Executive Secretary at the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Simon Steel (pictured during Q&A at London's Chatham House), has declared we have "Two years to save the world". As a bonus, you can follow this link and go to "Outrage and Optimism" to hear an interview with Simon Steill and then listen as hosts, Tom Rivett-Carnac, Christiana Figueres and Paul Dickinson, take a deep dive into what Simon Steill said. On climate, the world has gone from denial to procrastination. Climate inaction is no longer defended by denying the science, but because action is claimed to be ‘too costly’ or unachievable. Yet, the time to shape a liveable future is running out, with the decisions taken over the coming two years determining how close to limiting global warming to 1.5°C we will get by the end of the century. With more than 60 countries going to the polls this year, and nearly 90 per cent of the population in 125 countries want stronger climate action, every election is a climate change election.  We must now see climate action as a tool to create better, more equitable and cleaner societies, with solid economies built around plentiful, renewable energy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

"Investor heavyweights failing to boot directors on climate commitments"; Samantha Helps is full of praise for Violet Coco (pictured) in her piece on Pearls and Irritations: "XR blocking arteries of capitalism labelled “catastrophic inconvenience”"; "Saving Ourselves: From Climate Shocks to Climate Action" - Dana R. Fisher; "The EV revolution has stalled. Can these nifty bikes kick it back into gear?"; "Unprecedented spread of coral bleaching along Great Barrier Reef"; "After years of promises on climate change, oil giants are backtracking"; "Climate for Change"; "Plibersek scales back environment reforms as coral bleaching goes global"; "Fossil fuel’s war on protest"; "Jonathan Vigliotti: Stories from the Front Lines of Climate Change in Small-Town America"; "Environmental impacts of underground nuclear weapons testing"; "Callaway Climate Insights founder David Callaway joins the Bulletin’s Governing Board"; "Is hydropower aging out of the clean energy race?"; "California derailed its booming rooftop solar buildout. Can it be fixed?"; "Climate Deniers in the 117th Congress"; "New House Speaker Champions Fossil Fuels and Dismisses Climate Concerns"; "Rebutting 33 False Claims About Solar, Wind, and Electric Vehicles"; "Brown University Study Documents Links Between National & Local Offshore Wind Opponents"; "Wafer-thin, stretchy and strong as steel: could ‘miracle’ material graphene finally transform our world?"; "Russia and Kazakhstan evacuate tens of thousands amid worst floods in decades"; "Climate change driving demand for predatory loans, research shows"; "Strasbourg court’s Swiss climate ruling could have global impact, say experts"; "India Forecasts Searing Heat Ahead of World’s Biggest Election": "UK Climate Minister Stands Down Ahead of General Election"; "Lightning and heavy rain kill dozens in Pakistan and Afghanistan in three days"; "Global heating pushes coral reefs towards worst planet-wide mass bleaching on record"; "As the Federal Government Proposes a Plan to Cull Barred Owls in the West, the Debate Around ‘Invasive’ Species Heats Up"; "Climate change is causing marine ‘coldwaves’ too, killing wildlife"; "As Climate Change Intensifies Wildfire Risk, Prescribed Burns Prove Their Worth in the Heat-Stressed Plains of the Texas Panhandle"; "A Highway in Indiana Could One Day Charge Your EV While You’re Driving It"; "Air pollution boosts Alzheimer’s disease risk"; "Air NZ calls for Govt mandates to help drive sustainable aviation fuel use"; "Corals are bleaching in every corner of the ocean, threatening its web of life"; "There’s no such thing as a benign beef farm – so beware the ‘eco-friendly’ new film straight out of a storybook"; "Sewage pollution could jeopardise Olympic swimming events in the River Seine, NGO warns"; "‘Grownup’ leaders are pushing us towards catastrophe, says former US climate chief"; "World in grip of new major coral bleaching event, reefs at risk"; "Switching to Plant-Based Diets Could Save More Than 200,000 Lives per Year, Study Finds"; "The big dry: forests and shrublands are dying in parched Western Australia"; "A Philosopher’s Guide to an Ethical Diet: A Conversation With Peter Singer"; "Africa’s Great Apes Are Already Feeling the Effects of Climate Change, First-of-Its-Kind Study Finds"; "Great Barrier Reef Suffering Record Coral Bleaching With Damage 59 Feet Below the Surface"; "Green economy summit: how can Australia get more from its relationship with Vietnam?': "Trillions of tonnes of carbon locked in soil has been left out of environmental models – and it’s on the move"; "Greece to Invest $830 Million for Marine Conservation"; "Tonnes and tonnes of old solar panels with nowhere to go"; "Victorian households have the highest gas usage in the country — will they turn it around?"; "Faster-melting snow causes major flooding in Russia and Kazakhstan"; "BOM's first winter forecast for 2024 declares it could be one of Australia's warmest on record"; --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

Just 40 minutes, along with a fair bit of research, with Gabrielle Bond (pictured), the woman behind the Modern Money Lab at Adelaides Torrens University, changed, no, exploded my views about economic ideas, particularly those of Federal Government deficits. Gabrielle is an enthusiast of the Modern Money Theory (MMT) and an ardent supporter of her contemporary from the university, Assistant Professor Steven Hail, who explained MMT through an article in The Conversation, entitled, "Explainer: what is modern monetary theory?". In that article, he discussed one of MMT's pioneers, Professor Bill Mitchell, who has long explored the workings and application of the Modern Monetary Theory. Of course, the real modern hero of MMT is U.S. economist, Stephanie Kelton, who can be seen in this TEDx talk "The big myth of government deficits" and again in this "Stony Brook University Presidential Lecture Series". My journey to interview Gabrielle began when I listened to Professor Kelton in Melbourne, where she talked about many things, including the movie "Finding the Money". It was in 2021 that reporter Gareth Hutchins wrote a story for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) entitled: "Modern Monetary Theory: How MMT is challenging the economic establishment". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

