: Cyclone Gamane unexpectedly veers into Madagascar";

"How a Blind Oceanographer Studies Temperature-Regulating Currents";

"Too far or not far enough? These are Europe’s most and least popular climate policies";

"Major storm to sweep United States with severe weather, snow, flooding";

"U.S. clamps down on oil and gas firms releasing potent greenhouse gas";

"BYD says plug-in electrics will exceed 50 pct of new car sales in China in next 3 months";

"Po Valley: Air pollution is causing serious health risks for more than 16 million Italians";

"2024 Must Be the Year for Exponential Climate Action";

"Kim Beazley urges Tanya Plibersek to reject Woodside LNG plant extension";

"Energy giant wrongly received thousands from welfare payments of former customers under Centrelink scheme";

"Labor’s car plan shifts down a gear as voters lukewarm on carbon targets";

"Five climate megaprojects that might just save the world";

"El Niño will cause record-breaking heat across the world this year";

"There are growing fears of an alarming shift in Antarctic sea ice";

"First Wisconsin tornadoes in February: ‘It’s an absolute shock’ (photos)";

"Water now a major risk for world’s supply chains, reports CDP";

"Environmentalists Sue to Block Expansion of New York State’s Largest Landfill";

"Volcanoes Can Affect Climate";

"Australia’s carbon credits system a failure on global scale, study finds";

"Labor’s chance to protect youth over fossil fuels";

"The surprising reasons why Big Oil may not want a second Trump term".

Mooroopna's Rick Maloney (pictured) wrestled emotionally with the flood and now he is battling the insurance company: "Under water and under pressure: The fight to fix flood insurance";

"'Not the End of the World' author on tackling climate change";

"A data scientist’s case for ‘cautious optimism’ about climate change";

"Book review: ‘Saving Ourselves’ author says we can’t wait on global leaders to save the climate";

"Group to monitor air pollution in 12 U.S. cities with large Hispanic populations";

"New warning system could save lives during wildfires";

"Solar panel waste to reach crisis levels in next two to three years, Australian experts warn";

"Cattle are drinking the Colorado River dry";

"Labor has a broken energy fix. The Libs don’t have one at all – yet";

"Australia invented solar panels. Now 99 per cent of ours are made in China";

"Electric trucks get a boost from Biden, worrying trucking industry";

"Rising Temperatures, Rising Prices: How Climate Drives Inflation";

"What will climate risk cost you?";

"Australia must wean itself from monster utes ...";

"‘A lot of question marks’: $70m renewable-energy microgrid project divides Daintree";

"China is all in on green tech. The U.S. and Europe fear unfair competition.";

"The Last Coal-Fired Power Plants in New England Are to Close";

"An Idyll on the Shores of a Toxic Lake";

"Chart: Which states support community-led clean energy the most?";

"Michigan nuclear plant aims to be first ever to reopen in US";

"Read an ER doctor’s essay on climate distress that no one else would publish";

"What will it take to protect India’s angry farmers from climate threats?";

"Cancellation of UN climate weeks removes platform for worst-hit communities";

"UN’s climate body faces “severe financial challenges” which put work at risk";

"New Pollution Rules Aim to Lift Sales of Electric Trucks";

"Don't want your retirement savings invested in fossil fuels?";

"Mining Fight on the Okefenokee Swamp’s Edge May Have Only Just Begun";

"Biochar Is ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ for Sequestering Carbon and Combating Climate Change";

"The Colorado River rarely reaches the sea. Here's why";

"About Dengue: What You Need to Know";

"Puerto Rico declares an emergency as cases of dengue fever spike";

"The World Is Losing Migratory Species at Alarming Rates";

"After a hurricane or wildfire, communities can be overwhelmed by debris";

"A growing number of homeowners face repeat flooding";

"GOP lawmakers are fueling a conspiracy theory without mentioning ‘chemtrails’";

"Alan Kohler: Dire labour shortage warrants moratorium on fossil fuel export projects";

"Climate change is altering Earth’s rotation enough to mess with our clocks";

"Pennsylvania county joins other local governments in suing oil industry over climate change";

"At least 27 dead as flooding ravages southeast Brazil";

"This Kentucky coal mine could transform into pumped-hydro grid storage";

"Biden ESA rules reverse Trump moves and revive big debate";

"Biden Administration Restores Wildlife Protections Weakened Under Trump";

"Scientists devise a new, relatable measure of climate change: “outdoor days";

"Trump V2: An Environmental Nightmare?";

"Geoengineering Faces a Wave of Backlash Over Regulatory Gaps and Unknown Risks";

"How planting trees can protect cocoa plants against climate change";

"Food prices will climb everywhere as temperatures rise due to climate change – new research";

"Climate change triggering global collapse in insect numbers: stressed farmland shows 63% decline – new research";

"Cocoa beans are in short supply: what this means for farmers, businesses and chocolate lovers";

"Cocoa Is More Expensive Than Copper as It Tops $9,000";

"Let’s seize the decade!';

"Calls for international criminal court to end ‘impunity’ for environmental crimes";

"Planting trees in the wrong places could be contributi

George Broyles was one of the guests on the "Big Burnout", a webinar presented by ProPublica.

Remy Shergill (pictured) talked about and explained how to accurately, comfortably and conveniently talk with others about climate change.

Remy was a guest on a webinar presented by Vets for Climate Action entitled: "How to talk about Climate Change and Health".

While discussing how to talk about climate change, Remy pointed towards the recently released toolkit from the 'World Health Organization".

"EVs are coming, ready or not! Three columnists on Biden’s mandate.";

"Ideal Easter weather across southern Australia before outback soaking moves south";

"AGL and Cannon-Brookes want to make solar panels at former coal power station";

"Climate change could make 70% of global wine regions unsuitable for grape growing";

"Why investigators are looking into ‘dirty fuel’ in Baltimore bridge collapse";

"Indoor farms are remaking the produce market — at a cost to the planet";

"Ross River virus: more than 1,500 cases recorded in Queensland as mosquito numbers spike";

"Vegetables are losing their nutrients. Can the decline be reversed?";

"Surge of new US-led oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals";

"Neurological conditions like strokes and dementia are biggest threat to global health, study finds";

"The ​‘clean cement’ projects getting $1.5B in Biden admin funds";

"John Kerry’s Four Decades of Raising Climate Awareness on the World Stage";

"U.S. clamps down on oil and gas firms releasing potent greenhouse gas";

"Why is the right at war with cyclists? We’re not ‘wokerati’ – we’re just trying to get around";

"‘Everybody has a breaking point’: how the climate crisis affects our brains";

"The greenest way to mine metals for batteries could be with plants";

"Emotional signatures of climate policy support";

"Climate Engineering: Doubling Down on Bad Habits";

"CERAWeek, Houston, U.S.A. Remarks by Amin H. Nasser Aramco President & CEO";

"Commission presents recommendation for 2040 emissions reduction target to set the path to climate neutrality in 2050";

"Explainer: Why some countries are aiming for ‘net-negative’ emissions";

"In a New Orleans ward ravaged by climate change, leaders nurture the next generation";

"Biden promised to install thousands of EV charging stations. Only 7 have been built.";

"How will climate change affect mosquito disease transmission?";

"We Need a Plan for the Transition to Renewable Energy";

"New York Takes Crucial Step Toward Making Congestion Pricing a Reality";

"China opens WTO dispute against US subsidies to protect its EV industry";

"Yellen Warns China Against Flood of Cheap Green Energy Exports";

"UN body makes ‘breakthrough’ on carbon price proposal for shipping";

"Publication: Distributing Carbon Revenues from Shipping";

"Nations Aim to Zero Out Shipping Emissions by Midcentury";

"Developed nations pledge $9.3 billion to global climate fund at gathering in Germany";

"IMO agrees possible outline for maritime “net-zero framework”";

"Mexico City's 21 million residents are facing a severe water shortage";

"Dangerous humid heat in southern West Africa about 4°C hotter due to climate change";

"Ocean temperature hit record high in February 2024, EU scientists say";

"UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023";

"Trump V2: An Environmental Nightmare?";

"What your fruit bowl reveals about climate breakdown";

"Sinking Coastal Lands Will Exacerbate the Flooding from Sea Level Rise in 24 US Cities, New Research Shows":

"Geoengineering Faces a Wave of Backlash Over Regulatory Gaps and Unknown Risks";

"Kim Beazley urges Tanya Plibersek to reject Woodside LNG plant extension";

"Teresa O’Sullivan delivers 28 recommendations after two-year Black Summer bushfire inquiry";

"How fake gas frights and fanciful forecasts keep fossil fuels burning for longer";

The Program Coordinator with Geelong Sustainability, Karina Donkers (pictured) encouraged me to talk about my time working with an oil and gas exploration company, The Western Geophysical Company of America.

This word journey began for me following an unexpected meeting with the Melbourne-based Friends of the Earth.

"VFF names policy and advocacy leaders";

"Fuels versus food fight becoming ‘less emotional’";

"Crackdown on dark roofs in plan for growth suburbs";

"Three homes lost as fire tears through bushland in WA’s south";

"Energy shortage fears prompt minister to pump up new gas projects";

"When heat kills - The effects of climate change on worker";

"The Atmosphere Doesn't Care About Your Feelings";

"What is solar thermal?";

"Call of Duty | Anjali Sharma";

"Labor and Coalition cut short debate on offshore gas bill labelled ‘window dressing’":

"EU nature restoration laws face collapse as member states withdraw support";

"MPs and activists challenge claim North Sea oil and gas supports 200,000 jobs";

"Undammed";

"How one German village exemplifies the cancer risk from wood burning";

"Industry shutdowns are messy and painful: 4 lessons Australia’s coal sector can learn from car-makers about bowing out";

"Over half of European voters think climate action is a priority, exclusive Euronews poll reveals";

"Products in US supermarkets linked to deforestation of tropical forests";

"Starmer: Labour plan for state-backed offshore windfarms a ‘gamechanger’";

"Ukraine rejects claims of Western pressure over attacks on Russian oil facilities";

"National Plan to Look Into Homeowners Insurers Hits a Hurdle";

"US gas producers shrug off low prices, bet on LNG boom";

"Energy Dept. Awards $6 Billion for Green Steel, Cement and Even Macaroni Factories";

"Geothermal is the hottest thing in clean energy. Here’s why";

"The best way to get everyone into electric cars? Hint: It’s not a mandate.";

"Net emission reductions from electric cars and heat pumps in 59 world regions over time";

"Land-use harmony in renewables rollout at the centre of new Queensland roadmap";

"Swift parrots still in peril, despite revised numbers of surviving birds due to new counting method";

"Moolarben Coal Mine report finds koala colony would be displaced by expansion plans";

"Scientists Warn The Price of Food Is Expected to Increase Every Year From Now on";

"Federal government makes late changes to controversial gas approval laws but crossbench concerns remain";

"'Act immediately to survive': Warnings issued as bushfire rages near Perth";

"If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $700 extra a year to keep your house cool";

"The energy sector is having its Uber moment";

"Grand Prix or booby prize?";

"Meet Rose Abramoff, Climate Scientist Turned Climate Activist";

"India’s Bengaluru is fast running out of water, and a long, scorching summer still looms";

"South Sudan heatwave: Extreme weather shuts schools and cuts power";

"COP hosts call on countries to align NDCs with 1.5 degree C goal";

"Emissions connected to top oil and gas firms may cause millions of heat deaths by 2100, study finds";

"Climate models can’t explain 2023’s huge heat anomaly — we could be in uncharted territory";

"UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023";

"Climate change creates legal risks for sports organisations and directors: report";

"The rapid roll-out of batteries" - Beyond Zero Emissions report

"See one cherry tree’s rush to an early bloom, day by day";

"Australia must lead the world on nature restoration through ambitious interpretation of international law";

"Thousands rally across Australia in growing push to end native forest logging".

