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In this episode, Lotus Hackenberger speaks with clinical psychologist Jarrod White about his work at the intersection of psychology and the environment. Discover what eco-anxiety is and be reminded of the importance of making space for your feelings.
Fiji has told the Shangri La conference that climate change worries it far more than military conflict in the region, read the story: "Climate change a bigger threat than war, Fiji tells security summit". The BBC has produced: "What is climate change? A really simple guide". On his blog Queensland's John Quiggin says: "If the opposition wants a mature discussion about nuclear energy, start with a carbon price". From The Guardian, we read: "Thirty years of climate summits: where have they got us?" PV Magazine tells us: "Butterflies, bees, sheep, and solar energy production can coexist". And from The New York Times: "The Extreme Heat Pummeling India and Pakistan Is About to Get Worse". The Conversations tells us: "Climate change is affecting crop yields and reducing global food supplies". And from EcoWatch it is: "Global Warning: Earth Has 50% Chance of Exceeding 1.5 Degrees Celsius in Next Five Years, Scientists Say". "How to stay cool in hot weather" from Yale Climate Connections. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".
The director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD) in Bangladesh, Saleemul Huq (pictured), was the host of one of the many events at the recent Bonn Climate Change talks. The event was: "Striving for a Resilient Future: Addressing key asks of vulnerable countries". Scientists are concerned "‘Triple La Niña’: Australia may face another summer of flooding rains, US expert warns". And from The New York Times: "As the Great Salt Lake Dries Up, Utah Faces An ‘Environmental Nuclear Bomb’". Here's a good reason to think about the Norwegian sea: "Why care about changes deep down in the Norwegian Sea?" And Vox reports: "Stop telling kids that climate change will destroy their world". From The Guardian were hear: "Climate crisis could make humans shrink in size, says fossil expert". The Conversation is always a reliable source of climate information: "Shifting seasons: using Indigenous knowledge and western science to help address climate change impacts". With apologies, here is another of those "doomster" stories: "Scientists Believe Earth will Eventually Descend into Climate Chaos in a Hopeless Doomsday Scenario". Tuvalu fears climate change is being forgotten and so: "Pacific minnow wants to head Commonwealth". From 'ClimateWire' we read: "'Real science?' Pinpointing warming's role in disasters". From Aljazeera, we discover: "Earth’s CO2 level passes a new climate milestone". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
David Korten (pictured) is known to many people for many reasons, but it was his work as an author that first caught my attention when he published "When Corporations Rule the World". Rather than writing and publishing books, David has chosen to publish his thoughts and papers online and the latest, which warrants reading, is "Ecological Civilization: A global movement of living people of a living Earth". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Andrew Crawford (pictured) farmed near Toolamba in northern Victoria and for a period was a councillor on the now-defunct Tatura-based Rodney Shire Council. Andrew is a keen member of the Shepparton-based Goulburn Valley University of the Third Age and was among the few people who volunteered to be interviewed by Climate Conversations. This episode began with an apology to Andrew as he had handed over a recent story he had found in Melbourne's Herald Sun supporting his view that we are not experiencing climate change, but rather just another of the many cycles the Earth has gone through. Music for this podcast comes from "Music for a Warming World" and Climate Conversations is associated with the "Climactic Collective". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Barry Croke (pictured) has a long history in agricultural science and farming, and after 30 years in the latter has retired and now coordinates the Natural Resources sessions at the Shepparton-based Goulburn Valley University of the Third Age (U3A). Barry was among a handful of U3A members who voluntarily sat down early in June this year to have a chat with Climate Conversations. The City of Greater Shepparton has declared a climate emergency and recently sought the views of residents about what the city should be doing in response to the declared emergency, and Barry was one of the respondents. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Graeme Hanign (pictured) has an acute understanding of how and where the word "skeptic" should be employed and has "called out" Climate Conversations for the term's incorrect use. Graeme, who retired from a career in IT and retail to live in northern Victoria's Rushworth, and who is an active member of the Shepparton-based Goulburn Valey University of The Third Age, now spends considerable time and effort ensuring the preservation of what was Australia's first-ever solar project in the "Corner Country" on the far western edge of New South Wales. It was during the interview that Graeme mentioned his intent to read the most recent book, "Becoming a Critical Thinker", from a former Murchison woman, Sarah BIrrell Ivory, who lectures/teaches at the University of Edinburgh Business School. Sarah Birrell Ivory was a guest on Climate Conversations in March 2022. