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Climate Conversations

Robert McLean

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

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02:08:42

Climate News: Talking Treaty; Bill McKibben on the...

Climate Conversations ·

2025/10/11

A Treaty with Victoria's indigenous people brings benefits to all, and our environment."Here comes the sun! The solar energy revolution – podcast";"Extreme weather costs Australia more than any other rich country, bar one";"Gondwana Link - connecting people, connecting nature";"Man arrested, accused of starting deadly Palisades Fire in California";"‘Vanish in a puff of smoke’: Monash plans to close climate crisis institute";"Extreme weather

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01:46:27

Event: A trio of commentators at the Royal Society of...

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2025/10/09

Richard Denniss (pictured) was one of a trio of speakers at an event at Melbourne's Royal Society of Victoria to consider: "What is Australia Risking? Future Impacts of Climate Change".The event was convened by Climate Communications Australia and hosted by The Royal Society of Victoria, and offered a unique chance to discuss the report with Risk Assessment experts. The event focused on how climate change would affect Australia, and the scenarios for the 'cascading, compounding

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00:39:03

Climate News: 'We should be less of an individual' -...

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2025/10/03

Bill McKibben (pictured), a climate activist, author, and occasional newspaper columnist, has encouraged people to be less individualistic and join groups.He was among those on a panel organised by The New York Times as a part of its annual "Climate Forward" conference assembled to discuss "The future of climate activism in the Trump era"Mik Aidt has a special guest on his "The Climate Revolution" show - British sustainability strategist Joseph Gelfer calls time on weak

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01:02:14

Climate News: 'Toughest job I've ever had' -...

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2025/10/03

Chris Bowen (pictured) is Australia's Climate Change and Energy Minister, who says it is the toughest job he has ever had.Mr Bowen, also the Federal Member for McMahon, was a guest on a recent webinar organised by Australia's Climate Council.He was interviewed by the CEO of the Climate Council, Amanda McKenzie.And from The Melbourne Age we have the story: "COP out? Prospect of climate summit spanning Australia and Turkey raises carbon emissions question".

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00:28:56

Interview: Climate change epiphany leads to book and...

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2025/10/01

Rebecca Huntley (pictured), Australia's pre-eminent social researcher, watched Sydney's 2019 School Strike for Climate students marching in the city's streets and, mesmerised by what these young people were doing, she wrote a book - "How to Talk about Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference".But the drive those students ignited didn't end there, for working with her company, "86 Degrees East", and with the support of "Boundless Earth," she

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00:44:06

Climate Forward Conference: Interviews with...

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2025/09/26

Australia's Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese (pictured), was among the guests interviewed during the "Climate Forward Conference" organised by The New York Times.Also among those interviewed was Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest, the boss of Fortescue.The New York Times hosted the Climate Forward Conference on Sept. 24, bringing together political leaders, activists, policymakers and business executives.Andrew Forrest, the executive chairman of Fortescue and one of the richest people

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00:38:09

Climate News: David Spratt warns of a troubling...

Climate Conversations ·

2025/09/25

David Spratt (pictured) was the keynote speaker at the webinar "Cooling or Collapse", sharing the microphone with activist and author Jane Morton.David is the lead researcher with The National Centre for Climate Restoration (Breakthrough). This independent think tank develops critical thought leadership to influence the climate debate and policy making. Also, in this episode, you will hear how a councillor from the City of Greater Shepparton wants officers to report on progress made on a 2020

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00:50:06

Climate News: Climate scientists say Australia has...

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2025/09/24

Professor David Karoly (pictured) was among those critical of Australia's position on carbon emissions: "Climate scientists target Albanese as Turkey holds out on COP talks";"Call for more urgent climate action";"Drought resilience project focuses on orchards";"Water impacted in climate report";"On a progressive journey to their carbon-neutral future";"'Russian blood oil': Australia faces calls to ban oil products refined from

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00:42:34

Climate News: From the Great Teapot in the Sky to...

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2025/09/22

Great Teapot in the Sky believers are mostly climate change deniers.The SBS show "Black Gold" illustrates how fossil fuel companies were aware decades ago of how, when, and why our climate was going to deteriorate."Europe splits on climate in ‘major embarrassment’ before UN summit""60 Best Climate Change Podcasts";"Albanese takes his usual each-way bet on climate change";"All Gassed Up, Part 1: The Carbon Coast";"Urban sprawl worsens as government struggles to meet density targets";"What will

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00:30:38

Climate News: Bowen damns the Nationals; Matt Kean...

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2025/09/21

Australian mining billionaire Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest sharply criticised US President Donald Trump’s “gobsmackingly illogical” energy policies and accused him of kowtowing to oil and gas donors as he arrived in New York for a major United Nations summit - "‘Gobsmackingly illogical’: Twiggy lashes Trump on climate as Aussies hit New York";"Charlie Kirk and America’s political collapse";"Climate Minister Chris Bowen stops short of setting targets for renewables,

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01:14:45

Climate News: Some days Australia is a petrostate,...