The Climate Council CEO, Amanda McKenzie (pictured) talks about "Seizing the Decade"; "Consumer Energy Summit"; "Verdict saying Switzerland violated rights by failing on climate action could ripple across Europe"; "Does "Every Little Thing" REALLY Stop Climate Change?"; "‘Historic’ European Court of Human Rights ruling backs Swiss women in climate change case"; "Solar canopy over Denver school parking lot will provide energy to low-income families"; "Climate complacency: study finds even the most informed people would rather take the easy option" "Fashion's climate impact and how to reduce it"; "The Permian Basin Climate Bomb Series"; "How to prepare your finances for an extreme weather disaster"; "The Rising Tide"; "The Peoples' Blockade"; "Intensifying Cycle of Extreme Heat And Drought Grips Europe"; "Network of ‘ghost roads’ paves the way for levelling Asia-Pacific rainforests"; "How climate change could reverse progress in global inequality"; "How Nigeria is reeling from extreme heat fuelled by climate change"; "Ocean Heat Has Shattered Records for More Than a Year. What’s Happening?"; "This is an emergency - climate silence is climate denial. #EndClimateSilence now"; "The Olympics are usually a sustainability disaster. Can Paris be different?"; "Australia could reach an ‘ambitious’ emissions cut of up to 75% by 2035, advisers tell Labor"; "Australia is playing catch-up with the Future Made in Australia Act. Will it be enough?"; "Nexamp nabs $520M to build community solar across the US"; "In-depth Q&A: How does climate change drive human migration?"; "EU Policy. European Parliament approves energy market overhaul"; "‘It’s a sun trap’: climate crisis brings boomtime for British wine"; "‘A Massive Win for All Generations’: European Human Rights Court Rules Switzerland Violated Rights With Climate Inaction"; "Storm in Perth's north causes flooding, damage as BOM issues severe weather warning"; "Earth Day 2024"; "See photos, video of flooding in New Orleans metro neighborhoods during severe weather"; "Rainfall Intensity and Daily Rainfall on April 10, 2024"; "Biden-Harris Administration Finalizes Stronger Clean Air Standards for Chemical Plants, Lowering Cancer Risk and Advancing Environmental Justice"; "Flooded farms in England refused compensation as ‘too far’ from river"; "Climate target organisation faces staff revolt over carbon-offsetting plan"; "Labour may fail to grab target seats as young voters turn away over Gaza and climate"; "Carbon price should be set at $70 a tonne and rise six-fold by mid-century, says AEMC"; "New Yorkers for Clean Power"; "Rural opposition to solar farms goes beyond beliefs in climate change"; "The heat is on: what we know about why ocean temperatures keep smashing records"; "Adelaide is losing 75,000 trees a year. Tree-removal laws must be tightened if we want our cities to be liveable and green"; "How the essential, dirty steel industry is going green": "Driven by China, Coal Plants Made a Comeback in 2023"; "What Happened When a German Car Factory Went All Electric"; "Brazil Labor Spat Thwarts Lula’s Bid to Boost Growth and Save the Amazon"; "Tanya Plibersek’s proposal to save Toondah Harbour is a win for both threatened species and people power"; "Deforestation rising in Colombia 5 years after peace deal"; "NGO links H&M and Zara cotton to deforestation in Brazil's Cerrado"; "How to prepare your finances for an extreme weather disaster"; "Earth sees hottest-ever March, the 10th record-breaking month in a row"; "Here’s how EVs could get 200 miles per gallon"; "Spies Like Us: why the Government is still backing Woodside over Timor-Leste"; "Power to the people? Bolivia’s hunt for gas targets national parks – and divides communities"; "Feeling depleted? So is the planet. Here’s how to move from exhaustion to empowerment"; "Incarcerated People Subjected To Worst Of Climate Change"; "Embodied Carbon = 10% Of Greenhouse Gas Emissions!". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

Shepparton's Foott Waste is trialling an all-electric garbage truck and principal, Peter Foott (pictured behind the wheel of this revolutionary truck) took me for a "test ride" just a few days ago. "Understanding Climate Change: All the Natural and Human Causes"; "Split inside conservative green group over new nuclear agenda"; "Ontario's Nuclear Advantage"; "Elizabeth Kolbert on Hope, Despair, and Everything In Between"; "Why has the ‘15-minute city’ taken off in Paris but become a toxic idea in UK?"; "Dutch court ruling considers national airline guilty of greenwashing"; "Fossil subsidies could have paid for Canadian wind and solar projects 12 times over"; "Salt, air and bricks: could this be the future of energy storage?"; "Generation starts at what will be South Australia’s biggest wind farm"; "Australia’s biggest coal generator teams up with SunDrive to make solar at Liddell"; "Solar Sunshot: Albanese pledges $1bn to take Australia from “pit to panel”"; "Toronto is home to the world’s largest lake-powered cooling system. Here’s how it works."; "Even Disney’s beloved Autopia ride is giving up on gas-powered cars"; "The Carbon Brief Profile: Australia"; "The Carbon Brief Profile: Nigeria"; "An ‘extremely active’ hurricane season is headed our way, experts warn"; "Man's body found near reserve in Sydney's west after rain and extreme weather hits NSW"; "Carbon Emissions Reduction Rate in U.S. Has Doubled Since Passage of Inflation Reduction Act, Report Finds"; "Should Big Oil Be Tried for Homicide?"; "Zambia’s fossil-fuel subsidy cuts help climate and kids – but taxi drivers suffer"; "Is water provision in drought-hit Zambia climate ‘loss and damage’ or adaptation?"; "New PBS Documentary Focuses on a More Hopeful Future"; "Virginia’s Utility Regulator Approves Enough New Solar Projects to Power Nearly 200,000 Homes"; "Secondhand Clothing Market in U.S. Grew 7x Faster Than General Clothing Retail in 2023": "‘On the Move’ examines how climate change will alter where people live"; "Zimbabwean president declares state of disaster due to drought"; "Rivers Recover Rapidly Once Dams Are Gone, Study Finds"; "Klamath Dam Removal: ‘It’s an Environmental Disaster’"; "Dam removals, restoration project on Klamath River expected to help salmon, researchers conclude"; "In the Pacific Northwest, Salmon Declines Upend a Way of Life"; "Climate change is changing how we keep time". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