Melbourne's Grand Prix is economically costly, but no one's talking about the carbon cost: "The Australian Grand Prix is here to stay, but at what cost?";

"Scientists struggle to explain ‘really weird’ spike in world temperatures";

"I’ll be dead before the worst of it, but I’m fearful for those who won’t";

"Yes, nuclear’s an option. But let there be no confusion about its flaws";

"Climate change threatens snow cover at ski destinations worldwide";

"Peter Dutton in standoff with state Liberal leaders over federal Coalition’s nuclear plan";

"Q&A: Extreme Heat, Severe Storms Among Key Climate Challenges for Maryland’s New Chief Resilience Officer";

"World’s largest oil companies ‘way off track’ on emissions goals, report finds";

"Companies Are Poised to Inject Millions of Tons of Carbon Underground. Will It Stay Put?";

"New York State Legislature Votes to Ban CO2 Fracking, Closing a Decade-Old Loophole in State Law";

"California’s Climate Leaders Vow to Hold Fossil Fuel Companies to Account";

"Blocking Burning Man and Vandalizing Van Gogh: Climate Activists Are Done Playing Nice";

"‘Planting a tree is hope in action’: the people regenerating urban habitats and growing community";

"In Deep Red Utah, Climate Concerns Are Now Motivating Candidates";

"These lakes are usually still frozen over. See how they look now.";

"Heat index—how hot it feels—is rising faster than temperature";

"Climate quitting: the people leaving their fossil fuel jobs because of climate change";

"Amazon inks PPA to purchase electricity from UK wind farm";

"Women and girls suffer first when droughts hit poor and rural areas, says UN";

"The cars, the chargers or the customers? A look at what's behind cooling EV sales growth";

"300,000 more UK children fell into absolute poverty at height of cost of living crisis";

"Meet the man who has mapped Canada’s net-zero carbon future";

"Almost a third of Australia’s plant species may have to migrate south if we hit 3 degrees of warming";

"Cray industry fears seismic testing could hit Australia's lucrative Western Rock Lobster fishery";

"Sperm whales drop 'bubble of poo' off WA to prevent orca attack in rarely recorded encounter";

"Australians fear climate disasters will force them away from place they live, new survey finds";

"Fossil fuel firms could be tried in US for homicide over climate-related deaths, experts say";

"Phasing out fossil fuels a ‘fantasy,’ oil executives say amid giant profits";

"Here’s why there is no nuclear option for Australia to reach net zero";

"Euroviews: It’s the Amazon’s turn to lead on just transition, decriminalisation, and global climate action";

"Monster utes are symbolic of everything that’s wrong with our world";

"Biden seeks to accelerate the EV transition in biggest climate move yet";

"Biden Administration Announces Rule Aimed at Expanding Electric Vehicles";

"Woodside mounts bid to stave off another investor climate revolt";

"Review ordered into green legal group over bid to halt Santos’ gas project";

"Nuclear slow and expensive, renewables fast and cheap: Bowen slaps down Coalition “fantasy”";

"Environmental group’s spy satellite to sniff out fugitive emissions".

Melbourne-based home energy guru, Tim Forcey, was at a recent meeting of Zero Carbon Tatura to talk about what he does and his soon-to-be-released book, "My Efficient Electric Home Handbook: How to Slash Your Energy Bills, Protect Your Health & save the Planet".

The advice offered by Tim is available, equally, from GV Community Energy CEO, Geoff Lodge, who was at the Wednesday, March 20, meeting of Zero Carbon Tatura.

Interested people can also hear and watch Tim as he goes through a home energy audit on a home near Yea.

Tim was also recently a guest on "Climate Conversations".

Life sometimes gets in the way of living and so brings on silence, but that has not been the case for Violet Coco (pictured) and her Extinction Rebellion counterparts: "‘Message must be sent’: Jail terms almost tripled for climate activists who shut down West Gate Bridge";

"'Red alert': Heat records were smashed in 2023, and 2024 is likely to be even hotter";

"‘How many lives do you put at risk?’: Anger after man dies at music festival during heatwave";

"The family of an athlete who died from heat stroke sued organisers for millions. Lawsuits in Australia are ‘almost inevitable’";

"Like chasing Tasmanian tigers: What’s behind the Coalition’s nuclear push";

"Was it really hotter inside than out this summer? 100 renters found out";

"High temperatures create 'wild year' for flora and fauna";

"How a snowmobile tour company is getting ready for a future with less snow";

"Australia’s big electricity generators say nuclear not viable for at least a decade";

"On a climate rollercoaster: how Australia’s environment fared in the world’s hottest year";

"Magpies in survival mode due to climate change and noise";

"Scientific Consensus: 99.9% Agreement on Human Climate Causation";

"Finally, good news for power bills: energy regulator promises small savings for most customers on the ‘default market offer’";

"Even far from the ocean, Australia’s drylands are riddled with salty groundwater. What can land managers do?";

"The government wants to fast-track approvals of large infrastructure projects – that’s bad news for NZ’s biodiversity";

"‘Red alert’ to world as every major climate record busted";

"Daily Sea Surface Temperature";

"Surfing venue with data centre faces new 3.8°C climate warming rule";

"Climate Capitalism by Akshat Rathi";

"Global energy-related CO2 emissions hit record high in 2023 - IEA";

"Today marks the spring equinox — and it’s a day early this year";

"A Walk in the Woods With My Brain on Fire: The End of Winter";

"California lawmakers have a plan to plug old, vapor-spewing oil wells. Could it backfire?";

"Climate rollercoaster: How Australia's environment fared in the world’s hottest year";

"‘$420 a year’: How climate change could cost some Sydneysiders";

"Aussie kids learn what to pack in an emergency and how to prepare emotionally for disaster";

"‘Water is worth more than gold’: eco-activist Esteban Polanco on why violence won’t stop him";

"Florida Legislators Ban Local Heat Protections for Millions of Outdoor Workers";

"Punxsutawney Phil says early spring. Here’s why that could be a thing.";

"How Climate Change Drives the Spread of Invasive Plants";

"What price chocolate as climate change hits cocoa crops of poor farmers?";

"Air Pollution in Classrooms Could Be Reduced by Up to 36% With Simple Method, UK Researchers Say";

"California Must Triple Its Rate of Carbon Emissions Reductions to Reach 2030 Target, Report Says";

"Summer Solstice Triggers Mass, Synchronized European Beech Tree Reproduction, Study Finds";

"NVES: Aussies want cleaner, money saving cars – Climate Council";

"Scientists find evidence of a wetter world, recorded in Australian coral colony";

"Pacific Islanders have long drawn wisdom from the Earth, the sky and the waves - Research shows the science is behind them";

"Continued logging of NSW koala habitat is ‘a profound tragedy’, conservationist says";

"New Study Shows Planting Trees May Not Be as Good for the Climate as Previously Believed";

"Asia Pacific Cycling Conference"

"Even as the fusion era dawns, we’re still in the Steam Age";

"Study links microplastics with human health problems – but there’s still a lot we don’t know";

"Handout or necessary investment? Funding of Gina Rinehart-backed mine raises concern";

"What's in store for Europe's nuclear energy?";

"In the ‘Armpit of the Universe,’ a Window Into the Persistent Inequities of Environmental Policy";

"WA had its hott

Traffic on Melbourne's West Gate Bridge was disrupted and slowed to a halt when three people from Extinction Rebellion blocked two lanes of traffic with a large truck - the trio was arrested: "Three charged after climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco and others block traffic on Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge";

"Serial climate protesters jailed for blocking West Gate Bridge";

"View from The Hill: Peter Dutton talks up nuclear replacements for coal-fired generators";

"New rules will force U.S. firms to divulge role in warming the planet";

"Air pollution kills 1 million a year – hundreds of whom are Australians";

"Heat pumps are keeping homes warm in Maine";

"Ice-free summers in Arctic possible within next decade, scientists say";

"Plants are flowering a month earlier – here’s what it could mean for pollinating insects";

"John Kerry: ‘I Feel Deeply Frustrated’";

"‘An ecological disaster’: French bill proposes crackdown on throwaway culture of ultra fast fashion";

"Introducing Wild Seasons – a new series on how a warming world is warping nature’s calendar";

"Climate breakdown is knocking the natural world out of sync – and we should all be worried";

"Weirdly Warm Winter Has Climate Fingerprints All Over It, Study Says";

"Quest to declare Anthropocene an epoch descends into epic row";

"A Climate Expert Explains Why Atmospheric Rivers Are Causing Historic Rainfall in California";

"Climate Change in the Irish Mind";

"Xcel Energy power equipment caused huge Texas fire, investigators say";

"Big businesses will this year have to report their environmental impacts – but this alone won’t drive change";

"7 in 10 say they’ve heard little or nothing about Inflation Reduction Act since passage: poll";

"The Trump Administration Rolled Back More Than 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s the Full List.";

"A socialist writer skewered the Formula One scene. Then her article vanished";

"How Developing Nations Battered by Climate Change Are Crushed by Debt From International Lenders";

"Researchers coax people to envision greener cities using AI images of familiar streets";

"The Supreme Court’s Social Media Case Has Big Implications for Climate Disinformation, Experts Warn";

"Climate protesters arrested after blocking Melbourne's West Gate Bridge during peak hour";

"A Republican 2024 Climate Strategy: More Drilling, Less Clean Energy";

"Analysis: Trump election win could add 4bn tonnes to US emissions by 2030";

"Biden to Target Industrial Pollution in a 2nd Term, if He Gets One";

"Climate Change Poses a Widening Threat to National Security";

"February breaks temperature records for the 9th month in a row: Why has this winter been so warm?";

"A dark pattern runs through British politics: when the powerful lose control, protesters suffer":

"‘They ain’t seen nothing yet’: UN boss names climate change impacts coming to Australia";

"Australian homes are getting bigger and bigger, and it’s wiping out gains in energy efficiency";

"Exxon CEO Shares "Dirty Secret" Keeping Us From Net Zero Goals";

"Federal government formally declares Southern Ocean offshore wind zone";

"Australian Gen Z people have major concerns about climate change, research shows";

"Victoria's first waste-to-energy plant to power Maryvale Paper Mill by burning household rubbish";

"El Niño is starting to die down - but it won’t spell the end of extreme weather, WMO warns";

"Drought: why some UK trees are losing their leaves in August";

"EU Policy: Solar panel manufacturers will have to pay for disposal under new EU rules";

"Water restrictions, increased prices and imprisonment: How is Tunisia battling 5 years of drought?";

"Should Australia get the world's dirtiest cars?";

"Getting angry for good: wellbeing in the climate crisis";

"Despite the rain, we’ve just had the third hottest summer on record";

"Record temperatures cause new Great Barrier Reef bleaching";

"Public hearing for the Climate Change Amendment Bill 2023 Inquiry".

