Climate Conversations

By: Robert McLean
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  • A continuous conversation about climate change - news, views and interviews.
    Robert McLean
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  • Event: Raimond Gaita helps us better understand that the answer to the climate crisis begins with expansive and meaningful conversation

    Event: Raimond Gaita helps us better understand that the answer to the climate crisis begins with expansive and meaningful conversation
    Nov 4 2024

    One of Australia’s preeminent philosophers, Raimond Gaita (pictured), a conversation enthusiast, delivered the second annual oration following the annual general meeting of the Melbourne-based "Climate at the Crossroads".


    The Importance of Conversation in the very Idea of our Common Humanity".

    He is a Honorary Professorial Fellow, at the Melbourne Law School and Emeritus Professor of Moral Philosophy, King's College London.

    Promotional material for the lecture said Mr Gaita has long been a beacon of moral clarity in a world increasingly defined by division and despair.

    Conversation is where everything begins and the answers to the present climate crisis can be found in simply talking with each other.

    And so, although Mr Gaita did not directly address climate issues, he did help the audience of about 100 better understand the importance of conversation.
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Climate News: Australia's CSIRO wraps up 'The State of the Climate for 2024

    Climate News: Australia's CSIRO wraps up 'The State of the Climate for 2024
    Nov 4 2024
    The State of the Climate 2024 - good and bad news, but mostly bad. "State of the Climate 2024: Australia is enduring harsher fire seasons, more ocean heatwaves and sea-level rise"; "Screams from retirement home in Spanish town where dozens died in flooding"; "Spain floods disaster: death toll rises to 205 as extra troops mobilised"; "Spain’s floods have killed more than 200. Why have they been so deadly?"; "The planet is ‘on the brink of an irreversible climate disaster,’ scientists warn"; "What Project 2025 would do to climate policy in the US"; "Beyond Growth: A Journey through the Landscape of Sustainable Economics"; "Shrink the Economy, Save the World?"; "Earth’s climate will keep changing long after humanity hits net-zero emissions. Our research shows why"; "Heat contributed to 47,000 deaths in Europe during summer 2023, study finds"; "Five smart policies can turbocharge clean US manufacturing"; "‘More toxic than ever’: Lahore and Delhi choked by smog as ‘pollution season’ begins"; "Finland exports snow-saving mats to ski resorts hit by climate crisis"; "12 books to read about climate action ahead of the election"; "Fast action on methane to keep a 1.5°C future within reach"; "US election: Greens fear the EU may have to keep global climate action alive"; "Biodiversity finance grew ahead of COP16 but came mostly as loans, says OECD"; "NSW police take legal action to prevent climate activists blockading Port of Newcastle"; "At COP16, countries clash over future of global fund for nature protection "; "‘Crippling’ loss of millions of dollars in solar rebates under investigation"; "‘Bad River,’ About a Tribe’s David vs. Goliath Pipeline Fight, Highlights the Power of Long-Term Thinking"; "Fossil fuel transition pledge left out of COP16 draft agreement"; "On Meeker Avenue in Brooklyn, How Environmental Activism Plays Out in the Neighborhood"; "Businesses may be investing more in climate adaptation than we think".
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    23 mins
  • Climate News: 'Do I laugh or cry?' - the contradictions about keeping Australians safe are alarming

    Climate News: 'Do I laugh or cry?' - the contradictions about keeping Australians safe are alarming
    Nov 1 2024
    The Member for Shortland, Pat Conroy (pictured), most certainly got the memo. He parrots the words "keeping Australians safe" but then does nothing practical, other than talking the talk, about keeping Australians safe from the impacts of climate change. "Almost 100 including Briton killed in flash floods in Spain"; "At least 95 people dead in Spain’s worst floods in three decades"; "Death toll from Spain's devastating flash floods rises to 158"; "Spain floods: Death toll surpasses 150 as more soldiers join rescue efforts"; "Planet-warming pollution is growing at the fastest rate in history, scientists say"; "A Pivotal Choice: Trump vs. Harris on Climate Change"; "Unprecedented floods claim at least 158 lives in Spain"; "Free Electricity, Anyone? Britain Tries New Tricks to Green Its Grid."; "The world needs $700bn a year to restore nature. But where is the money coming from?"; "Why were the floods in Spain so bad? A visual guide"; "Unintended consequences of using maps to communicate sea-level rise"; "Pioneering Clean Energy at Netflix — and Across the Entertainment Industry"; "Six Building Blocks to Prepare the Grid for EVs"; "'Waste of time': Papua New Guinea will boycott the world's most important climate summit"; "Individual action on climate was tarred as greenwashing or virtue signalling. But it still has a place"; "Spotlight on a Researcher: Belay Gulte Mino"; "12 economic growth myths and how to counter them"; "5 things you can do to end the biodiversity crisis as the world talks about it at COP16"; "Let’s be clear, Peter Dutton’s energy plan is more focused on coal and gas than it is on nuclear power"; "Solar is helping schools save big. Your district could be next."; "A New Trilemma Haunts the World Economy"; "‘We were trapped like rats’: Spain’s floods bring devastation and despair"; "Australia is already 1.5 degrees hotter"; "Free Electricity, Anyone? Britain Tries New Tricks to Green Its Grid."; "'Uniquely vulnerable' Australia faces tough battle to avert climate crisis"; "Humans Are Speeding Extinction and Altering the Natural World at an ‘Unprecedented’ Pace"; "Australia one of the biggest producers of a climate change 'supercharger', new report says"; "A Pivotal Choice: Trump vs. Harris on Climate Change"; "Australia to start November with a heatwave as La Niña chances dwindle"; "How the fast-track saved New Zealand coal"; "Abandoning Bass Strait oil and gas structures would breach international law, expert warns"; "English and Regional Media Coverage of the 2022 Heatwave in India"; "Santos sued by its own shareholder in world-first greenwashing case"; "The Times view on planning red tape: Powering Ahead"; "Hedgehogs ‘near threatened’ on red list after 30% decline over past decade"; "Governor Hobbs Announces Extreme Heat Preparedness Plan"; "2023: A historic year of U.S. billion-dollar weather and climate disasters"; "Energy expert Vaclav Smil on how to feed the world without trashing it"; "New Reports Ahead of COP29 Show The World Is Spinning Its Wheels on Climate Action"; "Qua
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    29 mins

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