Former Federal Minister, Greg Combet (pictured) was a guest this week on the National Press Club talking about getting to net zero: "Greg Combet - Chair of the Net Zero Economy Authority"; "After years of promises on climate change, oil giants are backtracking"; "Dive in: Climate change is affecting all types of weather"; "States brace for collision of weather systems"; "A man has died in Queensland floodwaters, as heavy rain lashes east coast"; "Australia’s soil to become net carbon emitter and threat to climate goals, report says"; "El Nino-linked drought threatens energy and food supplies in southern Africa with millions at risk"; "Thousands more of Tasmania 'giant' native trees could be spared from logging under policy change"; "Natasha’s hot home is bad for her health. So is the cost of living"; "When it comes to climate action, beware the policy bundle"; "Florida’s tiny ‘fairy tale’ deer are losing habitat as seas rise"; "Shell says landmark emissions ruling won't help climate goals"; "India Predicts Searing Heat in Threat to Lives, Power Supply"; "He Wants Oil Money Off Campus. She’s Funded by Exxon. They’re Friends."; "Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016"; "Boom in mining for renewable energy minerals threatens Africa’s great apes"; "Network Rail to spend £2.8bn to cope with effects of climate crisis"; "Snowball effect: Is artificial snow a long-term solution for ski resorts in a warming world?"; "Throwing Soup At Mona Lisa For The Climate Cause?"; "Buckled lines and landslides: How climate change is hitting Europe’s rail industry"; "In Texas, Ex-Oil and Gas Workers Champion Geothermal Energy as a Replacement for Fossil-Fueled Power Plants"; "Do organic farms cause unintended harm? Study finds uptick in pesticide use in neighbouring fields"; "Global Warming Will Enable Tropical Species From the Atlantic to Colonize the Mediterranean Sea"; "‘I want to tackle it in a big way’: Meet the Nigerian women spearheading solar projects"; "Bird Flu Is Picking its Way Across the Animal Kingdom—and Climate Change Could Be Making it Worse"; "Europe is divided on nuclear power: Which countries are for and against it?"; "It takes a village: the Indian farmers who built a wall against drought"; "The Anthropocene already exists in our heads, even if it’s now officially not a geological epoch"; "A Canadian lake holds the key to the beginning of the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch"; "Anthropocene: human-made materials now weigh as much as all living biomass, say scientists"; "Homelessness, PTSD and paltry pay: The crisis in wildland firefighting"; "No EV recovery, with worst sales quarter in nearly 3 years"; "‘Headaches, organ damage and even death’: how salty water is putting Bangladesh’s pregnant women at risk"; "Inside the minds of the oil rig-climbing activists"; "Australia faces postwar-style reconstruction to reach net zero target, Greg Combet says"; "An Australian farmer has held the first carbon-neutral cattle sale – here’s how it works"; "East coast weather: big wet headed for Sydney after month of rain dumped on parts of Victoria in 24 hours"; "Why artificial submarine curtains won’t save West Antarctica’s retreating glaciers"; "Out of alignment: how clashing policies make for terrible environmental outcomes"; "Scientists warn Australians to prepare for megadroughts lasting more than 20 years"; "Native animals that survived Bayindeen bushfire face increased threat from predators six weeks on"; "Tiwi Islands leaders appeal to federal government to reconsider offshore gas project approvals changes"; "First Nations people must be at the forefront of Australia’s renewable energy revolution"; "Forget nuclear: would Peter Dutton oppose a plan to cut bills and address the climate crisis?"; "A big week for climate policy in Australia: what happened and what to make of it"; "Awful’: climate crisis threatens to sink historic north-east golf club". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

Catherina McKenna (pictured) heaps praise on COP21 during an address to Columbia Climate School - "Catherine McKenna on Her Life, Work and Preserving the World for Future Generations"; "Ugly, treeless, hot: Push to force developers to plant trees in Melbourne’s outer suburbs"; "‘Opportunistic’ fraud and scams target disasters in a warming world"; "Ready or not, self-driving semi-trucks are coming to America’s highways"; "Can We Engineer Our Way Out of the Climate Crisis?"; "Energy giant sees hydrogen outshining nuclear in race to replace coal"; "A River in Flux"; "How we are using AI for reliable flood forecasting at a global scale"; "Can Flashy Music Festivals Go Green?"; "Australian music festivals are increasingly affected by climate change. But is the industry doing enough to mitigate its impact?"; "17 people taken to hospital during Ed Sheeran concert at Acrisure Stadium"; "Climate change makes heat waves, storms and droughts worse, climate report confirms"; "Nearly 100 injured as hailstorm pummels Louis Tomlinson concert in Colorado"; "The BBC, Guyana, and Untangling North-South Climate Complexities"; "How we are using AI for reliable flood forecasting at a global scale"; "Flash flooding possible as thunderstorms rumble towards Melbourne from the west"; "Weather tracker: Cyclone Gamane unexpectedly veers into Madagascar"; "How a Blind Oceanographer Studies Temperature-Regulating Currents"; "Too far or not far enough? These are Europe’s most and least popular climate policies"; "Major storm to sweep United States with severe weather, snow, flooding"; "U.S. clamps down on oil and gas firms releasing potent greenhouse gas"; "BYD says plug-in electrics will exceed 50 pct of new car sales in China in next 3 months"; "Po Valley: Air pollution is causing serious health risks for more than 16 million Italians"; "2024 Must Be the Year for Exponential Climate Action"; "Kim Beazley urges Tanya Plibersek to reject Woodside LNG plant extension"; "Energy giant wrongly received thousands from welfare payments of former customers under Centrelink scheme"; "Labor’s car plan shifts down a gear as voters lukewarm on carbon targets"; "Five climate megaprojects that might just save the world"; "El Niño will cause record-breaking heat across the world this year"; "There are growing fears of an alarming shift in Antarctic sea ice"; "First Wisconsin tornadoes in February: ‘It’s an absolute shock’ (photos)"; "Water now a major risk for world’s supply chains, reports CDP"; "Environmentalists Sue to Block Expansion of New York State’s Largest Landfill"; "Volcanoes Can Affect Climate"; "Australia’s carbon credits system a failure on global scale, study finds"; "Labor’s chance to protect youth over fossil fuels"; "The surprising reasons why Big Oil may not want a second Trump term". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