Tim Forcey has delved into his experience of helping thousands of people improve the energy efficiency of their homes and written the soon-to-be-published book "My Efficient Electric Home Handbook: How to slash your energy bills, protect your health & save the planet".

He was asked about what he had learned while helping people upgrade their homes to make them more energy efficient, more comfortable, personally safe and, of course, vastly cheaper to run, Tim has realised that he has the best job in the world.

Beyond that, Tim is helping people make a significant individual difference in reducing personal and nationwide, and worldwide, planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions.

Listeners can learn more about time from his website, "Tim Forcey, Home Energy Advisor" or the Facebook page: "My Efficient Electric Home - Switching off Fossil Fuels".

"Climate One" is an interesting and educative podcast worth listening to, please give it some of your time.

"What on Earth is happening to the weather? These charts help explain";

"Disasters Forced 2.5 Million Americans From Their Homes Last Year";

"Climate change is fanning the flames of NZ’s wildfire future. Port Hills is only the beginning":

"Let’s Build a Climate Wall of Shame";

"Just How Many People Will Die From Climate Change?";

"What’s really happening with emissions and the climate crisis in Australia";

"Sentinels of the sea: ancient boulder corals are key to reef survival in a warmer world";

"Dutton wants a ‘mature debate’ about nuclear power. By the time we’ve had one, new plants will be too late to replace coal";

"These wildfires never went out — they just moved underground";

"As Climate-Fueled Weather Disasters Hit More U.S. Farms, the Costs of Insuring Agriculture Have Skyrocketed";

"Emissions from households’ water use are on a par with aviation. The big cuts and savings they can make are being neglected";

"As climate disasters grow, early warning systems become essential";

"Victoria’s power outage could have been far worse. Can we harden the grid against extreme weather?";

"South Carolina Welcomes Multibillion Dollar Electric Vehicle Projects, Even Though Many Echo Trump’s Harsh EV Critiques";

"How researchers are using AI to fight climate change";

"Making Farming More Climate-Friendly Is Hard. Just Ask Europe’s Politicians.";

"Demagogues imperilling global fight against climate breakdown, says Kerry";

"The disaster you could see from space: how a podcast went inside an eco-catastrophe";

"Gardens in England and Wales blooming four weeks early, says National Trust";

"Recycling Doesn’t Work—and the Plastics Industry Knew It":

"Extreme Climate Impacts From Collapse of a Key Atlantic Ocean Current Could be Worse Than Expected, a New Study Warns";

"Study Pinpoints Links Between Melting Arctic Ice and Summertime Extreme Weather in Europe";

"Winter is warming almost everywhere. See how it’s changed in your town.";

"Q&A: Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy on New Air Pollution Regulations—and Women’s Roles in Bringing Them About";

"Investors Challenge ‘Blind Spots’ in Climate-Friendly Ratings for Ad and PR Giants";

"Canadian Pension Funds Haven’t Kept Up with Financial Risks of Climate Change, Report Finds";

"Electric vehicles will crush fossil cars on price as lithium and battery prices fall";

"Offshore wind farms: policymakers are more influenced by reports that accentuate negative impacts – new study";

"Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic";

"How psychology can help people live more climate-friendly lives – lessons from around the world";

"Climate change: alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water";

"Renewable energy innovation isn’t just good for the climate — it’s also good for the economy";

"Side-effects of expanding forests could limit their potential to tackle climate change – new study";

"Tenerife to declare drought emergency as Spain battles with water shortages";

"‘We’re not going for a picnic’: The Olympic teams hitting back against Paris’ no A/C green policy";

"Spain’s plan to ban domestic flights where you can take a train in under two and half hours";

"Ukraine’s green fightback: Wind farms, solar schools and counting the cost of ‘destroying nature";

"South African city copes with climate change by chopping down trees";

"Snow and ice are a way of life here. See how a lost winter upended that.";

"‘There’s no way to get home’: the public transport deserts on Brisbane’s northern fringe";

"This is what happens when an uncosted Coalition thought-bubble on nuclear power is presented as a concrete proposal";

"Vast swaths of US will be exposed to polluted air by 2054, says report";

"Empire building in the Beetaloo, funded by Federal Government gas grants".

Climate adaptation expert Nadia Seeteram, (pictured) a Climate School postdoctoral research scientist studies how sea-level rise affects coastal communities.

She is especially interested in how climate risks are impacting housing infrastructure and housing needs.

"Science for the Planet: Equitable Climate Adaptation for Coastal Communities";

"The Victorian towns where Peter Dutton is considering going nuclear";

"Fixing Media Is a Climate Solution";

"National Press Club AddressAndrew Forrest - Executive Chairman and Founder - Fortescue, Minderoo Foundation and Tattarang";

"Andrew Forrest slams fossil fuel industry and Coalition for nuclear energy 'bulldust'";

"Carbon removal is needed to achieve net zero but has its own climate risks";

"Natural disasters could cost NSW $9bn a year by 2060, analysis finds";

"Just How Many People Will Die From Climate Change?";

"World ‘not prepared’ for climate disasters after warmest ever January";

"Hotter, wetter: Here’s what drove Melbourne’s muggy summer";

"Colorado landowners sue oil company over clean-up of ‘orphaned’ well";

"The human cost of climate-related disasters is acutely undercounted, new study says";

"A.I. Frenzy Complicates Efforts to Keep Power-Hungry Data Sites Green";

"The White House is delaying this key climate rule. Here’s why.";

"Chart: Gas-powered cars are losing market share to EVs and hybrids";

"Research Spotlight: Climate-Driven Megadrought";

"Nations fail to agree ban or research on solar geoengineering";

"Clean, cheap or fair – which countries should pump the last oil and gas?";

"Global energy-related CO2 emissions hit record high in 2023 – IEA";

"A Firm Planning a Drilling Spree in New York’s Southern Tier Goes Silent as Lawmakers Seek to Ban Use of CO2 in Quest for Gas";

"These are the projects environmental groups say shouldn’t be fast-tracked";

"This is an emergency. climate silence is climate denial.";

"Don’t hate the energy-guzzling old home you just bought – fixes are in reach";

"Is marijuana bad for the climate?";

"What’s really happening with emissions and the climate crisis in Australia";

"UCLA Institute for Carbon Management and Equatic to Build the World’s Largest Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Plant in Singapore";

"A simple way to get microplastics out of your water";

"Climate Change Is Raising Texas’ Already High Wildfire Risks";

"Texas’ Wildfire Risks, Amplified by Climate Change, Are Second Only to California’s";

"Exxon CEO Shares "Dirty Secret" Keeping Us From Net Zero Goals";

"Is World Population Peaking Now?";

"This 3D-printed hydrogel material could be used to build homes one day";

"This is the year of the climate election. Journalists should cover it that way";

"Climate change could shorten the life span of U.S. bridges";

"Celebrating the 2024 International Day of Women and Girls in Science";

"‘Life-threatening’ blizzard bears down on Sierras; 12 feet of snow possible";

"A massive Texas wildfire is now the largest on record in the state";

"Red meat cuts can benefit the climate and your lifespan";

"Behind Apple’s Doomed Car Project: False Starts and Wrong Turns";

"Victoria's rooftop solar feed-in tariffs are falling. Here's why that won't slow the solar juggernaut";

"How climate change is messing up the ocean’s biological clock, with unknown long-term consequences";

"Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff pledges to open protected native forests to logging";

"In Chicago, It’s Summer in February";

"China’s Electric Vehicles Are Going to Hit Detroit Like a Wrecking Ball";

"The cities stripping out concrete for earth and plants";

"Clean energy boom";

"AOC on The Green New Deal's Anniversary";

"These Cities Aren’t Banning Meat. They Just Want You to Eat More Plants.";

"The ‘greenest’ car in America might surprise you";

"South African city copes with climate change by chopping down trees";

"Tiwis take on Tokyo to tame gas project threatening their culture";

"Alberta to ban renewables on ‘prime’ land and preserve ‘pristine viewscapes’";

Mark Allen (pictured) is an environmental campaigner based in Albany, Western Australia, with a professional background in town planning sustainability. He is also the co-host of the "Post Growth Australia" podcast.

You can learn more about Mark, his ideas and broader philosophies, through his website, "Holistic Activism".

Mark also praised the book by permaculturist, David Holgren, "Retrosuburbia: The Downshifter's Guide to a Resilient Future".

He will expand on his ideas for a town-planning rebellion when he joins (via Zoom) Shepparton's Beneath the Wisteria on Saturday, March 23, at 11:00 am. More information about that event can be had from me, Robert McLean,

This final session of the February 24 Climate Cooling Mini Summit was chaired by Sally Macadam (pictured), the co-ordinator of "Climate Emergency Australia".

Sally led the workshop through discussions, including Adrian Whitehead from "Council and Community Action in the Climate Emergency"; Cr. Trent McCarthy from Darebin City Council, Trent set the wheels in motion several years ago to see Darebin become the first council in the world to declare a climate emergency; Dale Martin talked about the Local Government Climate Emergency Toolkit: and we heard about the "Climate Alliance".

The Climate Cooling Mini Summit was a part of the "National Sustainability Living Festival".

Recordings from all events will be included on The National Centre for Climate Restoration (Breakthrough) website.

Dan Cowdell (pictured) has led Geelong Sustainability through a project creating an innovative and award-winning idea resulting in Climate Safe Rooms.

Beyond the rather special Climate Safe Rooms project, Dan's group has created a useful and thoughtful website where people will find almost everything they need to know about Climate Safe Rooms.

Also on the webpage is an ABC television news report about a Geelong woman who has benefitted from the project - check it out!

Melbourne's Bryony Edwards (pictured) was the host for the second session of the "Climate Cooling Mini Summit", which was a part of the "National Sustainability Living Festival".

That session was entitled "Australia’s Climate Rescue Accord" and involved a panel of speakers who addressed the idea of cooling the planet.

It was early in the session that the host encouraged people to join the free "Climate Accord Workshop" on Wednesday, February 28, where participants will have the opportunity to discuss what is required to stop and reverse warming, against proposals from select parties and independents. It will also workshop how policy frameworks can be improved.

A recording of the Climate Cooling Mini Summit will be posted soon on the Breakthroughonline website.

Melbourne's David Spratt (pictured), a researcher with the Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration Australia, hosted the opening session at Melbourne's "Climate Cooling Mini Summit.

David had two Finnish guests from "Operaatio Arktis" who followed and led David as he took a deep dive on "Climate Cooling and activism".

The online event was a part of the Melbourne-based "National Sustainability Living Festival".

