Climate Conversations Robert McLean

Stunning interview with Dr Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (pictured) - "The InterviewThis Scientist Has an Antidote to Our Climate Delusions";

"Politics with Michelle Grattan: Madeleine King on investment incentives and the pivotal role of gas";

"In one of the US’s hottest deserts, utilities push gas rather than solar";

"‘The fear has properly set in’: how it feels to watch my home town disappear into the sea";

"The Bezos Earth fund has pumped billions into climate and nature projects. So why are experts uneasy?";

"Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds";

"Interview: Catherine Bertini on eliminating hunger in a changing climate";

"New report chronicles toll of climate crisis on Latin America and the Caribbean";

"Economic implications of the climate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act";

"Critical minerals for the world – or just for the US? Turning Australia into a green minerals powerhouse comes with risks";

"A new ruling says countries – including NZ – must take action on climate change under the law of the sea";

"A portrait of pollution around Canada’s busiest port";

"Corporate welfare may keep the lights on. But backing Eraring power station will have other costs for the NSW government";

"Snow worries: Australia’s ski resorts turn to snowmakers with slopes bare ahead of winter";

"‘Above normal’ hurricane season could bring summer of natural disasters to US";

"Nature’s ghosts: how reviving medieval farming offers wildlife an unexpected haven";

"This hurricane season could be among the worst in decades, NOAA warns";

"Florida school district offers kids a cleaner ride to school";

"Extreme weather is coming for your house. Passive energy retrofits can save lives.";

"Would capping the number of years a car can be on the road reduce emissions? Not so much.";

"Businesses and directors could face multi-million dollar penalties if they fail to disclose their climate impact";

"Are some routes more prone to air turbulence? Will climate change make it worse? Your questions answered";

"Australia banks on batteries in plan to move away from ‘dig-and-ship’ economy";

"Australia’s SUV obsession could wipe out emissions gains from EV sales and efficiency standards";

"AIIMS-Bhubaneswar opens heat stroke unit";

"‘Supply gap’: Labor was warned last year Victoria will run out of gas";

"$16 billion and 16 years to kickstart Australia’s next nuclear plant: CSIRO";

"Powering ahead: Dutton to name nuclear sites within weeks";

"States have legal duty to cut greenhouse emissions, says top maritime court";

"Monkeys ‘falling out of trees like apples’ in Mexico amid brutal heatwave";

"Scaremongering won’t keep Australia’s lights on. Picking up the pace of energy transition will";

"The world is obsessed with forests’ climate benefits. Here’s the problem.";

"Biden and Big Oil Had a Truce. Now, It’s Collapsing.";

"Surge in India’s renewables tendering set to keep coal’s share below 50% in total installed capacity";

"Workshop Accelerates Heat Preparedness Action in India";

"Cost of climate change comparable to economic damage caused by fighting a war";

"This private school has banned water bottles from classrooms. Here are the results";

"A science festival that envisions our planet’s future";

"Popular car uses 31% more fuel than advertised while other makes fare poorly in Australian efficiency test";

"Brazil’s deadly floods represent the country’s ‘Katrina moment’";

"Brazil’s floods smashed through barriers designed to keep them out, trapping water in for weeks — and exposing social woes";

"Delhi orders schools to close early for holidays as temperatures hit 47.4C";

"Northern India Endures a Heat Wave, and a Wave of Deaths";

"In India, Summer Heat May Soon Be Literally Unbearable";

"After Devastating Floods, Surfers are on the Frontlines in Southern Brazil";

"Brazil’s Historic Floods Create a ‘Katr

Amory Lovins (pictured) is in Australia for an energy conference and was a guest on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's RN Breakfast and talked with host, Fran Kelly - "Energy efficiency guru Amory Lovins on Future Made in Australia";

"Dick Smith says no country has ever been able to run entirely on renewables. Is that correct?";

"Labor’s Future Gas Strategy: The greatest capitulation of any Australian government to the fossil fuel industry";

"WA's greenhouse gas emissions continue to climb above 2005 levels despite net zero pledge";

"Tuvalu is being swallowed by the ocean. Its people face a difficult choice";

"Australia and Tuvalu finalize historic treaty to welcome climate refugees";

"Inside the Labor gas rebellion splitting the party";

"Climate Science Initiative, presented at Murdoch University";

"Q&A: The Dire Consequences of Global Warming in the Earth’s Oceans";

"94% of psychologists are concerned about the impact of climate change on mental health";

"China makes some of the hottest new EVs. Most aren’t sold in the U.S.";