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Allan Wilson (pictured) is a former President of the Goulburn Valley University of the Third Age and has many concerns about our inattention to the climate crisis. 'Climate Conversations' is eager to get the view of so-called "ordinary people" and so a few months ago we spent a day at the Bendigo Sustainability Festival to hear the views of eight people, and just recently we visited the Echuca-Moama Market on two occasions with little success except that we got to talk with many encouraging people, although none were prepared to "go on the record". However, a two-hour visit to the Shepparton-based U3A was both satisfying and rewarding, in that four people sat down for a short interview. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
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Cruising has returned to the world's oceans bringing with it the recent launch of the world's largest cruise ship, the Wonder of the Seas (pictured), ABC News tells about the return of the cruise ships and their associated complications with carbon emissions - "Cruise ships are bringing tourists back to Pacific waters, but at what cost?" Here is just a handful of today's Quick Climate Links: "We cannot adapt our way out of climate crisis, warns leading scientist"; "India and Pakistan heatwave is a sign of worse to come" - a podcast; "Nearly half of planet’s land in need of ‘conservation attention’ to halt biodiversity crisis"; "4 reasons our gas and electricity prices are suddenly sky-high"; "Australia’s Indigenous Peoples- the big picture and climate change"; "Warmer Nights Caused by Climate Change Take a Toll on Sleep"; "Driving with electricity is much cheaper than with gasoline"; "The ultra-polluting Scarborough-Pluto gas project could blow through Labor’s climate target – and it just got the green light". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Heather Smith (pictured) is the chair of the Coalition for Community Energy (C4CE) and wants to see as many as possible both support and join the group. Heather, a Churchill Fellow, is an electrical engineer, policy and strategy adviser with a strong technical background in energy and climate change, and brings all those skills to C4CE. She encourages people to take a close look at the group's website and after deciding what category of membership is personally most applicable, sign up! Enjoy 'Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
John B. Cobb Jr. (pictured) from the U.S.-based Living Earth Movement has lived through wars and good times and now advocates, in whatever way he can, for peace and care for the Earth. He has personally written to both the leaders of America and China and with, he believes/hopes, some success. John has twice been a guest on Climate Conversations and on both occasions, our conversation has been cut short by technical problems, and you can hear our first chat here - "Interview: Dr John B Cobb sees a safe future in cooperation and collaboration". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Two seasons down and looking forward to bigger and better things - "A Positive Climate #Wrapped: 2021 in Review with Alex and Nick". Lecturer in Political Theory and Public Policy at London's UCL, Fergus Green, writes in The Conversation: "How to know if a country is serious about net zero: look at its plans for extracting fossil fuels". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Will a Labor majority stunt climate action? If the government wants a second term, more climate ambition is essential"; "Labor will cut EV taxes and try to legislate 2030 emissions target, Chris Bowen says"; "The Coalition for Community Energy (C4CE) is the peak body of the growing community energy sector in Australia"; "Anthony Albanese to create climate super-department in bureaucratic shake-up"; "Caring for Country means tackling the climate crisis with Indigenous leadership: 3 things the new government must do"; "What the next Australian government must do to save the Great Barrier Reef"; "The election showed Australia’s huge appetite for stronger climate action. What levers can the new government pull?"; "The village that stood up to big oil – and won"; "Weatherization and efficiency upgrades can help mobile home residents save money"; "South Australia's parliament becomes the latest to declare a 'climate emergency'"; "Coalition scrapped recovery plans for 176 threatened species and habitats in one of its final acts"; "How Do Climate Experts Cope with What They Know?"; "3 Quotes by a Science Fiction Writer That Will Change Your Mind on Our Climate Future — Today"; "ZERO WASTE"; "Are You a Climate Change Denier?". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