Tim Hollo is well known in Green circles and he will soon bin in Hobsons Bay talking about his book, "Living Democracy";

"Renovation Pathways";

"Labor accused of trying to ‘silence Aboriginal voices’ over possible changes to gas project consultations";

"We Can Still Resist a Pipeline to Hell";

"Ageing Victorian energy network faces fresh inquiry after blackouts";

"Treasury asks for economic plan to pay for climate crisis";

"Five ways El Niño is wreaking havoc in South America";

"WA heatwave: Perth breaks records with seven February days above 40C";

"Climate change brings more work, more risk for wildfire workers";

"New York lobbyists ‘aiding and abetting’ climate crisis, research reveals";

"Company gives retired wind turbine blades new life";

"New ecosystems, unprecedented climates: more Australian species than ever are struggling to survive";

"Ten of Australia’s top companies lack clear plans to stop using or supporting fossil fuels, report says";

"A 'perfect storm' is pushing desperate parents to marry off their children";

"Bob Brown charge, ban over giant tree logging protest";

"Struggling in these extraordinary times? The answer may be compassion";

"Ross Gelbspan, author who probed roots of climate change denial, dies at 84";

"The public wants clean energy – but this is Australia, where the climate wars never die";

"Severe storm warning as Sydney cleans up";

"February on course to break unprecedented number of heat records";

"Western Australian town Carnarvon hottest place on earth as scorcher melts records";

"Australian researchers are on the hunt for the world's oldest ice";

"E-Bike Battery Forum Focuses on Fire Risks and Recycling";

"Cycling Advocates Make Seven Point 2024/25 Federal Budget Submission";

"Sea Otters Are the Unlikely Heroes Helping to Restore a Marine Ecosystem";

"Saturation point: Australia’s best known carbon-neutral farm can no longer offset its emissions";

"Can we be inoculated against climate misinformation? Yes – if we prebunk rather than debunk";

"Greenland Is Literally Rising From The Ocean as It Loses Its Fringe of Glaciers";

"Indigenous Languages Are Founts of Environmental Knowledge";

"Climate experts sound alarm over thriving plant life at Greenland ice sheet";

"Volkswagen, Hyundai lining up in favour of Vehicle Efficiency Standard, as car execs meet for crisis talks";

"Wind power awards and wildlife photography: Positive environmental stories from 2024";

"Shock as warming accelerates, 1.5°C is breached faster than forecast";

"EU floats 90% emissions target but drops green farming measures";

"Why this is one of the planetary shifts scientists are most worried about";

"How Ford’s F-150 Lightning, Once in Hot Demand, Lost Its Luster";

"Earth Was Due for Another Year of Record Warmth. But This Warm?";

"Is Carbon Capture Here?";

"As U.S. football season kicks off, climate change threatens the game";

"Tour de France: future heatwaves may make it untenable to hold the race in July";

"Eight things grassroots football clubs can do to reach net zero";

"How to make a Premier League club truly climate-friendly";

"Australia’s new car safety standards slipping behind rest of world".

"Why do Chinese EVs meet so much resistance?";

"Victoria’s blackout crisis is rooted in a decade of Coalition inaction";

"Be brave, stay positive, find your tribe: three climate activists explain how to get started";

"Five women scientists working to save the world";

"Mike vs the fossil fuel machine: Push for a new legal duty to the environment";

"Climate case explores how law and tikanga intersect";

"Climate Is Now a Culture War Issue";

"Fearsome threesome: how a trio of climate drivers is baking Australia’s west and leaving the east soaked";

"Ross Garnaut and Rod Sims have proposed a $100 billion-a-year fossil fuel tax – and it’s a debate Australia should embrace";

"20°C seems the optimal temperature for life on Earth to thrive – what does this mean in a warming world?"

"As the world heats up, solar panels will degrade faster – especially in hot, humid areas. What can we do?";

"Why Don’t We Just Ban Fossil Fuels?";

"Climate chaos: world overheats while Europe faces a new Ice Age";

"Report: Plastics, Oil Industry Deceived Public on Recycling Use for More Than 50 Years";

"In Wyoming, Sheep May Safely Graze Under Solar Panels in One of the State’s First “Agrivoltaic” Projects";

"Q&A: Everyday Plastics Are Making Us Sick—and Costing Us $250 Billion a Year in Healthcare";

"Take a Cue From Texas: Socialize Energy";

"As the Number of American Farms and Farmers Declines, Agriculture Secretary Urges Climate Action to Reverse the Trend";

"February on course to break unprecedented number of heat records";

"Very cool: trees stalling effects of global heating in eastern US, study finds";

"Climate Change Is Forcing Families Into a New Kind of Indefinite Hell";

"Beyond Catastrophe: A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into View";

"Power struggle: fears for UK energy generation as green projects delayed";

"Weather tracker: Flash flooding in Oman and record temperatures in Western Australia";

"Problems mount for Sahara gas pipeline, leaving Nigerian taxpayers at risk";

"Switzerland proposes first UN expert group on solar geoengineering";

"Blended finance can perpetuate climate colonialism";

"How your editors deal with climate grief";

"Last month was the world’s warmest January on record";

"Danish photos from the 1930s show what Greenland’s glaciers used to look like";

"The essentials of climate scenario analysis for financial institutions";

"How to prepare for an evacuation";

"‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals";

"California Tried to Ban Plastic Grocery Bags. It Didn’t Work.";

"Climate activists dump pink powder on case containing US Constitution";

"What a waste: New York City budget cuts eviscerate community composting groups";

"Explainer: How climate change affects Europe's farmers";

"A traditional automaker just turned a profit on EVs";

"1.7 million deaths in cities linked to air pollution with Delhi ranked worst in world – report";

"Bhavreen Kandhari’s Post";

"Mystery over ‘unexpectedly large’ emissions from Africa’s tropical ecosystems";

"British Gas profits surge tenfold as energy bill rules relaxed";

"Parts of Amazon rainforest could tip toward collapse by 2050, study warns";

"The Age of the Urban Inferno Is Here";

"Ross Garnaut and Rod Sims have proposed a $100 billion-a-year fossil fuel tax – and it’s a debate Australia should embrace";

"Porsche EV will lead Bathurst 500 into a greener, faster future";

"How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer";

"Author Spotlight on Joëlle Gergis";

"Oldest platypus found in the wild is ‘beyond all our expectations’, say researchers";

"Push to weatherproof Australia’s electricity grid as 77,000 still without power in Victoria";

"Postcards from Kamikatsu: Japan's 'zero waste' town";

"National Archives closes after climate change protesters dump red powder on U.S. Constitution".

CEO of Good for the Hood, Jo Taranto (pictured) sees the circular economy as the solution to climate change, as she said on a recent webinar organised by The Australia Institute.

"Smart Energy 2024";

"Climate experts sound alarm over thriving plant life at Greenland ice sheet";

"This Arctic Circle Town Expected a Green Energy Boom. Then Came Bidenomics.";

"January Was Awash With Extreme Winter Storms. Climate Change Likely Played a Role";

"Migrants can be a transformative force for sustainable development";

"Fences have big effects on land and wildlife around the world that are rarely measured";

"Sweltering Cities panel warns Brisbane heatwaves will worsen";

"Climate-driven migration overtakes Russian aggression as biggest security concern, report finds";

"Australian fossil fuel tax could raise $100bn in first year alone, Rod Sims and Ross Garnaut say";

"Rise in e-scooter injuries concerns doctors";

"Global military spending hits record $2.2 trillion amid multiple wars";

"What is a circular economy?";

"The Heavy Price of Next-Day Delivery";

"Sweltering Cities panel warns Brisbane heatwaves will worsen";

"Climate change is forcing Australians to weigh up relocating. How do they make that difficult decision?";

"Greenland's ice sheet melting faster than scientists previously estimated, study finds";

"A Collapse of the Amazon Could Be Coming ‘Faster Than We Thought’";

"The Racist Origins of 'Tipping Point'";

"‘Litigation terrorism’: the obscure tool that corporations are using against green laws";

"Nearly 15% of Americans deny climate change is real";

"Transitioning to a Circular Economy: The value and opportunity for citizens".

Dr Michael Spencer (pictured) from Monash University and colleagues from the University of Melbourne, Dr Franz Wohlgezogen and Associate Professor, Janet Stanley, will conduct a workshop in Shepparton on Thursday, February 22.

The four-hour workshop originally targeted 30 people, but Dr Spencer said that had blown out to 40, demonstrating a wide interest in the idea of adaptation to climate change.

Following a similar event at Euroa in 2022, the workshop is part of an international research program supported by the Goulburn Broken Catchment Authority.

The workshop invite said "The research team are interested in how adaptation decision-making can be improved. For example, interactions between different levels of government and the community. How to bring all relevant parts of the community into decision-making on adaptation (including older people). If adaptation requires transformational change, are communities prepared and how does that happen."

Dr Andrew Glikson (pictured) warns of troubles ahead without global unity to address climate change - "Too late? Climate change denial and the rise of fascism";

"Joyce, Price and Littleproud make ‘false and exaggerated claims’ at anti-renewables rally";

"Earth's warmest January on record extends run of unprecedented temperatures to eight months";

"Q&A: Dr Andrew Glikson on the Plutocene age";

"Chile’s deadly wildfires wiped out neighborhoods. One stood unscathed.";

"Labour’s reduced home insulation plans ‘simply not enough’";

"Michael Mann, a Leading Climate Scientist, Wins His Defamation Suit";

"‘It would be devastating’: inside Trump’s plan to destroy the EPA";

"Policy Experts Say the UN Climate Talks Need Reform, but Change Would be Difficult in the Current Political Landscape";

"Dr. Cornel West Is Running to Become President of the United States. What Are His Views on Climate Change and the Environment?";

"Las Tormentas: L.A. County Meets a Next-Level Atmospheric River";

"Polluted Flowers Smell Less Sweet to Pollinators, Study Finds":

"John Deere aims to offer variety of electric tractors, construction equipment by 2026";

"Atmospheric river threatens historic life-threatening floods in California";

"California residents survey damage caused by historic storms: ‘We were in shock’";

"Access to slow EV chargers could speed up EV adoption among renters";

"Trump Allies Plan to Gut Climate Research if He Is Reelected";

"US trade agency backs oil and gas drilling in Bahrain despite Biden pledge";

"The Climate Cooling - Mini Summit";

"‘It was total panic – with black smoke, falling fireballs and tongues of flame’: the terror of Chile’s wildfires";

"How a Climate Group That Has Made Chaos Its Brand Got the White House’s Ear";

"The National Sustainable Living Festival";

"With climate change, Colorado River officials peer into muddy future";

"World Breaches 1.5°C for an Entire Year for First Time on Record";

"One of NZ’s most contentious climate cases is moving forward. And the world is watching";

"Schools, parks close as catastrophic conditions tipped in Victoria";

"Revealed: the 1,200 big methane leaks from waste dumps trashing the planet";

"Disaster management needs more forethought to avoid ‘polycrisis’, government hears";

"US weather agency on La Niña watch but BOM says climate pattern not guaranteed";

"The Australian water industry is undergoing profound change";

"Victoria schools closed over 'catastrophic' fire danger warning";

"Florida could remove the majority of mentions of climate change from state law";

"Big Oil’s hopes are pinned on plastics. It won’t end well.";

"Wildfire Smoke Will Worsen, New Study Shows, and Protections Are Few";

"Philadelphia mural tells a story of transformation";

"What in the world is weather whiplash?";

"Australian red meat industry’s net zero target based on land-clearing data that is ‘not reliable’";

"Woodside dramatically expands oil and gas exploration spend despite net zero pledge";

"Our proposal for a Climate Ready Victoria";

"Remembering Black Saturday. Preparing for the next Big One";

"This ‘tipping point’ would be catastrophic for Europe but scientists are unsure when we’ll reach it";

"California Isn’t Ready for a Megaflood. Or the Loss of Daniel Swain".

Andrew Skeoch, the author of "Deep Listening to Nature" (pictured), believes we have lost our connection with nature and through that, we are creating the conditions that manifest as climate change.

