Climate Conversations (Robert McLean)

Craig Reucassal uses the vehicle of "Foreign Correspondent" to take us to "The Last Resort";

"Australia ‘risks climate tech exodus’ unless it follows US model";

"Free rain barrel program helps Duluth residents get involved in flood prevention";

"We can’t control what disasters a new year may bring. Stoicism can help us get up and try again";

"Climate 200 sets eyes on next poll";

"More rain, flood warnings for Qld, NSW".

Warming world raises the bar for bureau - "Weather is growing more extreme. The pressure is on the Bureau of Meteorology to keep up";

"Should Australia follow Spain's lead and start naming heatwaves?";

"Bassendean family hopes to use electric 4WD to tow pop-up caravan around Australia";

"New report reveals how Australian billionaires are getting richer";

"Hannah Ritchie: ‘Doomsday predictions are a dream for climate deniers";

"Federal Court rejects Indigenous heritage claim against Santos gas pipeline";

"Grounded in Maine";

"Oil and gas industry earned $4 trillion last year, says IEA chief";

"Three richest Australians’ combined wealth doubles since 2020 at $1.5m an hour – Oxfam";

"Winter storm tests Texas green grid upgrades";

"Why has Australia been hit with so much rain? – Full Story podcast";

"Drought Touches a Quarter of Humanity, U.N. Says, Disrupting Lives Globally";

"Protesters Crash Trump Rally, Call Him ‘Climate Criminal’: Watch";

"Sunak ‘dodging scrutiny’ by failing to appoint chair of Climate Change Committee";

"Short-termism and finance access biggest barriers to corporate climate action";

"Calling for Fast, Frequent, Connected Buses in CDC's routes":

"Trees down, flash flooding as NSW is drenched";

"Human ‘behavioural crisis’ at root of climate breakdown, say scientists";

"Murray-Darling Basin reference book aimed at primary school students sent to 4,000 schools";

"‘Twiggy’ Forrest attacks Woodside’s ‘death race’ gas project";

"‘Off the charts’: 2023 was hottest year ever recorded globally, US scientists confirm";

"Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest steps up fight against big oil and gas";

"REWIND: Youth Activists 15 Years Later";

"Capitalist reforms and extreme poverty in China: unprecedented progress or income deflation?";

"The Double Objective of Democratic Ecosocialism";

"Envisioning environmental equity: climate change, health, and racial justice";

"Pedro the penguin teaches kids about disaster safety";

"Doubt and flooding rains: how an unusual El Niño has affected Australian farmers";

"World added 50% more clean energy in 2023 than previous 12 months";

"Why would a climate scientist go on Joe Rogan’s sceptic-promoting podcast? ‘I agreed before I thought about it’";

"Where the world warmed the most in Earth’s hottest year";

"Evidence grows of air pollution link with dementia and stroke risk";

"Weather tracker: Tornadoes and floods sweep parts of US";

"Children living near green spaces ‘have stronger bones";

"Flying Less Could Be Fun, Actually";

"Foundation 4 Climate Restoration Founders Series #6 - Filmmaker John Bowey";

"US election: Iowa campaign events in jeopardy as the state readies for record-cold caucuses";

"John Kerry Bows Out as U.S. Climate Envoy";

"More drenching rains expected to soak northern Australia, eastern seaboard and Hobart in coming week";

"U.S. takes another big step on climate ‘super-pollutant’";

"These are Minnesota's top greenhouse gas polluters";

"Talk like a human: Lessons on how to communicate climate change";

"Australia’s renewable energy goals can’t come at the cost of biodiversity – we need a strategic approach";

"Working from home 1 day a week cuts carbon by 2%. 2-4 days up to 29%. Full-time 54%.";

"Energy Droughts Hinder Renewables Transition";

"Cost of Clean Energy Technologies Drop as Expensive Debt Offset by Cooling Commodity Prices";

"Electric vehicles could save Australians hundreds of dollars on their next road trip";

"Experts warned El Niño was likely to bring Australia a hot, dry summer. What happened?";

"‘Roaring like the ocean’: campers survey aftermath of Victorian flash flood that left two dead";

"Wind farm fight blows up as Victoria accuses federal government of failing to back state projects";

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Net-zero by 2050 is an idea that has traction throughout the world community, but it is a concept about which we should circumspect.

"Why Are Fossil Fuels So Hard to Quit?"

"Cumbria coalmine plan is ‘backward step’, says Alok Sharma".

"Water as Part of the Climate Solution".

"The wreckage of ancient hurricanes could predict future storms".

"Puerto Rican Cities Sue Fossil Fuel Companies in Major Class-Action, Climate Fraud Case".

"Queensland’s Indigenous women rangers given Earthshot prize for protecting Great Barrier Reef".

"Things we lost in the wildfires: images of the devastating personal cost of a warming world".

"A giant clean-energy transmission line to New York City is now underway".

Simon Kerr (pictured) is the musical driving force of "Music for a Warming World" and has had a long history in the challenges of climate change.

The Melbourne-based musician/academic was reading the most recent book, "Living Hot: Surviving and Thriving on a Heating Planet", co-authored by Australian public intellectual Clive Hamilton and energy consultant, George Wilkenfeld.

Simon was so impressed with what Halimton and Wilkenfeld had written that he contacted "Climate Conversations" saying: "We have to talk".

Both Simon and his partner, Christine, use electric bikes to travel about the City of Melbourne.

He was particularly excited to hear the "Climate Conversations" episode in which the CEO of the Melbourne-based Bicycle Network, Alison McCormack was interviewed: "Interview: 'Australia's E-Bike moment' with Bicycle Network's CEO, Alison McCormack".

Hamilton has been the Professor of Public Ethics at Charles Sturt University in Canberra since 2008.

The Melbourne office of Friends of the Earth organized a Collins St protest outside a building that was the venue for a Federal Government inquiry into the Liberal National Party's idea that Australia should build and commission seven nuclear power stations throughout the nation.

More than 30 people joined the noisy but peaceful demonstration. While passers-by were left with no doubt the nuclear power stations were too expensive, too dangerous and too slow, those attending had the chance to listen to several exciting, articulate and far-seeing speakers, including two people from the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize-winning International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), Associate Professor Tilman Ruff (pictured) and Dave Sweeney who is also with the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF).

Representatives of the Melbourne-based "Lighter Footprints" and the "Kooyong Climate Change Alliance" and a passionate Danae Bosley from the Victorian Trades Hall Council also spoke.

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".

Australia's Ambassador for Climate Change, Kristin Tilley (pictured), delivered the opening address on Monday, February 6, at the Australia National University's "Climate Update 2023".

The event summarised the latest climate research, including a snapshot of newly released data on how our climate changed in 2022, both in Australia and around the world.

Beyond the Ambassador, other speakers included:

• Professor Mark Howden,  Director, ANU Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions;  Vice-Chair, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Chair, ACT  Climate Council - Global Climate Overview 2022
• Professor Penny King, ANU Research School of Earth Sciences; Associate Dean (Research), ANU College of Science, who was the moderator.

And considering "How can we sequester carbon whilst supporting other societal goals?" were:

• Professor Deanna D'Alessandro, Professor and ARC Future Fellow, The University of Sydney - Negative emissions agenda
• Professor Andrew Macintosh, ANU College of Law - Carbon Sequestration & Integrity
• Dr Sarah Milne, Senior Lecturer, ANU Crawford School of Public Policy - Co-benefits
• Caitlyn Baljak, Emissions Removal Manager, ANU Below Zero, who was the Moderator

Professor Mark Howden (pictured) from the Australian National University discusses the Australian Government's emissions claims - "Australia inches closer to emissions target";

"Global greenhouse gas emissions could fall in 2024 if clean tech trends continue";

"A trade war could kill the climate effort. But it doesn’t have to happen.";

"Taylor Swift’s Brazil concert was hammered by extreme heat. How to protect crowds at the next sweltering gig";

"Green growth or degrowth: what is the right way to tackle climate change?";

"Fire Season in Australia Starts, Early and Ominous";

"Church minister, 97, among more than 80 arrested in Newcastle port blockade";

"Newcastle port: more than 100 arrested after climate protesters continue blockade past agreed deadline";

"More than 80 protesters arrested for defying deadline in Newcastle port blockade";

"Climate adaptation funds are not reaching frontline communities: what needs to be done about it";

"EU climate chief: China must help fund rescue of poorer nations hit by disaster";

"To Escape the Heat in Dubai, Head to the Beach at Midnight";

"Australian super fund puts billions into backing Britain’s energy transition".

COP28 president, Sultan al Jaber calls for compromise - "COP28: Division on phasing out fossil fuels";

"Heat: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet";

"The Rise and Rollout of AOC’s Green New Deal" - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (pictured);

"Humans have ‘large, negative impact on wildlife,’ researchers find";

"Banning fossil fuels is now a make-or-break issue at climate talks";

"Adaptation playbook is the true test of Cop28 for world’s vulnerable";

"Oil-reliant Azerbaijan chosen to host Cop29 climate talks";

"A different kind of climate movement: the Kaldor Centre Principles on Climate Mobility";

"Hydrogen: Hype, hope, or hard work?";

"The two Australias at Cop28: a country at odds with itself on the climate crisis";

"The Paris Agreement is dead. Australia must change its strategic priorities";

"Coalition MP talks up triple nuclear option at COP28";

"‘Magical’ tech innovations a distraction from real solutions, climate experts warn";

"UN launches roadmap to end world hunger in line with 1.5C Paris Agreement pathway";

"What is Alterra, the UAE’s $30 billion green investment fund?";

"Leaders go round in a circle at climate summit";

"Cop28 bulletin: Adaptation stalemate jeopardises Cop28 outcome";

"COP28 pledges so far not enough to limit warming to 1.5C -IEA";

"Climate activists say space for protest has shrunk at Cop28";

"How climate changes are sparking alarm – and fear – among our Indigenous";

"Australia’s first mobile cooling hub is ready for searing heat this summer – and people who are homeless helped design it";

"What does El Niño do to the weather in your state?";

"Cop28: ‘failure is not an option,’ says summit president – as it happened";

"Bushfire alert downgraded for Chapman Valley, Northampton as firefighters contain blaze";

"Doctors for the Environment, annual conference";

"Chris Bowen says agreement on global fossil fuel phase out central to Australia’s renewable energy plans";

"‘Come with solutions’: Cop28 president calls for compromise in final meetings";

"Why fossil fuel cars may dominate for another decade";

"COP28 youth activists fighting for fewer emissions and more education around climate change";

"Police arrest 72 climate activists in Melbourne CBD for blocking traffic outside Flinders Street Station";

"Carbon capture in the Great Artesian Basin risks ‘greatest environmental asset’, farmers say";

"Mining billionaire Andrew Forrest in scathing attack on oil and gas industry";

"Queensland government to give out rebates for solar battery systems";

"From hunter to guardian: The tide turns on eating turtle meat in Fiji as population declines";

"In Dubai, the COP behemoth expands, raising questions about its sustainability".

Professor Joseph Camilleri (pictured) has long believed in the power of conversation. He acted on that belief about three years ago and set up the Melbourne-based group, "Conversation at the Crossroads".

Here he talks about that group, and the power of conversation and alerts listeners to an upcoming series of six, weekly sessions entitled "Ethics in Turbulent Times: How to Bring Society to Higher Ground".

International thinker and philosopher, Peter Singer, will be among the guests - people can attend in person or virtually.

Conversation at the Crossroads secretary, Susan Lengel, was a guest on Climate Conversations in May this year.

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.patreon.com/climateconversations

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.patreon.com/climateconversations

Much is happening at "Climate Conversations" and today (April 19, 2022) we will be chatting with Dr Haydn Washington, an adjunct professor at the University of New South Wales, a prolific author, a man who is sensitive to the needs of the environment and a fellow who is prepared to call it like it is with regard population. Today's Quick Climate Links are: "Australian researchers show solar power can be generated at night"; "Greens to unveil $7.8 billion federal election home resilience package for flood-prone regions"; "Gas giants paying zero income tax on Australian operations, new data shows"; "How to Scale Up Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation"; "How the US Can Speed its Shift to Climate-smart Infrastructure"; "Michael Bloomberg Plans a $242 Million Investment in Clean Energy"; "Getting the World Clean, One Recycled Bar of Soap at a Time"; "Saudi Aramco cashes in on rising oil prices as profit jumps 80 percent."; "In the Philippines, a Landmark Finding Moves Fossil Fuel Companies’ Climate Liability into the Realm of Human Rights"; "Using a Board Game to Plan for a Changing Planet"; "Electric heavy-duty trucks are hitting the roads in California and beyond"; "New federal funding helps low-income households afford energy-efficiency upgrades"; "Opinion: Orange County fire magnifies a stunning truth about climate change"; "Bucking the trend: Is there a future for ultra long-haul flights in a net zero carbon world?"; "Air of compromise: NZ’s Emissions Reduction Plan reveals a climate budget that’s long on planning, short on strategy"; "When roads become rivers: forming a Plan B can stop people driving into floodwaters"; "6 books about the climate crisis that offer hope"; "12 leading UK pension funds to collaborate in support of climate transition in emerging markets"; "Clara-Pensions commits to Net Zero investment emissions"; "Shut down fossil fuel production sites early to avoid climate chaos, says study"; "This week in Congress: Gouging bill, climate talks, Ukraine"; "How the Long Recovery From Bush Fires Could Decide Australia’s Election"; "We must end our command-and-control relationship with the environment if we are to arrest its destruction": "Saudi Aramco posts $39.5bn Q1 profit"; "Grant King and the Big Gas Con – how fossil fuel giants are cheating Australia’s emissions system"; "WMBD: Concern as light pollution threatens birds across the world"; "Political Deniers" - George Monbiot; "David Piccini says Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives can lead on climate. Will voters believe him?"; "Miners competing over Ontario’s Ring of Fire have contentious relationships with Indigenous communities in Australia"; "Does growth demand sprawl? Ontario’s Peel Region will vote on opening up 10,000 acres of farmland for development"; "Doug Ford’s latest plan to reduce carbon pollution is low on ambition — and detail". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Michael Bayliss (pictured) is the media manager with "Sustainable Population Australia" and helps us understand what a challenging and fraught issue this can be when it becomes the focus of a conversation.

Working with his friend, Mark Allen, Michael shares with listeners a remarkable array of information and stories arising from the holy grail of growth on their podcast "Post-Growth Australia".

Also, being active in the population conversation, Michael just recently wrote a story for the Population Media Centre headed, "Population Growth and Wealth Inequality Are More Entwined Than We Thought: Here’s Why."

An article well worth a read is that by Ian Lowe, Jane O’Sullivan and Peter Cook is that on the Population Australia website headed: "Population and climate change".

Anjali Sharma (pictured) was among a group of young people who had felt success, but then have it turn to tragedy when a court case considered their future safety from climate change fell from being in their favour to be reversed, allowing Australia's Environment Minister, Sussan Ley, to again progress fossil fuel projects without consideration of Australia's young people. An outraged, and obviously unhappy Anjali penned a story in The Melbourne Age: "Losing this court case feels like we’ve lost our chance for a safe future". Listen to The Guardians 'The Full Story' in which you will hear about "The Greens’ next power play". And from RoCo films there is "The Revolution Generation". The New York Times repeats the warning that "Time Is Running Out to Avert a Harrowing Future, Climate Panel Warns". Go on a deeper diver with the World Resources Institute and its "Big Ideas into Action" podcast. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Teen activists vow to keep fighting for 'climate justice', despite Federal Court ruling against them"; "How Fossil-Fuel Companies Are Stonewalling Sarah Bloom Raskin’s Nomination to the Fed"; "Group seeks inclusion into UN systems, canvasses health coalition"; "Welsh solar farm exceeds expectations in powering Swansea hospital": "Federal Environment Minister does not have a duty of care to protect children from climate harm: court"; "February 2022: Earth’s 7th-warmest February on record"; "The war in Ukraine puts new urgency behind Europe’s nuclear energy transition"; "Today’s disappointing federal court decision undoes 20 years of climate litigation progress in Australia"; "Russia and Ukraine are important to the renewables transition. Here’s what that means for the climate"; "The local plan to train Lismore’s flotilla of flood rescue tinnies"; "Michael Pascoe: Scott Morrison set precedent for carbon levy"; "Who’s to blame for the energy crisis?"; "Is Remote Work Actually Better for the Environment?"; "Is Behavioral Science the Secret Ingredient for Effective Climate Action?"; "5 Ways the Glasgow Climate Pact Aims to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions"; "3 steps to boost energy security and relieve gas price spikes"; "The Tories railed against ‘green crap’. Why trust them to solve the energy crisis now?"; "War in Ukraine disrupts key supply chains - and lives"; "Carbon removals and rapid decarbonisation needed to limit global warming to 1.5°C"; "UK Government gives £11.6m boost for local authorities to tackle air pollution"; "2022 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill"; "Who Has The Most Historical Responsibility for Climate Change?"; "The Global Carbon Project's fossil CO2 emissions dataset"; "About the Mumbai Climate Action Plan (MCAP)"; "Before the Next Shock How America Can Build a More Adaptive Global Economy"; "Rebuild or leave? In a flood-prone Tennessee town, one family must decide"; "EPA advises FERC to consider impact of LNG and pipeline project on Biden's climate goals"; "Biden Administration Falls Short on Crucial Climate Goal"; "Can the west slaughter Putin’s sacred cash cow?"; "Will Russia’s War Spur Europe to Move on Green Energy?"; "Former Telegraph Editor Charles Moore Quits Climate Denial Group"; "Climate change: Low water levels at key U.S. reservoir 'putting us in uncharted territory,' expert says"; "Manchin ‘very reluctant’ on electric cars in ominous sign for Biden’s climate fight"; "Environment groups say Coalition plan to bypass federal approvals a ‘step towards industry free-for-all’"; "Is battling back-to-back disasters distracting us from fighting the climate crisis?"; "Sparkling pools, empty taps: Cape Town's stark water divide"; "BlueScope promises steel for first NSW-built wind turbines after securing $55m grant"; "As sea levels rise, coastal megacities will need more than flood-barriers"; "The Big Sneeze: Cli

Seven years ago the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the Nobel Peace Prize and T,oday the Executive Director, Melissa Parke (pictured) was interviewed on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Sunday Extra program and pointed out that climate change could cause devastation equal to nuclear war, albeit slower., the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) won the Nobel Peace Prize. Today, the Executive Director, Melissa Parke (pictured).

The program was called "Nobel Week Focus on Nukes".

"Event: Nuclear power protestors declare it is "Too expensive. too dangerous. too slow";

"Nuclear energy debate draws stark gender split in Australia ahead of next year’s election";

"EV sales in Britain skyrocket year-on-year";

"Trump’s not a ‘fascist’, but the world is in trouble";

"Why democracies, from South Korea to France to the U.S., are in crisis";

"Divided over whether to stop making plastic, U.N. treaty talks collapse";

"INTRODUCING — The Weather That Changed Us";

"Vicious cycle: Wildfires are making climate change worse";

"A $13 billion, 30-year flop: landmark study reveals stark failure to halt Murray-Darling River decline";

"What Trump 2.0 Means for the Climate";

"Despite 2024’s ‘greenlash’, the fight against climate breakdown can still be won. Here’s how";

"Climate policy is on a collision course with physical reality";

"Storm Darragh leaves hundreds of thousands in the UK and Ireland without power, disrupts travel";

"Why so many Americans prefer sprawl to walkable neighborhoods";

"Plibersek made a vow on environmental reforms. Albanese has put that at risk";

"We finally have an explanation for 2023’s record-breaking temperatures";

"Climate Commission recommends carbon negative 2050 target";

"Why a two-year surge in global warmth is worrying scientists";

"It’s Do or Die Time for Philly Hydrogen Hub, and Some Green Groups Are Rooting for Death";

"Decline of Reflective Low Clouds May Have Contributed to Recent Record Heat";

"Have Climate Questions? Get Answers Here.";

"The US is making and deploying more solar panels than ever before";

"Saving ‘old and wise’ animals vital for species’ survival, say scientists";

"Why prioritise the climate crisis given the high cost of living burdens lives in the UK right now?"