A prolific author and adventurous thinker, Associate Professor Anitra Nelson (pictured), and her book, "Beyond Money: a post-capitalist strategy", were at the core of two webinars staged by the Global Tapestry of Alternatives. Professor Nelson, who is with the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute at the University of Melbourne, has argued that the power of money ceded to capitalism must be reappropriated and handed to communities. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Mooroopna bird enthusiast, Don Roberts, has many favourite birds and one is the Red Cap Robin, pictured here by Russel Jones. Don has fears for the future of many birds as climate change has reached a point where not just birds, but Earth's whole eco-system is sliding into disarray. Here is a short piece Don wrote about birds and heat: "I have three birdbaths in the back yard which borders Gemmill Swamp N.C.R. Once the temperature reached 40 I sprayed the birdbath and adjacent shrubs a mist of water for most of the afternoon and evening, the birds loved it perching in the shrubs to cool themselves. Birds observed were Spotted and Striated Pardalotes, Striated Thornbill, Grey Fantail, Willie Wagtail, White-plumed Honeyeater, Noisy Miner, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, Grey Shrike-thrush, Sacred Kingfisher, Magpie, Magpie-Lark, Crested Pigeon, Eastern and Yellow Rosellas, White-throated Treecreeper, Superb Fairy-wren, Blue-faced Honeyeater, New Holland Honeyeater, Red Wattlebird and Little Friarbird the last two species latter left the area as did Welcome Swallows and Noisy Friarbirds, where did they go? Small birds that I would observe on my morning walk at Gemmills prior to this extreme heat have declined in numbers, these are species I would regard as residents, did they succumb to the eight days 40 and over in January." Don records his interactions with birds at "eBird Australia" and more information about birds can be found at "Birdlife Murray-Goulburn". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Mark Spencer has created The Climactic Collective to allow the telling of critical climate stories and in the most recent episode gives his listeners the chance to hear the joy people were feeling when the incumbent Liberal National Government was booted from office on May 21. An Editorial in today's Melbourne Age tells readers: "Renewable energy isn’t to blame for rising power prices". The Mirror newspaper tells us: "'Puffins hit by crippling cost of climate change are counting on us'". Melbourne's Friends of the Earth alerts people to a survey calling on young people to talk about their views on emission reductions: "Youth Survey: Have Your Say on Victoria's 2035 Climate Target". The question of how much water is needed to create milk is discussed in this story from The Conversation: "11,000 litres of water to make one litre of milk? New questions about the freshwater impact of NZ dairy farming". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Dylan Quinnell from the Climate Media Centre recorded with members of some of Australia's leading climate action groups, the day after the election. This short episode is a great way to listen back on their excitement from the election results, and a great way to get yourself pumped to take action in this new chapter for Australia! Audio grabs and quotes below: Rural and regional Australians respond to the Federal Election, and what they want to see happen next: AGRICULTURE Fiona Davis, CEO of Farmers for Climate Action, from regional Victoria, talks about the importance of climate in the election, and the need for stronger climate policies moving forward, to farmers including the organisation's 7,000 supporters. Fiona says we need deep emissions reductions this decade to protect Australian farmers from extreme weather events, and to ensure farmers can continue to produce food for Australins and the world. [Audio grabs from Fiona Davis] Charlie Prell, chair of Farmers for Climate Action, and fourth-generation sheep farmer who also hosts wind turbines on his property in Crookwell, NSW talks about how climate change has become an important issue in the bush. He talks about the election, including increased support for Nationals’ candidates more progressive on climate, as well as the need for integrity and progressive action in government moving forward. [Audio grabs from Charlie Prell] : BUSHFIRE SURVIVOR Jo Dodds, president of Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action and bushfire survivor from Tathra, NSW South Coast, talks about how the issue of climate change motivated many voters this election. She also talks about the urgency and immediacy of the climate change threat and what she and fellow bushfire survivors want to see from the new government. [Audio grabs from Jo Dodds] HEALTH EXPERTS Dr John Van Der Kallen, Chair of Doctors for the Environment Australia, who also specialises in air pollution, from Newcastle, NSW, talks about how people had climate policy at the forefront of their minds after all of the recent extreme weather events. He also talks about how climate change is the greatest health concern for many health professionals as well as calls on the government to do more within the health industry and more broadly. [Audio grabs from Dr John Van Der Kallen] PARENTS Laura Grufas, parent from Ocean Grove, VIC, and member of Parents for Climate Action, calls on the new government to listen to the scientists when it comes to climate change and address parents’ immediate and urgent concerns including phasing out fossil fuels including gas. She also talks about embracing the amazing