Andrew was recently on a three-town book tour in the Goulburn Valley speaking to audiences at the Tatura, Cobram and Violet Town libraries.

When completing this episode of "Climate Conversations", The Guardian published a story that seemed relevant to what Andrew had been discussing at the GV Libraries - "The native Australian frog call quiz: is it a frog – or a distant motorbike revving?".

Andrew is nationally recognized for his sound recording and subsequently is the president of the "Wildlife Sound Recording Group".

His skills were acknowledged when he presented at Canberra's TEDx several years ago - "Hearing your place in nature".

Donald Trump (pictured) would argue he cares about democracy and climate change, but many would argue otherwise - "‘In a word, horrific’: Trump’s extreme anti-environment blueprint";

"Democracy in danger when lies go unchecked";

"Carbon in, carbon out: Australia’s ‘carbon budget’ assessment reveals astonishing boom and bust cycles";

"Europe calls for swift reduction of fossil fuels, despite ‘greenlash’';

"Introduction with climate specialist Graeme Anderson";

"Geelong Sustainability":

"Deep Listening to Nature";

"Deadly California storm triggers flooding, mudslides, power outages";

"Fuel efficiency standards: Labor unveils proposal, highlighting petrol savings of $1,000 a year for motorists";

"Labor’s fuel-efficiency standards may settle the ute dispute – but there are still hazards on the road";

"Australia is finally adopting emissions standards – will electric vehicles become cheaper?";

"‘Like a war zone’: Chile wildfire death toll reaches 123 amid race to clear rubble";

"Is it time for a Category 6 for super cyclones? No – warnings of floods or storm surges are more useful";

"Climate change will strike Australia’s precious World Heritage sites – and Indigenous knowledge is a key defence";

"How better broadband access in rural areas could help the planet";

"Making Farming More Climate-Friendly Is Hard. Just Ask Europe’s Politicians.";

"The Nationals want renewables to stay in the cities – but the clean energy grid doesn’t work like that";

"If plants can pick fungi to help fight pests and diseases, it opens a door to greener farming and ecosystem recovery";

"Donald Trump’s Energy Plans “Potentially Disastrous” for the Climate";

"How to Make Urban Agriculture More Climate-Friendly";

"Rising Temperatures Are Turning Some Animals Nocturnal";

"Joyce, Price and Littleproud make ‘false and exaggerated claims’ at anti-renewables rally";

"Investors were offered 4 climate messages. Only one made them bullish on green investing.";

"The first large-scale study to quantify the carbon footprint of urban farming yields surprises";

"New air pollution rule could prevent thousands of premature deaths";

"Why is CSIRO hiding its advice on Carbon Capture and Storage?";

"Shock report finds legacy car companies are bigger polluters than Big Oil";

"Mr Bean is blamed for slump in electric car sales: Rowan Atkinson is accused of 'damaging' public perception of EVs by House of Lords report after describing the vehicles as a 'bit soulless'";

"Call to cancel renewable rollout, Nationals declare bush is full";

"Think last year had weird weather? La Nina may already be on the way back";

"Cheaper renewables pile into grid and slash power costs";

"In Poland, I Saw What a Second Trump Term Could Do to America".

Professor Mark Howden (pictured), the director of the Australian National University's Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, is optimistic and pessimistic.

Professor Howden saw last year's COP28 process as completely ambiguous. Although the conference produced some heartening eventualities for the world, there was, in his words, "Not a huge amount of good news".

Listen to this episode and you can hear where it is Professor Howden believes the world is headed in 2024.

Professor Howden said many at COP28 referred to this as the "critical decade", but he argued we are in fact in the "critical year".

Greta Thunberg (pictured) emerges from court (charges dismissed) and asks, "Who are these laws for and what are they protecting" - "Greta Thunberg goes on trial over London oil industry protests";

"Greta Thunberg cleared of public order offence after protest arrest ruled 'unlawful'";

"Why Australia’s answer to Greta Thunberg is facing years behind bars";

"Australia ‘on track’ with climate targets needed to protect Great Barrier Reef, Labor tells Unesco";

"UK risks steep decline without £28bn green economy pledge, Labour warned";

"NSTA bragged of ‘net-zero’ innovations hours before awarding fresh oil and gas licences";

"How to cope and stay safe in extreme heat";

"You want an EV, but you don’t own a house. Here’s how to charge it.";

"Wildfires in Chile claim 46 lives with the death toll expected to rise";

"Australia’s young people are moving to the left – though young women are more progressive than men, reflecting a global trend";

"COP28 Left a Vacuum California Leaders Aim to Fill";

"Nillumbik Climate Month";

"Dozens killed in Chile as forest fires rage in densely populated central areas";

"Catalonia declares drought emergency, extending restrictions to Barcelona";

"Drought-stricken villages in Spain’s northeast struggle to keep drinking water flowing";

"This ancient material is displacing plastics and creating a billion-dollar industry";

"A heatwave's hitting Australia. Here's how hot it's going to get, and how you can stay safe";

"Severe weather warning issued as ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily lingers";

"Converging Climate Risks Interact to Cause More Harm, Hitting Disadvantaged Californians Hardest";

"With the World Stumbling Past 1.5 Degrees of Warming, Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Could Trigger Unrest and Authoritarian Backlash";

"After Another Year of Record-Breaking Heat, a Heightened Focus on Public Health";

"Judge throws out case against Greta Thunberg and other London protesters";

"Labour scrapping £28bn green pledge could leave UK colder, sicker and poorer";

"History Lessons: How Polluters Took Control of Pollution Laws From The Start";

"Jane Fonda Joins Land and Water Defenders at Americas Energy Summit";

"The Australian Government is introducing a New Vehicle Efficiency Standard for cleaner and cheaper-to-run cars";

"Governments spend US$22 billion a year helping the fishing industry empty our oceans. This injustice must end".

President Biden may have difficulty replacing his Climate Envoy, John Kerry - "How a new law could block Kerry’s replacement";

"The transition to electric vehicles in the United States";

"Temperature records tumble as Perth’s east cops brunt of heatwave";

"Four Climate Stories that will Define This Year: Stories to Watch 2024";

"UK heatwave plan urgently needed to save lives, say MPs";

"Climate in the spotlight at WEF";

"African production of natural gas poses a vexing climate challenge";

"‘Damning indictment’ of insurers after 2022 floods";

"‘Literally off the charts’: global coral reef heat stress monitor forced to add new alerts as temperatures rise";

"King of the Extrinsics";

"How likely is another La Niña for Australia in 2024?";

"‘Abuse of process’: activist Ben Pennings seeks to have Adani case thrown out of court";

"Global Food System Must Be Transformed for Health of People and Planet, Study Finds";

"California Prepares for Back-to-Back Atmospheric River Storms, Flooding";

"Court orders temporary halt to logging in Tasmanian forest ahead of swift parrot case";

"Tanya Plibersek urged to block ‘climate-wrecking’ Queensland coalmine that would raze koala habitat";

"A veteran adviser is taking over as top U.S. climate diplomat";

"Should the world follow China’s climate lead?";

"Fears back-to-back cyclones may have damaged Great Barrier Reef";

"The Week in Climate Hearings: Border Jet-Set";

"Sediment runoff from the land is killing NZ’s seas – it’s time to take action";

"Do we want a wind farm outside our window? What Australians think about the net zero transition";

"NSW watchdog failed to act on contamination risk despite ‘damning’ asbestos findings";

"David Pocock condemns Australia’s fossil fuel projects as an ‘existential threat’ to Pacific neighbours";

"Towards an unliveable planet: Climate’s 2023 annus horribilis";

"Greta Thunberg joins protest against expansion of Hampshire airport";

"How to skip the too-hard basket and recycle Australia’s most challenging household items";

"Menindee fish kills: inconsistent pesticide levels sparks calls for review of water testing methods";

"Can the World’s Largest Cruise Ship Really Be Climate-Friendly?";

"Aridity Could Dry Up Southwestern Mine Proposals";

"It Could Soon Get a Whole Lot Easier to Build Solar in the Western US";

"Canada’s Tar Sands Are a Much Larger Source of Air Pollution Than Previously Thought, Study Says";

"Another Hot, Dry Summer May Push Parts of Texas to the Brink".

Melbourne sets up its cool spaces - "Pop-up to cool down the vulnerable in Melbourne’s deadly heat";

"Climate Betrayal: how backroom deals with Japan locked Australia in for decades of gas";

"From 100% dirty diesel to nearly 70% solar powered, and climbing, Lord Howe goes electric without wind";

"How many birds do wind farms kill?":

"Amazon inks clean power deal with Scottish windfarm";

"Climate concerns prompt policy shifts among UK travel managers";

"Hot burst to send temperatures soaring in Melbourne, Sydney";

"To avoid the worst of climate change we have to change how we travel";

"Australia’s soils are notoriously poor. Here’s how scientists are working to improve them";

"Tuvalu’s Sinking Reality: How Climate Change Is Threatening the Small Island Nation";

"Cook jumps to defence of green lawyers as Dutton vows to end funding";

"Australia’s black summer bushfires ripped billions from the tourism industry. Is global warming making the cost of natural disasters worse?";

"Does discussing geoengineering derail climate action? New study puts it to the test.";

"In carbon terms, grass-feed beef is not the greenest choice";

"The Climate Parables - reporting from the future";

"Thousands of U.S. Cities Could Become Virtual Ghost Towns by 2100";

"Climate concerns prompt policy shifts among UK travel managers";

"‘Smoking gun proof’: fossil fuel industry knew of climate danger as early as 1954, documents show";

"Smartphone app can help you track your climate actions";

"Denial or Action – Nothing in Between";

"Woodside’s Scarborough pipeline broken in dangerous offshore incident";

"Is clean hydrogen a climate solution? Depends how it’s made — and used";

"Already stretched hospitals take on more ambulance call-outs in heatwaves, new Griffith University research finds";

"Climate in the spotlight at WEF";

"What it will take to make clean energy affordable — for everyone";

"Plug-in hybrids vs. electric cars: We did the math on which is better for you";

"Biden publishes watered-down gas stove efficiency rule";

"See the moment climate activists throw soup at the ‘Mona Lisa’ in Paris";

"Climate is on the Ballot Around the World";

"Rare swallowtail butterfly suffers worst summer since records began";

"American imagination needs an adrenaline shot. Here’s how I’ll deliver it.";

"When Language Fails Us and the Moment";

"High schoolers build solar car that can go 70 miles an hour";

"Climate scientist Mark Maslin: ‘We have all the technology we need to move to a cleaner, renewable world’";

"Other countries believe UK is ‘slowing its climate ambitions’, CCC warns";

"Parking apps are sweeping Australia’s cities. Here’s what you may not know about them";

"Renewable projects are getting built faster – but there’s even more need for speed";

"Global clean energy investment ‘not nearly sufficient’ to be on track for net zero by 2050";

"How Best to Educate People About Climate Change?";

"The emotional appeal of the populist right";

"High precipitation worsened by human-induced climate change";

"15 million Americans under flood watch as rain drenches Northeast";

"Evacuations underway in northeast Illinois after ice jam break on river causes significant flooding";

"Allowing duck hunting to continue in Victoria is shameful and part of a disturbing trend";

"Energy Agency Sees Peaks in Global Oil, Coal and Gas Demand by 2030";

"The United States is producing more oil than any country in history";