"A River in Washington State Now Has Enforceable Legal Rights";

"New sodium-ion developments from CATL, BYD, Huawei";

"A rising danger in the Arctic";

"Climate tech company aims to clean up the dirtiest energy grids";

"How climate risks are driving up insurance premiums around the US – visualized";

"Fury as US argues against climate obligations at top UN court";

"How long will an EV last before it has to be replaced? A guide to electric car battery life";

"Could more charging stations help increase demand for EVs in Europe?";

"Nuclear energy debate draws stark gender split in Australia ahead of next year’s election";

"Reflections on COP29: Progress Amid Political Headwinds";

"Quarter of New Cars Sold in the UK Were Electric in November";

"‘Climate bomb’ warning over $200bn wave of new gas projects";

"Trusted partner to the Pacific, or giant fossil fuel exporter? This week, Australia chose the latter";

"Friday essay: ‘A future of dust’ – Jeff Sparrow on Gaza and why, in evil times, writers have a responsibility to take sides";

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This picture of Dr James Goldie has him with multi-coloured hair, but it always seems to be changing and I even saw one picture of him with green hair. Dr Goldie is from Monash University's Climate Change Communication Research Hub. The Australia Institute has many fascinating webinars and an equal number of fascinating guests and the latest, from Wednesday, March 23, was Chris Barrie: "A Climate for Leadership: how Australia should respond to increasing disasters". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "We need to talk about these floods | with Sue Higginson"; "SEC Proposes Landmark Rule Requiring Companies to Tell Investors of Risks Posed by Climate Change"; "Huge cost blowout causes some farmers to withdraw support for new Queensland dam"; "Seymour Alternative Farming Expo"; "Farmers for Climate Action"; "The Australia China Business Council invites you to the Australia-China Agribusiness Summit"; "Donate to create marine parks for our wildlife"; "Shell U-turn on Cambo oilfield would threaten green targets, say campaigners"; "Why we need to get back to thinking of co-operative and mutual enterprise as a social business"; "Mutuals see greater role in disaster resilience"; "Tornado Cuts Destructive Path Through New Orleans as Storms Threaten South"; "The Wentworth Project: polling shows voters prefer Albanese for PM, and put climate issue first in ‘teal’ battle"; "Saving the Great Barrier Reef: these recent research breakthroughs give us renewed hope for its survival"; "Thinking of swerving high fuel prices with an e-scooter or e-bike? 5 crucial questions answered"; "If the UN wants to slash plastic waste, it must tackle soaring plastic production - and why we use so much of it"; "Insider blows whistle on Australia's greenhouse gas reduction schemes"; "Morrison government committed $5.9bn for dams without advice from water infrastructure board"; "UN mission must see coral bleaching to get ‘whole picture’ of Great Barrier Reef, experts say"; "Dropping seeds by drone, Telstra starts carbon farming to offset its emissions"; "There is something acting a lot like a carbon price in our economy and it is called risk"; "The global system for rating companies’ ethical credentials is meaningless"; "France's TotalEnergies 'unable to end' Russian gas purchases"; "Opinion: Why Food Production Is Critical to Climate Change"; "River: Australian documentary narrated by Willem Dafoe highlights the importance and precarity of rivers worldwide"; "For a successful green transition, a data-driven culture is vital"; "Pilbara rock art custodians want WA government, Woodside to hit pause on Burrup projects"; "Leave the car keys at home. We need to get back on public transport"; "Can wind and solar power replace coal in Texas?"; "The remote Shetland Islands are a surprising leader in the race to net-zero"; "Hurricane Michael Hit the Florida Panhandle in 2018 With 155 MPH Winds. Some Black and Low-Income Neighborhoods Still Haven’t Recovered"; "In almost every state, over half of all women of color earn less than a living wage"; "How Europe Got Hooked on Russian Gas Despite Reagan’s Warnings"; "Spain mulls price cap for gas plants to bring down power bills"; "Activists protest tanker as Russian oil imports flow into US ahead of ban"; "Span raises $90M to make smart panels the gateway to home electrification"; "Why ​‘maladaptation’ is getting so much attention"; "We need to talk about how we talk about natural gas"; "Insider blows whistle on Australia's greenhouse gas reduction schemes"; "‘We need support’: Councils beg federal government for stronger climate action"; ""Everyone disagrees with him”: Turnbull takes aim at Angus Taylor"; "UN chief calls for extreme weather warning systems for everyone on Earth"; "Inside Dan Ilic’s latest plan to take on fossil fuel-funded candidates at the election"; "Kids born in 2

Anjali Sharma (pictured) played a lead role in arguing that the Federal Government owed all young Australians a duty to take reasonable care to protect them from climate change harm - they case initially fell in their favour, but then was lost on appeal.

Anjali and her contemporaries not disheartened by that "defeat", continued with preparation of their argument and now with the support of Australian Capital Territory Senator, David Pocock, a private members Bill calling for a duty of care is now before the Senate.

People can learn more about the BIll's proposals through the Duty of Care website.

Also, you can make a submission via this link: "Climate Change Amendment (Duty of Care and Intergenerational Climate Equity) Bill 2023".

Rolls Royce CEO Warren East (pictured) says we can't wait for perfection to solve the existential crisis that is climate change.

Mr East, who is about to resign from the English company, and who has guided it since about 2015 through rather turbulent times, was one of the many speakers on day two of the two day event, Reuters Impact.

His opinion changed dramatically when he realised the machines his company produced today, would still be in the air in 2050 and the his children or grandchildren would not be wanting to fly on something that was wrecking the planet.

Retired Professor Mark Beeson appears on the 'Un-Diplomatic Podcast' to talk about this latest book, "Environmental Anarchy: security in the 21st Century". And Climate 200 crowd is celebrating having had 10 000 donors to its cause of seeing independent candidates elected in the May 21 Federal Election. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Australia’s climate failures could double spiralling debt costs, government modelling shows"; "Australia’s new gas projects to struggle financially after 2030 if 1.5C climate goal met, report says"; "Andrew Forrest to consider investing in coal-fired power stations in West Virginia"; "Koala IVF could save endangered species"; "Electric buses to be rolled out in Queensland as Australian-first bus depot opens on Gold Coast"; "Factbox: Who is buying Russian crude oil and who has stopped"; "‘Living within limits’ report investigates the environmental boundaries in which Australia can prosper"; "Three things Indonesia needs to ensure the transparency of its emission trading scheme"; "The climate crisis, education and what we need to do to learn our way out of it"; "Solar panels that can generate electricity at night have been developed at Stanford"; "Analysis: Ontario sabotages Ottawa's 2030 emissions plan"; "Autocracies and Fossil Fuels Go Hand in Hand"; "What’s brewing? AB InBev’s zero-emissions fleet recipe"; "50 years ago, John Bockris saw the future of Australia's climate crisis"; "Pouring it on: Climate change made 2020 hurricanes rainier"; "Earth Day 2022: How an oil spill in the 1960s led to a global movement to protect the environment"; "To make our wardrobes sustainable, we must cut how many new clothes we buy by 75%"; "Is civil disobedience OK if it’s the only way to prevent climate catastrophe?"; "Climate Can't Wait and we won't either"; "10 Women Scientists Leading the Fight Against the Climate Crisis"; "Vattenfall starts wireless EV charging trials in Sweden"; "SGN secures £29.9mn funding for hydrogen transmission"; "How Michigan could plug into an electric vehicle boom"; "Science: When to question and when to trust"; "Aboard MOSAiC: Hardy fish, powerful waves, shrinking ice floes"; "Energy Change Essentials, 25-27 May 2022 (online)"; "Global warming limit of 2 degrees still possible if Paris Agreement pledges are met, say researchers"; "Coal plant shutdowns won’t short electricity supply: market operator"; "Electric car sector ‘dismayed’ at mounting oil subsidies"; "Six key lifestyle changes can help avert the climate crisis, study finds"; "XR scientists glue hands to business department in London climate protest"; "Early closure of Australia’s largest coal-fired plant could create electricity shortages without grid upgrades"; "Noisily Doing Nothing" - George Monbiot; "The Zealandia Switch drove rapid global ice retreat 18,000 years ago. Has it switched to a new level?"; "Australia's eastern states face blackout risk from 2025"; "Hunter coal on way to Europe as Russian sanctions bite"; "Bleaching minor at Ningaloo reef"; "‘Historic’: global climate plans can now keep heating below 2C, study shows"; "We’ve Never Seen a Carbon-Removal Plan Like This Before"; "Experts say $250 million fossil fuel handout won’t deliver emissions step change"; "Ulster County, New York, aims for 100% clean electricity by 2040". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Climate Scientist, Peter Kalmus (pictured) suggests we should be "afraid and angry" - "The Climate Summit Is a Sick Joke. You Should Be Angry and Afraid";

"Australia backs COP28 renewables push as King urges end to climate ‘experiment’";

"‘Inheriting a broken planet:’ The twenty-somethings headed for COP28";

"Farmers race to innovate as climate change threatens African food supply";

"Oil companies’ unexpected plan to tackle climate change";

"‘We Need to Address the Issues of Burnout, Anxiety, and Sustaining the Movement’";

"Fossil Fuel Friendly Daily Mail Firm Handed £500k Government Contract to Run UK COP28 Events";

"Big Meat Unveils Battle Plans for COP28";

"Let's Put People Back at the Heart of Climate Action | Opinion";

"As it happened: World leaders at Cop28";

"Regulatory certainty and entrepreneurship: Unlocking Australia-China climate collaboration";

"COP28: Nuclear power, methane and fossil fuel pledges on day three of the UN climate conference";

"Better Climate Financing Depends on Better Data";

"Carbon Cowboys” Chasing Emissions Offsets in the Amazon Keep Forest-Dwelling Communities in the Dark";

"At COP28, the Role of Food Systems in the Climate Crisis Will Get More Attention Than Ever";

"COP 28 Climate SummitGlobal Warming Talks Begin Amid Deep Tensions";

"Study confirms sitting in stalled traffic pushes up your blood pressure";

"Clean Energy Projects Are Booming Everywhere. Except in Poor Nations.";

"Offshore Wind Firm Cancels N.J. Projects, as Industry’s Prospects Dim";

"COP 28 Climate SummitGlobal Warming Talks Begin Amid Deep Tensions";

"Kamala Harris announces $3bn from US for climate action she stands in for absent Biden at Cop28".

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.patreon.com/climateconversations

Violet Coco (pictured) walks free - "Climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco’s 15-month jail sentence quashed on appeal";

"US lawsuit filed to stop Willow oil drilling project in Alaska";

"Floods, cyclones, thunderstorms: is climate change to blame for New Zealand’s summer of extreme weather?";

"‘Dead’ Electric Car Batteries Find a Second Life Powering Cities";

"Deadly cyclone Freddy has become Earth’s longest-lived tropical storm";

"Parts of California face ‘flooding emergency’ as storm kills at least 2";

"Battery breakthrough could put fossil fuels out in the cold";

"People in Paris are being asked to vote on whether electric scooters should be banned";

"Australia’s five biggest super funds failing on key climate promises";

"Fire, Then Ice: Are the Mountains Around My California Town Going to Collapse?";

"Track the Latest Atmospheric River to Hit California";

"Simple solutions could reduce heat inequities in Phoenix";

A new podcast from the University of New South Wales, "Preppers" gives us a new take on an old idea.

"‘Climate breakdown’: State of calamity in Portugal as fires rage out of control";

"George Monbiot: Neoliberalism, Nature and Negative Consequences";

"I’ve studied geopolitics all my life: climate breakdown is a bigger threat than China and Russia";

"Victorian households are poorly prepared for longer, more frequent heatwaves – here’s what needs to change";

"Fossil fuels and industrial agriculture drain $600bn annually from climate-affected countries";

"Why native forest harvesting is the ‘zombie’ industry that won’t die";

"Internal documents show BoM escalated questions on climate and floods";

"Plibersek intervenes in giant ‘climate bomb’ gas project";

"Carbon ‘sharks’: How private companies are cashing in on ancient practices";

"A Collapse of the Amazon Could Be Coming ‘Faster Than We Thought’";

"Wildfires more than double in a year, affecting 5.65m ha, survey says";

"'Like an apocalypse': Europe's catastrophic floods in pictures";

"Warm winters are waking snakes early. Here’s what that means for them and us";

"Explosive FOIs – gas cartel conned Government, fixed high energy prices for all Australians";

"Scientists reviewed 7,000 studies on microplastics. Their alarming conclusion puts humanity on notice";

"Endure – or peter out? Here’s what Northern Rivers organisers and Stop Adani can teach us about building climate groups";

"E-scooter riders flouting rules, blocking footpaths and causing accidents? We need to use smart solutions (and bust the myths)";

"Australia desperately needs a strong federal environmental protection agency. Our chances aren’t looking good";

"'Usually it's a harmless little river': Austrians struck by flooding reel from ruin left in its wake";

"Facts may not be enough to correct science misinformation";

"A small WA seaside town was forced to switch off gas, becoming a 'prototype' for the green energy transition";

"Death toll reaches 16 as ‘dramatic’ flooding in central Europe continues";

"Locals in this capital are happiest with their public transport. How do Europe's cities compare?";

"Australia is a mess. Cop31 is a chance to redefine ourselves from climate laggard to global leader";

"Hurricane Francine Leaves 400,000 Louisianans Without Power";

"Trump Says Clean Energy Is a Scam. That Could Benefit China, Experts Say.";

"Biden faces criticism over his gas car ban. But he doesn’t have one"';

"Climate Change Can Cause Bridges to ‘Fall Apart Like Tinkertoys,’ Experts Say";

"How Climate Change Is Making Tampons (and Lots of Other Stuff) More Expensive";

"‘Perverse’: Woodside, Shell spend millions getting into offset game";

"The Hague becomes first city in the world to ban advertisements for fossil fuels and high-carbon ser";

"Most cities are rainier than their surroundings due to heat and smog";

"Electric vehicles race combustion cars in 'battle of technologies'";

"Mega El Niños may have played a part in the Permian mass extinction";

"Climate Lawsuits Are Exploding. Are Homicide Charges Next?";

"Home Sales in Flood Zones Are Booming. Here’s Why Buyers Take the Risk.";

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Senator Matt Canavan (pictured) has declared LNP's net-zero by 2050 target as "dead". Subsequently, some of his National Party compatriots have told him to "pull his head in". You can read about that in this story - "Net-zero ‘dead’: Nationals force climate war eruption in Coalition" and hear his National Party counterpart, Michelle Landry, telling him the pull his head in - "Matt Canavan told to 'pull his head in' by government colleagues over net-zero by 2050 comments". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Council election 2022: Liberal Democrats in Monmouthshire"; "Replacing NSW coal plant with renewables would create thousands more jobs than gas, report says"; "Will the Biden administration let one company kill US solar?"; "Thousand a day displaced by climate change, but they aren’t protected like refugees: Expert"; "1.5 vs 2C: What difference can a lousy half a degree of global warming make?"; "AusNet proposes first industry led, 10GW renewable zone in Victoria"; "New survey finds most Australians want climate action from government, and are likely to vote for it"; "‘Last meaningful opportunity’: Federal election firing up young climate activists"; "Matt Canavan declares net zero by 2050 is ‘all over bar the shouting’ after PM tries to quell divisions"; "Election 2022: Government's commitment to 2050 climate change target questioned"; "Too many new coal-fired plants planned for 1.5C climate goal, report concludes"; "Australia has little credibility left in the Pacific"; "Estimating Volume Changes for Floodplain Harvesting in New South Wales, Australia"; "Energy Crises in the Time of Covid: Precarious Fossil Infrastructures"; "Scott Morrison is setting up another fake fight on a carbon ‘tax’"; "Victoria’s solar rebate expansion will help wean state off gas, say experts"; "Nature-based solutions, and how countries like Singapore and The Netherlands are using them to fight floods"; "Here’s one way to burn less fossil fuel – use human energy to heat buildings instead"; "Climate divisions reopen as Coalition Senator says net-zero commitment ‘all over’"; "4 ways we can change our behaviour to adapt to the climate crisis"; "A year of hunger: how the Russia-Ukraine war is worsening climate-linked food shortages"; "What next? The world is at a crossroad"; "Eggheads want European producers to manage their e-waste universally"; "Ukraine Live Updates: War’s Effects Widen as Russia Vows More Reprisals"; "Grounded, and loving it. Can giving up air travel bring joy?"; "Farming push to delay eco-friendly subsidies risks net-zero target – report"; "Labor edges closer to Coalition on coal in bid to woo Hunter Valley, Queensland voters"; "California’s Terranova Ranch is getting ready for large electric farm equipment"; "How Biden Can Help the Climate on Earth Day—Without Congress"; "Climate change is upping hurricane rainfall totals"; "Rural electric co-ops face barriers to going renewable"; "Coalition climate policy forced big polluters to pay $15m for carbon credits in past year"; "Ratings agency says Morrison climate policies “obscure, unclear and confusing”: "One in five reptile species globally are under the threat of extinction"; "Reaching the Paris Agreement without protecting Indigenous lands is “impossible”, says report"; "Labor’s climate plan would have ‘little financial impact’ on coal: Grattan"; "Coalition climate policy forced big polluters to pay $15m for carbon credits in past year"; "Now it’s the Coalition’s turn to walk both sides of the street on climate"; "What is Labor’s Safeguard Mechanism plan? Is it a ‘sneaky carbon tax’ or a sensible way to cut emissions?"; "Russia cuts gas to Poland and Bulgaria as West mounts new arms push"; "Hunter $182m 'super hydrogen hub' unveiled"; "Business waiting for detail on Labor climate plan"; "There’s No Scenario in Which 2050 Is ‘Normal’"; "Sco

Tim Hollo is well known in Green circles and he will soon bin in Hobsons Bay talking about his book, "Living Democracy";

"Renovation Pathways";

"Labor accused of trying to ‘silence Aboriginal voices’ over possible changes to gas project consultations";

"We Can Still Resist a Pipeline to Hell";

"Ageing Victorian energy network faces fresh inquiry after blackouts";

"Treasury asks for economic plan to pay for climate crisis";

"Five ways El Niño is wreaking havoc in South America";

"WA heatwave: Perth breaks records with seven February days above 40C";

"Climate change brings more work, more risk for wildfire workers";

"New York lobbyists ‘aiding and abetting’ climate crisis, research reveals";

"Company gives retired wind turbine blades new life";

"New ecosystems, unprecedented climates: more Australian species than ever are struggling to survive";

"Ten of Australia’s top companies lack clear plans to stop using or supporting fossil fuels, report says";

"A 'perfect storm' is pushing desperate parents to marry off their children";

"Bob Brown charge, ban over giant tree logging protest";

"Struggling in these extraordinary times? The answer may be compassion";

"Ross Gelbspan, author who probed roots of climate change denial, dies at 84";

"The public wants clean energy – but this is Australia, where the climate wars never die";

"Severe storm warning as Sydney cleans up";

"February on course to break unprecedented number of heat records";

"Western Australian town Carnarvon hottest place on earth as scorcher melts records";

"Australian researchers are on the hunt for the world's oldest ice";

"E-Bike Battery Forum Focuses on Fire Risks and Recycling";

"Cycling Advocates Make Seven Point 2024/25 Federal Budget Submission";

"Sea Otters Are the Unlikely Heroes Helping to Restore a Marine Ecosystem";

"Saturation point: Australia’s best known carbon-neutral farm can no longer offset its emissions";

"Can we be inoculated against climate misinformation? Yes – if we prebunk rather than debunk";

"Greenland Is Literally Rising From The Ocean as It Loses Its Fringe of Glaciers";

"Indigenous Languages Are Founts of Environmental Knowledge";

"Climate experts sound alarm over thriving plant life at Greenland ice sheet";

"Volkswagen, Hyundai lining up in favour of Vehicle Efficiency Standard, as car execs meet for crisis talks";

"Wind power awards and wildlife photography: Positive environmental stories from 2024";

"Shock as warming accelerates, 1.5°C is breached faster than forecast";

"EU floats 90% emissions target but drops green farming measures";

"Why this is one of the planetary shifts scientists are most worried about";

"How Ford’s F-150 Lightning, Once in Hot Demand, Lost Its Luster";

"Earth Was Due for Another Year of Record Warmth. But This Warm?";

"Is Carbon Capture Here?";

"As U.S. football season kicks off, climate change threatens the game";

"Tour de France: future heatwaves may make it untenable to hold the race in July";

"Eight things grassroots football clubs can do to reach net zero";

"How to make a Premier League club truly climate-friendly";

"Australia’s new car safety standards slipping behind rest of world".