Mooroopna's Rick Maloney (pictured) wrestled emotionally with the flood and now he is battling the insurance company: "Under water and under pressure: The fight to fix flood insurance"; "'Not the End of the World' author on tackling climate change"; "A data scientist’s case for ‘cautious optimism’ about climate change"; "Book review: ‘Saving Ourselves’ author says we can’t wait on global leaders to save the climate"; "Group to monitor air pollution in 12 U.S. cities with large Hispanic populations"; "New warning system could save lives during wildfires"; "Solar panel waste to reach crisis levels in next two to three years, Australian experts warn"; "Cattle are drinking the Colorado River dry"; "Labor has a broken energy fix. The Libs don’t have one at all – yet"; "Australia invented solar panels. Now 99 per cent of ours are made in China"; "Electric trucks get a boost from Biden, worrying trucking industry"; "Rising Temperatures, Rising Prices: How Climate Drives Inflation"; "What will climate risk cost you?"; "Australia must wean itself from monster utes ..."; "‘A lot of question marks’: $70m renewable-energy microgrid project divides Daintree"; "China is all in on green tech. The U.S. and Europe fear unfair competition."; "The Last Coal-Fired Power Plants in New England Are to Close"; "An Idyll on the Shores of a Toxic Lake"; "Chart: Which states support community-led clean energy the most?"; "Michigan nuclear plant aims to be first ever to reopen in US"; "Read an ER doctor’s essay on climate distress that no one else would publish"; "What will it take to protect India’s angry farmers from climate threats?"; "Cancellation of UN climate weeks removes platform for worst-hit communities"; "UN’s climate body faces “severe financial challenges” which put work at risk"; "New Pollution Rules Aim to Lift Sales of Electric Trucks"; "Don't want your retirement savings invested in fossil fuels?"; "Mining Fight on the Okefenokee Swamp’s Edge May Have Only Just Begun"; "Biochar Is ‘Low-Hanging Fruit’ for Sequestering Carbon and Combating Climate Change"; "The Colorado River rarely reaches the sea. Here's why"; "About Dengue: What You Need to Know"; "Puerto Rico declares an emergency as cases of dengue fever spike"; "The World Is Losing Migratory Species at Alarming Rates"; "After a hurricane or wildfire, communities can be overwhelmed by debris"; "A growing number of homeowners face repeat flooding"; "GOP lawmakers are fueling a conspiracy theory without mentioning ‘chemtrails’"; "Alan Kohler: Dire labour shortage warrants moratorium on fossil fuel export projects"; "Climate change is altering Earth’s rotation enough to mess with our clocks"; "Pennsylvania county joins other local governments in suing oil industry over climate change"; "At least 27 dead as flooding ravages southeast Brazil"; "This Kentucky coal mine could transform into pumped-hydro grid storage"; "Biden ESA rules reverse Trump moves and revive big debate"; "Biden Administration Restores Wildlife Protections Weakened Under Trump"; "Scientists devise a new, relatable measure of climate change: “outdoor days"; "Trump V2: An Environmental Nightmare?"; "Geoengineering Faces a Wave of Backlash Over Regulatory Gaps and Unknown Risks"; "How planting trees can protect cocoa plants against climate change"; "Food prices will climb everywhere as temperatures rise due to climate change – new research"; "Climate change triggering global collapse in insect numbers: stressed farmland shows 63% decline – new research"; "Cocoa beans are in short supply: what this means for farmers, businesses and chocolate lovers"; "Cocoa Is More Expensive Than Copper as It Tops $9,000"; "Let’s seize the decade!'; "Calls for international criminal court to end ‘impunity’ for environmental crimes"; "Planting trees in the wrong places could be contributi --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

George Broyles was one of the guests on the "Big Burnout", a webinar presented by ProPublica. Remy Shergill (pictured) talked about and explained how to accurately, comfortably and conveniently talk with others about climate change. Remy was a guest on a webinar presented by Vets for Climate Action entitled: "How to talk about Climate Change and Health". While discussing how to talk about climate change, Remy pointed towards the recently released toolkit from the 'World Health Organization". "EVs are coming, ready or not! Three columnists on Biden’s mandate."; "Ideal Easter weather across southern Australia before outback soaking moves south"; "AGL and Cannon-Brookes want to make solar panels at former coal power station"; "Climate change could make 70% of global wine regions unsuitable for grape growing"; "Why investigators are looking into ‘dirty fuel’ in Baltimore bridge collapse"; "Indoor farms are remaking the produce market — at a cost to the planet"; "Ross River virus: more than 1,500 cases recorded in Queensland as mosquito numbers spike"; "Vegetables are losing their nutrients. Can the decline be reversed?"; "Surge of new US-led oil and gas activity threatens to wreck Paris climate goals"; "Neurological conditions like strokes and dementia are biggest threat to global health, study finds"; "The ​‘clean cement’ projects getting $1.5B in Biden admin funds"; "John Kerry’s Four Decades of Raising Climate Awareness on the World Stage"; "U.S. clamps down on oil and gas firms releasing potent greenhouse gas"; "Why is the right at war with cyclists? We’re not ‘wokerati’ – we’re just trying to get around"; "‘Everybody has a breaking point’: how the climate crisis affects our brains"; "The greenest way to mine metals for batteries could be with plants"; "Emotional signatures of climate policy support"; "Climate Engineering: Doubling Down on Bad Habits"; "CERAWeek, Houston, U.S.A. Remarks by Amin H. Nasser Aramco President & CEO"; "Commission presents recommendation for 2040 emissions reduction target to set the path to climate neutrality in 2050"; "Explainer: Why some countries are aiming for ‘net-negative’ emissions"; "In a New Orleans ward ravaged by climate change, leaders nurture the next generation"; "Biden promised to install thousands of EV charging stations. Only 7 have been built."; "How will climate change affect mosquito disease transmission?"; "We Need a Plan for the Transition to Renewable Energy"; "New York Takes Crucial Step Toward Making Congestion Pricing a Reality"; "China opens WTO dispute against US subsidies to protect its EV industry"; "Yellen Warns China Against Flood of Cheap Green Energy Exports"; "UN body makes ‘breakthrough’ on carbon price proposal for shipping"; "Publication: Distributing Carbon Revenues from Shipping"; "Nations Aim to Zero Out Shipping Emissions by Midcentury"; "Developed nations pledge $9.3 billion to global climate fund at gathering in Germany"; "IMO agrees possible outline for maritime “net-zero framework”"; "Mexico City's 21 million residents are facing a severe water shortage"; "Dangerous humid heat in southern West Africa about 4°C hotter due to climate change"; "Ocean temperature hit record high in February 2024, EU scientists say"; "UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023"; "Trump V2: An Environmental Nightmare?"; "What your fruit bowl reveals about climate breakdown"; "Sinking Coastal Lands Will Exacerbate the Flooding from Sea Level Rise in 24 US Cities, New Research Shows": "Geoengineering Faces a Wave of Backlash Over Regulatory Gaps and Unknown Risks"; "Kim Beazley urges Tanya Plibersek to reject Woodside LNG plant extension"; "Teresa O’Sullivan delivers 28 recommendations after two-year Black Summer bushfire inquiry"; "How fake gas frights and fanciful forecasts keep fossil fuels burning for longer"; --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

