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Climate Conversations

By: Robert McLean
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  • A continuous conversation about climate change - news, views and interviews.
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  • Climate News: Letter writer questions nuclear views of Nicholls Member, Sam Birrell

    Climate News: Letter writer questions nuclear views of Nicholls Member, Sam Birrell
    Jul 7 2024
    Sam Birrell's (pictured) nuclear views questioned by Shepparton letter writer. "Sweltering summer days put Arizonans at risk of dangerous burns"; "Chart: The US battery market is on track for its best year yet"; "The Truth about EV Battery Life and Charging Best Practice!"; "Populism Rising - Global Roaming"; "We mapped weather forecast accuracy across the U.S. Look up your city."; "Copenhagen, not Docklands: Nick Reece wants to be lord mayor for real – here’s how"; "The dirty secret of Australia’s green energy transition"; "How much will climate change drag down the economy?"; "How rural families are saving thousands with electric vehicles"; "Beryl forecast to strengthen and strike Texas coast as dangerous hurricane"; "When it comes to power, solar is about to leave nuclear and everything else in the shade"; "Is an electric bike right for you? Here’s what to consider before you buy"; "Why adapting is the key to survival in the face of climate change"; "If you care about your offspring, you should support ‘nature positive’"; "Record-breaking weather system brings rain and freezing mornings"; "As crews work to contain big California fire, another ignites near Yosemite"; "Can the climate survive the insatiable energy demands of the AI arms race?"; "Canada Oil Companies Delete Carbon Capture Mentions on Websites Before New Regulations Kick in"; "Rents, weather events and premiums mean fight against inflation not yet won"; "In Chile’s Southern Tip, a Bet on Hydrogen Worries Conservationists".
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Climate News: 'AI is going to kill us, it probably won't, but what will kill us if we don't act is climate change' - David Jones

    Climate News: 'AI is going to kill us, it probably won't, but what will kill us if we don't act is climate change' - David Jones
    Jul 4 2024
    David Jones (pictured) understands the advertising world and he also understands that climate change is going to kill us: "AI won’t kill us, but climate change will if we don't act, says leading advertising CEO"; "A ‘Carbon Sucking’ Mural? Campaigns for Big Oil? Global Ad Agency Dentsu Does Both."; "Measures meant to protect our last grasslands are seeing them trashed"; "Electrifying the farm: ‘It could add a couple of hundred thousand to our bottom line’"; "Interview: Susan Lengyel champions conversation, especially those 'at the Crossroads'" "Atmospheric Rivers in California Create a Perfect Storm of Public Health Risks"; "Keir Starmer hails ‘new age of hope’ as Rishi Sunak fears losing seat"; "Lack of direct trains in Europe is pushing people to take flights, campaigners say"; "Conversation at the Crossroads"; "A victory for environmental justice in Minnesota"; "Conservation and economic development go hand in hand, more often than expected"; "Opinion: The Supreme Court’s purely ideological reasoning will change our lives"; "How a small Caribbean island is trying to become hurricane-proof"; "Hurricane Beryl’s rapid intensification, Category 5 winds so early in a season are alarming: Here’s why more tropical storms are exploding in strength"; "More frost on the way after Melbourne shivers through coldest start of 2024"; "Teal calls for snap climate election as rumours of cabinet reshuffle swirl"; "How commuting affects subjective wellbeing"; "How cover crops are helping a Kansas farmer adapt to climate change"; "Biden attacks Republican climate deniers as he unveils extreme-heat rules"; "‘Wartime’ situation as worst flooding in 70 years hits county in central China"; "‘My escape is going north’: heatwaves begin to drive tourists in Europe to cool climes"; "California burns as heat wave spreads across western U.S."; "Thompson Fire continues to burn in Northern California, forcing evacuations"; "Nuclear power has an advantage not reflected in its average price. It’s price stability, and for some users that matters"; "Is an electric bike right for you? Here’s what to consider before you buy"; "Researchers designed a test of “carbon competence.” Pretty much everyone failed."; "After asking ‘What about the climate?’ for 14 years, I’m standing down as an MP. But I have reasons to be hopeful"; "Autocracy is on the march"; "Democracy Trumped at the Limits to Growth"; "Climate scientists urge responsible use of AI as Google’s emissions soar by 48% since 2019"; "Opinion Great leaders are scarce. How do we increase the supply?".
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    23 mins
  • Help! Sinking under opportunities; Dutton's nuclear proposal reignites climate wars

    Help! Sinking under opportunities; Dutton's nuclear proposal reignites climate wars
    Jul 2 2024
    A climate blog set up probably a decade ago was rather difficult as it was challenging to find relevant news stories, until shifting to podcasting about three years ago and now stories about climate change are everywhere - the landscape has changed dramatically. Choosing what's relevant is now the challenge, deciding what to leave out, rather than put in is the dilemma. In line with that, is the challenge of covering what's happening, so doing that with the hope of providing a reasonable and decent coverage of local and international events means I need help. I need someone prepared to make contact with potential interviewees, conduct the interview, assemble the relevant episode and submit it for publication. I'm unsure how that would work, but contact me, Robert McLean, and we can talk. The Leader of the Opposition in Australia, Peter Dutton, has re-ignited the climate wars with the nuclear proposition, and that has been fact-checked. "Dutton's Nuclear Announcement: An Exercise in Fact-Checking"; "Simon Kerr is at the heart of 'Music for a Warming World' and discusses the new book 'Living Hot' by Clive Hamilton and George Wilkenfeld"; "On Climate Emotion: Interview with Sarah Jacquette Ray"; "Death blow or skyrocket: The Economy and climate under Trump"; "The biggest tool we have to fight climate anxiety is community"; "Caribbean braces for Hurricane Beryl as Category 3 storm approaches"; "Caribbean islands assessing damage after Hurricane Beryl makes landfall"; "Fulani herders struggle as water stress forces longer journeys in the Sahel"; "Can it be too hot for a plane to fly? How the Phoenix airport is handling record heat"; "How bad will hurricanes get? Scientists look for answers in mud"; "Talking Shop: When Debunking Climate Disinformation Gets Labeled “Censorship”: "How to decarbonise the world’s cement"; "Dengue fever is surging worldwide. A hotter planet will make it worse."; "Part 1 of an exploration of the current state of the climate crisis"; "How ‘scary-sounding numbers’ are being used to mislead the UK about net-zero"; "Doctors treat thousands of heatstroke victims in southern Pakistan as temperatures soar"; "Australia’s ‘carbon budget’ may blow out by 40% under the Coalition’s nuclear energy plan – and that’s the best-case scenario"; "Devastating coral bleaching will be more common, start earlier and last longer unless we cut emissions"; "To Save the Amazon, What if We Listened to Those Living Within It?"; "EVs Have No Tailpipe Pollution, but There Are Still Problems When the Rubber Meets the Road"; "An Everglades Scientist on Trial in Ron DeSantis’s Kingdom"; "What the Supreme Court Chevron decision means for environmental rules"; "How To Survive a Heat Wave on a Fixed Income"; "How water could be the future of fuel"; "It may be hotter than your weather app says"; "Gaps in reporting of nitrogen fertiliser use on farms leave an incomplete picture of impacts on water quality"; "Plastic Free July is a waste of time if the onus is only on consumers"; "Widespread Flooding in Upper Midwest Decimates Farm Towns"; "Heat is the deadliest form of extreme weather. Why are fatalities so hard to track?"; "Federal court blocks Biden’s pause on approving gas export projects".
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    26 mins
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