Greta Thunberg (pictured) emerges from court (charges dismissed) and asks, "Who are these laws for and what are they protecting" - "Greta Thunberg goes on trial over London oil industry protests";

"Greta Thunberg cleared of public order offence after protest arrest ruled 'unlawful'";

"Why Australia’s answer to Greta Thunberg is facing years behind bars";

"Australia ‘on track’ with climate targets needed to protect Great Barrier Reef, Labor tells Unesco";

"UK risks steep decline without £28bn green economy pledge, Labour warned";

"NSTA bragged of ‘net-zero’ innovations hours before awarding fresh oil and gas licences";

"How to cope and stay safe in extreme heat";

"You want an EV, but you don’t own a house. Here’s how to charge it.";

"Wildfires in Chile claim 46 lives with the death toll expected to rise";

"Australia’s young people are moving to the left – though young women are more progressive than men, reflecting a global trend";

"COP28 Left a Vacuum California Leaders Aim to Fill";

"Nillumbik Climate Month";

"Dozens killed in Chile as forest fires rage in densely populated central areas";

"Catalonia declares drought emergency, extending restrictions to Barcelona";

"Drought-stricken villages in Spain’s northeast struggle to keep drinking water flowing";

"This ancient material is displacing plastics and creating a billion-dollar industry";

"A heatwave's hitting Australia. Here's how hot it's going to get, and how you can stay safe";

"Severe weather warning issued as ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily lingers";

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

"With the World Stumbling Past 1.5 Degrees of Warming, Scientists Warn Climate Shocks Could Trigger Unrest and Authoritarian Backlash";

"After Another Year of Record-Breaking Heat, a Heightened Focus on Public Health";

"Judge throws out case against Greta Thunberg and other London protesters";

"Labour scrapping £28bn green pledge could leave UK colder, sicker and poorer";

"History Lessons: How Polluters Took Control of Pollution Laws From The Start";

"Jane Fonda Joins Land and Water Defenders at Americas Energy Summit";

"The Australian Government is introducing a New Vehicle Efficiency Standard for cleaner and cheaper-to-run cars";

"Governments spend US$22 billion a year helping the fishing industry empty our oceans. This injustice must end".

Nicki Hutley (pictured) from the Climate Council said climate change was not yet centre stage, but it was mentioned some 220 times in this week's Australian budget and, that it was argued was a significant improvement over what had existed in Australia for nearly a decade.

Read the Climate Council story: "Climate features big in Budget but little relief for cost of living underscores need to hasten renewables transition".

And from The New York Times, we read: "Climate Pledges Are Falling Short, and a Chaotic Future Looks More Like Reality".

EuroNews.green tells readers: "China is building the world’s largest wind farm and it could power 13m homes".

The Washington Post has some challenging news for parents: "‘Virtually every child’ to face frequent heat waves by 2050, UNICEF says".

Writing in The Guardian, Fiona Harvey, says: "Current emissions pledges will lead to catastrophic climate breakdown, says UN".

Yale Climate Connections tells us: "Economic benefits of wind, solar in rural Appalachia could top $65 billion".

And from Columbia University Climate School we hear about "Giving Tuesday".

Writing in The New Daily, Ash Cant warns us: "Prepare for a soggy summer, as La Nina settles in until next year".

Guardian readers are told: "Australian governments urged to scrap ‘one-in-100-year’ flood standard and update risk maps".

Climate Summit Approves a New Fund to Help Poor CountriesCOP28 president Sultan al Jaber (pictured) defends his role;

"The stark choice facing climate conference: A livable climate or more oil and gas?";

"Extreme weather leaves energy networks vulnerable to ‘hostile actors’, Climate Statement warns";

"‘Heading towards a very unsafe world’: Vanuatu’s climate change minister fights to end fossil fuel projects";

"This Year Is ‘Virtually Certain’ to Be Hottest in Human History, Researchers Say":

"Nations Are Getting Serious About Climate Action. Just Not Serious Enough, U.N. Says.";

"Climate Disasters Daily? Welcome to the ‘New Normal.’";

"COP28: How 7 policies could help save a billion lives by 2100";

"COP28 climate summit just approved a ‘loss and damage’ fund. What does this mean?";

"Climate Summit Approves a New Fund to Help Poor Countries";

"Nations pledge millions to new climate damage fund at COP28, US criticized for its small contribution";

"Climate Inaction Drives Heat Wave in Southeast Asia, Report Says";

"Wildfires in the Mediterranean: EFFIS data reveal extent this summer";

"Analysis: Africa’s extreme weather has killed at least 15,000 people in 2023";

"Developing countries need private sector help. They can’t fight the climate crisis on their own";

"Whitmer signs climate change legislation setting 100% clean energy standard for Michigan by 2040";

"Texas Republicans Target Climate Science in Textbooks Ahead of Education Board Vote";

"Anti-ESG claim faces first legal test in New York";

"New technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge electric vehicles as they drive";

"Renewable energy and land use: barriers to just transition in the Global South – report";

"Toolkit for fighting climate false solutions";

"Position: Don’t fall for the hydrogen energy hype!";

"Keeping an eye on the COP 28 negotiations";

"West Virginians Could Get Stuck Cleaning Up the Coal Industry’s Messes";

"‘Kona’ storm dumps exceptional rains, mountain snows on Hawaii":

"This year will be Earth’s hottest in human history, report confirms";

"Biden still has a long to-do list on climate action";

"U.N. chief says ‘Earth’s vital signs are failing’ as leaders meet at COP28";

"‘Heading towards a very unsafe world’: Vanuatu’s climate change minister fights to end fossil fuel projects";

"Where the World Is (and Isn’t) Making Progress on Climate Change";

"Disinformation Is One of Climate Summit’s Biggest Challenges";

"Clashes over fossil fuels, Gaza conflict cloud COP28 climate summit";

"‘Country of promises’: Brazil’s struggle to lead climate policy at COP28";

"King Charles Urges ‘Transformational Action’ at COP28 Climate Summit";

"OPEC Plus cuts oil production to blunt falling oil prices";

"NY launches offshore wind solicitation as it strives to meet green goals";

"Tracking Biden’s environmental actions";

"The U.S. is taking a giant step toward meeting its climate goal";

"UAE looks to burnish its climate credentials with $30 billion pledge";

"Before China’s coal is even burned, its mines are warming the planet";

"This Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Is the Next Carbon Bomb";

"UAE among petrostates that risk losing half their income as fossil fuel demand drops";

"The Antarctic ozone hole is surprisingly large for December, scientists say";

"COP28: World Climate Action Summit, King Charles III and fossil fuels - the latest from Dubai";

"Drinking water restrictions introduced as northeast Spain weeks away from drought ‘emergency’";

"‘A culture of repair’: Students learn to mend clothes and the planet";

"International Drought Resilience Alliance";

"Bill Gates: How I Invest My Money in a Warming World";

"Elon Musk launches Tesla’s Cybertruck in a blaze of glory. But does anyone want it?";

"It’s climate Christmas! But data dump shows Australia has a long way to go on emissions";

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President of the Goulburn Valley Environment Group, John Pettigrew (pictured), argues for leadership to help Australians navigate the climate crisis. Mr Pettigrew was interviewed by the ABC about the flooding in Nicholls and the fact that some 25% of homes in Shepparton will be uninsurable in the story - "Climate Council finds 25pc of homes in Nicholls electorate will be uninsurable by 2030 as flood risk climbs". And Nicholls remains in the news via the "Full Story" podcast from The Guardian. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Big Ideas Into Action #49: the IPCC reports on climate change"; "Climate Change and Ecological Collapse in Yellowstone National Park"; "Please talk me out of a grim climate crisis analysis and forecast"; "5 Ways to Build an Equitable Ocean Economy"; "5 Ways to Cut Oil and Gas Use Through Clean Transportation"; "In Hunter, where coal is king, a Labor heartland seat faces a strong Coalition challenge"; "Trauma, disbelief and plenty of ideas shared at NSW flood inquiry hearing in Lismore"; "‘Not a plan’: Cannon-Brookes, AGL chief clash over future of Australian energy giant"; "Cannon-Brookes puts his money where his mouth is to try to derail AGL’s grand plan"; "What Regions Need On The Path To Net Zero"; "The $150 Billion Road Electric School Buses Can Ride To Create American Jobs And Protect Kids’ Health"; "McArthur River Mine representatives sat on government tender panel that chose new independent monitor"; "Europe should levy a high tariff on Russian energy"; "How Europe’s biomass appetite is harming the US south"; "Toughness has limits: over 1,100 species live in Antarctica – but they’re at risk from human activity"; "How our bushfire-proof house design could help people flee rather than risk fighting the flames"; "It was a toxic wasteland. Now it’s a national park.": "In India, Summer Heat May Soon Be Literally Unbearable"; "Temperatures break monthly records in India as heat wave scorches region"; "Dust-Thunderstorm/Rain Predicted during Eid Holidays"; "Integrating attribution with adaptation for unprecedented future heatwaves"; "Actionable Climate Science for policymakers": "Where Lawns Are Outlawed (and Dug Up, and Carted Away)": "Colorado River Reservoirs Are So Low, Government Will Delay Releases"; "Biden Administration Begins $3 Billion Plan for Electric Car Batteries"; "How phantom forests are used for greenwashing"; "I’m a Fashion Editor, and I Shop at the Dump"; "Can the warming ocean supply the world’s meat?"; "Better Cotton brings together global fashion brands to ensure cotton traceability"; "‘We cannot afford greenwashing’ UN Secretary-General warns at Net-Zero Expert Group meeting"; "India and Pakistan heatwave is 'testing the limits of human survivability,' expert says". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Heather Campbell (pictured) talked about "Living in Harmony" during the Saturday program of the "iDEA Conference", an annual event organized by the Australian arm of Doctors for the Environment.

Heather, who has a long involvement in working to protect our environment, is the CEO of Bush Heritage, Australia.

Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".

Mónica Guzmán, the author of "I Never Thought of It That Way" helps us better understand how we can talk about the climate crisis with those who think differently about the dilemma;

"Emails reveal Melbourne Water ignored conflict advice before flood inquiry scandal";

"Loss and damage finance: where the rubber hits the road for climate justice";

"‘Significant rain’: Flood warning for northern NSW, SE Qld";

"Fifth Annual Climate Restoration Forum";

"The impacts of climate change on regional Australia"

"Braver Angels";

"Eco-Anxiety and Hope for the Future";

"Girl Up";

"The Foundation for Climate Restoration";

"Water rights and energy top Indigenous talks agenda";

"New York City buildings turn to carbon capture";

"Gas 'open for business' during global energy transition";

"North West NSW Drivers Can Save $71M, Report Finds";

"Plibersek's pledge for no new extinctions under threat as researchers issue dire warning on Tasmanian maugean skate";

"Labor wants to help gas giants ‘scale up’ carbon capture potential";

"Santos strikes deals to bury carbon dioxide under the Timor Sea";

"Gas chiefs plead for investment certainty as energy talks loom";

"Three things I’ve learnt on the road to help us break the climate logjam";

"A new source of fire records, hidden in the sands, gives us a bigger picture of the risks";

"Program to plant 20 million trees prioritised cost-saving over gains for nature, research finds";

"IMD issues 4th heatwave alert in Konkan region, other Maharashtra districts";

"Met Office verdict on 35C 'African plume' heatwave heading to the UK";

"Exhaustion sets in as cost of record flood reaches 'millions' for Eugowra residents";

"What is hydrogen and how is it key to Australia's green future?";

"National Renewables in Conference and Expo 2023";

"Meteorologists are the new targets in global social media misinformation";

"Four charts on the unstoppable growth of solar – our best hope against climate change";

"Can Australia reach its climate targets?";

"US climate agency declares chance of El Niño now above 90 per cent in 2023".

Melbourne's Anitra Nelson is best known for her interest in degrowth although this story is related, it's from a slightly different angle - "These technologies help you live lightly on the planet".

From the Sydney Morning Herald we read about an idea to tax cow burbs -"New Zealand climate policy proposal includes taxing cow burps"

And from the English version of El País we read that: "From climate change denial to delays: Oil firms send academics into the fray".

Miki Perkins writes in the Melbourne Age in a story headed "What will you do to reduce the state's greenhouse gas emissions?"

LA Times reporter, Rosanna Xia, writes news stories for the newspaper about where the ocean meets the shore and her new book, "California against the Sea: vision for our changing coastline" is about to be published.

Rosanna was a guest on an LA Times webinar "Ask a Reporter, Our Climate Change Challenge" and with her was energy reporter, Sammy Roth.

The book "California against the Sea" is the work of Rosanna and is about to arrive in the bookshops.

The webinar is more than an hour-long,but it is worth your time.

More than 70 people were recently at Shepparton's GV Library to hear two speakers with an enlightening understanding of how to make your home more energy-efficient - the event, known as the "Home Energy Efficiency Talk" - was promoted by the City of Greater Shepparton through its "Sustainability & Environment Team".

The first of the speakers was Tim Forcey, the fellow behind the Facebook page "My Efficient Electric Home" and the author of "My Efficient Electric Home Handbook: How to slash your energy bills, protect your health & save the planet".

The second speaker was the CEO of GV Community Energy, Geoff Lodge.

Tim Forcey was not a stranger to the Goulburn Valley, having been a guest at a virtual event organized by" Zero Carbon Tatura" and in May this year having been a guest on "Climate Conversations"

James Hansen (artist's impression) took a day off work in 2009 to join a protest - "The Climate Expert Who Delivered News No One Wanted to Hear". More takes from Hot Takes - "April 20 Is #FUBPday". I promised a story from The New Yorker by Bill McKibben, but now, it seems, I'm locked out but you might have more success and so here is the link. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "You ain't sneezed nothing yet"; "Southern Africa storms fuelled by climate change - study"; "India: Workers face health risks in world’s ‘most polluted’ city"; "The Earth Is Facing a Nitrogen Shortage Due to Climate Change, Study Says"; "We’re Failing to Prepare Our Children for the Climate Fight"; "Scientists map Caribbean coral reefs to tackle climate change"; "Government spent more on recycling ads than climate and skills combined"; "Mapping Australia’s path to transition"; "Voters in hotly contested Liberal-held seat rank climate and environment over economy, poll finds"; "Hundreds dead and thousands left homeless in South Africa after heavy rain triggers floods and mudslides"; "Call for action on plastics in waterways"; "A new riverkeeper becomes a voice for the conservation and protection of the Yarra River"; "High gas costs won't stop climate change"; "Why high gas prices aren’t necessarily good for the climate"; "Six arrested after climate activists scale oil tanker in central London"; "Pat Baskett: We must do whatever we can, as fast as possible"; "Michael Pascoe: The federal election campaign is silent on the issues that count"; "Top Ad and PR Firms Exposed for Helping Big Oil Greenwash Their Climate Destruction"; "The People's Blockade of the World's Biggest Coal Port"; "‘Last meaningful opportunity’: Federal election firing up young climate activists"; "Macron, Le Pen pitch for votes to left-wing French who detest them both"; "More Parents Talking To Kids About Climate Change"; "86,000 bottles of water on the wall: Tonga struggles with post-volcano waste problem"; "‘We’re trying to turn the magnet towards optimism’: Cate Blanchett on her new climate crisis podcast"; "New natural history GCSE to focus on protecting the planet". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Pete Mailer has written in The Guardian about how Australian farmers are defenceless in the face of extreme weather events: "Australian farmers have no defences left against ‘extraordinary’ weather events that have become all too common".

Writing in The Sydney Morning Herald and The Melbourne Age, David Crowe reports: "$600m for disaster relief services after ‘back-to-back’ climate emergencies".

Back at The Guardian, Graham Readfearn tells us: "Bureau of Meteorology was ‘cowering in the corner’ on climate crisis, former staff claim".

Climate educator, Blanche Verily, has written a wonderful small book."Learning to Live with Climate Change" (pictured) and it is available as a free E-book.

Bob Berwyn, writing on Inside Climate News, that: " ‘Timber Cities’ Might Help Decarbonize the World."

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology gives some hints about what's ahead: "‘Set for a bad year’: Grim outlook amid El Nino threat";

"Birds Produce Fewer Young as Early Spring Arrives in Warming World";

"June Extremes Suggest Parts of the Climate System Are Reaching Tipping Points";

"The environmental impacts of artificial turf worth considering before rolling it out in your backyard";

"Saving Humanity and Planet Earth (SHAPE)";

"Australians should ‘brace themselves’ for coming bushfire season";

"Keir Starmer will have to break a few eggs if he’s to achieve a green economy";

"Climate grief is real – and I cannot keep watching images of our dying planet";

"The earth might hold huge stores of natural hydrogen – and prospectors are already scouring South Australia for it";

"‘Absolute scandal’: UAE state oil firm able to read Cop28 climate summit emails";

"Monday was hottest day for global average temperature on record, as climate crisis bites";

"Green light for pioneering regional hydrogen project";

"Canada learnt from its Black Summer moment. Why haven’t we?";

"Report: The future of hot water is electric";

"Building resilience to the mental health impacts of climate change in rural Australia";

"Sustainability, Climate and Health Collaboration Annual Forum";

"South Australia hopes to be “hydrogen superpower” with 118GW of wind and solar";

"Growing Up in a Warming World: Heightened Temperatures Pose Significant Risk to Child Health";

"BlackRock raises $500m to build Australia’s biggest battery";

"Wildfire Smoke and High Heat Have Something in Common. Guess What";

"ER visits spike in Texas as 13 people die in US South from extreme heat";

"Australia sides with China, Russia in bid to sink Pacific nations’ climate plan";

"New Zealand becomes first country to ban thin plastic bags for fresh produce from supermarkets";

"As Queensland strives to lower emissions, what does it mean for all that coal?";

"Activists fear Wombat Forest will be logged when native logging ban starts";

"Canadian wildfire update: it’s already a record year";

"Your next BBQ could feature an electric grill";

"Electric Vehicle Charging Safety Tips";

"Buyout programs aren’t serving everyone who needs help after a flood, planner warns";

"Too big, too heavy and too slow to change: road transport is way off track for net zero";

"MBIE watching for insurance cowboys blowing in on the storms";

"Will El Niño on top of global heating create the perfect climate storm?";

"UN Warns of Impending Famine Crisis: RT World Reports";

"Tasmania expands native logging harvest area as other states wind back";

"Ecological Restoration and Deforestation Control: Implications for Colombia’s Agriculture and Climate Goals";

"Radically transparent fashion and reusable packaging at Wimbledon: The sustainability success stories of the week";

"June Extremes Suggest Parts of the Climate System Are Reaching Tipping Points";

"Zac Goldsmith steps down, says PM Is ‘uninterested’ in tackling climate crisis".

Assistant Professor David Keith (pictured at the Melbourne Energy Institute's Symposium23 on Friday, December 8, mounted a convincing argument about why public transport will never replace, totally, the privately owned motor car.

His argument overlooked, I would argue, the fact that the modern mind had been colonized by the individualism promoted and encouraged by capitalistic and neoliberal thinking.