The Program Coordinator with Geelong Sustainability, Karina Donkers (pictured) encouraged me to talk about my time working with an oil and gas exploration company, The Western Geophysical Company of America. This word journey began for me following an unexpected meeting with the Melbourne-based Friends of the Earth. "VFF names policy and advocacy leaders"; "Fuels versus food fight becoming ‘less emotional’"; "Crackdown on dark roofs in plan for growth suburbs"; "Three homes lost as fire tears through bushland in WA’s south"; "Energy shortage fears prompt minister to pump up new gas projects"; "When heat kills - The effects of climate change on worker"; "The Atmosphere Doesn't Care About Your Feelings"; "What is solar thermal?"; "Call of Duty | Anjali Sharma"; "Labor and Coalition cut short debate on offshore gas bill labelled ‘window dressing’": "EU nature restoration laws face collapse as member states withdraw support"; "MPs and activists challenge claim North Sea oil and gas supports 200,000 jobs"; "Undammed"; "How one German village exemplifies the cancer risk from wood burning"; "Industry shutdowns are messy and painful: 4 lessons Australia’s coal sector can learn from car-makers about bowing out"; "Over half of European voters think climate action is a priority, exclusive Euronews poll reveals"; "Products in US supermarkets linked to deforestation of tropical forests"; "Starmer: Labour plan for state-backed offshore windfarms a ‘gamechanger’"; "Ukraine rejects claims of Western pressure over attacks on Russian oil facilities"; "National Plan to Look Into Homeowners Insurers Hits a Hurdle"; "US gas producers shrug off low prices, bet on LNG boom"; "Energy Dept. Awards $6 Billion for Green Steel, Cement and Even Macaroni Factories"; "Geothermal is the hottest thing in clean energy. Here’s why"; "The best way to get everyone into electric cars? Hint: It’s not a mandate."; "Net emission reductions from electric cars and heat pumps in 59 world regions over time"; "Land-use harmony in renewables rollout at the centre of new Queensland roadmap"; "Swift parrots still in peril, despite revised numbers of surviving birds due to new counting method"; "Moolarben Coal Mine report finds koala colony would be displaced by expansion plans"; "Scientists Warn The Price of Food Is Expected to Increase Every Year From Now on"; "Federal government makes late changes to controversial gas approval laws but crossbench concerns remain"; "'Act immediately to survive': Warnings issued as bushfire rages near Perth"; "If you’ve got a dark roof, you’re spending almost $700 extra a year to keep your house cool"; "The energy sector is having its Uber moment"; "Grand Prix or booby prize?"; "Meet Rose Abramoff, Climate Scientist Turned Climate Activist"; "India’s Bengaluru is fast running out of water, and a long, scorching summer still looms"; "South Sudan heatwave: Extreme weather shuts schools and cuts power"; "COP hosts call on countries to align NDCs with 1.5 degree C goal"; "Emissions connected to top oil and gas firms may cause millions of heat deaths by 2100, study finds"; "Climate models can’t explain 2023’s huge heat anomaly — we could be in uncharted territory"; "UN weather agency issues ‘red alert’ on climate change after record heat, ice-melt increases in 2023"; "Climate change creates legal risks for sports organisations and directors: report"; "The rapid roll-out of batteries" - Beyond Zero Emissions report "See one cherry tree’s rush to an early bloom, day by day"; "Australia must lead the world on nature restoration through ambitious interpretation of international law"; "Thousands rally across Australia in growing push to end native forest logging". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

Melbourne's Grand Prix is economically costly, but no one's talking about the carbon cost: "The Australian Grand Prix is here to stay, but at what cost?"; "Scientists struggle to explain ‘really weird’ spike in world temperatures"; "I’ll be dead before the worst of it, but I’m fearful for those who won’t"; "Yes, nuclear’s an option. But let there be no confusion about its flaws"; "Climate change threatens snow cover at ski destinations worldwide"; "Peter Dutton in standoff with state Liberal leaders over federal Coalition’s nuclear plan"; "Q&A: Extreme Heat, Severe Storms Among Key Climate Challenges for Maryland’s New Chief Resilience Officer"; "World’s largest oil companies ‘way off track’ on emissions goals, report finds"; "Companies Are Poised to Inject Millions of Tons of Carbon Underground. Will It Stay Put?"; "New York State Legislature Votes to Ban CO2 Fracking, Closing a Decade-Old Loophole in State Law"; "California’s Climate Leaders Vow to Hold Fossil Fuel Companies to Account"; "Blocking Burning Man and Vandalizing Van Gogh: Climate Activists Are Done Playing Nice"; "‘Planting a tree is hope in action’: the people regenerating urban habitats and growing community"; "In Deep Red Utah, Climate Concerns Are Now Motivating Candidates"; "These lakes are usually still frozen over. See how they look now."; "Heat index—how hot it feels—is rising faster than temperature"; "Climate quitting: the people leaving their fossil fuel jobs because of climate change"; "Amazon inks PPA to purchase electricity from UK wind farm"; "Women and girls suffer first when droughts hit poor and rural areas, says UN"; "The cars, the chargers or the customers? A look at what's behind cooling EV sales growth"; "300,000 more UK children fell into absolute poverty at height of cost of living crisis"; "Meet the man who has mapped Canada’s net-zero carbon future"; "Almost a third of Australia’s plant species may have to migrate south if we hit 3 degrees of warming"; "Cray industry fears seismic testing could hit Australia's lucrative Western Rock Lobster fishery"; "Sperm whales drop 'bubble of poo' off WA to prevent orca attack in rarely recorded encounter"; "Australians fear climate disasters will force them away from place they live, new survey finds"; "Fossil fuel firms could be tried in US for homicide over climate-related deaths, experts say"; "Phasing out fossil fuels a ‘fantasy,’ oil executives say amid giant profits"; "Here’s why there is no nuclear option for Australia to reach net zero"; "Euroviews: It’s the Amazon’s turn to lead on just transition, decriminalisation, and global climate action"; "Monster utes are symbolic of everything that’s wrong with our world"; "Biden seeks to accelerate the EV transition in biggest climate move yet"; "Biden Administration Announces Rule Aimed at Expanding Electric Vehicles"; "Woodside mounts bid to stave off another investor climate revolt"; "Review ordered into green legal group over bid to halt Santos’ gas project"; "Nuclear slow and expensive, renewables fast and cheap: Bowen slaps down Coalition “fantasy”"; "Environmental group’s spy satellite to sniff out fugitive emissions". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

