Concerned that the facts of climate change were alienating people and so distancing them from the real human tragedy of this existential threat, Sydney journalist Paddy Manning decided to write a book about what impact the crisis is having on r

Lauren Rickards dreams of us all being climate crisis researchers

Aug 29th, 2020 1h

Lauren Rickards (pictured) is the co-leader of the Climate Change Transformations research program for the Centre of Urban Research at RMIT University and the co-director of the Climate Change Exchange, aimed at facilitating learning between re

Drawing a long-bow: considering the conflation of power and ideology

Aug 27th, 2020 8m 38s

Barack Obama (pictured) discussed America but leads us to consider what is, or what isn't happening here in Australia.The former U.S. president told the recent virtual Democratic Convention that it was the president's prime responsibility to ca

Will helps us understand Market Forces and what it is doing to combat the climate crisis

Aug 26th, 2020 30m 59s

Will van de Pol (pictured) joined Market Forces in 2015 with the aim of doing something positive for society and do what he could to help slow the impacts of climate change.He has legal and corporate skills and has been using them to create and

John Grimes talks about the Smart Energy Council and its 59th annual 'Smart Energy Conference'

Aug 19th, 2020 28m 36s

John Grimes (pictured), the Smart Energy Council's CEO, talks about the council and its annual Smart Energy Conference, the 59th since being founded in 1954.The free two-day conference has, because of the Covid-19 crisis, become virtual, but in

Australia's Climate and Health Alliance celebrates its 10th birthday

Aug 18th, 2020 46m 54s

The Melbourne-based, national climate organization, the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) is a decade old.A former nurse, who re-trained to become a reporter, Fiona Armstrong (pictured), sensed an urgent need for an organization that put clima

Will, 13, has declared himself an environmentalist and talks with Climate Conversations

Aug 15th, 2020 9m 6s

Will Howe (pictured) has taken a new interest in the environment.At just 13, Will is in his first year of secondary studies on Queensland's Sunshine Coast at the Mountain Creek High School and just recently declared himself an environmentalist.

Communications Professor considers the climate crisis and reporting

Aug 15th, 2020 30m 8s

Matthew Ricketson (pictured) began his reporting career as a cadet journalist and is now the Professor of Communication at Deakin University.Discussing the responsibilities of reporters during these challenging times Professor Ricketson referre

Rebecca Huntley: 'How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference'

Aug 11th, 2020 49m 45s

Rebecca Huntley (pictured), a Sydney-based social researcher, has written several books and her latest: "How to Talk About Climate Change in a Way That Makes a Difference" was the anchor for this episode on "Climate Conversations".Conscious tha

Eager to help farmers share their stories, Karin Stark organized Australia's first 'National Renewables in Agriculture' conference

Aug 1st, 2020 11m 25s

Serendipity led me to talk with Karin Stark (pictured with her daughter) about her, and her partner's endeavours to reduce the energy costs of running their Narromine farm in central west New South Wales.Karin was one of two guests on a recent

'We all need to do what we can' - Professor John Quiggin

Jul 30th, 2020 43m 29s

Professor John Quiggin (pictured) is a professional economist, a self-declared socialist and a fellow who recognises the reality that most of us will never have a huge individual impact on national affairs but urges us to all do what we can to

Chatting with the City of Greater Shepparton's new Climate change resource officer, Darren Tinker

Jul 19th, 2020 17m 48s

Darren Tinker (pictured) has been appointed to work at the City of Greater Shepparton as its "Climate change resource officer".Darren, who has a regional Victorian background, but is presently in Melbourne and although he has visited the Northe

Literally a life and death decision - do we opt to arm ourselves to the teeth or adapt to the climate crisis?

Jul 12th, 2020 6m 23s

Australia's Liberal National Party is proposing it spend nearly $300 billion on machines and processes that equate with death while ignoring, comparatively, the climate crisis that is descending upon Australia, and the world.Conscious that Prim

Considering the climate crisis through the prism of socialism

Jul 6th, 2020 11m 22s

Thea Riofrancos (pictured) was one of many speakers at the Socialism 2020 virtual conference and was alarming honest in her discussion about the complications arising from the move to using renewable energy and, of course, the benefits.She, and

Paul Mahony talks about veganism and the climate crisis

Jul 1st, 2020 39m 57s

Paul Mahony (pictured) is the man behind the website, "Planetary Vegan" and here he talks about the essential need for humanity to embrace veganism if it is to have any real chance of addressing the climate crisis.He talked about the importance

A country girl leads and champions Farmers for Climate Action

Jun 28th, 2020 45m 4s

Wendy Cohen (pictured) has the country life in her DNA, but took something of circuitous route to becoming the chief executive officer of Farmers for Climate Action (FCA).She was excited about the latest program to comer from and produced by th

Professor Judith Brett talks about her latest piece in the Quarterly Essay, 'The Coal Curse'

Jun 26th, 2020 21m 56s

La Trobe University's Professor Judith Brett writes about "The Coal Curse" and in conversation about coal-seam gas alludes to those involved with the Lock the Gate Alliance as "heroes".Her latest piece in the Quarterly Essay helps readers bette

We need the humanities courses at our universities to help us navigate the complexities of the climate crisis

Jun 21st, 2020 11m 56s

Hamish McDonald (pictured host Q&A on ABC television in Australia) and is one of my favourite interviewers and just recently he interviewed Australia's Education Minister, Dan Tehan, about the doubling of student university fees for courses in

Matthew Ricketson discusses the media, Covid-19 and the climate crisis

Jun 16th, 2020 31m 55s

The head of the Communications Group as Deakin University, Matthew Ricketson (pictured), was one of several speakers at the Lismore webinar organized by Farmers for Climate Action (FCA) .The Lismore event was one of about four webinars organize

Having a chat with a champion of community

Jun 11th, 2020 33m 54s

Denis Ginnivan (pictured) champions community and has great faith in its ability to take control of and change its circumstances.So much so that his life has been peppered with involvement in the community events and activitiesHe has his own bu

Professor Andrew Blakers champions solar power

Jun 7th, 2020 16m 44s

Professor Andrew Blakers (pictured) from Canberra's Australian National University is an informed advocate of solar power and has written about that on The Conversation in a piece entitled: "Really Australia, it's not that hard: 10 reasons why

Talking with Peter Holding from Farmers for Climate Action

May 31st, 2020 24m 23s

Farmers for Climate Action (FCA) has a small staff of just six and south west New South Wales farmer, Peter Holding (pictured) is one of those, being the Farm Outreach Officer.Peter is helping organize and oversee a series of webinars organized

Talking with Tatura's Leon and Jack about the Covid-19 lockdown

May 27th, 2020 9m 36s

Tatura's Terry Court is on the board of GV Community Energy, an active member of Tatura Transition Towns, a climate activist and the grandfather of Leon (11) and Jack (9) Findlay, the subjects for this episode of Climate Conversations.Leon (rig

Zali Steggall on The Australia Institute webinar

May 24th, 2020 6m 10s

Zali Steggall (pictured) is the independent Member for Warringah and on May 20 was on webinar organized by The Australia Institute.She was in conversation with the institute's deputy directory, Ebony Bennett, and the director of the institute's

Christiana Figueres on a One Million Women webinar

May 23rd, 2020 19m 53s

Christiana Figueres (pictured) played a key role in pulling together the 2015 Paris climate agreement and was the star of a webinar staged in May 20, 2020, by One Million Women.Nearly 600 people joined the webinar illustrating what Christiana d