"$700m pledged to loss and damage fund at Cop28 covers less than 0.2% needed";

"Storms, wind bring ‘catastrophic’ fire danger to SE Australia";

"Forests will offer mammals refuge as climate warms";

"Alok Sharma says COP28 agreement on fossil fuel phase-out is ‘vital";

"COP28 creates fund for vulnerable countries for loss and damage from climate change—but will it reach vulnerable people?";

"Porsche plans to use CO₂-reduced steel in its sports cars from 2026";

"‘Devil will be in the detail’: Australia’s $80b merger talks spark questions";

"How Kirsha Kaechele brought the logging industry’s most powerful players together";

"Sweltering through this heatwave? Here's how to stay cool";

"COP28 oil company to spend $1 bn a month on fossil fuels this decade despite ‘green’ claims";

"Azerbaijan weaponises conservation law in conflict with Armenia";

"Next year’s climate summit still lacks a host";

"Australia's set to sizzle this weekend. Here's how hot it will be, and how to avoid heat stroke";

"Fraught battle over fossil fuels at centre of Cop28 as we enter second week";

"Helping the Pacific financially is a great start – but Australia must act on the root cause of the climate crisis";

"COP28: Turning the tap off slowly – why Australia’s decision to end overseas fossil fuel finance matters";

"Clash Over ‘Fossil Fuels’ Pits U.A.E. Against Public Health Experts";

"Drastic Emissions Cuts, Transition to Renewable Energy Crucial as ‘Humanity’s Fate Hangs in the Balance’, Secretary-General Tells World Climate Action Summit";

"Al Gore Wants to Weaken Petrostates’ Power Over Global Climate Decisions";

"We have one planet and it's our collective responsibility to preserve it by reducing our impact and transitioning to a nature positive future.";

"A Country Breakfast - rural news";

"The battle to phase out fossil fuels has little or no precedent — but isn’t lost";

"Coral Scientist Predicts Massive Bleaching Events in 2024";

"2023 Will Be Hottest Year on Record, EU Climate Service Says";

"Paris Plans an Urban Forest for a Busy Roundabout";

"Adjusting Frozen Food Temperature Could Reduce Carbon Emissions While Improving Food Security, Researchers Say";

"A Guide to Six Greenwashing Terms Big Ag Is Bringing to COP28";

"Reuters, New York Times Top List of Fossil Fuel Industry’s Media Enablers";

"COP28: with a ‘loss and damage’ fund in place, protecting climate refugees is more urgent than ever";

"Politics with Michelle Grattan: Chris Bowen’s struggle to promote consensus on climate action at COP28";

"Fossil CO₂ emissions hit record high yet again in 2023";

"Reporting from COP28: The People at the Heart of It All";

"How Amy Westervelt Sees Through the Smokescreen of COP28";

"Inside the Campaign That Put an Oil Boss in Charge of a Climate Summit";

"Rod Oram: Words, crowds and Kiwis at global climate summit";

"An Inevitable Showdown With the Fossil Fuel Industry Is Brewing at COP28";

"Wind and solar pose climate threat too, oil giant Saudi Arabia argues";

"Kerry indicates US backs ‘largely’ phasing out fossil fuels";

"‘No climate justice without peace’: Gaza becomes flashpoint for climate activists";

"Activists say their voices are stifled by increasing rules and restrictions at COP28 climate talks";

"UAE 'repressive environment' complicating COP28 activism: Amnesty";

"Exclusive: Moldova volunteers to run COP29 climate summit, Serbia also mulls bid";

"November is the sixth straight month to set a heat record, scientists say";

"As Australia braces for a heatwave, 2023 is officially the hottest year on record".

George Marshall is one of the world's clearest thinkers in the climate change conversation and just yesterday (Tuesday, March 23) he was the special guest on a webinar organized by the Melbourne-based "Psychology for a Safe Climate". George is the founding director of Britain's "Climate Outreach" and is presently in Australia adding to research for a new book with the working title of "What happens next?". He was last in Australia in 2015 when he spoke at the annual "National Sustainable Living Festival" and while there was able to find a free evening to visit Shepparton in northern Victoria to speak at an event organized by "Slap Tomorrow". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Climate champion and former U.S. vice president, Al Gore, was the first of many guests at a day-long Climate Forward event organized by The New York Times.

Mr Gore exuded optimism during what was described as a "fire-side chat", with a senior New York Times climate reporter, Somini Sengupta. 

A Senior Fellow with the World Resources Institute, Dr Karl Hausker (pictured), delivered a public lecture on October 10 at the University of Melbourne on "Recent developments in US climate policy."

And it was during the lecture, thanks to what Dr Hausker said, that I realised I was a purist as opposed to being a pragmatist when it came to my approach to the climate crisis.

"Earth’s ‘vital signs’ show humanity’s future in balance, say climate experts";

"‘It’s mindblowing’: US meteorologists face death threats as hurricane conspiracies surge";

"Explainer: How hotter oceans can fuel more intense Atlantic hurricanes";

"25 of 35 Vital Signs for Earth Have Reached Record Extremes, Scientists Warn";

"Global Deforestation Increased in 2023, Report Finds";

"BP Scraps Target of Reducing Oil Production by 2030";

"A 20-Foot Sea Wall? Miami Faces the Hard Choices of Climate Change.";

"‘It’s almost beyond belief’: Findings blast Australia’s biggest carbon offset scheme";

"‘Earth is sending out an SOS’: the battle to reverse wildlife losses";

"Florida’s governor prepared for this inevitable storm by burying his head";

"Anatomy of a monster: Inside the one-in-1000-year hurricane that smashed Florida";

"Tanya Plibersek defends Aboriginal heritage order blocking ‘irreversible damage’ of goldmine tailings dam";

"You’re probably underestimating the willingness of your fellow citizens to act on climate";

"Queensland’s LNP leader David Crisafulli says plan to end coal energy by early 2030s is ‘fanciful";

"In a comparison of life-cycle emissions, EVs crushed combustion cars";

"From the sea to your plate: how to choose more sustainable salmon";

"Solar panel prices have fallen by around 20% every time global capacity doubled";

"At least 18 people dead in Hurricane Milton’s aftermath";

"Hurricane Milton: Flooded industrial sites and toxic chemical releases are a silent, growing threat";

"Meteorologists Get Death Threats as Hurricane Milton Conspiracy Theories Thrive";

"Hurricane Milton has left two worlds in its wake. Elon Musk lives in one of them. The other is called reality";

"How we created a beautiful native wildflower meadow in the heart of the city using threatened grassland species";

"Ocean Warming Has Doubled in Past 20 Years: EU Copernicus Report";

"The renewable energy hidden in our wastewater ponds – here’s how it could work";

"New Energy Outlook
2024";

"Rebates for buying e-bikes and e-scooters are good but unlikely to greatly boost sustainable transport on their own";

"Global River Flows Fell to Record Lows in 2023, WMO Report Says".

Investors pour more than US$3 trillion into fossil fuels - check this out on Urgewald, "Investing in Climate Chaos";

"El Niño doesn't automatically mean it won't rain. Here's why it's been so wet and stormy for Australia's eastern states";

"Rooftop solar drives out coal, wind and grid-scale solar";

"Parts of Victoria, SA, NSW on flood watch after thunderstorms and heavy rainfall";

"Communities prepare properties for storms";

"Historic homes, now flooded, promised protection works that never happened";

"The costly car choice we need to rethink";

"Food Systems & the Environment | CHEF AJ LIVE! with Dr. Peter Johnston";

"An Ecology Minister With an Oil Pedigree Will Lead Global Climate Talks";

"Canada’s Logging Industry Devours Forests Crucial to Fighting Climate Change";

"How to get people to kick fossil fuels out of their homes";

"Seymour told to evacuate, too late to leave for Yea as floodwaters rise";

"Residents told to evacuate as drenching rains hit south-east Australia";

"Residents told to evacuate as drenching rains hit south-east Australia";

"An Ecology Minister With an Oil Pedigree Will Lead Global Climate Talks";

"Awash with fossil fuel money, African football is sowing the seeds of its own destruction";

"Climate solutions and problems";

"The planet burns on a bonfire of farming regulations";

"Australia heats up with eighth-warmest year on record";

"Bochum, Germany to extract geothermal heat from abandoned coal mines";

"Rishi Sunak’s woes mount with oil bill rebellion, byelections and asylum row".

Nathan Thanki (pictured) from the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty was one of three guests at the recent online event organized by the War on Want entitled: "COP28 and the fight for climate justice".

"‘The antidote to despair is action’: Lesley Hughes on motivation through a climate crisis";

"The Wararack is a coalition formed to regenerate Mount Alexander Shire";

"Join us at Beneath the Wisteria to hear Hannah Vardy talk about the Australian Federal Government's need to address the duty of care";

"Net Zero Plan for Agriculture and Land";

"COP-out: Why the petrostate-hosted climate talkfest will fail on key emissions-reduction task";

"Carbon-capturing algae pilot set for British train station";

"Cop28 host UAE has world’s biggest climate-busting oil plans, data indicates";

"Newsroom edition: how inequality exacerbates the climate crisis – Full Story podcast";

"In September we went past 1.5 degrees. In November, we tipped over 2 degrees for the first time. What’s going on?";

"Why the shipping industry’s increased climate ambition spells the end for its fossil fuel use";

"Sails and satellite navigation could cut shipping industry’s emissions by up to a third";

"For developing world to quit coal, rich countries must eliminate oil and gas faster – new study";

"Fossil fuel industry sees the future in hard-to-recycle plastic";

"COP27 flinched on phasing out ‘all fossil fuels’. What’s next for the fight to keep them in the ground?";

"‘Hope has to be a strategy’: the scientist who refused to let the climate warmongers win";

"Greens could sink Labor’s gas industry scheme over concerns it supports fossil fuel expansion";

"Perth bushfire: ten homes destroyed as residents in northern suburbs forced to flee";

"Australians driving less to dodge soaring fuel prices, Climate Council poll shows";

"Queensland’s wet tropics see 25% rise in threatened species in three years as climate change bites";

"NSW announces contracts for six batteries to supply 1GW of energy by 2025";

"Green energy target shake-up on the cards, as Albanese government seeks review on ambitious goals, insiders reveal";

"Chris Bowen’s renewable bid to keep the lights on";

"Albanese government to rapidly expand investment scheme for clean energy projects";

"Coal from Newcastle. The port blockade that aims to stop it.";

"NSW Forestry Corporation is losing money, risking the environment, yet logging continues";

"Redacted. Gas lobby in lock-step with Government on “secret” gas reservation options";

"Clean Energy Jobs, and Unionization, Are Moving Into the South";

"Bison Get the Ken Burns Treatment in "The American Buffalo"";

"Here’s how many fossil fuel lobbyists have attended U.N. climate talks";

"COP-out: Why the petrostate-hosted climate talkfest will fail";

"Fast-moving bushfire threatens homes in Perth’s north";

"In Illinois, young, conservation-minded farmers race against climate change to save their soil";

"Many cyclists want to keep biking even in winter, advocate says";

"China Auto Industry Leverages Modular Production to Become EV Powerhouse";

"Deploying Capital to Decarbonise Household Electrification"";

"Of course working-class people care about the climate crisis: they emit the least, but will suffer most";

"Climate change hits women’s health harder. Activists want leaders to address it at COP28";

"Encroaching wildfires prompt North Carolina and Tennessee campgrounds to evacuate";

"‘Extremely worrying’: Argentinian researchers reel after election of anti-science president";

"The jet set: 200 celebrities’ aircraft have flown for combined total of 11 years since 2022";

"How to find joy in climate action";

"Ecuador Will Keep Some Oil in the Ground";

"What’s Going On in This Graph? | Electric Cars";

"Clean Energy’s Powerful Momentum";

"Fossil Fuels Aren’t Going Anywhere";

"The Toll of Climate Disasters Is Rising. But a U.S. Report Has Good News, Too.";

"Heat Records Are Broken Around the Globe as Earth Warms, Fast";

The realities of climate change were spelt out with distinct clarity at the Tuesday, August 6, forum, both in person and online, organised by the Australian National University through its Institute for Climate, Energy and Disaster Solutions.

The keynote speaker was the Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Financial Services, Stephen Jones.

Mr Jones said his government, the Australian Labor Government, is not "putting its head in the proverbial bucket of sand" regarding climate change.

He said; "It's real, it's here, it's now, it's happening, it's not a future event and it's consequential".

Shepparton's new multi-million dollar courthouse (pictured) is, along with the rest of the city, at risk of being uninsurable because of risks posed by climate change -  Shepparton proper is on a flood plain and so threatened with flooding. Yes, Shepparton is a benign place, but it is strikingly flat and while for decades that has been a bonus allowing for extensive irrigation, it is now a burden as widespread flooding under a new climate regime could bring major flooding. You can read about this dilemma in the SBS story - "One in 25 Australian properties will be uninsurable by 2030 due to climate change, report warns"; or in the story by Climate Councillor, NIcki Hutley, in a Melbourne Age story "Climate change is making our homes uninsurable"; or a story from The Guardian - "Flood and cyclone-prone areas in eastern Australia may be ‘uninsurable’ by 2030, report suggests". The report from the Climate Council - "One in 25 Australian homes uninsurable by 2030: Climate Council launches cutting edge digital climate-risk map". And on the ABC it was: "Climate change means 1 in 25 homes could become uninsurable by 2030, report warns". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "OUR WARMING PLANET: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS AND ADAPTATION"; "Climate Impacts: Special IPCC report knowledge share"; "EPA: Investigate increase in toxic pollution!"; "Introducing the Climate Justice Legal Project"; "WOTCH vs VicForests: protecting threatened species after the bushfires"; "The Earth is getting hotter due to human activities that release heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere"; "What Is "Loss and Damage" from Climate Change? 6 Key Questions, Answered"; "ACT2025 Presents: Developing Countries Lay Out Demands Ahead of COP27 Climate Talks"; "Delivering on the Glasgow Climate Pact in a changing world"; "Firm releases guide helping enterprises reduce value chain carbon emissions"; "Labor says power prices are going up. The Coalition says they aren’t. Who’s right?"; "Policymakers Must Focus on These 6 Areas to Slow Down Climate Change"; "Beyond electric cars: how electrifying trucks, buses, tractors and scooters will help tackle climate change"; "Loy Yang Breakdown Burns AGL Energy"; "Voters believe they’re doing their bit on climate but want government to do more"; "Tasmania slowed logging and became one of first carbon-negative places in the world"; "Mangroves killed during Black Summer bushfires near Batemans Bay are not growing back"; "Find out what threatened plants and animals live in your electorate (and what your MP can do about it)"; "Our Warming Planet"; "Introduction to 24/7 Carbon-Free Energy and Hourly Matching: What, Why and How"; "Caesars bets on solar, breaks ground on three projects in Atlantic City"; "Did California actually hit 97% renewables in April? Yes and no"; "Your Kids Can Handle Dangerous Ideas"; "Strong Winds Keep Fueling New Mexico Wildfire"; "Ethiopian drought leading to ‘dramatic’ increase in child marriage, Unicef warns"; "Exxon Mobil and Chevron report big jump in profits because of higher oil and gas prices"; "A Black Woman Fought for Her Community, and Her Life, Amidst Polluting Landfills and Vast ‘Borrow Pits’ Mined for Sand and Clay"; "Why the Debate Over Russian Uranium Worries U.S. Tribal Nations"; "Why Americans Became More Vulnerable to Oil Price Spikes"; "Climate action is critical for health equity. Community health clinics are key - and need more support."; "Despite COP26 pledges, the world is losing way too many trees"; "Impact of energy-draining ‘vampire devices’ overstated, says tech expert"; "Tasmania goes into carbon negative, with researchers saying native forests must be preserved"; "India Swelters Under Intense Heat Wave"; "India, Germany ink $10.5B deal for climate action targets"; "India's power consumption spiked to all-time high of 132.98 billion units in April due to heatwave

Professor Michael Mann discusses "Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth's Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis" on Perry World House webinar.

"Gagged and grief-stricken, but not without hope";

"Chevron to Acquire Hess for $53 Billion in Latest Major Oil Deal";

"Gavin Newsom Wants to Export California’s Climate Laws to the World";

"‘All I can think about is the sun’: How workers are coping with California’s heat wave";

"Editorial:  Extreme heat puts workers in danger. California needs to help them now";

"AI risk must be treated as seriously as climate crisis, says Google DeepMind chief";

"Baltimore church becomes an extreme weather ‘resiliency hub’";

"Global fossil fuel subsidies double as 2023 expected to be hottest in 100,000 years";

"Proposed NSW windfarm ‘fast growing into a national scandal’, says Peter Dutton";

"Queensland government promises an electric vehicle charger every 150 kilometres across the state";

"Accelerating switch to renewables could put fossil fuel peak in sight this decade: International Energy Agency";

"Water restrictions predicted for Sydney as likely hot El Niño summer raises ‘red flags’";

"Goldmine assessed as low heritage risk is on a sacred songline, Wiradyuri elders say";

"Fires, floods and storms: It's been a big start to Victorian spring and wildlife injuries are rising";

"Accelerating switch to renewables could put fossil fuel peak in sight this decade: International Energy Agency";

"Engineering students join forces to save the planet of Gondwana";

"Understanding the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in 5 charts";

"Brown, red, black, riceberry – what are these white rice alternatives, and are they actually healthier?";

"Pushing water uphill: Snowy 2.0 was a bad idea from the start. Let’s not make the same mistake again";

"Valleys in Antarctica haven’t seen sunlight for over 14 million years, but that may change";

"Fossil Fuels Aren’t Going Anywhere";

"Energy Agency Sees Peaks in Global Oil, Coal and Gas Demand by 2030";

"The momentum of the solar energy transition";

"How the Israel-Hamas War Imperils Action Against Global Warming";

"A Glimpse Into Spain’s Future, Where Water Comes by Truck, Not Tap";

"An Oil Giant Quietly Ditched the World’s Biggest Carbon Capture Plant";

"The clean-energy transition is ‘unstoppable,’ IEA says";

"Classifying Heat Waves Will Help People Better Understand Their Dangers";

"Earth’s Latest ‘Vital Signs’ Show the Planet Is in Crisis";

"U.S. Heat Deaths Will Soar as the Climate Crisis Worsens";

"Australia will need more volunteers to fight the climate onslaught".

An exasperated John Grimes (pictured) suggests during an interview with Vivien Langford on Community Radio's 3CR that post hole digger and an Allen key will allow us to access the world's cheapest and cleanest energy.

John, the Climate Energy Council's CEO, was talking with Vivien about the inadequacies of the media when covering the climate crisis and its failure to address the issues of real concern to many Australians.

It was during the interview that Vivien mentioned Saul Griffith and his book, "The BIg Switch".

Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".

Charlie Prell (pictured) chairs Farmers for Climate Action and talks here with Climate Conversations about a recent media release from the group, "Farmers deserve certainty on net-zero target". Charlie's sheep farm at Crookwell, about an hour north of Canberra on the New South Wales southern highlands, hosts a wind farm and being able to see one of the turbines from his kitchen window, Charlie has almost exhausted his adjectives in explaining how wonderful the wind turbines are. He sees wind turbines, and renewable energy generally, as a major step forward in countering the climate crisis and encouraging others to embrace the idea of stepping away from fossil fuels he has said that what happens in 2050 will be dictated by what happens between now and 2030. Acknowledging the challenges ahead, Charlie sees wonderful opportunities unfolding for farmers, and Australians broadly, through the embrace of such things as wind farms and other forms of renewable energy. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Melbourne's David Spratt is back with the second part of "Faster, higher, hotter: What we learned about the climate system in 2022";

"Wild storms spark hundreds of call for help";

"As La Nina wanes, what follows could be even worse";

"Great Lakes ice cover plummets to record mid-February low";

"Increasingly extreme heat could cost Phoenix $2 billion every year";

"IEA: Global energy crisis pushed fossil fuel consumption subsidies to an all-time high in 2022";

"Shell’s actual spending on renewables is fraction of what it claims, group alleges";

"Heat from an Amazon Data Center Is Warming Dublin’s Buildings";

"Dutch airline KLM sued over 'greenwashing' ads".

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.patreon.com/climateconversations

It was Canadian author and thinker, Naomi Klein who said that to change everything, we need everyone, and in being so right, we need everyone to get on board, right now!