Melbourne-based home energy guru, Tim Forcey, was at a recent meeting of Zero Carbon Tatura to talk about what he does and his soon-to-be-released book, "My Efficient Electric Home Handbook: How to Slash Your Energy Bills, Protect Your Health & save the Planet". The advice offered by Tim is available, equally, from GV Community Energy CEO, Geoff Lodge, who was at the Wednesday, March 20, meeting of Zero Carbon Tatura. Interested people can also hear and watch Tim as he goes through a home energy audit on a home near Yea. Tim was also recently a guest on "Climate Conversations". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

Life sometimes gets in the way of living and so brings on silence, but that has not been the case for Violet Coco (pictured) and her Extinction Rebellion counterparts: "‘Message must be sent’: Jail terms almost tripled for climate activists who shut down West Gate Bridge"; "'Red alert': Heat records were smashed in 2023, and 2024 is likely to be even hotter"; "‘How many lives do you put at risk?’: Anger after man dies at music festival during heatwave"; "The family of an athlete who died from heat stroke sued organisers for millions. Lawsuits in Australia are ‘almost inevitable’"; "Like chasing Tasmanian tigers: What’s behind the Coalition’s nuclear push"; "Was it really hotter inside than out this summer? 100 renters found out"; "High temperatures create 'wild year' for flora and fauna"; "How a snowmobile tour company is getting ready for a future with less snow"; "Australia’s big electricity generators say nuclear not viable for at least a decade"; "On a climate rollercoaster: how Australia’s environment fared in the world’s hottest year"; "Magpies in survival mode due to climate change and noise"; "Scientific Consensus: 99.9% Agreement on Human Climate Causation"; "Finally, good news for power bills: energy regulator promises small savings for most customers on the ‘default market offer’"; "Even far from the ocean, Australia’s drylands are riddled with salty groundwater. What can land managers do?"; "The government wants to fast-track approvals of large infrastructure projects – that’s bad news for NZ’s biodiversity"; "‘Red alert’ to world as every major climate record busted"; "Daily Sea Surface Temperature"; "Surfing venue with data centre faces new 3.8°C climate warming rule"; "Climate Capitalism by Akshat Rathi"; "Global energy-related CO2 emissions hit record high in 2023 - IEA"; "Today marks the spring equinox — and it’s a day early this year"; "A Walk in the Woods With My Brain on Fire: The End of Winter"; "California lawmakers have a plan to plug old, vapor-spewing oil wells. Could it backfire?"; "Climate rollercoaster: How Australia's environment fared in the world’s hottest year"; "‘$420 a year’: How climate change could cost some Sydneysiders"; "Aussie kids learn what to pack in an emergency and how to prepare emotionally for disaster"; "‘Water is worth more than gold’: eco-activist Esteban Polanco on why violence won’t stop him"; "Florida Legislators Ban Local Heat Protections for Millions of Outdoor Workers"; "Punxsutawney Phil says early spring. Here’s why that could be a thing."; "How Climate Change Drives the Spread of Invasive Plants"; "What price chocolate as climate change hits cocoa crops of poor farmers?"; "Air Pollution in Classrooms Could Be Reduced by Up to 36% With Simple Method, UK Researchers Say"; "California Must Triple Its Rate of Carbon Emissions Reductions to Reach 2030 Target, Report Says"; "Summer Solstice Triggers Mass, Synchronized European Beech Tree Reproduction, Study Finds"; "NVES: Aussies want cleaner, money saving cars – Climate Council"; "Scientists find evidence of a wetter world, recorded in Australian coral colony"; "Pacific Islanders have long drawn wisdom from the Earth, the sky and the waves - Research shows the science is behind them"; "Continued logging of NSW koala habitat is ‘a profound tragedy’, conservationist says"; "New Study Shows Planting Trees May Not Be as Good for the Climate as Previously Believed"; "Asia Pacific Cycling Conference" "Even as the fusion era dawns, we’re still in the Steam Age"; "Study links microplastics with human health problems – but there’s still a lot we don’t know"; "Handout or necessary investment? Funding of Gina Rinehart-backed mine raises concern"; "What's in store for Europe's nuclear energy?"; "In the ‘Armpit of the Universe,’ a Window Into the Persistent Inequities of Environmental Policy"; "WA had its hott --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