"Critical Bristol Bay habitat permanently protected";

"How One Senator Doomed the Democrats’ Climate Plan";

"Billionaire No More: Patagonia Founder Gives Away the Company";

"The 3D-Printed Affordable Housing of the Future Will Be Recyclable";

"Move to sustainable food systems could bring $10tn benefits a year, study finds";

"EU will force cosmetic companies to pay to reduce microplastic pollution";

"The 100-Year Extinction Panic Is Back, Right on Schedu

Climate change can be eased through an embrace of the humanities - "How to Save a Sad, Lonely, Angry and Mean Society";

"US military is a bigger polluter than as many as 140 countries – shrinking this war machine is a must";

"How to assess the carbon footprint of a war";

"Do we want a wind farm outside our window? What Australians think about the net zero transition";

"More Atmospheric Rivers Are on the Way. Here’s What the West Can Expect.";

"To avoid the worst of climate change we have to change how we travel";

"Britain is at bursting point and its flood barriers need to be updated";

"Residents flee as ‘really scary’ floods deluge homes, streets";

"Rewilding war zones can help heal the wounds of conflict";

"Tuvalu’s Sinking Reality: How Climate Change Is Threatening the Small Island Nation";

"Why are floods in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal so devastating? Urban planning expert explains";

"Qld farmers welcome ex-cyclone's rain":

"A net-zero world will be more peaceful, it’s assumed – but first we have to get there";

"Australia has no national plan for climate change adaptation. Why?";

"Urban agriculture isn’t as climate-friendly as it seems – but these best practices can transform gardens and city farms";

"A major problem on Perth’s fringe could see city haunted by ‘ghost suburbs’";

"Britain’s richest 10% don’t think they’re wealthy – and that’s disastrous in the fight against inequality";

"Think last year had weird weather? La Nina may already be on the way back".

Climate Code Red reminds us of "Climate’s 2023 annus horribilis";

"Slow Down, Degrow!";

"Extreme heat can be risky during pregnancy. How to look after yourself and your baby";

"The Climate Care Program by Vets for Climate Action";

"Yes, it’s getting more humid in summer. Here’s why";

"What happens to your body during extreme heat?";

"Climate Change in the American Mind: Politics & Policy, Fall 2023";

"Extreme wave in Marshall Islands highlights dangers of climate change, experts say";

"US government pauses new gas export terminals in ‘historic win’ for climate";

"Cop29 host Azerbaijan launches green energy unit to sceptical response";

"Governments fail to agree timeline for climate science reports in fraught IPCC talks";

"Puppet king teaches Minnesota kids about climate change";

"U.S. stalls gas export projects that activists say are ‘climate bombs’";

"Biden hits pause on natural gas projects amid plans for carbon ‘mega bombs’";'

"A dry Panama Canal shows how climate change will scramble globalization";

"The Climate Activists Fighting Off Cane-Wielding Country Club Members";

"Electric cars fail less in extreme cold than fuel-powered vehicles, Norwegian breakdowns reveal";

"Climate laws are key to protecting nation’s environment";

"Retailers continue to push back against UK Government’s packaging responsibility and recycling proposals";

"Mars to deploy 300 electric trucks across Europe";

"Many but not all of the world’s aquifers are losing water";

"Tesla’s rumoured affordable electric vehicle may be back in the works as cheaper EV race ramps up";

"The disposable cup crisis: what’s the environmental impact of a to-go coffee?";

"EU fossil fuel CO2 emissions hit 60-year low";

"Nuclear power output expected to break global records in 2025";

"Project spreads the word about tax incentives for electric cars";

"Optimism dries up in Amazon as Lula drifts from climate priorities";

"The biggest solar-plus-storage project in the US just came online";

"Growth Battles in Chittenden County";

"Her dried-up yard won an ‘Ugliest Lawn’ award. She hopes it inspires others.";

"Human ‘behavioural crisis’ at root of climate breakdown, say scientists";

"Climate Change and Energy Transition: The 2023 Scorecard";

"New renewables should cap power prices, advocates say";

"Supreme Court Clears the Way for Pipeline as Appeal Moves Forward";

"Many Young Voters Bitter Over Biden’s Support of Willow Oil Drilling";

"‘How to greenwash’: propane industry tries to rebrand fuel as renewable";

"Canadian tar sands pollution is up to 6,300% higher than reported, study finds";

"Amazon rainforest: Deforestation rate halved in 2023".

Take a listen to "The Green New Deal" and hear NASA climate scientist, Peter Kalmus, talk about the mysteries of the mind and global warming.

"Hinkley Point C could be delayed to 2031 and cost up to £35bn, says EDF";

"Cookstove carbon offsets overstate climate benefit by 1,000%, study finds";

"As another cyclone heads for Queensland, we must be ready for the new threat: torrential rain and floods";

"Much of North America may face electricity shortages starting in 2024";

"The US needs 22m acres for the solar energy transition – here’s what that looks like";

"The Big Question: Will climate change alter the flavour of my beer? Carlsberg CEO says probably":

"How Australia’s huge superannuation funds can do much more to fight climate change, with a little help";

"Did the BOM get it wrong on the hot, dry summer? No – predicting chaotic systems is probability, not certainty";

"Retailers on path to redemption as millions of kilos of batteries recycled";

"U.S. Hit by Record Number of High-Cost Disasters in 2023";

"A Republican 2024 Climate Strategy: More Drilling, Less Clean Energy";

"Jane Goodall Keeps Going, With a Lot of Hope (and a Bit of Whiskey)";

"Alok Sharma urges ministers to heed climate ‘wake-up calls’";

"Why are there so many storms and are they getting worse? Met Office confirms Jocelyn after Isha disruption";

"Euroviews. Norway's latest plan for Arctic deep sea mining will inevitably sink";

"Australia's year ahead in climate and environment — the good, the bad and the controversial";

"Nigeria’s Lagos State Bans Single-Use Plastics and Styrofoam";

"Arsenic in Bangladesh Drinking Water to Rise With Sea Levels";

"Drought Cuts Panama Canal Traffic by 36%";

"Heatwave warning issued for large parts of Australia as temperatures set to hit 40C";

"A severe cyclone is forming off flood-hit far north Queensland. Here's what we know";

"‘Oh my God, I can put a shoe on my head’: waste walks the runway at Sydney festival";

"Wearable sensors worn by scuba divers could contribute to climate science";

"Will the crash in critical minerals derail the clean energy transition?";

"Nearly 5,000 Brits froze to death last year due to heating costs – study";

"Takeaway coffee cups could be next as NSW EPA looks to regulate more single-use plastics";

"Cyclone set to hit Qld harder and cause flooding for a week";

"Nufarm pushes biofuel, crop protection in decarbonisation push";

"The Global Lead Poisoning Crisis";

"Undeniable - the climate emergency network";

"Cyclone called Kirrily predicted to form on Tuesday";

"Inside Antarctica’s sea ice puzzle"';

"How meat and milk companies are racing to ease your climate guilt";

"What does the ‘common good’ actually mean? Our research found common ground across the political divide";

"‘It’s not game over – it’s game on’: why 2024 is an inflection point for the climate crisis";

"Businesses Need To Get Serious About Climate Change";

"Conservative hostility to net zero proves the party has turned its back on British capitalism";

"Missing Russian Data Is Harming Arctic Research at a Critical Time";

"The Internet’s ‘Dog Mom’ Talks the Science of the Human-Dog Bond";

"‘It’s the industry’s dirty secret’: why fashion’s oversupply problem is an environmental disaster";

"Climate crisis ignored by Republicans as Trump vows to ‘drill, baby, drill’";

"Parking Lots Cause More Heat and Flooding—Here’s How 100 U.S. Cities Rank";

"Cyclone, heat and floods as triple weather threat hits northern Aus";

"COP29: Azerbaijan adds 12 women to summit committee following pressure from sustainability leaders"';

"Long wary of batteries, New York’s now poised to go big on energy storage";

"Storm Isha: two dead and many without power as 107mph wind hits UK";

"Devastating drought in Amazon result of climate crisis, stud

You can learn more about Dr Johnston at the website "Perfect Human Food".

This episode of "Climate Conversations" gives you a chance to first, listen to Dr Johnston, and then, second, you can hear from U.S. cardiologist, Dr Kim Williams.

Beyond their common and passionate interest in a plant-based diet, both were at a sold-out "Dine with a Doc" event on January 13 at Melbourne's "Vegie Tribe" restaurant, Dr Johnston as a member of the advisory board with "Doctors for Nutrition" and Dr Williams as the guest speaker.

Besides listening to the audio on this episode, you can also hear Dr Williams on "The Proof" podcast talk about how "The Food We Eat Is Killing Us".

Dr Johnston is an enthusiast of Professor William E Rees and has urged anyone concerned about the world to consider what he says.

The unlikely alliance of crocheting and climate on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation - "A stitch in time to save a coral reef";

"Failure after failure: the first chapter in the sad history of the attempts to introduce a broad-based carbon price in Australia";

"Opinion The 1.5-degree climate goal is out of reach. Here’s what to do now.";

"Potentially severe cyclone, heatwave conditions brew";

"More Australian wildlife added to threatened species list in 2023 than ever before, conservationists say";

"Australia not prepared for how Antarctic ice changes will hit economy, scientist warns";

"The People Have a Right to Climate Data";

"Americans bought a record number of EVs last year. These were the 10 most popular electric models.";

"California’s Oil Country Faces an ‘Existential’ Threat. Kern County Is Betting on the Carbon Removal Industry to Save It";

"How Wealthy Corporations Use Investment Agreements to Extract Millions From Developing Countries";

"Why You Can’t Live in Climate Abundance If You Focus on Carbon Footprint";

"Lost Decade: How Shell Downplayed Early Warnings Over Climate Change";

"New Shell Files Could Aid Climate Cases, Attorneys Say";

"In the Hunter, all eyes are on the horizon";

"3 tips for warming your home that can save energy and help the planet";

"Can the power of artificial intelligence be harnessed to help predict Australia’s weather?";

"Europe’s climate voters: Who are they and how could they shape the European election?";

"You Can Blame Your Untimely Death on Climate Change";

"Mississippi legislators approve incentives for a factory that would make EV batteries";

"Bid by meatpacker JBS to join New York Stock Exchange faces opposition over Amazon deforestation";

"BLM unveils plan for utility-scale solar development in western states";

"How an oil boom in North Dakota led to a boom in evictions";

"New EPA rule could save 4,200 lives a year. Industry warns it could cost Biden his reelection.";

"Plant protein may be a key to healthier aging for women";

"Our favorite underrated climate solutions";

"Where next for fossil fuel fight?";

"Chart: The world is building renewable energy faster than ever before";

"Cop28 deal will fail unless rich countries quit fossil fuels, says climate negotiator";

"How cutting back on beef helps the planet";

"What’s Behind the ‘Arctic Blast’ Plunging into the U.S.?";

"US climate scientist’s defamation case over online attacks finally comes to trial";

"Severe US cold snap prompts peak power and natural gas demand";

"Climate Change Made the Texas Heat Wave More Intense. Renewables Softened the Blow";

"US in deep freeze while much of the world is extra toasty? Yet again, it’s climate change";

"The polar vortex is acting up";

"How do I use air conditioning efficiently? Is it better to blast it briefly throughout the day, or just leave it on?";

"Frigid weather saps EV batteries. Here’s how to keep yours running.";

"Indonesia is clearing vast peatlands to grow food. Climate costs are dire.";

"NSW can avoid electricity shortages without paying hundreds of millions to keep Eraring open, expert says";

"Flood warnings prompt evacuations in NT as Queensland braces for incoming cyclone";

"Report: UK electric car market braced for fierce price war";

"Scientists believe the way humans have evolved may be stopping us from solving climate change";

"Trash TV: streaming giants are failing to educate the young about waste recycling. Here’s why it matters";

"How frightening to see the climate change before our eyes – is this the last New York snow I’ll see?";

"Leading ecologist says climate change should be mentioned in Australia's new threatened species legislation";

"Lights to stay on if biggest 'coal clunker' powers down";

"For truckers driving EVs, there’s no going back";

"Climate crisis ignored by Republicans as Trump vows to ‘drill, baby, drill’";

"Geopolitics—Not Just Summits—Will Shape the Transition to Clean Energy".

