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A continuous conversation about climate change - news, views and interviews.

Climate Conversations Robert McLean

    • Culture et société

A continuous conversation about climate change - news, views and interviews.

    Climate News: From Friends of Earth (Melbourne) to a teenage journey around Australia, working for the 'dark side'

    Climate News: From Friends of Earth (Melbourne) to a teenage journey around Australia, working for the 'dark side'

    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".


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    • 28 min
    Climate News: Melbourne's Grand Prix must go; And now it's 'climate quitting'; Ross Gittins: 'I'll be dead, but I'm fearful'

    Climate News: Melbourne's Grand Prix must go; And now it's 'climate quitting'; Ross Gittins: 'I'll be dead, but I'm fearful'

    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".



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    • 30 min
    Event: Home energy guru, Tim Forcey, at Zero Carbon Tatura

    Event: Home energy guru, Tim Forcey, at Zero Carbon Tatura

    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".


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    • 22 min
    Climate News: This podcast has been silent for several days, but Violet Coco has not

    Climate News: This podcast has been silent for several days, but Violet Coco has not

    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 ho

    • 47 min
    Climate News: XR frustrates travellers on Melbourne's West Gate Bridge, being criticized loudly by most and quietly praised by a few

    Climate News: XR frustrates travellers on Melbourne's West Gate Bridge, being criticized loudly by most and quietly praised by a few

    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 Ch

    • 39 min
    Interview: My Efficient Electric Home: 'This is the best job I have ever had', Tim Forcey

    Interview: My Efficient Electric Home: 'This is the best job I have ever had', Tim Forcey

    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".




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    • 16 min

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