Traffic on Melbourne's West Gate Bridge was disrupted and slowed to a halt when three people from Extinction Rebellion blocked two lanes of traffic with a large truck - the trio was arrested: "Three charged after climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco and others block traffic on Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge"; "Serial climate protesters jailed for blocking West Gate Bridge"; "View from The Hill: Peter Dutton talks up nuclear replacements for coal-fired generators"; "New rules will force U.S. firms to divulge role in warming the planet"; "Air pollution kills 1 million a year – hundreds of whom are Australians"; "Heat pumps are keeping homes warm in Maine"; "Ice-free summers in Arctic possible within next decade, scientists say"; "Plants are flowering a month earlier – here’s what it could mean for pollinating insects"; "John Kerry: ‘I Feel Deeply Frustrated’"; "‘An ecological disaster’: French bill proposes crackdown on throwaway culture of ultra fast fashion"; "Introducing Wild Seasons – a new series on how a warming world is warping nature’s calendar"; "Climate breakdown is knocking the natural world out of sync – and we should all be worried"; "Weirdly Warm Winter Has Climate Fingerprints All Over It, Study Says"; "Quest to declare Anthropocene an epoch descends into epic row"; "A Climate Expert Explains Why Atmospheric Rivers Are Causing Historic Rainfall in California"; "Climate Change in the Irish Mind"; "Xcel Energy power equipment caused huge Texas fire, investigators say"; "Big businesses will this year have to report their environmental impacts – but this alone won’t drive change"; "7 in 10 say they’ve heard little or nothing about Inflation Reduction Act since passage: poll"; "The Trump Administration Rolled Back More Than 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s the Full List."; "A socialist writer skewered the Formula One scene. Then her article vanished"; "How Developing Nations Battered by Climate Change Are Crushed by Debt From International Lenders"; "Researchers coax people to envision greener cities using AI images of familiar streets"; "The Supreme Court’s Social Media Case Has Big Implications for Climate Disinformation, Experts Warn"; "Climate protesters arrested after blocking Melbourne's West Gate Bridge during peak hour"; "A Republican 2024 Climate Strategy: More Drilling, Less Clean Energy"; "Analysis: Trump election win could add 4bn tonnes to US emissions by 2030"; "Biden to Target Industrial Pollution in a 2nd Term, if He Gets One"; "Climate Change Poses a Widening Threat to National Security"; "February breaks temperature records for the 9th month in a row: Why has this winter been so warm?"; "A dark pattern runs through British politics: when the powerful lose control, protesters suffer": "‘They ain’t seen nothing yet’: UN boss names climate change impacts coming to Australia"; "Australian homes are getting bigger and bigger, and it’s wiping out gains in energy efficiency"; "Exxon CEO Shares "Dirty Secret" Keeping Us From Net Zero Goals"; "Federal government formally declares Southern Ocean offshore wind zone"; "Australian Gen Z people have major concerns about climate change, research shows"; "Victoria's first waste-to-energy plant to power Maryvale Paper Mill by burning household rubbish"; "El Niño is starting to die down - but it won’t spell the end of extreme weather, WMO warns"; "Drought: why some UK trees are losing their leaves in August"; "EU Policy: Solar panel manufacturers will have to pay for disposal under new EU rules"; "Water restrictions, increased prices and imprisonment: How is Tunisia battling 5 years of drought?"; "Should Australia get the world's dirtiest cars?"; "Getting angry for good: wellbeing in the climate crisis"; "Despite the rain, we’ve just had the third hottest summer on record"; "Record temperatures cause new Great Barrier Reef bleaching"; "Public hearing for the Climate Change Amendment Bill 2023 Inquiry". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

Tim Forcey has delved into his experience of helping thousands of people improve the energy efficiency of their homes and written the soon-to-be-published book "My Efficient Electric Home Handbook: How to slash your energy bills, protect your health & save the planet". He was asked about what he had learned while helping people upgrade their homes to make them more energy efficient, more comfortable, personally safe and, of course, vastly cheaper to run, Tim has realised that he has the best job in the world. Beyond that, Tim is helping people make a significant individual difference in reducing personal and nationwide, and worldwide, planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions. Listeners can learn more about time from his website, "Tim Forcey, Home Energy Advisor" or the Facebook page: "My Efficient Electric Home - Switching off Fossil Fuels". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

"Climate One" is an interesting and educative podcast worth listening to, please give it some of your time. "What on Earth is happening to the weather? These charts help explain"; "Disasters Forced 2.5 Million Americans From Their Homes Last Year"; "Climate change is fanning the flames of NZ’s wildfire future. Port Hills is only the beginning": "Let’s Build a Climate Wall of Shame"; "Just How Many People Will Die From Climate Change?"; "What’s really happening with emissions and the climate crisis in Australia"; "Sentinels of the sea: ancient boulder corals are key to reef survival in a warmer world"; "Dutton wants a ‘mature debate’ about nuclear power. By the time we’ve had one, new plants will be too late to replace coal"; "These wildfires never went out — they just moved underground"; "As Climate-Fueled Weather Disasters Hit More U.S. Farms, the Costs of Insuring Agriculture Have Skyrocketed"; "Emissions from households’ water use are on a par with aviation. The big cuts and savings they can make are being neglected"; "As climate disasters grow, early warning systems become essential"; "Victoria’s power outage could have been far worse. Can we harden the grid against extreme weather?"; "South Carolina Welcomes Multibillion Dollar Electric Vehicle Projects, Even Though Many Echo Trump’s Harsh EV Critiques"; "How researchers are using AI to fight climate change"; "Making Farming More Climate-Friendly Is Hard. Just Ask Europe’s Politicians."; "Demagogues imperilling global fight against climate breakdown, says Kerry"; "The disaster you could see from space: how a podcast went inside an eco-catastrophe"; "Gardens in England and Wales blooming four weeks early, says National Trust"; "Recycling Doesn’t Work—and the Plastics Industry Knew It": "Extreme Climate Impacts From Collapse of a Key Atlantic Ocean Current Could be Worse Than Expected, a New Study Warns"; "Study Pinpoints Links Between Melting Arctic Ice and Summertime Extreme Weather in Europe"; "Winter is warming almost everywhere. See how it’s changed in your town."; "Q&A: Former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy on New Air Pollution Regulations—and Women’s Roles in Bringing Them About"; "Investors Challenge ‘Blind Spots’ in Climate-Friendly Ratings for Ad and PR Giants"; "Canadian Pension Funds Haven’t Kept Up with Financial Risks of Climate Change, Report Finds"; "Electric vehicles will crush fossil cars on price as lithium and battery prices fall"; "Offshore wind farms: policymakers are more influenced by reports that accentuate negative impacts – new study"; "Nanotechnology promises to help farmers cut pesticide use – but could also make chemicals more toxic"; "How psychology can help people live more climate-friendly lives – lessons from around the world"; "Climate change: alarming Africa-wide report predicts 30% drop in crop revenue, 50 million without water"; "Renewable energy innovation isn’t just good for the climate — it’s also good for the economy"; "Side-effects of expanding forests could limit their potential to tackle climate change – new study"; "Tenerife to declare drought emergency as Spain battles with water shortages"; "‘We’re not going for a picnic’: The Olympic teams hitting back against Paris’ no A/C green policy"; "Spain’s plan to ban domestic flights where you can take a train in under two and half hours"; "Ukraine’s green fightback: Wind farms, solar schools and counting the cost of ‘destroying nature"; "South African city copes with climate change by chopping down trees"; "Snow and ice are a way of life here. See how a lost winter upended that."; "‘There’s no way to get home’: the public transport deserts on Brisbane’s northern fringe"; "This is what happens when an uncosted Coalition thought-bubble on nuclear power is presented as a concrete proposal"; "Vast swaths of US will be exposed to polluted air by 2054, says report"; "Empire building in the Beetaloo, funded by Federal Government gas grants". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