"Football pitch of tropical forest lost every 5 seconds";

"Destruction of world’s pristine rainforests soared in 2022 despite Cop26 pledge";

"Fort Liberty installs floating solar panels";

"Why 2023 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record";

"Steam made by heat pumps can help clean up industry and manufacturing";

"Cartoonists tackling climate change through webcomics";

"How Daniel Ellsberg Opened the Door to One of the Most Consequential Climate Stories of Our Time";

"International Lenders Continue Pouring Money Into Meat and Dairy, Despite Climate Promises";

"Australia to miss climate target without bold action on EVs":

"Extreme Floods and Heat in China Ravage Farms and Kill Animals";

"Meteorologist Who Was Threatened Over Climate Coverage to Leave Job";

"A Fight to Improve London’s Air Quality, One Vehicle at a Time";

"Zali Steggall hosts Climate Action Now Community Forum";

"New global climate finance pact: What was (and wasn’t) agreed in Paris?":

"Climate Essentials August 2023";

"Virtual Power Plants Are Coming to Save the Grid, Sooner Than You Might Think";

"Intensifying Rains Pose Hidden Flood Risks Across the U.S.";

"Climate Change Made the Texas Heat Wave More Intense. Renewables Softened the Blow";

"Many consumers find food labels confusing, contributing to food waste";

"Maryland Urged to Cut Emissions By Swiftly Adopting Rules Electrifying Cars and Trucks";

"Chart: Here’s how the US could get heat pumps in every home by 2050";

"Methane Activists in Richmond Detect Potentially Dangerous Gas Leaks";

"Atlas Shrugged: Ayn Rand’s hero burns the world down when he doesn’t get his way. Her fans run the world – should we worry?";

"Q&A: Heather McTeer Toney Reflects on the Ongoing Struggle for Environmental Justice in America";

"The Black Summer bushfires put an enormous strain on families with young children. We can’t make the same mistakes again";

"Are Legally Acceptable Levels of Pollution Harming Children’s Brain Development?";

"Fractured foundations: how Antarctica’s ‘landfast’ ice is dwindling and why that’s bad news";

"‘Extraordinary’ sea temperatures spark summer drought, fire warnings";

"Bush kinder has given my four-year-old daughter resilience and readiness for life";

"Saving Humanity and Planet Earth (SHAPE)".

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". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

A message from the Deputy Executive Director at Friends of the Earth Japan, Ayumi Fukakusa (pictured) was read out to those at a Bourke St, Melbourne protest staged out the front of the Japanese Embassy.

The Melbourne protest was organised by that city's Friends of the Earth.

Ms Fukakusa's message, delivered at similar protests all around the world said:

"Japan is one of the top financier of fossil fuel projects. Japan uses public money to support destructive projects. Back in April, the G7 Ministers’ Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment was held in Sapporo. The joint communiqué included a commitment to achieving a decarbonized power sector by 2035, as in the previous year. It also noted that accelerating the transition to “clean energy" is the key to energy security, and that the phase-out of unabated fossil fuels must be accelerated. This statement is an indication of the international community’s strong sense of urgency regarding the need to strengthen measures in the face of the accelerating climate crisis. On the other hand, Japan’s backward-looking stance was conspicuous among the G7 members, as it opposed the inclusion of a deadline for phase-out of coal-fired power generation and insisted that gas be maintained as a “bridge fuel” in the shift to clean energy.

"The promotion of an international “Green Transformation" was clearly stated in the Ministers’ Meeting’s Joint Communique. It needs to be emphasised that Japan’s “Green Transformation”  is full of “misguided climate change measures" that have uncertain carbon reduction effects and are not consistent with the 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement, such as building or extending the operation of nuclear power plants, extending the life of thermal power generation through co-firing of hydrogen, ammonia, and biomass or CCS. Fuel sources and technologies such as hydrogen, ammonia, and CCS, have yet to be proven for practical application and commercialization, and their emission reduction effects and economics are questionable, which will delay real measures from being implemented, and these technologies will not be ready in time for 2035. Although hydrogen and ammonia are mentioned in the joint statement as low-carbon technologies, various conditions are attached to their development and use, including the need to be able to demonstrate emission-reducing effects and consistency with the 1.5°C target.

"It is very important for us that you all from Australia to put pressure on the Japanese government and Japanese corporations that are still running fossil fuel projects in Asia and Australia by holding a protest and showing solidarity during the G7 summit. We need to strengthen our international cooperation to make Japan completely withdraw from all of their fossil fuel projects and financial supports. Not only during the G7 summit, let’s continue to focus on amplifying the voices of people throughout the world, especially from Asia where many Japanese fossil fuel projects are ongoing despite the severe impacts of climate change in the region, against the Japanese government and Japanese corporations."

Life often stands in the way of goals, but eventually, the fog lifts and you get back to the essence of those aims - "Playing God With the Atmosphere";

"Why won’t Chris Packham have a real debate on climate?";

"‘Outrageous’ climate activists get in the faces of politicians and oil bosses – will it work?";

"Global battery rollout doubled last year – but needs to be six times faster, says IEA";

"Deadly Dubai floods made worse by climate change";

"E.P.A. Severely Limits Pollution From Coal-Burning Power Plants";

"“Guiding compass to 1.5C”: COP29 presidency unveils plans for global climate action";

"Tanya Plibersek rejects claims renewable projects are being held up by approval delays";

"Global heating and urbanisation to blame for severity of UAE floods, study finds";

"Nationals’ nuclear climate policy puts Australia’s Paris deal in doubt";

"Circular Action Guide";

"‘Just do it!’ Wisconsin couple built a net-zero home";

"Could fossil fuel companies be charged with homicide?";

"Clean image, dirty truth | Between the Lines";

"The truth about getting to net zero, according to the numbers – video";

"Honda Commits to E.V.s With Big Investment in Canada";

"Tesla Fell Behind, Then Leapt Ahead of ExxonMobil in Market Value This Week";

"Alabama Coal Mine Keeps Digging Under A Rural Community After Hundreds of Fines and a Fatal Explosion. Residents Are Rattled";

"In Wyoming, a Tribe and a City Pursue Clean Energy Funds Spurned by the Governor";

"How an obscure atmospheric phenomenon causes catastrophic flooding in California";

"NASA Announces Summer 2023 Hottest on Record";

"A long, hot U.S. summer is looming, forecasters say";

"Cities' heat solutions are mainly Band-Aids";

"How Phoenix is preparing for its next brutally hot summer";

"Climate Damage Costs Could Total $38 Trillion per Year by 2050, Study Finds";

"‘It’s Got to Be a Fight’: Author Adam Welz on Surviving Climate Breakdown and Saving Species of a ‘Tarnished Eden’";

"Worst wine harvest in 62 years blamed on ‘extreme’ weather and climate change";

"Will There Be Less Wind to Fuel Wind Energy?";

"Dozens of Climate Activists Arrested at Citibank Headquarters in New York City During Earth Week";

"How to talk to a climate doomer (even if that doomer is you)";

"Doctor: To fight asthma, fight global warming";

"Tensions rise over who will contribute to new climate finance goal";

"State of the climate: 2024 off to a record-warm start";

"Climate activist's 'Kafkaesque' trial";

"Climate Impact of Primary Plastic Production";

"Building a Net Zero Ready Home: Episode 1";

"Sinking land is a problem for cities all over the world";

"I’m asking BP to take its share of responsibility for my son’s death, and will take it to UK court if I have to";

"Could this pink rice be the food of the future? Scientists say it’s more nutritious than normal rice";

"How the EPA will spend $27 billion in carbon-reduction funds";

"Kiwis are learning how to fight climate change – polls";

"A global study just revealed the world’s biggest known plastic polluters";

"Ministers of Germany, Brazil, South Africa and Spain: why we need a global tax on billionaires";

"Hot Oceans Worsened Dubai’s Dramatic Flooding, Scientists Say";

"Mining Giant BHP Makes $39 Billion Bid for Rival Anglo American";

"Nearly Half the States Sue E.P.A. Over New Limits on Deadly Pollution";

"Energy Dept. Aims to Speed Up Permits for Power Lines";

"Biden Administration Pauses Approvals of New Gas Export Terminals";

"New Pollution Rules Aim to Lift Sales of Electric Trucks";

"So Much Produce Comes in Plastic. Is There a Better Way?";

"Survey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollution";

"State of the science on plastic chemicals";

"For Earth Day 2024, experts are spreading optimism – not doom. Here's why.";

"This state is quickly becoming America's clean energy paradise. Here's how it's happening";

Heat records are tumbling - "Australia just had its second-hottest year on record – and temperatures will rise again";

"The $80 billion question buried in Dutton’s nuclear power plan";

"Victoria braces for weekend heatwave as total fire ban declared in state’s west";

"The key step to making your holiday period more environmentally friendly";

"Drilling could resume where a 1969 oil spill inspired Earth Day";

"Heat Is Claiming Mexico’s Young People";

"The price of batteries has declined by 97% in the last three decades;"

"Solar panel prices have fallen by around 20% every time global capacity doubled";

"Why seas are surging";

"Will Trump Cut Short the Biden Clean-Energy Boom? Investors Are Nervous.";

"Analysis: Why the $300bn climate-finance goal is even less ambitious than it seems";

"Poverty in Lahaina has doubled after 2023 wildfire: ‘We’re cutting down on what we eat’";

"Well Beyond the U.S., Heat and Climate Extremes Are Hitting Billions";

"50 years ago, Cyclone Tracy flattened Darwin – and Australia’s attitude to disasters changed forever";

"New York aims to fine polluters up to $75 billion with new climate law";

"The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Ceaseless Assault on Climate Policy";

"‘Ambitious’ climate claim against Attorney-General dismissed";

"UK to finish with coal power after 142 years";

"Climate crisis exposed people to extra six weeks of dangerous heat in 2024";

"Environmental-Political Collapse Accelerates";

"The University of Chicago’s new climate initiative";

"The clean energy transition, in 10 charts";

"Revealed: Big Oil Told 70 Years Ago That Fossil Fuel Emissions Could Impact ‘Civilization’";

"New Mexico Lawmakers to Decide Whether Oil and Gas Wastewater Could Be Reused on Wide Scale";

"How to Start a Public University LNG Research Center: An LNG Lobbyist Director and Donations for Research Votes";

"Nigel Farage Helps to Launch U.S. Climate Denial Group in UK";

"AI air pollution takes deadly health toll";

"The oldest animal ever found could reveal whether a crucial ocean current will collapse";

"At Extinction Rebellion, we aimed for UK net zero in 2025. That won’t happen – so here’s what to do instead";

"Amazon wildfires and droughts are ‘ominous indicators’ of a long-feared tipping point";

"Roadmap to COP30 - Climate Action in 2025";

"Here are 12 climate resolutions to take with you into the new year";

"World endures 'decade of deadly heat' as 2024 caps hottest years on record";

"A more common enemy - How climate change spreads diseases and makes them more dangerous";

 "Future fizzles: the promises and predictions for 2025 in Australia that came true (or didn’t)";

"Climate change will devastate value of homes, warns Bank of England";

"The facts about a planet facing climate disaster are clear. Why won’t this Labour government face them?";

"Labour under fire over plans for 40 more ‘greenwashing’ waste incinerators";

"The effect of CO2 ramping rate on the transient weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation";

"Americans’ support for climate justice":

"To Combat Phoenix’s Extreme Heat, a New Program Provides Sustainable Shade";

"UK weather: amber snow warnings after temperatures hit -8C";

"China and Russia agree to deepen cooperation on Arctic shipping route";

"El Niño and La Niña, Explained

Dr Saul Griffith (pictured) sees our homes as the frontline in the climate crisis struggle and you can hear /watch him talk about that view on an ABC 7:30 report - "Dr Saul Griffith – decarbonisation for Australia begins in the home".

"Climate chaos of 2022 with flooding hell, raging wildfires and freezing of waterfalls";

"El Niño or not? This is the outlook for 2023";

"Greta Thunberg ends year with one of the greatest tweets in history";

"How Hollywood gets wildfires all wrong — much to the frustration of firefighters";

"Banks need financial incentives to tackle climate change, warns chief supervisor";

"Climate change a harsh reality for emergency minister after year of record floods";

"Arizona Is in a Race to the Bottom of Its Water Wells, With Saudi Arabia’s Help";

"A Stinky Stew on Cape Cod: Human Waste and Warming Water";

"Heavy Rain in California Causes Flooding but Offers Respite From Drought".

Ray Evans (pictured) founded the Australian Business Forum (ABF) and is excited and energized by the "Electric SUV Expo" that people can enjoy at the Melbourne Exhibition and Convention Centre over three days from August 9.

The ABF is a premier business platform dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs, business owners and professionals in the small and medium enterprise sector seeking to start, expand or transition their business domestically or across the Asian markets.

Ray sees the electric vehicle market as a wonderful opportunity for those businesses his group represents.

The Melbourne expo, Ray explains, allows people to see and experience some of the latest range of SUV vehicles from many manufacturers.

Visitors will be able to learn about financing an electric SUV, charging and, in what's a first for the Exhibition and Convention Centre, test drive the electric vehicle of their choice.

Here's your chance to be inspired and after hearing from those who know, become an anti-nuclear campaigner enabling you to talk with others about the myths and weaknesses of the poorly thought-through idea the Liberal-National Party Coalition has for using nuclear energy to power Australia.

First, you should listen to/watch the recent virtual event - "Don't nuke the climate: How to stop Dutton's nuclear power reactors" - take a close look at the "Don't nuke the climate" web page and then study the "Friends of the Earth Australia’s Nuclear-Free Campaign".

Joining a Melbourne workshop and arriving early, as I always do, I was helping a woman adjust some blinds and upon hearing me speak she said "Are you a podcaster?"

In answering yes and adding that I host "Climate Conversations", she said she was a follower. I was thrilled!

Anne is the co-host of RadioMMT, a program that can also be found on YouTube.

"What is a passive house?";

"Artificial Intelligence, Real Climate Impacts";

"Seven countries now generate 100% of their electricity from renewable energy";

"A third of U.S. adults are interested in cutting back on meat, report finds";

"NOAA Confirms 4th Global Coral Bleaching Event as Climate Crisis Puts Reefs ‘Under Serious Pressure’";

"Dubai floods: Chaos, queues and submerged cars after UAE hit by record rains";

"Great Barrier Reef experiencing one of its worst coral bleaching events";

"Climate change: Deadly African heatwave 'impossible' without warming";

"Global warming is coming for your shopping cart";

"How Do Neighbors of Solar Farms Really Feel? A New Survey Has Answers";

"‘We would not survive without coffee’: how rules made in Europe put Ethiopian farmers at risk";

"Death Valley is alive this year. A super bloom is the latest sign.";

"Meteorologist warns of 'weather wars' between countries after Dubai floods were blamed on 'cloud seeding' - with 'catastrophic' consequences";

"Extreme Heat Resilience: lessons from Spain for Australia";

"Battery-Electric Buses piloted in Seattle reduced maintenance costs per mile by 44.1 per cent compared to their diesel bus counterparts.";

"EPA $61 Million in Funding Will Put Clean School Buses on the Streets of New York City";

"EV school bus rollout off to slow start despite billion-dollar subsidies";

"Water is at the heart of farmers’ struggle to survive in Benin";

"‘Step on the gas,’ ‘well-oiled machine,’ and other fossil-fuel phrases that pervade our language";

"Schools in coal country are going solar";

"How much CO₂ does the world emit? Which countries emit the most?"

"A California firm may have a concrete way to help the planet with cleaner cement";

"Construction to begin on high-speed rail between Vegas and California";

"Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016";

"Climate crisis: average world incomes to diminish by nearly a fifth by 2050";

"The heat is on: what we know about why ocean temperatures keep smashing records";

"The Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK)";

"The economic commitment of climate change";

"For the first time, U.S. may force polluters to clean up these ‘forever chemicals’";

"Despite Their ‘Bad Rap,’ Bats Can Help Farmers";

"More Than $100 Billion in Debt-for-Nature Swaps Could Help Fight Climate Crisis, Report Says";

"Climate change played a role in killing tens of thousands of people in 2023";

"Global billionaires tax to fight climate change, hunger rises up political agenda";

"Fossil fuel debts are illegitimate and must be cancelled";

"World Bank climate funding greens African hotels while fishermen sink";

"Researchers at Michigan Tech Want to Create a High-Tech Wood Product Called Cross-Laminated Timber From the State’s Hardwood Trees";

"Fracking-Induced Earthquakes Are Menacing Argentina as Regulators Stand By";

"Ultra-fast fashion is a disturbing trend undermining efforts to make the whole industry more sustainable";

"Following a t-shirt from cotton field to landfill shows the true cost of fast fashion";

"More EV drivers embracing outback roads amid plan to expand Queensland's charger network";

"‘End crippling debt’: Calls mount for global financial reform to tackle debt and climate crisis";

"Airline Places Order for Sustainable Aviation Fuel Made From Human Waste";

"‘Climate-controlled pig’? Danish Crown admits to misleading people with greenwashing pork claims";

"Govt urged to protect seabirds on the brink of extinction";

"Global coral bleaching caused by global warming demands a global response";

"Geothermal joins the energy mix".

The Titanic, on its maiden voyage in 1912, is something of a metaphor for the world community today - like those in charge of the ocean liner, we know there's trouble ahead, but we steam into the future, doing nothing or little to make the world, and the people on "spaceship Earth" climate-ready.

"Earth broke all-time heat record two days in a row, scientists say";

"No time to waste on another climate war, big business warns";

"States pump up ‘key technology’ to get households off gas";

"D.C. heat hits 104 degrees as people seek shelter and AC";

"My life at 50C: India’s new reality of extreme heat";

"Here’s Where Kamala Harris Stands on Climate";

"Yes, Australia’s environment is on a depressing path – but $7 billion a year would transform it";

"What a Harris campaign could mean for the fight against climate change";

"Small modular reactors have promise. But we found they’re unlikely to help Australia hit net zero by 2050";

"Monday was hottest recorded day on Earth: ‘Uncharted territory’".

Capitalism is consuming the planet and as it endlessly consumes to satiate its ever-growing appetite, it's taking all life, including you and I, to a rather gloomy conclusion.

Writing on "Meditations" - Journal of the Marxist Literary Group - Jodi Dean says:

"Many associate Fredric Jameson’s remark, “It’s easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to capitalism” with Mark Fisher. For good reason: Fisher’s account of capitalist realism confronts us with capitalism’s unbearable yet unavoidable horrors. From the genocidal destruction of settler colonialism, through the demolition of cultures and modes of life that accompanies commodity production and exchange, to planet-altering anthropogenic climate change, capital subsumes the world. We can easily imagine an end to the world because under capitalism most of us confront it every day as we are forced to choose our exploitation, dispossession, and confinement. It’s easier to imagine an end to the world than an end to capitalism because capitalism is the end of the world. We witness and endure it in the ruins of everyday life—lost lives, lives of loss."

"Let’s all be more positive towards nature. But how?";

"‘Cheaper with nuclear’: What will Dutton’s nuclear plan really cost";

"Should I Get a Hybrid or Go Full Electric?";

"Jane Fonda rallies disaffected young US voters: ‘Do not sit this election out’";

"‘We’re not going fast enough’: Sherri Goodman on climate change as security threat";

"Confronting Our New Reality";

"Coalition’s nuclear power plan is ‘economic insanity’, Jim Chalmers says on eve of major Dutton speech";

"Norway: electric cars outnumber petrol for first time in ‘historic milestone’";

"The World Is a Mess. That Makes the Climate Crisis Harder to Solve.";

"The Florida towns devastated by three hurricanes in 13 months";

"At Climate Forward Event, an Architect of Project 2025 Dismisses Global Warming";

"Under a Texas sun, agrivoltaics offer farmers a new way to make money";

"‘Completely and entirely erased’: How Helene swallowed one mountain town";

"The Populist Revolt Against Climate Policy";

"Scotland’s Only Oil Refinery to Shut Down Next Year";

"Is Brazil’s Lula a climate leader?";

"How will a Harris-Walz administration tackle the climate crisis?";

"‘Breakthrough discovery’: Indigenous Rangers in outback WA find up to 50 night parrots – one of Australia’s most elusive birds";

"Ethics of Climate Change";

"Reading desert sands – Indigenous wildlife tracking skills underpin vast monitoring project";

"Crown Law warned of ‘significant legal risks’ from foreshore and seabed changes";

"At Climate Week NYC, Advocates for Plant-Based Diets Make Their Case for the Climate";

"Hurricane Helene’s ‘historic flooding’ made worse by global heating, Fema says";

"Our leaders are collaborators with fossil fuel colonialists. This is the source of our communal dread";

"Burning rubbish to create energy could end landfills. But some worry where Australia’s new path is leading";

"In decades, their home never flooded. Then in a flash, they were homeless.".

Professor Jodie Rummer (pictured) looks on as her childhood dream succumbs to climate change - "Are we really prepared to lose this natural wonder?"

"Oil and gas firms planning ‘frightening’ fossil fuels growth, report finds".

"EU approves France’s short-haul flight ban — but only for 3 routes".

"Wind turbines have an image problem but silent, bladeless designs could change all that".

"Pigeons on the pill: Cities tackle climate-related pest boom".

