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Climate Conversations

Climate Conversations

By: Robert McLean
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A continuous conversation about climate change - news, views and interviews.Robert McLean Philosophy Social Sciences
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  • Climate News: Woodside attibute blame for Spain's power blackout on unreliable renewables
    May 27 2025

    The lights recently went out across Spain, and the Australian oil and gas giant, Woodside, was quick to seize on the consequences of the disruption to drive home the importance of ensuring reliable energy supplies: "Spain’s crippling blackout shows need for gas in a greener world: Woodside CEO";

    "What we lose when weather balloons don’t fly";

    "5 huge climate opportunities await the next parliament – and it has the numbers to deliver";

    "'A war zone': Desperate for help, flood-hit residents say army deployment 'isn't enough'";

    "Rather than blaming carbon, Paul Hawken argues we should recognise its role in animating life. This way, we can heal the planet";

    "Could the fuel powering F1 next season also run your car?";

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    35 mins
  • Climate News: Australia's PM, Anthony Albanese, utters promises about climate change from both sides of his mouth
    May 26 2025

    Australian Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese, claims he cares about climate change, but then supports his Environment Minister, Murray Watt, in his moves to quickly advance a major gas project off the Western Australian coast: "Murray Watt knocks back objections to Woodside’s North West Shelf extension and clears way for final decision";

    "‘Desolate’: farmers in NSW’s west battle drought as east coast mops up after floods";

    "Reliable energy or ‘carbon bomb’? What’s at stake in the battle over Australia’s North West Shelf";

    "Clean-up begins as waters recede after devastating NSW floods";

    "Greenwashing is rife in Australia, but could its days be numbered?";

    "The U.S. Under Trump: Alone in Its Climate Denial";

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    46 mins
  • Climate News: 'The Nationals are idiots,' he said. 'You can quote me on that' - a vetinarian from the NSW mid-north coast
    May 25 2025
    Australia's National Party was successful in recent Federal elections and subsequently has been beating its chest in celebratory joy, but not everyone feels the same way, according to this opinion piece in the Melbourne Age: "Denial is hard to grasp in the city. In flooded Taree, it’s bewildering"."The True Cost of Pretending Climate Change Doesn’t Exist";"Trump administration plans to end greenhouse gas limits on power plants";"This town was wiped out by Helene. How does it come back?";"‘Destruction everywhere’: Taree cleanup begins as NSW floods reignite inter-agency tensions";"Dry spell hits Shepparton as rainfall plummets below average";"The intensifying climate driver behind the coastal deluges and inland drought";"Earth’s major climate goal is too warm for the polar ice sheets, study says";"ABC Radio's Country Breakfast is an entertaining look at rural and regional issues around Australia.";"‘We’re really struggling’: Fire levy pushing drought-stricken farmers to the brink";"New Mexico Is the Latest State Developing Standards to Protect Workers in Extreme Heat";"Why is southern Australia in drought – and when will it end?";"The deluge in NSW sounds a warning to rural and regional communities elsewhere";"Gas industry could get far more than $200m if deals keep flowing – Jones";"We bear the brunt of the climate crisis. A Pacific Cop could help shape the global response";"Climate Council Statement On NSW Floods: More Destructive Due To Climate Change";"The shadows of Amazon dams";"A Truly Dark Day in DC" - Bill McKibben"Trump and Republicans are targeting blue states’ climate policies";"The surprising ways U.S. weather data powers everyday commerce";"Climate change could drive surge in foreclosures and lender losses, new study finds";"How states can fight climate change without the feds";"Eight EU countries form coalition of the willing on crisis preparedness";"Trump’s “wins” on nuclear power are losses for taxpayers and public safety";"Battery Recycling: How Accounting for Social and Environmental Benefits Boosts Returns";"“As journalists, we fail to extend empathy to ourselves”: How climate reporting is impacting mental health";"More Than 1 in 4 Cars Sold Globally in 2025 Expected to Be EVs: IEA Report";"NSW on alert: these maps show the areas at risk of flooding and storms";"Floods, fires and even terrorist attacks: how ready are our hospitals to cope when disaster strikes?";"In a flood, first responders balance helping others while their own families are at risk. It’s an impossible choice";"The deluge in NSW sounds a warning to rural and regional communities elsewhere";"Nuclear has highest investment risk; solar shows lowest, say US researchers";"James Hansen and the scientific contest about accelerated warming: 2025 is the crunch year";"One-in-500-year floods: How often do they really happen and what does the term mean?";"How the government is setting everyone up to fail on green claims";"Penguin Poop May Help Preserve Antarctic Climate";"In Chicago, Artists Imagine a World Without Prisons or Environmental Hazards";"Flooding Caused by Atmospheric River Over Maryland Shows How Climate Change Is Stressing Inland Communities";"Paris Agreement Target for Warming Won’t Protect Polar Ice Sheets, Scientists Warn";"Victorian planning laws blasted – wrong answer to market failure";"Can glaciers regrow if global warming is reversed? Not in our l
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    1 hr and 9 mins
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