Climate adaptation expert Nadia Seeteram, (pictured) a Climate School postdoctoral research scientist studies how sea-level rise affects coastal communities. She is especially interested in how climate risks are impacting housing infrastructure and housing needs. "Science for the Planet: Equitable Climate Adaptation for Coastal Communities"; "The Victorian towns where Peter Dutton is considering going nuclear"; "Fixing Media Is a Climate Solution"; "National Press Club AddressAndrew Forrest - Executive Chairman and Founder - Fortescue, Minderoo Foundation and Tattarang"; "Andrew Forrest slams fossil fuel industry and Coalition for nuclear energy 'bulldust'"; "Carbon removal is needed to achieve net zero but has its own climate risks"; "Natural disasters could cost NSW $9bn a year by 2060, analysis finds"; "Just How Many People Will Die From Climate Change?"; "World ‘not prepared’ for climate disasters after warmest ever January"; "Hotter, wetter: Here’s what drove Melbourne’s muggy summer"; "Colorado landowners sue oil company over clean-up of ‘orphaned’ well"; "The human cost of climate-related disasters is acutely undercounted, new study says"; "A.I. Frenzy Complicates Efforts to Keep Power-Hungry Data Sites Green"; "The White House is delaying this key climate rule. Here’s why."; "Chart: Gas-powered cars are losing market share to EVs and hybrids"; "Research Spotlight: Climate-Driven Megadrought"; "Nations fail to agree ban or research on solar geoengineering"; "Clean, cheap or fair – which countries should pump the last oil and gas?"; "Global energy-related CO2 emissions hit record high in 2023 – IEA"; "A Firm Planning a Drilling Spree in New York’s Southern Tier Goes Silent as Lawmakers Seek to Ban Use of CO2 in Quest for Gas"; "These are the projects environmental groups say shouldn’t be fast-tracked"; "This is an emergency. climate silence is climate denial."; "Don’t hate the energy-guzzling old home you just bought – fixes are in reach"; "Is marijuana bad for the climate?"; "What’s really happening with emissions and the climate crisis in Australia"; "UCLA Institute for Carbon Management and Equatic to Build the World’s Largest Ocean-Based Carbon Removal Plant in Singapore"; "A simple way to get microplastics out of your water"; "Climate Change Is Raising Texas’ Already High Wildfire Risks"; "Texas’ Wildfire Risks, Amplified by Climate Change, Are Second Only to California’s"; "Exxon CEO Shares "Dirty Secret" Keeping Us From Net Zero Goals"; "Is World Population Peaking Now?"; "This 3D-printed hydrogel material could be used to build homes one day"; "This is the year of the climate election. Journalists should cover it that way"; "Climate change could shorten the life span of U.S. bridges"; "Celebrating the 2024 International Day of Women and Girls in Science"; "‘Life-threatening’ blizzard bears down on Sierras; 12 feet of snow possible"; "A massive Texas wildfire is now the largest on record in the state"; "Red meat cuts can benefit the climate and your lifespan"; "Behind Apple’s Doomed Car Project: False Starts and Wrong Turns"; "Victoria's rooftop solar feed-in tariffs are falling. Here's why that won't slow the solar juggernaut"; "How climate change is messing up the ocean’s biological clock, with unknown long-term consequences"; "Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff pledges to open protected native forests to logging"; "In Chicago, It’s Summer in February"; "China’s Electric Vehicles Are Going to Hit Detroit Like a Wrecking Ball"; "The cities stripping out concrete for earth and plants"; "Clean energy boom"; "AOC on The Green New Deal's Anniversary"; "These Cities Aren’t Banning Meat. They Just Want You to Eat More Plants."; "The ‘greenest’ car in America might surprise you"; "South African city copes with climate change by chopping down trees"; "Tiwis take on Tokyo to tame gas project threatening their culture"; "Alberta to ban renewables on ‘prime’ land and preserve ‘pristine viewscapes’"; --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

Mark Allen (pictured) is an environmental campaigner based in Albany, Western Australia, with a professional background in town planning sustainability. He is also the co-host of the "Post Growth Australia" podcast. You can learn more about Mark, his ideas and broader philosophies, through his website, "Holistic Activism". Mark also praised the book by permaculturist, David Holgren, "Retrosuburbia: The Downshifter's Guide to a Resilient Future". He will expand on his ideas for a town-planning rebellion when he joins (via Zoom) Shepparton's Beneath the Wisteria on Saturday, March 23, at 11:00 am. More information about that event can be had from me, Robert McLean, --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

This final session of the February 24 Climate Cooling Mini Summit was chaired by Sally Macadam (pictured), the co-ordinator of "Climate Emergency Australia". Sally led the workshop through discussions, including Adrian Whitehead from "Council and Community Action in the Climate Emergency"; Cr. Trent McCarthy from Darebin City Council, Trent set the wheels in motion several years ago to see Darebin become the first council in the world to declare a climate emergency; Dale Martin talked about the Local Government Climate Emergency Toolkit: and we heard about the "Climate Alliance". The Climate Cooling Mini Summit was a part of the "National Sustainability Living Festival". Recordings from all events will be included on The National Centre for Climate Restoration (Breakthrough) website. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

Dan Cowdell (pictured) has led Geelong Sustainability through a project creating an innovative and award-winning idea resulting in Climate Safe Rooms. Beyond the rather special Climate Safe Rooms project, Dan's group has created a useful and thoughtful website where people will find almost everything they need to know about Climate Safe Rooms. Also on the webpage is an ABC television news report about a Geelong woman who has benefitted from the project - check it out! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message