renewable energy opportunities we have in Australia for future generations. [Audio grabs from Laura Grufas] Bianca Sands, parent from Hervey Bay, QLD, and member of Parents for Climate Action, talks about how parents voted for their children’s futures this election, and welcomes the newly elected government’s commitment to end the “climate wars”. She also talks about the great opportunity and potential for Australians, particularly in the rapidly developing clean energy industry.” [Audio grabs from Bianca Sands] Dr Jasper Lee, parent and health care provider from Adelaide, SA, and member of Parents for Climate Action, talks about climate change being an important issue for a lot of people around him in the Mitcham Hills, which has an extremely high bushfire risk. He also talks about the impact of climate change our physical safety and on our most vulnerable people. [Audio grabs from Dr Jasper Lee] Anna Harvey, parent of two from Sydney, NSW, and member of Parents for Climate Action, talks about how after the drought, the bushfires and now the floods, so many people were desperate for meaningful change to see better climate policies. She also talks about how there are so many good policies that would reduce our emissions while making our homes comfier, our energy bills lower and air cleaner. [Audio grabs from Anna Harvey] YOUNG PEOPLE Alex Fuller, National Director of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, from Brisbane, QLD, talks about how young people across Australia want to see strong climate action from the next government and climate change is the top issue impacting the way young people vote. She also talks about young people wanting to see the next government commit to no new fossil fuel projects, like coal and gas. [Audio grabs from Alex Fuller] Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Bob Carr (pictured) has written the story - "On back of urgency on climate, Australia is tipping centre-left" - on Pearls and Irritations that just as slavery initiated the American civil war, it was climate issues that saw the Scott Morrison Government tossed out of government. The Sydney Environment Institute from the University of Sydney staged an event in April - "Why Can’t We Talk About a Just Transition From Coal in Australia?" Paul Krugman recently wrote in The New York Times - "The heat is already on" - warning readers: "Investors — and, more important, human beings — need to worry about climate risks right now. For climate change isn’t something that will happen decades in the future; its effects are happening as you read this." Climate Action tells readers that: "Isle of Man TT races set to be completely carbon neutral". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Astrid Bester (pictured) is the Youth Development Officer with the City of Greater Shepparton and has a key role in the creation and implementation of a new Climate Change Youth Leadership program. Along with the municipalities of Benalla and Strathbogie, the city is working with the State Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning to breathe life into this new program. The first step in the program is to create a Climate Change Youth Leadership Group of up 15 people. Those eager to be a part of the program should visit the "Youth making change for climate change" page and submit their application, which according to Astrid can be nothing more than two or three lines as to why the applicant would like to be involved. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
In this episode, listen in with Professor Nick Hopwood for an uplifting life-enriching conversation that’s all about tube-feeding and the heart-filled, ground-breaking work that he, colleagues and families involved in SuCCEED do. Imagine. Up to 30% of children experience feeding difficulties and as many as 1% of children are tube-fed at some point – but tube-feeding is an almost invisible yet vital issue in our health – and food - system. SuCCEED's interdisciplinary team and innovative approach is changing that: undertaking research to better understand 'who' delivers primary health care and, 'what' best practice care looks like, along with data to better inform and drive change, and the incredible Childfeeding.org website and outreach events they've created to support parents and families whose children are tube-fed. SuCCEED is the Supporting Children with Complex Feeding Difficulties (SuCCEED) Study Group. It's is a unique collaboration between researchers, families and clinicians who are passionate about helping children with feeding difficulties and their families, and ChildFeeding.org has been produced by the families, clinicians and researchers of the Supporting Children with Complex Feeding Difficulties (SuCCEED) Study. Professor Nick Hopwood is a Professor of Professional Learning at UTS, and Co-Convenor of the Life-wide Learning and Education Research Group within the School of International Studies and Education. The SuCCEED initiative is supported by the Early Life Determinants of Health, Clinical Academic Group at Maridulu Budyaru and brings together families, academics and clinicians. For many babies, infants and parents, tube-feeding is a vital part of everyday life, it’s life-saving, and it can be life enabling, creative and joyful especially if supported