"Our US$10 trillion global energy bill dwarfs what’s needed to limit global heating".

"‘The climate extremists have won’".

"The Guardian view on biodiversity collapse: the crisis humanity can no longer ignore".

Mark Conroy (pictured) has been a full-time climate activist for the past two years and so has aligned himself with Extinction Rebellion and through that has helped raise the public's awareness that accelerated action on the climate issue is of critical importance.

Violet Coco was discussed during our conversation, and Violet, who had disrupted traffic on The Sydney Harbour Bridge for about 25 minutes and was subsequently gaoled for 15 months (she's presently released on bail awaiting a March appeal hearing) was a guest on an earlier episode published on "Climate Conversations".

Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego (pictured) has long worried about climate change and is now delighted that her city now has a department devoted exclusively to helping residents better understand how to live in a warmer climate.

Senior editor with Yahoo News, David Knowles, writing in a story headed "Can Phoenix, the hottest city in America, survive climate change?" said: "In Phoenix, where summer can feel a bit like living through a science  experiment or a dystopian dare, the average summertime temperature has  risen by 3.8 degrees since 1970, according to data compiled by Climate  Central, a nonprofit composed of scientists and journalists. The city  now averages 111 annual days of triple-digit heat, and experiences 12  more days above 110 degrees Fahrenheit each year than it did in 1970."

Other Quick Climate Links for today are:

"Heat Waves Around the World Push People and Nations ‘to the Edge’";

"Alan Kohler: Australia’s expensive climate change double whammy";

"What’s causing Sydney’s monster flood crisis – and 3 ways to stop it from happening again";

"Australia’s finally acknowledged climate change is a national security threat. Here are 5 mistakes to avoid"

"Methane much more sensitive to global heating than previously thought – study";

"The downside of corporate reforestation pledges";

"Australia is woefully unprepared for this climate reality of consecutive disasters";

"Floods and higher grocery prices reveal cost of climate inaction: Economists";

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Jeff Wells (pictured) from The Living Earth Movement is, just as his contemporaries are, urgently concerned about climate change, but to tackle it seriously we need, he argues, is "civilization change".

Jeff hosted a recent webinar staged by the group featuring presentations from Audrey Kitagawa, John B.Cobb, David Korten and John Perkins.

The webinar which was a part of World Unity Week was entitled: "Peace, Unity and Cooperation for a Living Earth".

Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".

UN Secretary General, António Guterres, says we must act this decade.

Richard Heinberg gives us a bonus episode of his power podcast: "How to Navigate Power with Wisdom";

"McGowan Government commits to legislating net zero by 2050 and introducing five-year interim targets";

"Liverpool Plains farmers oppose seismic testing and Hunter Gas Pipeline";

"Doomsday Clock at record 90 seconds to midnight amid Ukraine crisis";

"Fossil fuels fall to record low in power grid as renewables hit new high";

"A small modular nuclear reactor just got US approval — a big milestone";

"New energy trial enables people to power their homes from their electric vehicle";

"Understanding Healthy Soil and Climate Change";

"UN Report Says Humanity Has Altered 70 Percent of the Earth’s Land, Putting the Planet on a ‘Crisis Footing’";

"Norway plans to offer record number of Arctic oil, gas exploration blocks";

"Solar energy could be key in Puerto Rico's transition to 100% renewables, study says".

"Global heat in ‘uncharted territory’ as scientists warn 2023 could be the hottest year on record";

"Even ‘Safe’ Places Are Experiencing Climate Chaos in America";

"Floods, fires and deadly heat are the alarm bells of a planet on the brink";

"Extreme heat wave reaches Arizona and swelters southern U.S.: Live weather updates";

"A Major Heat Wave Arrives in California";

"Coast-to-coast heat dome sends temperatures soaring, threatens all-time records";

"Stopping Climate Change Is Doable, but Time Is Short, U.N. Panel Warns";

"Uganda oil pipeline has ‘devastated’ livelihoods, says HRW";

"Coping With Extreme Heat";

"Global temperature rises in steps – here’s why we can expect a steep climb this year and next";

"What happens when things get too hot to handle?";

"UK and US join forces to help developing countries mitigate climate change";

"Crawford Lake shows humans started a new chapter in geologic time, scientists say";

"Summer heat waves killed 61,000 in Europe last year, study says";

"The places in the U.S. most at risk for extreme rainfall";

"What this year’s El Niño means for wheat and global food supply";

"Waste and Floods – a perfect storm in the Pacific!";

"Leaks Can Make Natural Gas as Bad for the Climate as Coal, a Study Says";

"Mountain Valley Pipeline Developer Weighs Supreme Court Appeal";

"‘Humanity’s signature’: study finds plastic pollution in the world’s lakes can be worse than in oceans";

"Getting Off Gas: Planning Your Electrification Journey";

"When Climate Change Hits Home";

"How far to the next electric vehicle charging station – and will I be able to use it? Here’s how to create a reliable network";

"We Have Underestimated The Impact Of Climate Change";

"Australian Mayors urge greater support for Local Government Climate action";

"Five key factors that spurred the historic floods in Vermont, New York";\

"Together We Rise: How Social Movements Succeed";

"In Phoenix, Heat Becomes a Brutal Test of Endurance";

"Did Planet Earth Just Have Its Hottest-Ever Week?";

"Slag Heap of History — coal is definitely not a ‘critical mineral’, no matter what Big Mining says";

"Yes in Our Backyards";

"It Sure Was Hot Yesterday";

"Gas sector weighs reviving shelved drilling plans in test for new code";

"More than 100 rescued in Vermont floods as search efforts continue";

"Deadly flooding is hitting several countries at once. Scientists say this will only be more common".

The unlikely alliance of crocheting and climate on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation - "A stitch in time to save a coral reef";

"Failure after failure: the first chapter in the sad history of the attempts to introduce a broad-based carbon price in Australia";

"Opinion The 1.5-degree climate goal is out of reach. Here’s what to do now.";

"Potentially severe cyclone, heatwave conditions brew";

"More Australian wildlife added to threatened species list in 2023 than ever before, conservationists say";

"Australia not prepared for how Antarctic ice changes will hit economy, scientist warns";

"The People Have a Right to Climate Data";

"Americans bought a record number of EVs last year. These were the 10 most popular electric models.";

"California’s Oil Country Faces an ‘Existential’ Threat. Kern County Is Betting on the Carbon Removal Industry to Save It";

"How Wealthy Corporations Use Investment Agreements to Extract Millions From Developing Countries";

"Why You Can’t Live in Climate Abundance If You Focus on Carbon Footprint";

"Lost Decade: How Shell Downplayed Early Warnings Over Climate Change";

"New Shell Files Could Aid Climate Cases, Attorneys Say";

"In the Hunter, all eyes are on the horizon";

"3 tips for warming your home that can save energy and help the planet";

"Can the power of artificial intelligence be harnessed to help predict Australia’s weather?";

"Europe’s climate voters: Who are they and how could they shape the European election?";

"You Can Blame Your Untimely Death on Climate Change";

"Mississippi legislators approve incentives for a factory that would make EV batteries";

"Bid by meatpacker JBS to join New York Stock Exchange faces opposition over Amazon deforestation";

"BLM unveils plan for utility-scale solar development in western states";

"How an oil boom in North Dakota led to a boom in evictions";

"New EPA rule could save 4,200 lives a year. Industry warns it could cost Biden his reelection.";

"Plant protein may be a key to healthier aging for women";

"Our favorite underrated climate solutions";

"Where next for fossil fuel fight?";

"Chart: The world is building renewable energy faster than ever before";

"Cop28 deal will fail unless rich countries quit fossil fuels, says climate negotiator";

"How cutting back on beef helps the planet";

"What’s Behind the ‘Arctic Blast’ Plunging into the U.S.?";

"US climate scientist’s defamation case over online attacks finally comes to trial";

"Severe US cold snap prompts peak power and natural gas demand";

"Climate Change Made the Texas Heat Wave More Intense. Renewables Softened the Blow";

"US in deep freeze while much of the world is extra toasty? Yet again, it’s climate change";

"The polar vortex is acting up";

"How do I use air conditioning efficiently? Is it better to blast it briefly throughout the day, or just leave it on?";

"Frigid weather saps EV batteries. Here’s how to keep yours running.";

"Indonesia is clearing vast peatlands to grow food. Climate costs are dire.";

"NSW can avoid electricity shortages without paying hundreds of millions to keep Eraring open, expert says";

"Flood warnings prompt evacuations in NT as Queensland braces for incoming cyclone";

"Report: UK electric car market braced for fierce price war";

"Scientists believe the way humans have evolved may be stopping us from solving climate change";

"Trash TV: streaming giants are failing to educate the young about waste recycling. Here’s why it matters";

"How frightening to see the climate change before our eyes – is this the last New York snow I’ll see?";

"Leading ecologist says climate change should be mentioned in Australia's new threatened species legislation";

"Lights to stay on if biggest 'coal clunker' powers down";

"For truckers driving EVs, there’s no going back";

"Climate crisis ignored by Republicans as Trump vows to ‘drill, baby, drill’";

"Geopolitics—Not Just Summits—Will Shape the Transition to Clean Energy".

Dr Alan Finkel (pictured) delivered the Alan Finkel Oration entitled "Getting serious about getting to zero".

The webinar was organised by the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering (ATSE) enabling Dr Finkel to talk briefly about the "bad" and then at length about the "good" and within that the opportunities, he saw for Australia.

A recording, featuring slides shown by Dr Finkel will be posted soon on the ATSE website.

Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".

Coal seam gas plans for the Pilliga Forrest in New South Wales defy the position taken by Australia's Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek, at the recent COP15 talks in Montreal - "‘Shameful day for Australia’: Santos given green light to drill 850 gas wells in native forest";

"This global pact to save biodiversity is historic but will it give nature a ‘fighting chance’?";

"Labor facing test of green credentials in fight over native logging";

"The historic COP15 outcome is an imperfect game-changer for saving nature. Here’s why Australia did us proud".

Sensing loneliness, disempowerment, disillusionment and disenchantment among others I sat down to write, what felt like when I had finished the piece, a love letter to my friends.

Those contesting the causes of climate change are often volunteers or poorly paid members of a non-government authority, while those associated with the fossil fuel industry, companies which are the primary drivers of climate change, and highly paid and wallow in the modern world's luxuries.

 

UN Secretary-General, Antonio Gutteres (pictured) has been described by Australia's Communications  Minister, Paul Fletcher, as being of the "chattering classes" and you can read about that in The Guardian story: "‘Chattering classes’: Australian government dismisses UN secretary general’s climate criticism". And the World Wildlife Fund wants us all to become a part of its "Earth Hour". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Climate crisis is greatest threat to Australia’s future and security, former defence leaders warn"; "The federal government is pouring millions more into gas projects. Does this fit with its net-zero" ambitions?"; "Federal funds of $5.4 billion for Qld dam"; "Forest fires erupt around Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine"; "‘OK Doomer’ and the Climate Advocates Who Say It’s Not Too Late"; "Record-smashing heatwaves are hitting Antarctica and the Arctic simultaneously. Here’s what’s driving them, and how they’ll impact wildlife"; "The Morrison government wants a ‘khaki’ election. How do the two major parties stack up on national security"; "The legacy of Lake Pedder: how the world’s first Green Party was born in Tasmania 50 years ago"; "Coming of age: research shows old forests are 3 times less flammable than those just burned"; "ADVISORY: Press Call on Energy and Food Implications of Ukraine Invasion"; "6 Pressing Questions About Beef and Climate Change, Answered"; "17 Countries, Home to One-Quarter of the World's Population, Face Extremely High Water Stress"; "Climate change stands to worsen seasonal allergies"; "Report calls for UK to rethink strategy to ensure success of landmark agricultural support reforms"; "UK and Turkey agree clean transport deal worth £1.7 billion in boost to British rail industry"; "How one California transit agency electrified its fleet 18 years ahead of schedule"; "From trash to treasure: Illinois dump becomes community solar farm"; "Rich countries must stop producing oil and gas by 2034, says study"; "‘Easiest thing to help the planet’: How grocery startups are tackling food waste"; "Defining generations: Where Millennials end and Generation Z begins"; "The 2021 Law Firm Climate Change Scorecard"; "U.N. Chief Warns of ‘Catastrophe’ With Continued Use of Fossil Fuels"; "178 Texas fires have torched more than 108,000 acres in the past week. But one major fire is now under control"; "California’s Climate Reputation Tarnished by Inaction and Oil Money"; "Councils’ rubbish deal crumbles over 25-year trash commitment"; "‘Easiest thing to help the planet’: How grocery startups are tackling food waste". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".                         Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Professor Mark Howden (pictured), the director of the Australian National University's Institute for Climate, Energy & Disaster Solutions, is optimistic and pessimistic.

Professor Howden saw last year's COP28 process as completely ambiguous. Although the conference produced some heartening eventualities for the world, there was, in his words, "Not a huge amount of good news".

Listen to this episode and you can hear where it is Professor Howden believes the world is headed in 2024.

Professor Howden said many at COP28 referred to this as the "critical decade", but he argued we are in fact in the "critical year".

MP Kate Chaney (pictured) appears on the ABC's Q&A and then on a Climate 200 webinar, where she champions a year of the independents in the Australian Federal Parliament.

"Texas worker accused of being on drugs was actually dying of heatstroke";

"Summer fires a risk for domestic tourism, but they have not stopped travellers to Europe";

"This Summer’s Heatwaves Would Have Been ‘Almost Impossible’ Without Human-Caused Warming, a New Analysis Shows";

"Biden Administration Announces $120 Million for Tribes Dealing with the Impacts of Climate Change";

"Greta Thunberg Fined After Blocking Port Traffic";

"Hemp Lime Building Systems";

"Maybe Wooden Skyscrapers Aren’t As Climate-Friendly As We Think";

"The carbon costs of global wood harvests";

"‘Greenhushing’ is the hot new trend in corporate climate shenanigans";

"PM says government determined to get ahead of fire emergencies but can't 'defy science'";

"John Kerry steps into searing China heat as world’s two biggest polluters try to fix fractured ties";

"Victorian caravan parks being rebuilt to withstand increased flood risk";

"Tourists have acted as if the climate crisis isn't happening. This year will force change";

"The Government Is Basically Burning Trash to Pad Its Climate Stats";

"This week will be the summer’s hottest so far over the Lower 48";

"Keen to get off gas in your home, but struggling to make the switch? Research shows you’re not alone";

"Could the law of the sea be used to protect small island states from climate change?";

"The race to save baby birds in Phoenix’s record heat":

"Signature Biden Program Won’t Fix Racial Gap in Air Quality, Study Suggests";

"A Catastrophic Flood on California’s Central Coast Has Plunged Already Marginalized Indigenous Farmworkers Into Crisis";

"Heat waves in U.S., Europe ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change, study finds";

"Rio Tinto bets on bigger role for metal recycling in green power shift";

"Electric cars expected to outsell diesel ones in the UK next year";

"COP26: Countries promise coal phase-out and end to fossil fuel finance";

"Why aren’t Texans paid to help prevent blackouts during heat waves?";

"Scientists investigate the climate impact of airborne dust";

"Rising Heat Deaths Are Not Just About the Temperature";

"Conservation groups are abandoning direct action";

"To Feel Less Heat, We Need More Trees in Our Cities";

"The US Will Never Be A Climate Leader: Here’s Why";

"Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025, study suggests";

"Once in 7.5 million year event in Antarctica could have 'major impact' on global weather";

"EVs will bring ‘unprecedented’ power demand, but their flexibility can improve grid reliability, utilities say";

"Fires blaze on island of Rhodes as dozens more start across Greece";

"Seafood Is Extremely Vulnerable to Climate Change, Study Finds"';

"Backlash to climate policies is growing";

"New North Sea oil and gasfields will emit as much carbon as 14m cars, report says";

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Sometimes you come across a book that covers all bases - gives you endless information and, importantly, is inspiring, and "Solving the Climate Crisis: Frontline Reports from the Race to Save the Earth" is one of those.

"Carbon 350 Has a New Title--The Climate Abundant Life";

"Tackling food waste";

"Climate Science Denial Looms Large in GB News Linked ‘ARC’ Venture";

"Exceptional heat and rain, wildfires and floods mark summer of extremes";

"How Climate Change Drives Conflict and War Crimes Around the Globe";

"Is ConocoPhillips Looking to Expand its Controversial Arctic Oil Project?";

"Hallucinatory world: Governments blind as multiple catastrophes besiege human civilisation";

"The 2023 state of the climate report: Entering uncharted territory";

"The Dogwood Alliance";

"The Rigid World of French Cheesemaking Meets Unbound Climate Change";

"Total fire bans in Qld, NSW, as temperatures soar";

"COP28 will be the most consequential UN climate talks yet";

"From manufacture to lifetime emissions, just how green are EVs compared to petrol or diesel cars?";

"How Daniel Ellsberg Opened the Door to One of the Most Consequential Climate Stories of Our Time";

"Ecocide: Should Destruction of the Planet Be a Crime?":

"Worried economists call for a carbon price, a tax on coal exports, and ‘green tariffs’ to get Australia on the path to net zero";

"Australia’s new dawn: becoming a green superpower with a big role in cutting global emissions";

"What to wear for a climate crisis";

"Q&A on the Australian Broadcasting Commission".

Ingrid Robeyns (pictured) has written an amazingly timely book - "Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth".

You can hear an interview with her by Adam Canover on "Factually - Why Billionaires Should Be Banned".

Powerful writing by Adam Knox in the Melbourne Age - "It’s worse than any war or pandemic, so why are our leaders ignoring it?";

"More than 100 water rescues as heatwave sweeps across Victoria";

"The Weather That Changed Us | Heatwave";

"Federal Labor pledges to fund bulk of Bruce Highway upgrade in re-election bid";

"The first major winter storm of the season will bring heavy snow and ice to millions";

"Creating clean hydrogen power is hard. Biden’s new subsidies show why.";

"The oldest animal ever found could reveal whether a crucial ocean current will collapse":

"Southern Ocean winds to break stifling heatwave baking Australia’s south-east";

"Australia needs better ways of storing renewable electricity for later. That’s where ‘flow batteries’ can help";

"Why drought and a big wind event spell fire trouble for Southern California";

"Several flights cancelled across Germany as extreme winter weather brings widespread disruption";

"After Three Hurricanes in 13 Months, Residents of Cedar Key, Florida, Are Considering the Island’s Future—and Their Own";

"These cities will be hardest hit as winter storm brings snow and ice to many states";

"Trump team takes aim at crown jewel of US climate research";

"What to know about the heavy snow and ice storms soon to hit a swath of the U.S.";

"Polar vortex expected to bring snow, ice and brutal cold to most of US";

"Landman Is in Love With the Myths That Oilmen Tell About Themselves";

"Why the Argument That LNG Is Essential to the Energy Transition Is ‘Nonsense’";

"2024 – a dire year for Human Survival";

"Improvements to Electric Vehicles Ease Concerns About Range Loss in Cold Climates";

"Firefighters battle fresh blazes in Victoria as pockets of NSW burn";

"Biden to block oil drilling across 625 million acres of U.S. waters";

"A season of uncertainty for this Helene-stricken Christmas tree farm";

"China records warmest temperature in 2024";

"Weather warnings remain as flooding clean-up starts";

"An economic lifeline: Why Iran opposes production curbs in UN plastics treaty ";

"Medical Schools Around the World Are Expanding Their ‘Climate Change Curriculums’";

"World Bank climate funding greens African hotels while fishermen sink";

"Greenhushing’ Is On the Rise as Companies Go Silent on Climate Pledges";

"On beaches of Gaza and Tel Aviv, two tales of one heatwave":

"Reckoning With Climate Anxiety in the Wake of the US Election";

"The Earth’s Colors Are Changing—and Climate Change Could Be Partially to Blame";

"Most Costly Climate Disasters of 2024 Killed 2,000 People and Inflicted $229 Billion in Damages";

"Climate-friendly electricity sees big battery projects soar again for 2024";

"Year of deadly weather: Climate change added 41 extra heat days and supercharged disasters";

"‘Ironic’: climate-driven sea level rise will overwhelm major oil ports, study shows";

"Plants Are Becoming Less Nutritious Because of Climate Change, Impacting Herbivores From Insects to Giant Pandas";

"Trump accused of attacking UK energy policies on behalf of fossil fuel industry";

"Creating clean hydrogen power is hard. Biden’s new subsidies show why.";

"The first major winter storm of the season will bring heavy snow and ice to millions";

"New York to Charge Biggest Emitters for Climate Damages Under New Law";

"The world’s hope to fight common threats: The U.S. will wake up";

"‘An ecological disaster’: Russia deals with aftermath of massive fuel oil spill";

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A three-strong panel at the recent WOMADelaide festival considered the question of whether or not the climate crisis felt like a fight and agreed that the answer was to be found in "heart", You can hear the whole panel discussion here: "Climate Fighting Farming. The Planet Talks - WOMADelaide 2022". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Democratic county executive candidates debate housing, climate, transit"; "Politicians call for $500bn a year to avert climate disaster"; "Coalition’s $220m pledge for native forestry ‘bad news’ for threatened species, conservationists say"; "Scientist Emma Smart on hunger strike after being refused bail"; "Bristol community secures funding to build tallest wind turbine in England"; "Why e-bikes are booming on Newcastle streets"; "Sinking feeling: cruise ships chart return to Australia amid emissions concerns"; "A Quick Way to Cut Carbon From Your Cocktail"; "Climate change protesters block central Paris square to protest election choices"; "Global Warming Drove a Deadly Burst of Indian Ocean Tropical Storms"; "Ocean Warming Doubles Odds for Extreme Atlantic Hurricane Seasons"; "In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Unintended Consequences of ‘Fortress Conservation’"; "Going green: governments look to fintech to help combat climate crisis"; "As Extinction Rebellion Returns to Britain’s Streets, A New Film Charts the Movement’s Wild Rise"; "Biomass Industry Pushes Back Against Europe’s Plans To Protect Woodlands"; "Major European research organisation establishes base in Melbourne". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Lillian Richardson (pictured) - "I thought if I don't take action, then who will? If I don't learn about  it, then who will? I sort of made it my mission, or I've tried to learn  about it as much as I can, so that I can make a contribution to tackle  climate change";

"The Utility of White-Hot Rage";

"Is climate change affecting the polar vortex?";

"Clean energy is cheaper than coal across the whole US, study finds";

"Climate change is transforming Australia’s cultural life – so why isn’t it mentioned in the new national cultural policy?";

"The Climate Clock";

"Renters and families to be hit hardest by new gas price rises, advocates warn";

"‘Rather die in jail than a nursing home’: climate activists show stiff resolve as they face Queensland court".

