Earthed: Australian climate + sustainability news

Murray Griffin and Franziska Curran
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A quick, weekly round-up of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution. Also covers Australia's involvement in this year's COP31 global climate talks. Hosted by climate and sustainability comms consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Dr Franziska Curran. Supported by a weekly newsletter - go to https://www.earthed.au if you want to sign up! Murray and Franziska also co-host 'Track Changes', a podcast featuring chats with climate change and sustainability experts.

  1. Your weekly climate change + sustainability news fix

    5d ago

    Your weekly climate change + sustainability news fix

    The illegal hissing cockroaches episode! Plus we've got a genuine latté-sippers story. NSW's two major parties disagree on 'keep-cup' provisions in a proposed new law on plastic waste. The Opposition is calling it a café-killer Bill, even though the provisions won't affect small businesses. But there seems little or no disagreement over an innovative, more substantive aspect of the Bill. In this episode, we also chat about an important new report on phasing down the use of fossil gas in Australia, and a controversial proposed Queensland law that that will allow big projects to bypass some standard statutory processes, so they can get established faster.  Earthed is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution. It's hosted by climate and sustainability communications consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Franziska Curran. If you enjoy this episode please follow the show, rate it, and share it with a friend or your network! And check out our newsletter at earthed.au.

    31 min
  2. Bonus episode! A quick Canberra update (climate + environment news from the Senate)

    Jun 5

    Bonus episode! A quick Canberra update (climate + environment news from the Senate)

    A few times every year, senators get to quiz federal officials about all government policies and programs, through what's called Senate Estimates.  And senators relish it, because it's there chance to do a bit of digging about government programs, including climate and environment programs, to see if they can find out things that haven't been made public. The latest Senate Estimates hearings took place in Canberra last week. And in this bonus episode we've picked out the best bits. The moments of drama and pressure, the moments of comedy, and some of the amazing statistics that emerge through the questioning process.  The Earthed podcast is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution. It's hosted by climate and sustainability communications consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Franziska Curran. If you enjoy this episode please follow the show, rate it, and share it with a friend or your network!

    24 min
  3. Your weekly climate and sustainability news fix

    Jun 2

    Your weekly climate and sustainability news fix

    There's some big news from Tasmania's Little Dog Island! And there's an expansion on the way for a NSW scheme that was designed to support green hydrogen - now it's also going to support another green gas. Also, there's great news on the clean energy front - especially on the deployment of big and small batteries. And we (belatedly) celebrate World Fish Migration Day! In this episode we also talk about Woolworths once again collecting soft plastics for recycling. And we look at some groundbreaking new Australian research studies - one on managing land to store carbon without harming farm production, another that examines the impacts that large Australian companies have on nature, and a third that looks at what we could do to help small businesses switch from gas to electricity. You can find links to the stories we cover in the Earthed newsletter. And stay tuned for our bonus episode - out in a few days - it's got the best bits of last week's Senate Estimates hearings - where politicians quiz environment officials about key policies and programs. Earthed is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution. It's hosted by climate and sustainability communications consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Franziska Curran.  If you enjoy this episode please follow the show, rate it, and share it with a friend or your network!

    31 min
  4. Your weekly climate + sustainability news fix

    May 26

    Your weekly climate + sustainability news fix

    Giving cattle a seaweed-derived 'garnish' to go with their grass can stop them burping so much - which really reduces the amount of methane that goes into the air. And that's a good thing, because methane is a potent climate polluting gas.  In this episode we talk about Australian government plans to better regulate the use of methane inhibitors, such as seaweed, so everyone is confident they will be used effectively and safely. We also chat about why we love Iberdrola's FAQ for its proposed Mullion Creek wind farm. (You can find the FAQ here). And we chat about some other exciting wind and solar farm announcements that will lead to a huge amount of new clean energy, as well as big financial benefits for the communities that host the projects.  We cover Queensland's plans to reform a key program that is designed to protect threatened species, but isn't working properly. And we get excited about the important things some NSW landowners are doing to protect native plants and animals. Plus, we've got some audio from a clip about a 'cool temperature' burn led by Traditional Owners on the NSW North Coast to help restore koala habitat. (Check out the video clip here). And there's plenty more! Earthed is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution. It's hosted by climate and sustainability communications consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Franziska Curran. And it's supported by a free weekly newsletter that covers a whole lot more environmental news from around Australia. If you enjoy this episode please rate it, and share it with a friend or your network!

    35 min
  5. Your weekly climate + sustainability news fix

    May 19

    Your weekly climate + sustainability news fix

    In this episode we talk about why environment groups are warning that the federal Budget allocated too little money to nature protection.  Also in this episode, we look at some of the exciting new clean energy projects that are being approved around Australia. And we talk about Opposition leader Angus Taylor's depressing, pro-coal speech that attacked net zero. Plus, we chat about a Queensland government move that allows fruit growers to continue shooting flying foxes, even though a ban was due to come into force on July 1. We also look at some clean energy legislation that's before the NSW parliament, and we chat about a new strategy that's designed to improve water quality in the Great Barrier Reef. Earthed is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution. It's hosted by climate and sustainability communications consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Franziska Curran. And it's supported by a free weekly newsletter you can find at https://www.earthed.au. If you enjoy this episode please rate it, and share it with a friend or your network!

    28 min
  6. Your weekly climate + sustainability news fix

    May 12

    Your weekly climate + sustainability news fix

    A Green Sheep program is on the way! Plus, hear from Australia's youth ambassador to this year's climate change talks - she and her partner run a grazing and cropping farm in Queensland. Also, in this episode, we talk about plans in NSW and Western Australia to make it easier to approve and build new wind and solar farms. But in Victoria, the Coalition wants to take the state in the opposite direction. If it wins November's state election it will pause efforts to build new transmission lines to connect wind and solar farms.  There's also a lot going on to make Australia's environment law - the EPBC Act - more effective. And the Australian government is making changes to the Australian carbon credit scheme. Plus we talk about geothermal energy, and a NSW biodiversity protection scheme.  Earthed is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution.  It's hosted by climate and sustainability communications consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Franziska Curran. And it's supported by a free weekly newsletter you can find at https://www.earthed.au. If you enjoy this episode please rate it, and share it with a friend or your network!

    25 min
  7. Your weekly climate + sustainability news fix

    May 5

    Your weekly climate + sustainability news fix

    Australia's fifth biggest employer isn't a company, it's a natural wonder, and now it's got better legal protection. Also, a Queensland region will gain community benefits worth $840,000 a year from a clean energy project. And WA clean energy projects newly backed by the federal government have pledged community benefits totalling just shy of $2 billion - a staggering amount. Earthed is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution. It also covers Australia's involvement in this year's COP31 global climate talks. It's hosted by climate and sustainability communications consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Franziska Curran. And it's supported by a free weekly newsletter you can find at https://www.earthed.au. If you enjoy this episode please rate it, and share it with a friend or your network!

    29 min

  8. Apr 29

    Earthed - news and chat about things that matter

    Are you looking for a quick, weekly round-up of climate, nature and sustainability news from around Australia? Check out Earthed! Hosted by Franziska Curran and Murray Griffin.

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A quick, weekly round-up of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution. Also covers Australia's involvement in this year's COP31 global climate talks. Hosted by climate and sustainability comms consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Dr Franziska Curran. Supported by a weekly newsletter - go to https://www.earthed.au if you want to sign up! Murray and Franziska also co-host 'Track Changes', a podcast featuring chats with climate change and sustainability experts.

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