by creative care practices and networks. Visit ChildFeeding.Org to learn more about: Our vision is a world where children with feeding difficulties thrive. Our mission is to help families celebrate and embrace mealtimes, however they choose to feed. "As the only evidence-based online resource by parents, for families of kids with complex feeding difficulties in Australia, this is the table where everyone is welcome. The SuCCEED Study and ChildFeeding.org are working for change, so that every family knows the simple joy of sharing a meal, and every child thrives". To support SuCCEED head to:https://tube-feeding.fundraising.uts.edu.au/ SuCCEED on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/succeedtubefeeding Recent Papers: Hopwood, N. (2021). From response and adaptation to agency and contribution: Making the theory of practice architectures dangerous. Journal of Praxis in Higher Education, 3(1), 78-94. https://doi.org/10.47989/kpdc114 And the The Blend – a beautiful ‘big’ resource published by Cardinal Health in 2022 that shares incredible personal stories of parents and kids who tube feed, lost of recipes, technical, health and nutrition tips. SuCCEED's arts program features in it too. Visit: cardinalhealth.com.au/kangaroo Follow Nourishing Matters Insta @ nourishing_matters FB @ nourishingmatterstochewon Acknowledgement: Image provided, with permission by SuCCEED Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Dr David Korten (pictured) presents the paper - "Ecological Civilization: A global movement of living people of a living Earth" - to the latest in a series of webinars organised by "The Living Earth Movement". Dr Korten ended his paper by saying: "The time is now. The choice is ours. We are the ones we have been waiting for". You can learn more about Dr Korten by reading his biography. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Dr John B. Cobb (pictured) is the prime mover of The Living Earth Movement and wants all of us to do what we can to inspire the United States, China, and other nations to reduce conflicts and work together to address the ecological crisis, urgently and dramatically. The Living Earth Movement website says: "What can we do to lay the foundations for ecological civilization?For this movement to succeed, it must be organic and locally-led." This interview was cut short when the technology failed and so part two of the Dr John B Cobb interview will appear early next month (June). Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
David Pocock (pictured) is known to many Australians for his exploits on the rugby fields, both here in Australia and overseas, and on Saturday, stood as a candidate for the Australian Government and at this point appears to have been successful in his bid to become a Senator. Cycling takes centre stage on the World Resources Institute podcast, "Big Ideas into Action". A recording of today's discussion with David can be found on The Australia Institute website. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "‘I thought I was imagining things’: New Zealand readers on close encounters with city birds"; "Australia excels at exporting the climate problem. Now it can finally export solutions"; "Between Machine and Prey: An Artist Talk with Kris Verdonck and Kristof van Baarle"; "CULTURAL GARDENERS - Australian Cultural Alliance for Climate Action"; "EVANESCE features work by artists whose practice deeply engages with critical issues associated with the Climate Emergency."; "Emission-free Technology — The Only Universal Solution for Climate Change"; "A Time Traveler from 1900 Would Not Recognize Today’s Weather"; "Demystifying Hydrogen: Victorian Hydrogen Hub (VH2) Hydrogen Readiness Program"; "7 Great Biking Cities (and Which Trails to Ride)"; "Spot the greenwashing"; "Do Airline Climate Offsets Really Work? Here’s the Good News, and the Bad."; "Oil Executives Grilled Over Industry’s Role in Climate Disinformation"; "Businesses Aim to Pull Greenhouse Gases From the Air. It’s a Gamble."; "Iconic Hawaiian bird faces possible extinction"; "Labor now has the chance to act with gusto on climate policy"; "NOAA predicts as many as 6 major Atlantic hurricanes for 2022"; "Australia can swiftly end the climate wars and become a renewable superpower. Here’s how"; "3 Ways US Cities Broke Clean Energy Records in 2021"; "The Ukraine Crisis Threatens a Sustainable Food Future"; "The Bar for Corporate Climate Leadership Has Risen"; "The Hidden Gem of Recycling"; "3 Simple Habits That Can Build Your Resilience and Optimism in the Face of a Climate Crisis"; "The U.S. Has Spent More Than $2 Billion on a Plan to Save Salmon. The Fish Are Vanishing Anyway."; "Quad praises Albanese government’s higher ambition on climate"; "‘No excuses’: limited conservation efforts could save at least 47 Australian animals from extinction"; "Climate change means South Asia’s devastating heat wave a ‘sign of things to come,’ scientists warn"; "Energy poverty in the climate crisis: what Australia and the European Union can learn from each other"; "Project EDGE update: reactive power and voltage regulation devices to enhance operating envelopes"; "The election shows the conservative culture war on climate change could be nearing its end"; "Good timing and hard work: behind the election’s ‘Greenslide"; "Don’t