Trish Randles (pictured with her prized Tesla) is an enthusiast of the Tesla electric car and we met when she had her personal car on display at the recent Bendigo Sustainability Festival. This was the second year Trish and her husband had shown their car at the festival and Trish says the questions and interest had changed dramatically. She said that a year ago the car was simply a novelty, but now, because of the sharp rise in the cost of fossil fuels, many of the questions were of a more practical nature with many people trying to figure out how they could make the switch from their fossil fuel-powered car to an all-electric vehicle. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

A severe winter drought impacts on France's Lake Montbel (image) - "Farming and tourism under threat as winter drought dries up France's Lake Montbel".

The refusal to accept the realities/evidence of the climate crisis and the collapse of Nazi German have similarities.

"‘Irresponsible’: Labor won’t buckle on Greens’ demand to ban new coal and gas projects";

"Greenpeace files ACCC greenwashing complaint against Toyota";

"Humanity Is Facing a Great Injustice. The World Bank Must Respond";

"Net-Zero Industry Act: European Commission unveils new vision for clean energy revolution";

"Alerts up and down the eastern coast as unseasonable heat hikes bushfire risk";

"Heat pumps work in NY. Don't believe misinformation — climate change is real | Opinion";

"Conservative MP Set to Pocket £153,600 from Fossil Fuel-Linked Firms";

"What Happened to All the Snow?";

"Yellen warns climate change could trigger asset value losses, harming US economy";

"Mafalda Duarte named as next chief of UN climate fund";

"This Hollywood star and his daughter took the subway to the Oscars to prove a point. Did it work?";

"Fueling the community" - public transit facts.

The Australia Institute wants our support to create a TV advert telling everyone about the dangers of fossil fuels - "Fuelling a Net Zero Fraud";

"Bob Brown renounces Australian Conservation Foundation life membership over Labor’s climate policy";

"Fires west of Alice Springs spread, burning an estimated 100,000 hectares";

"Safeguard negotiations likely to head into next week";

"Government urges crossbench to support Safeguard Mechanism";

"Bandt: Everyone has to 'shift a bit' on Safeguard Mechanism";

"Bob Brown pressures Greens to dismiss Safeguard Mechanism";

"Traditional Owners suspected they wouldn't benefit from fracking. A secret govt report has confirmed it";

"No new fossil fuels? Australia has 116 new coal, oil and gas projects in the pipeline";

"Electric car batteries could fuel a $17 billion boost";

"New York must chart new course for gas utilities to hit climate targets";

"IPCC: If we act now, we can still secure a liveable sustainable future for all";

"What to expect when you’re expecting an El Nino";

"U.S. EIA Is Sending Mixed Messages On Fossil Fuels & Emissions";

"OK, Boomer, Your Turn. Older Americans Blockade Banks to Protest Fossil Fuel Financing";

"UN calls for rapid, ambitious action to tackle climate crisis";

"James Lovelock: 'Enjoy life while you can: in 20 years global warming will hit the fan'".

Doing what you can, just one starfish at a time.

Professor David Lindenmayer was the guest at a webinar organized by the Australian Conservation Foundation where he talked about "Saving our native forest in Victoria".

And a guest, just this morning (September 21) at a webinar organized by The Australia Institute was Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young. Her portfolios include Environment and Biodiversity, Water and Murray-Darling Basin, Arts and Communications. Today's webinar topic was "Pulling the Climate trigger: Environment Laws Fit for a Crisis".

Other climate links are:

"Denmark becomes first to offer 'loss and damage' climate funding";

"In moment of global unrest, dozens of global leaders, activists, and artists join 10-hour global event, Peace Day Live 2022";

"Hertz will order up to 175,000 EVs from General Motors, including BrightDrop vans";

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Jane Caro (pictured), a Walkley winning Australian columnist, author, broadcaster, documentary maker, feminist and social commentator, is representing the Reason Party as she seeks to win a Senate seat in the forthcoming Federal Election. And just this week she held a second webinar with her Senate running partner, Hannah Maher, for which the special guest was Australian Climate Council member and retired New South Wales Commissioner of Fire and Rescue, Greg Mullins. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Professor Dr Johan Rockström (pictured) from the Potsdam Univerity fears both environmental catastrophe and catastrophe reversal of human progress if we don't bend the curve away from fossil fuels.

"A Kennedy daughter offers a hand to Pacific nations threatened by climate change";

"Foodprint Melbourne: Building the Resilience of Melbourne’s Food System";

"Poorer nations need $1tn a year by 2030 in climate finance, top economists find";

"Argentina withdraws negotiators from Cop29 summit";

"‘Minimal progress’ made this year on curbing global heating, report finds";

"What Is Project 2025, and Why Did Trump Distance Himself From It During the Campaign?";

"‘Fossil Fuels Are Still Winning’: Global Emissions Head for a Record";

"Global Warming Made Helene More Menacing, Researchers Say";

"What are tariffs?";

"Proposal at UN climate talks to tax business-class flights, crypto and plastics";

"From Chile and Taiwan via Glasgow, youth call for climate justice";

"The all-male Cop29 committee is a big step backwards for climate";

"The Tug-of-War on This Climate Super Pollutant Has Big Implications for the Future";

"What the Earth’s Recent Heat Uptick Could Mean for the Climate Fight";

"Climate Advocacy Groups Say They’re Ready for Trump 2.0";

"Oil Industry Asks Trump to Repeal Major Climate Policies";

"Cop summits ‘no longer fit for purpose’, say leading climate policy experts";

"Climate Change Is Losing Its Grip on Our Politics";

"Albanese unlikely to announce new climate targets until after federal election";

"To Protect the Ozone Layer and Slow Global Warming, Fertilizers Must Be Deployed More Efficiently, UN Says";

"‘COP Fatigue’: Experts Warn That Size and Spectacle of Global Climate Summit Is Hindering Progress";

"As New York Congestion Pricing Turns a Corner, Experts Point to Lessons From London";

"Good To Go? Decarbonising Travel After the Pandemic";

"The case for COPs (even this one)";

"Did people have to fly to COP29? Private jet use soared, but one group got to Baku overland";

"Picture an all-seeing eye scanning the dying Earth – and then lighting on our ‘solutions’ at Cop29";

"At UN climate talks, nations big and small get chance to bear witness to climate change";

"COP29 climate finance in numbers: How much is needed and where is it coming from?";

"Katharine Hayhoe’s Post-Election Advice: Fight Fear, Embrace Hope and Work Together";

"In a Parched US, Human-Triggered Wildfires Are Poised to Thrive";

"Severe drought puts nearly half a million children at risk in Amazon – report";

"How will offshore wind fare under a second Trump term?";

"A new generation of cheaper batteries is sweeping the EV industry";

"Global Warming Made Helene More Menacing, Researchers Say";

"If our hot water heaters ran off daytime solar, we would slash emissions and soak up cheap energy".

Professor Lesley Hughes has academically moved from ants to the atmosphere as she discusses in this interview - "‘Hope has to be a strategy’: the scientist who refused to let the climate warmongers win";

Sultan Al Jaber (pictured) - "COP28 president 'cautiously optimistic' on success of key climate conference";

"UN Climate Change Conference - United Arab Emirates";

"What Endures After a Climate Activist’s Suicide: Grief, Anger and Hope";

"World stands on frontline of disaster at Cop28, says UN climate chief";

"Ahead of COP28, a Call for a ‘Tangible Phase-Out of Fossil Fuels as Soon as Possible’";

"As New York Officials Push Clean Hydrogen Project, Indigenous Nation Sees a Threat to Its Land";

"Australia closing in on meeting 2030 emissions target, official projections show";

"COP-out: Why the petrostate-hosted climate talkfest will fail";

"How Carbon Capture and Storage Projects Are Driving New Oil and Gas Extraction Globally";

"Pumped Storage Hydro Could be Key to the Clean Energy Transition. But Where Will the Water Come From?";

"Chris Bowen’s bold and sudden movement on climate sent the Coalition clutching at its pearls";

"The EU Overhauls Its Law Covering Environmental Crimes, Banning Specific Acts and Increasing Penalties";

"Too many renters swelter through summer. Efficient cooling should be the law for rental homes";

"Five Key Narratives to Watch For at COP28";

"‘Don’t think it won’t happen’: Far too many Aussies unprepared for disasters";

"Revealed: Scale of The Telegraph’s Climate Change ‘Propaganda’"

"Eight key takeaways from the new National Climate Assessment";

"Ex-HSV designer reveals Callum Skye electric off-roader";

"Relax, Electric Vehicles Really Are the Best Choice for the Climate";

"Tesla Cybertruck leaks online a week ahead of official reveal";

"Climate change victims are dying in an ‘epicentre of indifference’";

"Australians suffer higher electricity prices as networks rake in billions of excess profits";

"The benefits to going car-free are real. Here’s how we can get there";

"Protest armada’s overnight vigil keeps Newcastle coal port shut down";

"Climate change victims are dying in an ‘epicentre of indifference’";

"Inside the new climate assault on the oil majors".

Tony Gleeson, a recent guest on "Climate Conversations", and two others from Extinction Rebellion disrupted yesterday's Grand Final parade in Melbourne.

"Climate resiliency funding needs to scale threefold to at least $160bn annually";

"Floods, fires and heat: Multiple weather dangers for summer";

"How much does aviation contribute to climate change? How will this change in the future?";

"Smoke ‘n mirrors budget: forests and koalas are great but logging and money are better!";

"A Record Number of Billion-Dollar Disasters Show U.S. Isn't Ready for Climate Change";

"Our Fragile Earth: How Close Are We to Climate Catastrophe?";

"This company is at the cutting edge of solar panel efficiency";

"‘Staggering’ green growth gives hope for 1.5C, says global energy chief";

"The world’s poorest people won’t be able to migrate to escape climate disasters";

"Traditional owner challenges Woodside's seismic testing";

"Major car brands accused of trying to write 'loopholes' into Australia's looming fuel efficiency laws";

"After summer’s extreme weather, more Americans see climate change as a culprit, AP-NORC poll shows";

"I thought fossil fuel firms could change. I was wrong";

"Peak fossil fuel demand will happen this decade";

"The Tories’ huge new oilfield is a moral obscenity – but Rosebank can still be stopped";

"Guterres calls for phasing out fossil fuels to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’";

"How Are Heat Waves Affecting Wildlife?";

"Exclude fossil fuel firms from Cop28 if they only want to obstruct, says ex-UN chief";

"‘Triple whammy’ of extreme heat could make Earth uninhabitable for humans, climate models reveal";

"Ruapehu has had a great ski season – but we need to reimagine the future of NZ’s iconic volcano";

"California takes big first step toward floating offshore wind";

"China has put the world’s oil cartel into a death spiral";

"Critics of ‘degrowth’ economics say it’s unworkable – but from an ecologist’s perspective, it’s inevitable";

"Emperor Penguins forming colonies in diverse conditions";

"The Philippines is the most dangerous country in Asia to defend the environment, Global Witness report says";

"Muscle, wood, coal, oil: what earlier energy transitions tell us about renewables";

"Tree planting has the potential to increase carbon sequestration capacity of forests in the United States";

"I’m a Tory MP, but I know Rishi Sunak’s claims about the cost of net zero are false";

"‘An extreme record-breaking year’: Scientists see impact of climate change on Antarctic sea ice";

"Risk of mass deaths as heatwaves start to pass survivability threshold";

"Fremantle Dockers slammed for signing new sponsorship deal with Woodside Energy";

"Auto Strikes and Climate Change";

"The Power of Convening: Climate Week NYC";

"Citizen scientists collect more nature data than ever, showing us where common and threatened species live";

"Alan Kohler: Farmers beware, soil carbon cash is a trap";

"One of the most intense El Niños ever observed could be forming";

"These 25 utilities are united by one big goal: 80% less CO2 by 2030";

"How Long Can America’s Climate Hypocrisy Last?";

"One in six species at risk of extinction in Great Britain, say wildlife experts";

"Weather records smashed as spring heatwave arrives";

"Fireproofing your home can reduce insurance bills";

"‘Staggering’ green growth gives hope for 1.5C, says global energy chief";

"Who are the young climate activists taking 32 European countries to court today?";

"Phase out or phase down? Fight over fossil fuels heats up in run-up to COP28";

"Protesters glue themselves to road during grand final day parade";

"Where America is failing and why women need to step up: Mary Robinson on the climate crisis";

"Society Watch: Drive to make ecocide an international crime gains momentum";

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Amanda McKenzie (pictured) was the driving force behind the creation of Australia's Climate Council and was the host of a recent webinar featuring inventor, author, entrepreneur and scientist, Saul Griffith, and Climate Councillor, Dr Madeline Taylor, who is an expert on climate policy, gas and energy. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "The insect crisis: where did all the bugs go?"; "Protestors Arrested at Coal Waste Plant Affiliated With Manchin's Family"; "Civil unrest due to rising energy bills ‘isn’t far away’, says Martin Lewis"; "Climate activists ‘disrupt supplies from three oil terminals in England’"; "The three Fs: why UK farmers fear the soaring cost of fertiliser, feed and fuel"; "Learn to improve income diversity, gain productivity, achieve carbon credits, emissions reductions, biodiversity benefits" "‘There’s lots of anger still’: locals in key NSW seat of Gilmore remain split on Morrison"; "Labor Environment Action Network"; "Truck Makers Face a Tech Dilemma: Batteries or Hydrogen?"; "World’s Largest Long-Haul Truckmaker Sees Hydrogen-Fueled Future"; "G.M. Will Sell Only Zero-Emission Vehicles by 2035"; "Black soldier fly farm may play a key role in reducing waste, producing sustainable fertiliser"; "Black soldier fly recruited to recycle livestock waste into fertiliser for food production"; "Memphis may have the sweetest water in the world, but toxic waste could ruin it all – a comic"; "Geothermal Powerhouse Iceland Hit by Lack of Electricity"; "A Nebraska climate activist takes a trip down the Missouri River"; "Putin’s war shows autocracies and fossil fuels go hand in hand. Here’s how to tackle both"; "‘My god, what’s happening?’: Dead weedy seadragons wash up on Sydney beaches"; "Federal Election 2022: Simon Holmes a Court emerges as unlikely kingmaker in election"; "Projects in limbo as Morrison’s promised billions evaporate on election call"; "Ukraine says Russian soldiers stole potentially deadly radioactive substances from Chernobyl"; "‘Unthinkable’ flood-related scams fleece victims of more than $50,000, authorities say"; "Electric car sales are rising in Australia but the uptake is behind other markets. When will they be more affordable?"; "Scientists Unveil High-Tech Tool to Save Rainforests of the Ocean"; "Rising temperatures could put an end to bears’ most famous habit"; "The Morrison government wants farmers to profit from looking after the land – but will anyone want to pay?"; "NZ bolsters emergency oil stocks backed by offer of Marsden Point storage"; "Trees on Crown land could offset agencies’ emissions"; "Home water heaters: A new ally in making grids cleaner"; "Carbon storage gets dirty: The movement to sequester CO2 in soils"; "Chart: Which countries get more than 10% of their power from wind?"; "We Are Wasting Time on These Climate Debates. The Next Steps Are Clear."; "Power companies say expect higher electricity bills within months"; "Carmakers pressure supply chains for cleaner lithium"; "Banks say they're getting tough on coal, but they keep lending trillions to polluters"; "Farm animals and humans should be treated the same, children say"; "Teen climate activist subjected to sexist and racist abuse amid federal court climate case"; "Manitoba storm could be 'worst blizzard in decades,' Environment Canada says"; "World Health Day a reminder of why nurses are pivotal to climate fight"; "Say no to Scarborough Gas"; "We are Tomorrow Movement"; "Signals of a warmed world: Endless Australian rain and 20 years of American drought"; "Dozens killed in Philippines landslides and floods as tropical storm Megi hits"; "‘Can our politics rise to the climate challenge?’"; "NASA mission will monitor air pollution"; "As Climate Fears Mount, Some Are Relocating Within the US"; "Professor David Karoly on the Liberal-National Government’s history of climate in

Groundswell co-founder Arielle Gamble (pictured) talked about "Complicated Legacies, Climate Change and Simple Truths" on TEDxSydney.

"The COP28 climate agreement is a step backwards on fossil fuels";

"From disruption to destruction" - Violet Coco;

"Terrestrial Politics in Uncertain Times";

"The world just made it clear the fossil fuel era is ending — with some wiggle room";

"Wildfires Have Erased Two Decades’ Worth of Air Quality Gains in U.S., Study Finds";

"Spain’s Ski Season Delayed Due to Record Heat";

"Scientists Call for Fireworks-Free Zones to Protect Birds";

"The Dubai deal: Hard-fought compromise to transition away from fossil fuels";

"COP28: Draft agreement 'disappointing', 'insufficient' and 'not adequate', says EU climate chief";

"Weakened EU vehicle emissions standards could mean €100 billion in health and environmental damages";

"Cop28 concludes with historic deal marking ‘beginning of the end’ for fossil fuel era";

"Australia has an incredible Christmas beetle, but it's gone AWO";

"Clean energy superpower status remains work in progress";

"‘Stop the rapid loss of nature’: Labor warned to clamp down on biodiversity offsets in environment law overhaul";

"Delegates at UN climate talks in Dubai agree to 'transition away' from planet-warming fossil fuels";

"Ex-Cyclone Jasper: warning of ‘life-threatening’ flooding as storm batters far north Queensland":

"Our cities will need to harvest stormwater in an affordable and green way – here’s how";

"Pesticide residue from farms and towns is ending up in fresh oysters";

"Hard-fought COP28 agreement suggests the days of fossil fuels are numbered – but climate catastrophe is not yet averted";

"COP28: Turning the tap off slowly – why Australia’s decision to end overseas fossil fuel finance matters";

"COP28: countries have pledged to cut emissions from cooling – here’s how to make it happen";

"Brazil to resume import taxes on solar panels, wind turbines";

"The Kids Who Sued Montana Over Climate Change and Won Say It’s Just the Start";

"Historic COP28 deal agrees to ‘transition away’ from fossil fuels";

"Ping-pong, ice pops and the planet’s fate: Inside COP28’s final hours";

"Arctic "report card" points to rapid and dramatic impacts of climate change";

"In a First, Nations at Climate Summit Agree to Move Away From Fossil Fuels";

"Two Words That Could Change the World";

"What’s Missing From the COP28 Climate Deal";

"Historic deal struck at COP28 as nations agree to 'transition away' from fossil fuels";

"No ‘phase-out’, but Dubai deal puts oil and gas sector on notice";

"Carbon Captured: Santos emails reveal gas giant orchestrated “Environment Protection” laws";

"Rising temps challenge Southwest farmers, ranchers";

"COP28 strikes ‘historic’ deal to transition away from fossil fuels: What are the key takeaways?";

"As temperatures rise, so do Georgia ER visits for venomous snake bites";

"Occidental Is Latest Oil Company to Buy a Smaller Producer";

"COP28 Comes at a ‘Moment of Both Hope and Peril’";

"Will universally compatible EV chargers ever be a reality in the US?";

"War And The Environment";

"Enhanced Geothermal Power: The Clean Green Way Of The Future?";

"Nashville tornado unleashed fireball that appeared to disrupt storm";

"In an unexpected twist, Bitcoin mining could help wind and solar development. Maybe.";

"COP28 Nations Reach First-Ever Deal to Move Away From Fossil Fuels".