"Europe hit by severe floods in the north and heatwaves in the south";

"Future Gas Strategy";

"World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target";

"State of Sustainability Report 2023";

"Think before you click – and three other ways to reduce your digital carbon footprint";

"Eco-anxiety affecting more than two-thirds of Australians aged 16-25 years, study finds";

"Forgotten Keepers of the Rio Grande Delta: a Native Elder Fights Fossil Fuel Companies in Texas";

"Contemplating an EV? Here’s the buzz on the pros and cons";

"Biloxi, Mississippi, is losing a foot of salt marsh shoreline a year":

"Climate change made the deadly heatwaves that hit millions of highly vulnerable people across Asia more frequent and extreme";

"Global projections of heat exposure of older adults";

"Australia's offer of climate asylum to Tuvalu sparks controversy";

"Global experts and leaders convene for Vatican climate summit";

"Ministers consider making UK’s carbon targets easier to meet";

"'Catastrophic floods' kill more than 300 in Afghanistan, wash away entire villages";

"Chart: Global clean energy manufacturing, by the numbers";

"BP Grabs The Opportunity to Take Over Tesla’s Supercharging Sites":

"Data Centers Power Demand Fuel U.S. Utility Q1 Earnings Discussions";

"Climate change is affecting mental health literally everywhere";

"Clean Energy Is Driving ‘a New Era in American Manufacturing’ Across the Midwest";

"Carbon Offset Deals and the Risks of ‘Green Grabbing’";

"Electric Drive: How China’s BYD Is Racing Ahead in the EV Market";

"A water war is brewing between the U.S. and Mexico. Here’s why.";

"Days after climate talks, US slaps tariffs on Chinese EVs and solar panels";

"Paris summit unlocks cash for clean cooking in Africa, side-stepping concerns over gas";

"'Civil Disobedience Has to Become the New Norm.' Jane Fonda on the Fight Against Climate Change";

"It’s a Climate Election Now";

"Azerbaijan pursues clean energy to export more ‘god-given’ gas to Europe";

"In Nagorno-Karabakh, Azerbaijan’s net zero vision clashes with legacy of war";

"In Florida, Skyrocketing Insurance Rates Test Resolve of Homeowners in Risky Areas";

"Climate Change Puts U.S. Economy and Lives at Risk, and Costs Are Rising, Federal Agencies Warn";

"Coal's Dying Light: The decline of coal is hurting Kentucky and communities across the country";

"New Rules Help to Answer Whether Clean Energy Jobs Will Also Be Good Jobs";

"America’s Green Skills Gap Raises Concerns About Energy Transition";

"Can Biden’s new jobs program to fight climate change attract women and people of color?";

"The Civilian Conservation Corps";

"Flash floods in Afghanistan devastate lives and livelihoods";

"Herd of 170 bison could help store CO2 equivalent of 43,000 cars, researchers say";

"What Trump promised oil CEOs as he asked them to steer $1 billi

Richard Denniss (pictured) heads The Australia Institute and is alarmed at the Australian Labor Government's latest Budget that champions gas, a fossil fuel.

"More than 200 authors renew call for Baillie Gifford to divest from fossil fuel";

"Solicitor general to appeal over case of climate activist who held sign on jurors’ rights";

"Wet winter could cut UK food self sufficiency by about a tenth";

"Talking Shop: Telling the Climate Story Locally";

"The unsung heroes keeping our lights on";

"The 1.5C global heating target was always a dream, but its demise doesn’t signal doom for climate action";

"DeSantis signs bill scrubbing ‘climate change’ from Florida law";

"Estuaries provide more than a billion dollars in environmental benefits, research shows";

"Solar power occupies a lot of space – here’s how to make it more ecologically beneficial to the land it sits on";

"Consumer groups criticise energy companies charging solar panel owners for exporting power";

"Gas giants dodge tougher tax hike in Labor-Greens deal";

"Clean energy slump – why Australia’s renewables revolution is behind schedule, and how to fix it";

"Denser housing can be greener too – here’s how NZ can build better for biodiversity";

"Biden Looks to Thwart Surge of Chinese Imports";

"How Biden’s Trade War With China Differs From Trump’s";

"Copernicus: Record May wildfire emissions in British Columbia mark the start of the Canadian wildfire season";

"Microsoft’s AI Push Imperils Climate Goal as Carbon Emissions Jump 30%";

"Summer 2023 Was the Northern Hemisphere’s Hottest in 2,000 Years, Study Finds";

"How Wild Rice Forecasts Climate Change";