believe the backlash – the benefits of NZ investing more in cycling will far outweigh the costs"; "New Zealand must get over its obsession with big cars and go smaller or electric to cut emissions": "Coalition delayed news that electricity prices are set to rise until after federal election": "Tropical rainforests dying at twice the rate from drier, hotter conditions, study finds"; "NT Laramba residents consider further court action as absence of safe water laws problematic"; "Labor, Greens look set to push businesses to adopt tougher emission targets"; "Pastoralist company to join forces with Beetaloo Basin traditional owners to resist gas exploration"; "Can New Zealand hit its renewable electricity goal?"; "Govt’s punt on cutting emissions must be transparent"; "How oil companies rebranded deceptive climate ads as ‘free speech’"; "From the community | Open letter: Doerr School of Sustainability should cut ties with the fossil fuel industry"; "The database of fossil fuel divestment commitments made by institutions worldwide"; "Tobacco and Oil Industries Used Same Researchers to Sway Public"; "Climate Change Fuels Heat Wave in India and Pakistan, Scientists Find"; "Arcadia buys Urjanet to tap its global and commercial energy data"; "Climate Change made devastating early heat in India and Pakistan 30 times more likely"; "Study: Climate change made India, Pakistan heat wave 30 times more likely": "The U.S. Is Addicted To Gas Heating. A New Bill May Make Going Electric The Easy Choice."; "New Study Says World Must Cut Short-Lived Climate Pollutants as Well as Carbon Dioxide to Meet Paris Agreement Goals"; "Do not work for ‘climate wreckers’, UN head tells graduates". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Marty Kady (pictured) is the editorial director for subscription platforms at Politico and takes us through the group's second Sustainability Summit - "Fast-tracking a sustainable future". Dr. Britt Wray is a Human and Planetary Health Postdoctoral Fellow at the Stanford Center for Innovation in Global Health, Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment and London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Centre on Climate Change and Planetary Health - you can hear her on the "What could possibly go right" podcast. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Labor now has the chance to act with gusto on climate policy"; "Nationals could break away: Labor’s election win spurs more Coalition climate wars"; "Worm composting, a climate-friendly alternative to the landfill"; "Australia to stand with Pacific islands on climate crisis and ‘respect’ region, Penny Wong says"; "Climate action is the undisputed winner of the federal election"; "Shell consultant quits, accusing firm of ‘extreme harms’ to environment"; "Nationals could dump Barnaby Joyce over net zero stance with Peter Dutton set to lead Liberals"; "We Chose Laissez-Faire Capitalism Over Paradise and It’s Killing Us"; "Climate Crisis and Bullshit Optimism"; "How To Tackle An Existential Crisis"; "The Unsustainable Nation"; "Why We’re Failing The Climate Test"; "‘If It Ain’t Broke, Don’t Fix It’ Is A Terrible Response To Climate Collapse"; "Supply chain delays and steel costs are part of ‘perfect storm’ stalling renewable energy growth"; "Albanese wants climate consensus with Biden in first overseas meeting"; "Labor election victory welcomed in global climate circles"; "Underwater drone carries out first-ever offshore wind farm inspection"; "Rising petrol prices to drag on confidence"; "Climate ‘central’ for Pacific relations"; "Sharp cut in methane now could help avoid worst of climate crisis"; "Melting permafrost could expose millions to invisible cancer-causing gas"; "‘Australia votes for climate action’: How the world framed Labor’s victory as a win for the planet"; "A flourishing ecology and a healthy economy? Henry David Thoreau thought you couldn’t have one without the other"; "We identified the 63 animals most likely to go extinct by 2041. We can’t give up on them yet"; "The election showed Australia’s huge appetite for stronger climate action. What levers can the new government pull?"; "New study finds large mammal groupings help ecosystem restoration"; "Protecting cultural and biological diversity is central to solving climate change"; "Australia’s rightwing government weaponised climate change – now it has faced its reckoning"; "Global heating is cutting sleep across the world, study finds"; "‘Who cares if Miami is six metres underwater?’ HSBC banker under fire for dismissing climate warnings"; "This is just the beginning. Above-normal heat is forecast for most of the U.S. this summer"; "A new bill could speed up American electrification by 20 years": "Is climate positive activewear the future? This Byron Bay designer says yes"; "Carbon storage: climate cure or palliative care for fossil fuels"; "Teals to demand action on integrity commission and climate"; "Albanese wants climate consensus with Biden in first overseas meeting": "Nationals could break away: Labor’s election win spurs more Coalition climate wars"; "Mega, giga, terafire: New language to capture monster blazes"; "Shell consultant quits, accusing firm of ‘extreme harms’ to environment". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