Working for Woodside in the wild Bass Strait, and " Woodside: don't be a tosser";

"WA Symphony Orchestra silent on Woodside alliance as deal expires";

"A Slightly Hotter World Could Still Be a Better One";

"Transitioning off of fossil gas in Australia";

"Why is it so cold in the UK right now – and how long will Arctic chill last?";

"How YouTube’s climate deniers turned into climate doomers";

"The weather hangover that is delivering a sodden summer";

"Switching to plant-based diets means cleaner air – and it could save more than 200,000 lives around the world";

"Being vegan says so much more about you than just your ethics";

"Vegan, vegetarian and flexitarian diets could save you money – new research";

"I ‘self-experimented’ to compare a vegan diet with eating meat – this is what I found out";

"The climate literacy revolution";

"More than 160 elephants die in Zimbabwe, with many more at risk";

"Wind, solar to lead US power generation growth over next 2 years, EIA says";

"A cash crop that never runs out";

"Shell to Sell Its Onshore Nigeria Oil Business for $1.3 Billion";

"Gasoline is cheap right now — but charging an EV is still cheaper";

"These startups are teaming up to decarbonize cement and concrete";

"Behold the THETA Cycle: A new way to turn E.coli into tiny factories that grab CO2 from thin air";

"Forget energy independence. The secret to a renewable grid lies in transcontinental electricity trading.";

"Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe";

"CEOs fear their companies won't survive next 10 years as AI and climate change challenges increase, survey shows";

"Greenland is losing more ice than we thought. Here’s what it means for our oceans.";

"Maryland hails ‘remarkable’ year for young oysters in the Chesapeake Bay";

"More than 100 wild animals trapped by border wall killed in Texas wildfire";

"Why electric trucks are our best bet to cut road transport emissions";

"Up to 5 billion people to be hit by rainfall changes this century if CO₂ emissions are not curbed, research shows";

"How rising sea levels will affect our coastal cities and towns";

"Inventory of U.S. greenhouse gases and sinks";

"This Week’s Winter Storm Is Scary—but So Is the Heat Wave";

"U.S. Emissions Fell by 2 Percent in 2023, Even as Economy Grew";

"Why a rare image of one of Malaysia’s last tigers is giving conservationists hope";

"Up to 5 billion people to be hit by rainfall changes this century if CO₂ emissions are not curbed, research shows";

"Higher taxes and more expensive parking: How is France cracking down on SUVs?";

"Electric vehicles: number of charging sites in Australia projected to double by end of 2024";

"The federal government wants tougher climate reporting rules for large companies";

"Climate change to spur global migration, U.K. science journalist warns";

"Cigarette recycling and spectacular solar power: Positive environmental stories from 2024";

"Climate denial is evolving on YouTube, report says, as third of UK teens think crisis is exaggerated";

"Shell shareholders back call for fossil fuel firm to align emissions targets with Paris Agreement";

"Medical community calls for unified action on climate and biodiversity crises as global health emergency";

"Climate adaptation: London unprepared for ‘lethal risk’, report warns";

"Report: Britain’s annual clean energy deployment rates must more than double";

"COP28: What Happened At Recent Climate Talks?";

"Greenland losing 30m tonnes of ice an hour, study reveals";

"Norway’s Parliament Votes Yes on Deep-Sea Mining in Norwegian Sea";

"Wales Gets Its First ‘Dark Sky’ Community to Reduce Light Pollution";

"Waste heat from Scottish supercomputer to be reused to warm homes";

"How Much Ice Is Greenland Losing? Researchers Found an Answer.";

"Arnold Schwarzenegger held at Munich airport over luxury watch".

Chief Executive of Australian Energy Producers, Samantha McCulloch (pictured), interviewed on Radio National - "Federal Court dismisses case brought by Tiwi traditional owners against Santos";

"The climate-nuclear nexus: What climate change means for nuclear security";

"Tracking Freezing Temperatures in the U.S.";

"‘Cheaper to save the world than destroy it’: why capitalism is going green";

"EU adding wind farms at record pace, enabling accelerated coal phase-out";

"Disruption. Implications. Choices.";

"All-electric skyscraper nears completion in Brooklyn";

"PR giant Edelman worked with Koch network, despite climate pledges";

"How to Thrive in an Uncertain World";

"Can the dream of fusion power be realized?";

"Should we let AI take our jobs…if it generates less carbon?";

"Bill McKibben explains what individuals can do to win the climate fight. Together.";

"Conflict, climate change and AI get top billing as leaders converge for Davos";

"Help Us Free The Ocean Of Plastic";

"Laundry is a top source of microplastic pollution – here’s how to clean your clothes more sustainably":

"Call for $1.5 billion plastic tax to curb ‘tsunami’ of waste";

"How Australia fits into the worldwide clean energy policy scramble";

"‘Both sides of the ball’: Firms road-blocking climate reforms despite net-zero pledges";

"As the billionaires gather at Davos, it’s worth examining what’s become of their dreams";

"Climate Clocks Worldwide Now Tracking Progress on Fossil Fuel Divestment";

"Overview of Greenhouse Gases";

"Carbon Capture Is Not a Climate Savior";

"Jim Skea: Every fraction of a degree of warming matters";

"Home is Always Worth It";

"‘Hope is a discipline’: youth climate case plaintiff on why he’s suing the US government";

"U.S. oil production hit a record under Biden. He seldom mentions it.";

"My generation sees an Australia in decline. With bold housing reform and sensible climate action, Liberals can seize the agenda";

"Climate change and nature loss are our biggest environmental problems - so why isn’t the market tackling them together?";

"NSW, Vic face flood threat, as freak summer storm slams Perth";

"Elections and Disinformation Are Colliding Like Never Before in 2024";

"Countries promise clean energy boost at COP28 to push out fossil fuels";

"How the New Climate Bill Would Reduce Emissions";

"A Republican 2024 Climate Strategy: More Drilling, Less Clean Energy";

"Sunak Weakens U.K. Climate Targets as Election Approaches";

"South Africa Blueprint Sets Out Options to Tackle Energy Crisis";

"Many Young Voters Bitter Over Biden’s Support of Willow Oil Drilling";

"How Putin and Friends Stalled Climate Progress";

"Venezuela’s Oil Industry Is Broken. Now It’s Breaking the Environment.";

"New method uses light to capture carbon dioxide";

"New York will replace gas pipelines to pump clean heat into buildings";

"Are induction stoves that much safer than gas? We tested them.";

"Victoria’s energy transition in strife as ‘essential’ offshore wind hub refused".

Warming world raises the bar for bureau - "Weather is growing more extreme. The pressure is on the Bureau of Meteorology to keep up";

"Should Australia follow Spain's lead and start naming heatwaves?";

"Bassendean family hopes to use electric 4WD to tow pop-up caravan around Australia";

"New report reveals how Australian billionaires are getting richer";

"Hannah Ritchie: ‘Doomsday predictions are a dream for climate deniers";

"Federal Court rejects Indigenous heritage claim against Santos gas pipeline";

"Grounded in Maine";

"Oil and gas industry earned $4 trillion last year, says IEA chief";

"Three richest Australians’ combined wealth doubles since 2020 at $1.5m an hour – Oxfam";

"Winter storm tests Texas green grid upgrades";

"Why has Australia been hit with so much rain? – Full Story podcast";

"Drought Touches a Quarter of Humanity, U.N. Says, Disrupting Lives Globally";

"Protesters Crash Trump Rally, Call Him ‘Climate Criminal’: Watch";

"Sunak ‘dodging scrutiny’ by failing to appoint chair of Climate Change Committee";

"Short-termism and finance access biggest barriers to corporate climate action";

"Calling for Fast, Frequent, Connected Buses in CDC's routes":

"Trees down, flash flooding as NSW is drenched";

"Human ‘behavioural crisis’ at root of climate breakdown, say scientists";

"Murray-Darling Basin reference book aimed at primary school students sent to 4,000 schools";

"‘Twiggy’ Forrest attacks Woodside’s ‘death race’ gas project";

"‘Off the charts’: 2023 was hottest year ever recorded globally, US scientists confirm";

"Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest steps up fight against big oil and gas";

"REWIND: Youth Activists 15 Years Later";

"Capitalist reforms and extreme poverty in China: unprecedented progress or income deflation?";

"The Double Objective of Democratic Ecosocialism";

"Envisioning environmental equity: climate change, health, and racial justice";

"Pedro the penguin teaches kids about disaster safety";

"Doubt and flooding rains: how an unusual El Niño has affected Australian farmers";

"World added 50% more clean energy in 2023 than previous 12 months";

"Why would a climate scientist go on Joe Rogan’s sceptic-promoting podcast? ‘I agreed before I thought about it’";

"Where the world warmed the most in Earth’s hottest year";

"Evidence grows of air pollution link with dementia and stroke risk";

"Weather tracker: Tornadoes and floods sweep parts of US";

"Children living near green spaces ‘have stronger bones";

"Flying Less Could Be Fun, Actually";

"Foundation 4 Climate Restoration Founders Series #6 - Filmmaker John Bowey";

"US election: Iowa campaign events in jeopardy as the state readies for record-cold caucuses";

"John Kerry Bows Out as U.S. Climate Envoy";

"More drenching rains expected to soak northern Australia, eastern seaboard and Hobart in coming week";

"U.S. takes another big step on climate ‘super-pollutant’";

"These are Minnesota's top greenhouse gas polluters";

"Talk like a human: Lessons on how to communicate climate change";

"Australia’s renewable energy goals can’t come at the cost of biodiversity – we need a strategic approach";

"Working from home 1 day a week cuts carbon by 2%. 2-4 days up to 29%. Full-time 54%.";

"Energy Droughts Hinder Renewables Transition";

"Cost of Clean Energy Technologies Drop as Expensive Debt Offset by Cooling Commodity Prices";

"Electric vehicles could save Australians hundreds of dollars on their next road trip";

"Experts warned El Niño was likely to bring Australia a hot, dry summer. What happened?";

"‘Roaring like the ocean’: campers survey aftermath of Victorian flash flood that left two dead";

"Wind farm fight blows up as Victoria accuses federal government of failing to back state projects";

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Melbourne's sea level rise exposed - "The suburbs most under threat from rising seas revealed";

"Declare a Climate Emergency, or face catastrophic rising temperatures and sea levels";

"Flood-ravaged communities face fresh cyclone threat as Victoria’s flood threat shifts";