Melbourne's sea level rise exposed - "The suburbs most under threat from rising seas revealed";

"Declare a Climate Emergency, or face catastrophic rising temperatures and sea levels";

"Flood-ravaged communities face fresh cyclone threat as Victoria’s flood threat shifts";

"PM pledges aid as Shepparton remains on alert for floodwaters";

"We’re in danger of falling off a ‘snow loss cliff.’ Here’s what that means.";

"2023 smashes record for world’s hottest year by huge margin";

"What El Niño means for the world’s perilous climate tipping points";

"Climate change: if warming approaches 2°C, a trickle of extinctions will become a flood";

"Australia’s renewable energy goals can’t come at the cost of biodiversity – we need a strategic approach";

"Australia urged to name heatwaves to combat dangers of extreme temperatures";

"Have Australian drivers finally charged into electric vehicles?";

"Another cyclone threatens to hit Queensland regions recovering from Cyclone Jasper";

"Climate change threatens to swamp suburbs. Now comes the brawl over what to do about it';

"Fuelled by tax cuts, electric vehicle sales surged in Australia in 2023";

"An Ecology Minister With an Oil Pedigree Will Lead Global Climate Talks";

"Azerbaijan Is Expected to Host the U.N. Climate Summit in 2024";

"U.S. Hit by Record Number of High-Cost Disasters in 2023";

"A prefab building revolution can help resolve both the climate and housing crises";

"An Inconvenient Truth";

"Climate of hope or doom and gloom? Testing the climate change hope vs. fear communications debate through online";

"White House unveils $623m in funding to boost electric vehicle charging points";

"U.S. Carbon Emissions Fell in 2023 as Coal Use Tumbled to New Lows";

"Climate Change Is Driving a Sharp Drop in Snow Levels, Study Finds";

"Flood-ravaged Queenslanders lashed by rain as cyclone approaches";

"U.S. takes another big step on climate ‘super-pollutant’";

"Far north Qld faces more flash floods, potential cyclones";

"Would a name change save lives lost to nature’s biggest killer?";

"Global Temperature Report for 2023";

"Hannah Ritchie: ‘Doomsday predictions are a dream for climate deniers";

"Hannah Ritchie".

Guardian environment reporter, Fiona Harvey (pictured), tells readers: "Cop27: crucial climate talks more fragile than ever after year of turmoil".

World Banks costs Pakistan floods: "Pakistan: Flood Damages and Economic Losses Over USD 30 billion and Reconstruction Needs Over USD 16 billion - New Assessment".

Waging Nonviolence tells readers: "There’s no place for burnout in a burning world".

Two stories from Inside Climate News:

"One Candidate for Wisconsin’s Senate Race Wants to Put the State ‘In the Driver’s Seat’ of the Clean Energy Economy. The  Other Calls Climate Science ‘Lunacy’";

"Study Shows Protected Forests Are Cooler".

On AP we read: "Climate activists get a month in prison for Vermeer protest".

From The New York Times: "Nations Must Increase Funding to Cope With Climate Shocks, U.N. Warns".

And from Reuters: "Climate activists block private jets at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport".

The ABC's national environment reporter, Michael Slezak, ponders whether or not a billion-dollar funding boost will save Australia's Great Barrier Reef - in the story "Can $1 billion save the Great Barrier Reef?". And in the final episode of an eight-part series, Matt Bevan takes us back four decades to hear about the climate crisis - "The 49-year-old energy prophecy that is finally coming true". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Fracking near public water is bad for infant health"; "Europe starts drafting a ban on Russian oil imports."; "Incredibly, current climate pledges could keep heating below 2C – but our work isn’t over"; "Universities must reject fossil fuel cash for climate research, say academics"; "Our food system isn't ready for the climate crisis"; "Springtime: why an ancient water system is being brought back to life in Spain"; "‘Black carbon’ threat to Arctic as sea routes open up with global heating"; "As a science journalist, I’m reconsidering having kids. I’m not the only one"; "Death Toll in South Africa Floods Passes 306"; "More Than 120 Dead After Tropical Storm Hits the Philippines"; "Climate change: COP26 promises will hold warming under 2C"; "Brazil accused of backsliding in updated climate pledge to UN"; "Alarm bells but little action as Horn of Africa faces unprecedented drought"; "California Reveals Its Plan to Phase Out New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035"; "Natural gas-fired generation peaked in 2020 amid growing renewable energy production: IEEFA"; "New book on climate change in national parks pleads for action to save our best idea"; "Is Netflix Transforming How Hollywood Approaches Climate Change?"; "Be like the Lorax: Legendary gardener’s plan to save the planet, one tree at a time"; "Can Australian made EV trucks drive us to net-zero?"; "Even the Cactus May Not Be Safe From Climate Change"; "Slow fashion: saving the planet with style"; "We must use Cop27 to transform energy and food systems"; "Leading scientists pitch for annual IPCC reports to keep climate on the agenda"; "Seven new oil and gas projects approved since IPCC report called for an end to fossil fuels"; "Maryland just passed one of the most aggressive climate laws in the US"; "Contract prices for renewable power are up 30%. What’s going on?"; "Fossil fuels v our future: young Montanans wage historic climate fight"; "TechScape: Will the video games industry ever confront its carbon footprint?". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Climate Conversations is eager to hear from ordinary people (I say that, but there is really no such thing as in our own way we are all unique and so rather special) about what they think about climate change. We will have a short conversation about the dilemma, I'll record that chat to create a new episode for Climate Conversations. So please come along a have a chat with me - I'll be set up and ready to record from eight in the morning. The market continues until the early afternoon - see you then. You'll find the market at the Moama end of the old Echucap-Moaama bridge. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Melbourne-based sociologist, author and podcaster, Terry Leahy (pictured), was one of three speakers at the Sunday, February 26, launch of Degrowth Network Australia (DNA) at Northcote's Black Spark Cultural Centre.

The two other speakers were Earthworker board member and a Victorian Trades Hall Council Just Transitions Organiser, Colin Long, and activist-scholar, Anitra Nelson, an honorary principal fellow at the Informal Urbanism Research Hub at the University of Melbourne.

Terry's podcast is "System Change Made Simple".

The DNA launch was an official event on the program for the annual National Sustainable Living Festival.

Our pollies (the Australian PM Scott Morrison shown here in a mural) seem to be oblivious to the reality that is climate change and that is leading to Australia's climate change isolation - "‘Climate laggards’: Australian isolationism puts us on par with Saudi Arabia". And it's: "Saving Democracy to Save Climate. Saving Climate To Save Democracy". "The climate clock: What’s the world’s carbon budget and what’s Australia’s share?"; "People of color disproportionately lost power during 2021 Texas freeze"; "Nearly two years after Hurricane Laura, Louisiana Gulf Coast is still recovering"; "Gaslighting Australia"; "Climate wars enter election campaign — and Scott Morrison, Angus Taylor rely on old tactics"; "The Coalition-News Corp attack on Labor’s energy policy is all too familiar"; "South Korean financier pauses loan for multi-billion dollar Barossa gas project"; "Coalition spending on fossil fuel subsidies tops $1.3 billion in first week of campaign"; "Australia Begins Long Road to Retraining Thousands of Coal Workers for Clean Energy Roles"; "New approach could save urban koalas"; "Hollywood missing the drama in climate change, group says"; "6 ways to build resilience and hope into young people’s learning about climate change"; "Poems to celebrate Earth Day 2022, selected by Independent climate and environment writers"; "Older Australians on the tough choices they face as energy costs set to increase"; "Heroes of the Fourth Turning: how theatre can serve as a mode of inquiry into right wing ideas"; "Hold firm on timing of tougher home insulation rules, Govt urged"; "Condor and the Eagle"; "China Sets Aside Push to Spread Wealth in Pivotal Year for Xi"; "Global Energy Review: CO2 Emissions in 2021"; "Analysis: What does China’s coal push mean for its climate goals?"; "The Ukraine Crisis Offers a Rare Chance for Energy and Climate Cooperation"; "When Women Lead"; "‘Truth Has Nothing to Do With Who Wins the Argument’: New Details on Big Oil’s Campaign to Defeat Climate Action"; "Abundance, Exploitation, Recovery: A Portrait of South Georgia"; "Biofuels are accelerating the food crisis — and the climate crisis, too"; "Honest debates about fossil fuels in the energy transition"; "The complications of 3D printing in the energy industry"; "Overhaul on offshore gas mega-projects could reap almost $90bn in decade"; "Labor accuses Angus Taylor of ‘desperate’ climate scare campaign over energy claims"; "Extinction Rebellion Takes to NYC’s Streets to Fight Climate Change"; "Rolls-Royce expects UK approval for small nuclear reactors by mid-2024"; "Kiss and tell: How Timothee Chalamet’s kiss got us talking about climate change". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Electric cars have advantages but are still just that, demanding a spacious road network and copious parking areas in our towns and cities.

"Why do Chinese EVs meet so much resistance?";

"Victoria’s blackout crisis is rooted in a decade of Coalition inaction";

"Be brave, stay positive, find your tribe: three climate activists explain how to get started";

"Five women scientists working to save the world";

"Mike vs the fossil fuel machine: Push for a new legal duty to the environment";

"Climate case explores how law and tikanga intersect";

"Climate Is Now a Culture War Issue";

"Fearsome threesome: how a trio of climate drivers is baking Australia’s west and leaving the east soaked";

"Ross Garnaut and Rod Sims have proposed a $100 billion-a-year fossil fuel tax – and it’s a debate Australia should embrace";

"20°C seems the optimal temperature for life on Earth to thrive – what does this mean in a warming world?"

"As the world heats up, solar panels will degrade faster – especially in hot, humid areas. What can we do?";

"Why Don’t We Just Ban Fossil Fuels?";

"Climate chaos: world overheats while Europe faces a new Ice Age";

"Report: Plastics, Oil Industry Deceived Public on Recycling Use for More Than 50 Years";

"In Wyoming, Sheep May Safely Graze Under Solar Panels in One of the State’s First “Agrivoltaic” Projects";

"Q&A: Everyday Plastics Are Making Us Sick—and Costing Us $250 Billion a Year in Healthcare";

"Take a Cue From Texas: Socialize Energy";

"As the Number of American Farms and Farmers Declines, Agriculture Secretary Urges Climate Action to Reverse the Trend";

"February on course to break unprecedented number of heat records";

"Very cool: trees stalling effects of global heating in eastern US, study finds";

"Climate Change Is Forcing Families Into a New Kind of Indefinite Hell";

"Beyond Catastrophe: A New Climate Reality Is Coming Into View";

"Power struggle: fears for UK energy generation as green projects delayed";

"Weather tracker: Flash flooding in Oman and record temperatures in Western Australia";

"Problems mount for Sahara gas pipeline, leaving Nigerian taxpayers at risk";

"Switzerland proposes first UN expert group on solar geoengineering";

"Blended finance can perpetuate climate colonialism";

"How your editors deal with climate grief";

"Last month was the world’s warmest January on record";

"Danish photos from the 1930s show what Greenland’s glaciers used to look like";

"The essentials of climate scenario analysis for financial institutions";

"How to prepare for an evacuation";

"‘They lied’: plastics producers deceived public about recycling, report reveals";

"California Tried to Ban Plastic Grocery Bags. It Didn’t Work.";

"Climate activists dump pink powder on case containing US Constitution";

"What a waste: New York City budget cuts eviscerate community composting groups";

"Explainer: How climate change affects Europe's farmers";

"A traditional automaker just turned a profit on EVs";

"1.7 million deaths in cities linked to air pollution with Delhi ranked worst in world – report";

"Bhavreen Kandhari’s Post";

"Mystery over ‘unexpectedly large’ emissions from Africa’s tropical ecosystems";

"British Gas profits surge tenfold as energy bill rules relaxed";

"Parts of Amazon rainforest could tip toward collapse by 2050, study warns";

"The Age of the Urban Inferno Is Here";

"Ross Garnaut and Rod Sims have proposed a $100 billion-a-year fossil fuel tax – and it’s a debate Australia should embrace";

"Porsche EV will lead Bathurst 500 into a greener, faster future";

"How China Built BYD, Its Tesla Killer";

"Author Spotlight on Joëlle Gergis";

"Oldest platypus found in the wild is ‘beyond all our expectations’, say researchers";

"Push to weatherproof Australia’s electricity grid as 77,000 still without power in Victoria";

"Postcards from Kamikatsu: Japan's 'zero waste' town";

"National Archives closes after climate change protesters dump red powder on U.S. Constitution".

New York Times climate reporter, Christopher Flavelle (pictured) discusses Los Angeles' strengths and weaknesses and how the city responded to the present fire crisis.

"California’s insurance crisis is a warning for America";

"‘It’s ironic’: how climate crisis is driving Trump push on Greenland and Panama";

"Republicans see the LA wildfires as an opportunity to punish California";

"Death toll from Palisades and Eaton fires climbs to 24. What we know about those killed";

"‘The Love in the Air Is Thicker Than the Smoke’";

"Why firefighters say the Los Angeles blazes have been unstoppable";

"Much of Australia enjoys the same Mediterranean climate as LA. When it comes to bushfires, that doesn’t bode well";

"In pictures: The deadly path of a small bush fire that came to devastate the LA elite";

"California’s Insurance System Faces Crucial Test as Losses Mount";

"Supreme Court Clears a Path for Climate Lawsuits to Proceed".

Tanya Plibersek (pictured) was a part of the Labor Party that won government in Australia at the federal election on May 21 this year and on July 19 was the guest as the Federal Environment Minister at the Canberra gathering of the National Press Club.

It was there that she formally released the 2021 State of the Environment Report, a report she described as "shocking".

Other Quick Climate Links are:

"Plibersek warns of future extinction";

"Tanya Plibersek pledges new environment laws to end years of ‘wilful neglect’ by Coalition";

"‘Bad and getting worse’: Labor promises law reform  for Australia’s environment. Here’s what you need to know";

"The dire state of the environment report is a major challenge for Labor – and an opportunity";

"This Isn’t Climate Change Anymore — It’s Climate Suicide";

"Americans’ willingness to prepare for “climate change” vs. “extreme weather”;

"This is Australia’s most important report on the environment’s deteriorating health. We present its grim findings";

"Remarkable map shows Britain was hotter than 99% of the world on Tuesday".

Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".

Author, podcaster and "Climate Engager", Sarah Wilson (pictured), was one of six guests on a webinar staged last night (Friday, April 6) by the Australian Conservation Foundation - the event was entitled "Together We Can Solve the Climate Crisis". The six-strong panel took a deep dive into climate solutions that are here now, and ready to go. Taking Sarah's advice, check out the George Carlin clip. The webinar lasts for about an hour and after that, you can dive into today's Quick Climate Links: "Michael McCormack will not rule out running for Nationals leadership again"; "New NSW logging rules still allow clearing of koala habitat, conservationists say"; "Sadhguru's Save Soil Movement: The breakthroughs so far"; "Climate sceptic thinktank received funding from fossil fuel interest" "U.S. to boost green jobs, curb emissions by plugging old oil and gas wells"; "Australians overwhelmingly support action to reduce carbon emissions, Vote Compass data shows"; "Smoke and Sandstorm, Seen From Space"; "Ecological Footprint and tourism: Development and sustainability monitoring of ecotourism packages in Mediterranean Protected Areas"; "Country Overshoot Days"; "Facing the Dutch Overshoot Day unprepared"; "Site of retired Iowa nuclear plant to become a solar farm": "Why you should care about ‘The Insect Crisis’"; "Leaders’ summit kicks off UN desertification conference in Côte d’Ivoire"; "Column: Republican denial will add to the drought’s body count"; "Coalition climate target consistent with more than 3C global heating, research says"; "Keeping coal-fired power plants running is a ‘dangerous game’ for Queensland Labor, expert says"; "Australia’s biggest industrial players are focusing on climate solutions – why isn’t the political debate?"; "Wildlife activists make 11th hour plea to save koalas before Victorian blue gums logged"; "Leading scientist calls for Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching report to be released before election"; "Australia’s beach that’s ‘one storm’ from disappearing"; "Think tank calls for complete overhaul of troubled Emissions Reduction Fund"; "The Colorado River: Devoured by Growth"; "Porsche investment could unlock up to a 50% boost in EV battery density"; "Climate School Dean Receives Environmental Champion Award"; "What Is Decarbonization, and How Do We Make It Happen?"; "Investing in health and wellbeing for environmental impact"; "Creating a Climate Neutral Innovation District"; "Moms push Massachusetts utilities to transition to renewable heat sources"; "On climate ‘doomism’: Heart & mind reasons to resist it'; "India ramps up coal production to record levels in extreme heatwave"; "Breakthrough discovery of groundwater beneath Antarctic ice sheet - and what it may mean for sea-level rise"; "One in 25 Australian homes uninsurable by 2030 due to climate crisis, researchers warn"; "2021 Pacific Northwest heatwave was sixth most extreme in the modern record"; "How can Aboriginal communities be part of the NSW renewable energy transition?"; "Biden solar tariff probe pushes Indiana utility to burn more coal"; "A net-zero future for gas utilities? Switching to underground thermal networks"; "How to move Europe from gas heat to heat pumps — fast"; "Australian Election 2022: Political party and independent climate goals: analysis"; "Stanford gets $1B for climate change school from John Doerr"; "How a tech billionaire is forcing Australia’s coal die-hards to face the future"; "Emission Reduction Targets: What you need to know"; "Heatwave in India leaves millions struggling to cope"; "Ecophysiological modelling predicts mass marine-life extinction by the year 2300 if global warming continues"; "Here’s an alternative to lithium batteries: meet the Aussie company leading the charge"; "Fortescue says regenerative “Infinity Train” may be on tracks in two years"; "Farmers’ lob

The Western U.S. is experiencing a period of dryness so extreme that some experts say it no longer qualifies as just a drought. Rather, it might be described as a more transformative trend of “aridification” — the most significant drought to descend on the American West in 1,200 years, according to Zore Teirstein (pictured) from Grist magazine.

Other climate links are:

"Europe’s heatwaves, droughts put focus on climate change risks";

"How climate change drives heatwaves and wildfires";

"What’s behind the heatwaves impacting the United States?";

"Heatwaves scorch Iraq as protracted political crisis grinds on";

"Europe’s Energy Crisis May Get a Lot Worse";

"In Compromise, the Climate Left May Be Vindicated";

"Cities swallowed by dust.";

"Blockade Australia shut down Sydney with climate change protests. Now they're fighting arrests in court";

"Renewable energy projects are taking off but where is the workforce?";

"The Australians who take care of our trees — and how you can too";

"Independent state MPs divided over Victorian Farmers Federation campaigning in their seats";

"July 2022: Warmest nights in U.S. history".

Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".