"The U.S. just took its biggest step yet to end coal mining";

"Industrial emissions aren’t falling fast enough to meet US climate goals";

"‘Tone-deaf’ fossil gas growth in Europe is speeding climate crisis, say activists";

"Wildfires keep thousands evacuated in Canada, even as conditions improve";

"Northeast B.C. was parched throughout winter. It’s already on fire";

"How wildfire smoke is erasing years of progress toward cleaning up America's air";

"New tougher U.S. air pollution standards shaped by Harvard Chan School research";

"As Florida Smalltooth Sawfish Spin and Whirl, a New Effort to Rescue Them Begins";

"Climate Change Concerns Dip";

"La Niña is coming, raising the chances of a dangerous Atlantic hurricane
season – an atmospheric scientist explains this climate phenomenon";

"New Rules to Overhaul Electric Grids Could Boost Wind and Solar Power";

"How Wildfires Can Affect Climate Change (and Vice Versa)";

"Converging Climate Risks Interact to Cause More Harm, Hitting Disadvantaged Californians Hardest";

"An NRL player died at training due to exertional heat stroke. What is it and what should coaches and athletes know?";

"Car companies spending up on ads for SUVs despite Australia’s new fuel efficiency standards";

"Breathing Wildfire Smoke Could Raise Dementia Risk, New Study Finds".


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Retired Admiral, Chris Barrie (pictured), who once led the Australian Defence Force and who was speaking recently on the webinar, "Too Hot to Handle - the scorching reality of Australia's climate security failure", finds the rapidly unfolding climate crisis as "pretty scary".

"Fossil fuel subsidies hit $14.5 billion in 2023-24, up 31%";

"Nations must go further than current Paris pledges or face global warming of 2.5-2.9°C";

"Brook trout are in trouble in Adirondacks lakes";

"Opposition questions government's inflation forecast";

"How a long-lost fish species was brought back to Bendigo";

"Maya van Rossum Wants to Save the World";

"15,000 squares, 500 hours, 19 months: how I used embroidery to make sense of Australia’s catastrophic fires";

"Where did money come from?";

"Sky-high vanity: constructing the world’s tallest buildings creates high emissions";

"How Texas became the hottest grid battery market in the country";

"Chart: Renewables generated a record 30% of global electricity in 2023";

"Scrapping the waste export levy threatens Australia’s emerging lithium battery recycling industry";

"Climate Justice Groups Confront Chevron on San Francisco Bay";

"Plastic, Plastic Everywhere — Even at the UN’s “Plastic Free” Conference":

"Field workers, farm owners, and buyers band together to protect workers from heat";

"Too hard basket: why climate change is defeating our political system";

"Thousands told to evacuate due to British Columbia, Canada wildfire";

"Phoenix Braces—and Plans—for Another Hot, Dry Summer";

"The Arctic ice between Russia and the US is melting. What’s at stake at the top of the world?";

"Is the Coalition planning to overtake Labor and tax rich inner-city EV drivers?";

"Climate Extremes Slammed Latin America and the Caribbean Last Year. A New UN Report Details the Impacts and Costs";

"More Australians are looking to ditch their cars. But the alternatives haven’t quite arrived";

"Why Highway 1 is the climate challenge that California can’t fix";

"Afghanistan flash floods kill more than 300 as torrents of water and mud crash through villages";

"Dozens killed in cold lava mudslides on Indonesian island of Sumatra";

"Fossil fuel subsidies in Australia 2024";

"Malaysia’s appetite for oil and gas puts it on collision course with China";

"Academics and Lawmakers Slam an Industry-Funded Report by a Former Energy Secretary Promoting Natural Gas and LNG";

"Biden and oil companies like this climate tech. Many Americans do not.";

"‘We can’t defeat nature but we can be climate-resilient’: how plant roots can help stop landslides";

"Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities: what a 3C world would look like";

"‘No alternative’: EU climate chief urges MEPs not to use crisis as political tool";

"77% of top Climate Scientists think 2.5°C of warming is coming – and they’re horrified";

"As Extreme Weather Batters Schools, Students Are Pushing For More Climate Change Education";

"Floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan, UN says";

"Mining lobby: Fast-track bill’s ministerial powers ‘not unusual":

"Bringing the world’s food production in line with global climate goals";

"It looks like the Batmobile, works on solar energy, and could be the future of cars";

"World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target";

"The Climate Crisis Is Already Transforming the Family";

"Horse’s rooftop rescue gives flood-hit Brazil ‘something we could root for’";

"Here are three common recycling myths you should discard";

"How one Oregon county plans to make big oil pay for the 2021 heat dome";

"Europeans see natural disasters as a bigger threat than armed conflict, study reveals";

"‘False promises and phantom emissions’: How was Shell able to double its carbon credits in Canada?";

"Foodwise: A kid’s guide to fighting

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Susan Lengel (pictured) champions conversation about climate change, but beyond that, and critically, "Conversation at the Crossroads".

