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The Land & Climate Podcast

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The Land & Climate Podcast

Land and Climate Review
Operational Maritime Law

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Operational Maritime Law

NATO COE CSW
Diplomatic Academy - The Conversation

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Diplomatic Academy - The Conversation

Diplomatic Academy - The Conversation

20 MAR

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Is Big Tech telling the truth about AI's climate impact?

With the recent 'AI Boom', the energy demand of computing has risen dramatically. As generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots such as Chat GPT, Claude, Copilot and Grok become more mainstream, tech companies are racing to build and power new data centres - the physical 'computer factories' that store and process our information and online services. This new infrastructure is significantly increasing greenhouse gas emissions - but tech companies argue that the climate innovations and efficiency improvements catalysed by AI tools will offset negative impacts. Could such claims prove true, or are they greenwashed PR? Alasdair puts this question to writer and energy analyst Ketan Joshi, who recently authored a report on AI's climate impacts alongside several leading nonprofits. Further reading: Read more from Ketan on climate and AI on his blog, here. 'Does Generative AI “Work”? That’s a Misleading Question.', Ketan Joshi, The New Republic, March 2026The AI Climate Hoax: Behind the Curtain of How Big Tech Greenwashes Impacts, Ketan Joshi, February 2026'Crypto and AI exploit conflict zones and fossil fuels – with destructive consequences', Hito Steyerl, Gago Gagoshidze and Miloš Trakilović, Land and Climate Review, July 2025Empire of AI, Karen Hao, May 2025'Big Tech’s green promises are hypocritical gestures', Nick Dyer-Witheford and Alessandra Mularoni, Land and Climate Review, April 2025SYSTEM OVERLOAD: How new data centres could throw Europe’s energy transition off course, Beyond Fossil Fuels, February 2025Send us Fan Mail Click here for our website to read all our most recent Land and Climate Review features and pieces.

20 Mar

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34 min
03/01/2023

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#1 Sean Henseler - What is Operational Maritime Law?

Professor Sean Henseler, from the College of Maritime Operational Warfare at the US Naval War College, joins the podcast to discuss what operational law is (and isn't), the role of the legal advisor in military planning, and how commanders can make use of the law to enhance the effectiveness of their operations. NATO Centre of Excellence for Operations in Confined and Shallow Waters (COE CSW) | LinkedIn COE CSW | Kiel | Facebook College of Maritime Operational Warfare (usnwc.edu) Home - Stockton e-Portal - LibGuides at Naval War College 20210324_NU_NSO 2023 Academic Calendar.xlsx (nato.int) www.operationalmaritimelaw.org

03/01/2023

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45 min
03/01/2023

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#4 David Hammond and Steven Haines - Human Rights at Sea, Part 2 of 2

David Hammond (Human Rights at Sea) and Professor Steven Haines (University of Greenwich) are back for second half of this two-part interview. In this episode we address some misnomers regarding “illegal” migration, what can be done about the plight of abandoned seafarers, considerations for military commanders and legal advisors when operations run up against potential human rights abuses, and much, much more. Human Rights at Sea | Human Rights at Sea www.operationalmaritimelaw.org

03/01/2023

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39 min
23/02/2024

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Are fishing laws doing enough for human rights and climate?

As the EU butts heads with the UK over fishing policy, Bertie speaks to Steve Trent, CEO of the Environmental Justice Foundation, to get a more global overview of fishing regulation and its importance to environmental and human rights. They discuss past and future EU policy and its impact in South East Asia, and use Thailand as a case study to discuss the issue of durability with environmental reform. The Thai fishing sector's reliance on forced labour and overfishing reduced dramatically in the 2010s, but reforms may now be overturned. Further reading: 'Europe already has the tools it needs to end forced labour', Land and Climate Review, 2023'Civil society urges Thai government to stop deregulation of the fisheries industry', Environmental Justice Foundation, 2023Thailand’s progress in combatting IUU, forced labour & human trafficking, 2023The ever widening net: mapping the scale, nature and corporate structures of illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing by the Chinese distant-water fleet, 2022A manifesto for our ocean, 2023'Denmark and Sweden press Brussels to act against UK in fishing dispute', Financial Times, 2024Send us Fan Mail Click here for our website to read all our most recent Land and Climate Review features and pieces.

23/02/2024

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29 min
19/06/2025

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The trans-Tasman alliance: strengthening Australia-NZ security ties

What is the ‘foreign policy reset’ undertaken by New Zealand’s National government, and how does it differ from the previous Labour government’s approach? How can New Zealand and Australia strengthen their alliance to face shared security challenges, amidst US uncertainty and strategic competition with China? How have recent Chinese activities in the Tasman Sea and the wider Pacific been viewed in New Zealand compared to Australia? What impact are these activities having on New Zealanders’ perceptions of China? In this episode, David Capie and Nicholas Khoo join David Andrews to unpack New Zealand’s shifting foreign and defence policy, its approach to China, AUKUS, and its relationship with Australia. Professor David Capie is Director of the Centre for Strategic Studies and Professor of International Relations at Victoria University of Wellington. Dr Nicholas Khoo is an Associate Professor of International Politics at the University of Otago. David Andrews is Senior Manager, Policy & Engagement at the ANU National Security College. TRANSCRIPT Show notes NSC academic programs – find out more NZ 2025 Defence Capability Plan New Zealand's National Security Strategy FPDA – Five Power Defence Arrangements CPTPP – The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership We'd love to hear from you! Send in your questions, comments, and suggestions to NatSecPod@anu.edu.au. You can tweet us @NSC_ANU and be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss out on future episodes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

19/06/2025

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45 min
10/05/2023

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S4E3: Saudi-Iranian Rivalry in the Middle East

This episode looks at the Saudi-Iranian rivalry in the region of the Middle East, as well as the impact this rivalry brings upon conflict, with the example of the Yemeni civil war. This conversation also considers the ways through which the states in the Gulf and the Eastern Mediterranean sub-regions engage with the Saudi-Iranian rivalry. Alexandra Nikopoulou is a PhD Candidate at the University of Peloponnese, Greece. Her research focuses on proxy wars, regional security, the antagonism between Saudi Arabia and Iran and the role of great powers in the Middle Eastern sub-system. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in International and European Studies from the University of Piraeus and an MA in Mediterranean Studies from the University of Peloponnese. Since 2017, she serves as an research associate at the Center for Mediterranean, Middle East and Islamic Studies (CEMMIS).

10/05/2023

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37 min

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