The aspirations and climate goals of Sydney's Opera House were among the topics discussed at Sunday"s Echuca/Moama Market. A woman responsible for the leasing of internal areas talked about how difficult it has been to achieve zero emissions as many of those internal areas are set aside for restaurants and the chefs all prefer gas, a fossil fuel, for their cooking - it's a challenge, she said, they are working through. Volunteers to chat are common, but finding someone willing to be recorded can be a rarity and so warrants celebration - however, Samuel stepped forward. Today, we hear from the Miami Herald about what is happening at Davos in the story - "EXPLAINER: What are the key climate themes at Davos?" Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "HSBC pressured to sack banker who discredited climate crisis warnings"; "UNCCD COP15 concludes with global call to act on land degradation, drought"; "Australian Greens hail ‘best result ever’ with dramatic gains in lower house and Senate"; "The problem of global energy inequity, explained by American refrigerators"; "The teals and Greens will turn up the heat on Labor’s climate policy. Here’s what to expect"; "In the Philippines, a Landmark Finding Moves Fossil Fuel Companies’ Climate Liability into the Realm of Human Rights"; "Study Identifies Outdoor Air Pollution as the ‘Largest Existential Threat to Human and Planetary Health’"; "Climate Migrants Lack a Clear Path to Asylum in the US"; "Tackling climate change" - Victoria's Seniors. "Contagious Collapse" - George Monbiot; "Living Earth Movement"; "Dams discharged and flood warnings issued as rain buckets south-east Queensland"; "On back of urgency on climate, Australia is tipping centre-left"; "Climate credentials essential as Westpac eyes green lending boom"; "How Albanese’s practical pivot on climate paved the way for a Greens surge": "From climate to migration and healthcare: This is how Australia will change under a Labor government"; "Global oil firms report huge profits but Indian marketers are left high and dry": "Hundreds evacuated amid renewed flooding in South Africa's coastal province"; "Temperatures in parts of Spain reach highest on record for May"; "New Zealand’s promised action on climate is nothing more than a tottering baby’s first steps"; "Meet the plant detective helping gardeners and fighting crime"; "Group welcomes West Coast councils’ SNA decision"; "US heatwave brings historically high temperatures to dozens of states"; "The town at the center of California’s climate refugee crisis": "Davos World Economic Forum 2022: Global summit to discuss economy, climate change". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Sci Fight is a quarterly science comedy debate, with your definitely qualified host, Alanta Colley (citation needed). Sci Fight brings together science folk and comedy folk, and makes them debate the big issues in a silly way. This round we turn to pleasure. Finally! What is it? Where does it come from, and can I have some please? Pleasure is part of our biological make-up; evolution’s way of prodding us to consume calories, procreate, and not freeze to death, so surely seeking pleasure is only natural? If nothing else, pleasure is a small compensation for all the suffering we endure simply by being trapped in these ridiculous meat vehicles, what with all their tooth decay, ear ache, period pain, and haemorrhoids. Can we not have a little dopamine as a treat? Why not steer our ship of purpose towards the cape of pleasure? Or is pleasure a false god? Simply a smoke screen for more pain? Was it pleasure that led to the tooth decay in the first place? Is pleasure only ever a short term reward, where the deeper satisfactions born from hardship, suffering and sacrifice? One can’t imagine Marie Curie bunking off early from the lab for a cheeky pint and a parma. Does the pursuit of pleasure prevent us achieving all that we are fully capable of as a species? What ever happened to those kids in the marshmallow test? Are some of them still waiting? Join us at the Howler for an evening of passionate and pleasurable discourse as scientists and comedians dissect our purpose, our passions and our pitfalls. Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Musicians are increasingly turning to their craft to help us, and them, better understand and deal with the climate crisis. A podcast from Climate One "Coping with Climate through Music" takes us into this growing field. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Scientists call for incentives to help households transition away from gas use in homes"; "Critical climate indicators broke records in 2021, says UN"; "Public health expert promotes benefits of electric vehicles"; "5,000 firefighters tackle wildfires across US south-west"; "Net Zero Delivery Summit"; "The Remote Work Revolution Spawns a New Class of Supercommuters"; "World leaders not doing enough to deliver Glasgow commitments, says Cop president"; "This election, are the teals ready to take on the fossil fuel lobby that’s captured the major parties?"; "Australia’s Prime Minister Ignored the Climate. Voters Could Make Him Pay."; "How a Group of Female Independents Aims to Revive Australian Democracy"; "Australia found to be world leader in coal power greenhouse emissions"; "How do the major parties rate on climate policies? We asked 