Susan, who hails from South Australia and once worked for that State's National Parks and Wildlife Service", enriched her climate change experience and knowledge while working with "The Royal Parks" in London.

Check out the group's website and you'll learn that Susan has vast experience in grassroots activism.

Also, check out the group's coming events and I'm sure you will find something there to capture your interest and stimulate your mind.


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From The Scotsman we hear: "After SNP's 17 years of failure on climate change, things are about to get worse";

"Harnessing the power of coming together";

"Cool Geelong";

"Vote Climate One";

"Geelong Sustainability";

"‘Not a single government dollar’: Albanese plays down gas policy push after blowback";

"‘Paying to be exploited’: Labor has now fully succumbed to the fossil fuel industry";

"A pathway for future generations";

"Labor’s gas strategy: what is it and why do critics call it ‘Back to the Future’?";

"Government halts plans for pilot ‘hydrogen town’ heating scheme";

"I understand climate scientists’ despair – but stubborn optimism may be our only hope" (Christiana Figueres - pictured);

"Billions are needed for climate adaptation – now some frontline communities are deciding how the money gets spent";

"How to Create a Society That Prizes Decency";

"‘I am starting to panic about my child’s future’: climate scientists wary of starting families";

"April Extends World’s Record-Breaking Temperature Streak to 11 Straight Months";

"Vermont Could Become First State to Make Biggest Emitters Pay for Climate-Related Damages";

"World’s Largest CO2 Removal Plant Opens in Iceland";

"Government hypes gas crisis ahead of restarting drilling";

"Biden EPA Finalizes Rules Excluding Gas Power Plants From Carbon Regulations";

"Vessel Strikes on Whales Are Increasing With Warming. Can the Shipping Industry Slow Down to Spare Them?";

"How climate change is raising the risks of another pandemic";

"A Natural Ecology Lab Along the Delaware River in the First State to Require K-12 Climate Education";

"Colorado students say they want more solutions-oriented climate education now before it’s too late";

"Aftermath of the storm: What roads, schools remain closed due to flood damage";

"What is winter without snow? Our children are finding out.";

"I weep for the corals, but what I saw on the Great Barrier Reef gives me hope";

"Brazil floods: horse stranded on roof is rescued as death toll rises to 107 people";

"Used electric car sales in UK reach record highs";

"PepsiCo outlines plans to deliver its first net-zero plant";

"Solar Storm Intensifies, Filling Skies With Northern Lights";

"Need help electrifying your home? This startup has an app for that";

"In praise of shade trees";

"This Earth Day, Choose the Planet Over Plastics";

"Drought fuels wildfire concerns as Canada braces for another intense summer";

"A Puerto Rico Community Pushes for Rooftop Solar as Fossil-Fuel Plants Face Retirement";

"Heat stress has damaging impact on older adults’ vital organs";

"The climate crisis is no laughing matter, no matter what those on Radio 4’s Today programme think";

"UN agrees carbon market safeguards to tackle green land grabs";

"World Bank tiptoes into fiery debate over meat emissions";

"At State’s Energy Summit, Wyoming Promises to ‘Make Sure Our Fossil Fuels Have a Future’";

"Italy's falling birth rate is a crisis that's only getting worse";

"Anthony Albanese faces internal revolt from inner-city Labor MPs over gas strategy";

"New US and China climate envoys, seeking show of progress, meet for first time in Washington";

"Net Zero Ministers Met Oil and Gas Representatives Twice a Week in 2023";

"Solar plus batteries ‘cheaper than new coal’ for meeting China’s rising demand";

"Record-breaking increase in CO2 levels in world’s atmosphere";

"Indian Ocean temperature anomalies predict long-term global dengue trends";

"The Guardian view on Britain’s dirty waterways: a failure of industry and regulation";

"Major emitters ‘may retain or expand’ fossil fuels despite net-zero plans";

"Labor’s gas boost opens new front in crossbench election battle";

"‘The stakes could not be higher’: world is on edge of climate abyss, UN warns";

"UK farmers consider quitting after extreme wet weather and low profits";

"Labor’s gas strategy: what is it and why do