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2025/09/20

Some days, Australia presents as a petrostate; others, it's not that at all.Read the new book by Michael Mann and Peter Hotez, "Science Under Siege," to better understand Australia's Chameleon-like behaviour."Will the government's 2035 target avert a climate crisis?""Littleproud labels Labor's 2035 climate target a 'con job' ";"'Falls short': Vanuatu on Australia's 2035 climate target";"Bowen weighs in on climate target

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00:38:44

Climate News: Australia announces 2035 climate target...

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2025/09/18

Australia has set a goal to cut emissions by between 62 per cent and 70 per cent by 2035 from 2005 levels, as the Albanese government continues its strategy of modestly ambitious climate action over the next decade.The 2035 target is an upgrade to the plan to cut greenhouse gases 43 per cent by 2030 and represents a major challenge to the government and the economy, given emissions have fallen 28 per cent in the two decades since 2005 and must fall a further 15 per cent in the next five

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00:31:45

Climate News: Events in Gaza City may have no...

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2025/09/17

The present events in Gaza City are driven by one man's twisted thinking, with the subsequent death and destruction, undergirded by fossil fuels, not to mention the massive rebuild needed to repair the lives of millions, is climate change writ large.Here's a story from The New Times: "Israeli Ground Forces Move Into Gaza City, Sowing Chaos";"Coalition divisions erupt as more MPs urge leader to dump climate pledge";"Victoria’s renewables push suffers major blow as

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00:42:13

Climate Risk Assessment: Alarming, jump in death...

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2025/09/16

Australia's news services were alive today with stories about the country's first Climate Risk Assessment Report."Catastrophic forecast pushes case for Australia to spend big and cut hard on emissions";"Climate Risk Assessment's 'high risk' warning for 1 million Australian homes";"Queensland among most at-risk from sea level rises by 2050";"‘Alarmist’ or ‘terrifying’? New climate report divides parliament";"‘Like a Mad Max movie’: How

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00:20:33

Interview: 'Spending now can save huge costs in the...

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2025/09/04

Haoning Xi (pictured), from the Newcastle Business School at the University of Newcastle, has examined Australia's rail network in detail and sees investment now as it means of saving huge sums in the future. She has written about that on The Conversation: "Buckling rails and lines underwater: how Australia’s ageing train networks are crumbling as the climate changes".Haoning refers to the "Australasian Rail Network" as one source of information for her research.An advanced

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00:21:57

Climate News: Tatura native, Dr Linden Ashcroft,...

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2025/09/01

Dr Linden Ashcroft (pictured) will explain the quickly evolving dynamics of climate change and what impacts we can expect in the Goulburn Valley when she appears as the keynote speaker at Tatura Transition Towns event - "Community to gather for a greener tomorrow at Transition Tatura event";"AI’s Massive Energy Demands" - Go behind the scenes with executive editor Vernon Loeb and clean energy reporter Dan Gearino as they discuss the mounting demand for electricity to power

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00:29:10

Webinar: Dr David McCoy discusses the importance of...

Climate Conversations ·

2025/08/27

Dr David McCoy (pictured) appears on a "Saving the World" webinar, emphasising the importance of good governance when it comes to global health.In this webinar, "Power, accountability and global health governance", Dr McCoy speaks about the principles of good global health governance, examining current and evolving power dynamics in global health and how accountability deficits need to be plugged to improve the quality and effectiveness of global health governance. In doing so,

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00:22:05

Interview: Ryan Batchelor chaired a Victorian State...

Climate Conversations ·

2025/08/26

Ryan Batchelor (pictured) is the member for Melbourne's Southern Metropolitan in Victoria's Legislative Council and is the chair of the Environment and Planning Committee.Mr Batchelor and his committee spent nearly two years considering and preparing a report of more than 450 pages about the state's "Climate Resilience".Sadly, the committee's terms of reference for the study didn't allow it to consider mitigation, but rather adaptation in reference to the state's

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00:56:37

Climate News: Late U.S. stand-up comedian, George...

Climate Conversations ·

2025/08/18

Late U.S. stand-up comedian, George Carlin, joked about plastic and the fate of the planet, and this human creation is on the international agenda."The lifecycle of plastics, a modern wonder that is choking the planet";"Deadlocked on Plastic Pollution";"Flash floods kill more than 360 in Pakistan, India";"Canada’s Wildfire Season Is One of Its Worst Ever, and It’s Not Over Yet";"Cost of state’s renewable energy transmission plan predicted to

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00:36:19

Interview: 'Unless we solve climate change, all these...

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2025/08/17

Dr David Holmes (pictured) is an upbeat, friendly and co-operative fellow who is the Managing Director and founder of "Climate Communications Australia".CCA, as it is known, can be found in the Melbourne building of the Royal Society of Victoria in the city's La Trobe Street.This episode had a less-than-positive start when a pre-arranged phone call to record the interview fell apart because of unusable audio.We arranged to meet in Melbourne and we quickly ran into trouble again when a

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