"PM pledges aid as Shepparton remains on alert for floodwaters";

"We’re in danger of falling off a ‘snow loss cliff.’ Here’s what that means.";

"2023 smashes record for world’s hottest year by huge margin";

"What El Niño means for the world’s perilous climate tipping points";

"Climate change: if warming approaches 2°C, a trickle of extinctions will become a flood";

"Australia’s renewable energy goals can’t come at the cost of biodiversity – we need a strategic approach";

"Australia urged to name heatwaves to combat dangers of extreme temperatures";

"Have Australian drivers finally charged into electric vehicles?";

"Another cyclone threatens to hit Queensland regions recovering from Cyclone Jasper";

"Climate change threatens to swamp suburbs. Now comes the brawl over what to do about it';

"Fuelled by tax cuts, electric vehicle sales surged in Australia in 2023";

"An Ecology Minister With an Oil Pedigree Will Lead Global Climate Talks";

"Azerbaijan Is Expected to Host the U.N. Climate Summit in 2024";

"U.S. Hit by Record Number of High-Cost Disasters in 2023";

"A prefab building revolution can help resolve both the climate and housing crises";

"An Inconvenient Truth";

"Climate of hope or doom and gloom? Testing the climate change hope vs. fear communications debate through online";

"White House unveils $623m in funding to boost electric vehicle charging points";

"U.S. Carbon Emissions Fell in 2023 as Coal Use Tumbled to New Lows";

"Climate Change Is Driving a Sharp Drop in Snow Levels, Study Finds";

"Flood-ravaged Queenslanders lashed by rain as cyclone approaches";

"U.S. takes another big step on climate ‘super-pollutant’";

"Far north Qld faces more flash floods, potential cyclones";

"Would a name change save lives lost to nature’s biggest killer?";

"Global Temperature Report for 2023";

"Hannah Ritchie: ‘Doomsday predictions are a dream for climate deniers";

"Hannah Ritchie".

The year just ended, 2023, was the hottest on record - "Scientists knew 2023’s heat would be historic — but not by this much";

"2023 officially hottest year on record as global temperatures close in on tipping point";

"Climate change and El Nino turn 2023 into the hottest year ever";

"2023 hottest year on record";

"A heatwave in Antarctica totally blew the minds of scientists. They set out to decipher it – and here are the results";

"Wet and hot Victorian summer could mean difficult vintage for King Valley grape growers";

"Two degrees: The world set a simple goal for climate change. We're likely to miss it.";

"The race for Romney’s seat is a fight about climate";

"Global heating will pass 1.5C threshold this year, top ex-Nasa scientist says";

"The End of Snow";

"2023 smashes record for world’s hottest year by huge margin";

"Thousands of U.S. homes have flooded over and over again. Here’s where.";

"New climate report released for Colorado; state warmed by 1.5 degrees";

"U.S. Supreme Court decision puts Minnesota's climate change lawsuit closer to its day in court";

"Emissions from Israel’s war in Gaza have ‘immense’ effect on climate catastrophe";

"Toward a Cenozoic history of atmospheric CO2";

"A New 66 Million-Year History of Carbon Dioxide Offers Little Comfort for Today";

"2023 Was the Hottest Year Ever Recorded … By a Lot";

"Deadly winter storm pummels central, eastern U.S.; several tornadoes hit the South";

"In Europe, Trains Are Full, and More Are on the Way";

"New York Region Is Under High Wind Warning as Forecasters Warn of Flooding";

"Why can a warming climate increase snowfall?";

"The Tonga Volcano Shook the World. It May Also Affect the Climate.";

"2024: First chance of 1.5 °C year";

"The secret to getting people to eat more plant-based food";

"‘We don’t know what tomorrow will bring’: how climate change is affecting Fijians’ mental health";

"PM flags consideration of dedicated force for natural disaster responses amid climate crisis";

"See How 2023 Shattered Records to Become the Hottest Year";

"Azerbaijan names a former oil exec to lead climate talks. Activists have concerns";

"Two large offshore wind sites are sending power to the US grid for the first time".

Anthony Leiserowitz (pictured), the founder and director of the Yale Program on Climate Change Communication, joined with others, including the founder and CEO of "Potential Energy", John Marshall, to talk about climate change and communication.

A few things stood out in worldwide research about the climate crisis and how to talk about it - some two billion people have never heard the term; many who have, are unsure about the fundamentals; many, however, have not only heard the term but support the need to take action; appeals to technical issues or philosophical ideas have no impact; people respond best to the thought about future generations and the fact that "later is too late".

Check out the recording of the event staged by Potential Energy.

Investors pour more than US$3 trillion into fossil fuels - check this out on Urgewald, "Investing in Climate Chaos";

"El Niño doesn't automatically mean it won't rain. Here's why it's been so wet and stormy for Australia's eastern states";

"Rooftop solar drives out coal, wind and grid-scale solar";

"Parts of Victoria, SA, NSW on flood watch after thunderstorms and heavy rainfall";

"Communities prepare properties for storms";

"Historic homes, now flooded, promised protection works that never happened";

"The costly car choice we need to rethink";

"Food Systems & the Environment | CHEF AJ LIVE! with Dr. Peter Johnston";

"An Ecology Minister With an Oil Pedigree Will Lead Global Climate Talks";

"Canada’s Logging Industry Devours Forests Crucial to Fighting Climate Change";

"How to get people to kick fossil fuels out of their homes";

"Seymour told to evacuate, too late to leave for Yea as floodwaters rise";

"Residents told to evacuate as drenching rains hit south-east Australia";

"Residents told to evacuate as drenching rains hit south-east Australia";

"An Ecology Minister With an Oil Pedigree Will Lead Global Climate Talks";

"Awash with fossil fuel money, African football is sowing the seeds of its own destruction";

"Climate solutions and problems";

"The planet burns on a bonfire of farming regulations";

"Australia heats up with eighth-warmest year on record";

"Bochum, Germany to extract geothermal heat from abandoned coal mines";

"Rishi Sunak’s woes mount with oil bill rebellion, byelections and asylum row".

Geelong's Mik Aidt explains The Blue Dot and discusses why we should care.

"‘Incredible’ rain, storms to batter Victoria, prompting flash-flood warnings";

"The projects that would supercharge Victoria’s green energy future – but are stuck in limbo";

"Can you guess how crazy last year’s weather was? Try this game.";

"Melting ice - uncovered history:"

"Dying in the Fields as Temperatures Soar";

"Nottinghamshire residents face 'pure hell' as homes cut off in floods";

"COP28: How 7 policies could help save a billion lives by 2100";

"Queensland storm disaster to cost more than $2 billion, state treasurer says, as extent of damage grows";

"Australian Defence Force arrives in south-east Queensland to aid storm recovery as thousands remain without power";

"The Human Cost of Anthropogenic Global Warming: Semi-Quantitative Prediction and the 1,000-Tonne Rule";

"Heavy Rain in U.K. Causes Hundreds of Flood Warnings and Travel Disruptions";

"Farmer’s plants grow year-round in geothermal greenhouse in upstate New York";

"Climate change is hurting kids’ mental health, report finds";

"Ten ‘you must be kidding’ weather and climate facts of 2023";

"5 cleantech startups that didn’t survive to see 2024";

"Australia’s changed climate: The Bureau’s yearly reminder";

"Virtually the entire Lower 48 is about to experience extreme weather";

"It’s not just the total rainfall – why is eastern Australia experiencing such sudden, devastating downpours?";

"‘Snow drought’ grips California and western United States, despite recent storms";

"Why are France, Germany and England flooded - and is climate change to blame?";

"Azerbaijan appoint state oil company veteran as Cop29 president";

"China announces plans to manage electric vehicles power demand";

"Ten climate questions for 2024";

"Six takeaways from 2023’s climate change news";

"El Nino didn’t keep the rain away, but Australia is still heating up";

"El Niño, failed crops and more extreme weather: The UN's predictions- and recommendations- for 2024";

"The Toad and the Geothermal Plant";

"Flooding and icy temperatures continue to cause havoc across Europe";

"What’s Going On With the Goats of Arizona".

Hannah Ritchie (pictured) finds the cause of climate anxiety among children in the data and along with that the hope we can be the first generation to live sustainably - "Are we the last generation — or the first sustainable one?";

"What If People Don’t Need to Care About Climate Change to Fix It?";

"Hannah Ritchie: ‘Doomsday predictions are a dream for climate deniers’";

"I thought most of us were going to die from the climate crisis. I was wrong";

"Is cold water bad for you? What about drinking from the hose or tap? The facts behind 5 water myths";

"Goulburn Valley hit by severe thunderstorm";

"‘Dine with a Doc’ Dinner";

"The Problem With De-Risking";

"The Swedes know the secret to happiness: You are not your stuff";

"What climate scientists are predicting for the globe in 2024";

"'Spanish Stonehenge' emerges from drought-hit dam";

"Tesla Sales Rebound After Steep Price Cuts";

"Denmark’s King-to-Be: A Modern, Climate-Friendly Monarch";

"Wanted: 20,000 Young Americans to Fight Climate Change";

"Oregon County Sues Fossil Fuel Companies Over 2021 Heat Dome";

"Judge Rules in Favor of Montana Youths in a Landmark Climate Case";

"The Financial Paradox Blocking Efforts to Fight Climate Change"';

"The New World Bank Leader Has the Climate Crisis at the Top of His Agenda";

"The Clean Energy Future Is Roiling Both Friends and Foes";

"Biden to Target Industrial Pollution in a 2nd Term, if He Gets One";

"Biden Administration Announces Rule to Cut Millions of Tons of Methane Emissions";

"What This Year’s ‘Astonishing’ Ocean Heat Means for the Planet";

"‘It’s Like Our Country Exploded’: Canada’s Year of Fire";

"Phoenix’s Month in Hell: A 31-Day Streak of Record Heat Ends";

"What El Niño Means for This Winter’s Weather";

"The Invisible Killer: New Zealand's air pollution crisis";

"Paddock trees, pardalotes and productivity";

"Massive wind farm will power up to 700,000 homes a year";

"A Natural Gas Project Is Biden’s Next Big Climate Test";

"Strawberry Case Study: What if Farmers Had to Pay for Water?";

"Earth Was Due for Another Year of Record Warmth. But This Warm?";

"My grandmother’s walnut tree didn’t survive fires and floods – but she left us a recipe for hope";

"A flood-prone historic site decides to live with rising water rather than fight it";

"The biggest car brand you’ve never heard of overtakes Tesla as world’s most popular EV maker";

"Ghost forests: Australia’s snow gums under threat from climate change";

"Great Lakes start 2024 with smallest amount of ice in at least 50 years";

"‘It’s slipped off the radar’: why are there fewer street trees in regional towns across Australia?";

"Cyclone Jasper: how did it cause so much rain and could global heating be to blame?";

"Experts warned El Niño was likely to bring Australia a hot, dry summer. What happened?".

Craig Reucassal uses the vehicle of "Foreign Correspondent" to take us to "The Last Resort";

"Australia ‘risks climate tech exodus’ unless it follows US model";

"Free rain barrel program helps Duluth residents get involved in flood prevention";

"We can’t control what disasters a new year may bring. Stoicism can help us get up and try again";

"Climate 200 sets eyes on next poll";

"More rain, flood warnings for Qld, NSW".