Episodes

  • Report says urgent action needed to avoid rising costs as Australia faces emissions tipping point

    Report says urgent action needed to avoid rising costs as Australia faces emissions tipping point
    Oct 30 2024
    The 2024 State of the Climate Report has been released and warns that if action is delayed, the costs of adapting to an ever-changing climate will continue to increase. With Australia less than a decade away from an emissions tipping point, climate experts are urging leaders to step up actions to mitigate climate change.
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    8 mins
  • Red list of endangered species now counts 742 Australian species

    Red list of endangered species now counts 742 Australian species
    Oct 29 2024
    A fluffy native mouse and five other Australian species have been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List. According to the Australian Conservation Foundation, Australia’s escalating extinction crisis, is being fuelled by climate change, deforestation, and outdated conservation laws.
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    6 mins
  • 'Amazon tipping point' focuses attention on escalating biodiversity loss

    'Amazon tipping point' focuses attention on escalating biodiversity loss
    Oct 22 2024
    Global environmental leaders are assessing the world’s plummeting biodiversity levels and commitments by countries to protect plants, animals and critical habitats. The two-week United Nations Biodiversity Conference, or COP16, is a follow-up to the 2022 Montreal meetings where 196 countries signed a historic global treaty to protect biodiversity.
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    7 mins
  • INTERVIEW: Former defence chief Chris Barrie talks to SBS about Australia's climate security

    INTERVIEW: Former defence chief Chris Barrie talks to SBS about Australia's climate security
    Oct 12 2024
    A new report by the Australian Security Leaders Climate Group has outlined how the government’s risk and security agenda fails to include climate change, leaving the country and the population vulnerable.
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    15 mins
  • Defence officials say government's response to climate and security is "too hot to handle"

    Defence officials say government's response to climate and security is "too hot to handle"
    Oct 8 2024
    A report released by former military and defence leaders, titled Too Hot to Handle, has found Australia's defence capabilities face serious threats if climate change is not taken seriously. The security experts are warning the Australian government that a failure to understand the risks posed by climate change will weaken national security.
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    5 mins
  • Beer’s brewing battle: climate change is challenging traditional hop-growing

    Beer’s brewing battle: climate change is challenging traditional hop-growing
    Sep 27 2024
    With summer approaching, few things are more appealing than a long, cold beer. Except with the climate warming up, brewing the perfect pint is becoming more of a challenge. In Germany, where they are preparing for the Oktoberfest beer festival, brewing beer is close to a religion. The beer industry is looking to find ways to make hops - a vital ingredient of beer - more resistant to rising temperatures and drought
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    5 mins
  • Emergency services spring into action amid severe weather in Tasmania

    Emergency services spring into action amid severe weather in Tasmania
    Sep 1 2024
    A series of cold fronts have brought damaging and destructive winds to Tasmania. Thousands have lost power and parts of Tasmania's south-east are now under flood warnings, with authorities warning the worst is yet to come.
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    4 mins
  • Good Cop, Bad COP29: Azerbaijan's greenwashing ahead of crucial climate summit

    Good Cop, Bad COP29: Azerbaijan's greenwashing ahead of crucial climate summit
    Aug 31 2024
    More than a year after the arrest of Azeri anti-corruption academic Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, human rights organisations are concerned about Azerbaijan's human rights record ahead of it's hosting of the annual COP Climate Change summit.
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    11 mins