5 experts"; "Plenty of carrots but few sticks in climate plan"; "Emissions plan is good, as far as it goes"; "Do Airline Climate Offsets Really Work? Here’s the Good News, and the Bad."; "Oil Executives Grilled Over Industry’s Role in Climate Disinformation"; "The Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor evaluates the transparency and integrity of companies’ climate pledges"; "The A List 2021"; "Businesses Aim to Pull Greenhouse Gases From the Air. It’s a Gamble"; "World’s largest meat company, JBS, increases emissions by 51% in five years despite 2040 net zero climate target, continues to greenwash its huge climate footprint "; "Apple and Disney among companies backing groups against US climate bill"; "Hunga volcano generated incredible atmospheric waves"; "Exxon Doubles Down on ‘Advanced Recycling’ Claims That Yield Few Results"; "Revealed: How Car and Airline Advertising ‘Misleads’ the Public and Threatens Climate Action"; "What’s at stake for the climate in Australia’s election?"; "Rich countries seek coal-to-clean energy deals with Indonesia and Vietnam"; "Who will replace Patricia Espinosa as the UN climate chief?"; "Urgent action needed to ensure a resilient energy transition amid severe global challenges"; "Why climate change matters to Latinos"; "The kids are not OK"; "Renewable energy lessons from European communities"; "Creativity, agency, urgency in cities: the Rise Africa Action Festival"; "Worried about climate change? You’re not alone"; "More than $1bn of Coalition’s climate funding could go to fossil fuel projects, analysis finds". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
Climate scientist, Joëlle Gergis, is finalizing a new book - "Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope" to be published late in August. Her previous book - "Sunburnt Country: The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia" was published in 2018 giving an unparalleled perspective on how human activities altered patterns that have been with us for millions of years, and what climate change looks like in our backyard. Dr Gergis also had an article published recently on The Conversation: "I’m a climate scientist and writer: this election is the most important in Australia’s history". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Where are we heading with electric vehicles?"; "Gas industry and Coalition reach for a get-out-of-catastrophe-free card in climate crisis Monopoly"; "Australian doctors echo UN boss’s call for an urgent end to coal power"; "Major parties struggle to nail the climate message in key electorate"; "Resources minister decries ‘climate religion’ and vows Coalition push for more gas projects"; "The traditional owners taking on NT’s billion-dollar fracking industry"; "‘World is at boiling point’: humanity must redefine relationship with nature, says report"; "Rising Authoritarianism and Escalating Climate Change Are Supported by the Same Industries"; "Green spaces are not accessible for 2.8m people in UK, finds study"; "Mexican farmers demand redress for illegal mining and violence on their land"; "‘A new climate politics’: the 47th parliament must be a contest of ideas for a hotter, low-carbon Australia"; "Lismore faced monster floods all but alone. We must get better at climate adaptation, and fast"; "Prompt and accurate information is vital in a pandemic – the climate and biodiversity crises demand the same urgency"; "‘Clean hydrogen’ confounds most Aussies"; "Australia’s climate data to UN questioned as study finds land clearing in Queensland underreported"; "Australian rainforests dying faster"; "How climate change is triggering a global collapse in insect numbers"; "Oceans hotter and more acidic in 2021 as sea levels, human-induced greenhouse gases rise: WMO"; "Two-thirds of North American birds are at increasing risk of extinction from global temperature rise."; "BNEF says Auxin misinterpreted its research in calling for solar tariffs"; "Tories vote down gas giants windfall tax that could hand your family £600"; "Plant species can migrate in response to climate change – by hitching rides in animal bellies"; "Implicatory Denial: The Sociology of Climate Inaction"; "Australia’s greenhouse pollution from coal higher per person than any other developed country, data shows"; "Why do we swallow what Big Oil and the green movement tell us?"; "Woodside shareholders back BHP buy but blast climate plan"; "Nigeria, Netherlands to intensify efforts at curbing environmental hazards"; "Iraq dust storm sends more than 1,000 to hospital"; "Labor to set up independent environmental protection agency and restore ‘trust and confidence’"; "Queensland flood recovery: A flood victim has pushed back at major parties for lack of climate action"; "Australian Greens hope election focus on climate will bring their biggest representation yet"; "The Global Hunger Crisis Is Here"; "Climate change is driving migration to U.S. and making it more dangerous"; "Bursting into flower: the growth of sustainable blooms"; "Pollution responsible for one in six deaths across planet, scientists warn"; "The banks collapsed in 2008 – and our food system is about to do the same"; "Caesar’s favourite herb was the Viagra of ancient Rome. Until climate change killed it off". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/
