Climate Conversations

By: Robert McLean
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  • A continuous conversation about climate change - news, views and interviews.
    Robert McLean
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  • Climate News: 'We need to give up so much, our shortcuts, our ways of living, our identities - we are out time!': Tim from Michigan

    Climate News: 'We need to give up so much, our shortcuts, our ways of living, our identities - we are out time!': Tim from Michigan
    Dec 26 2024
    Michigan's "Tim" who declares himself "troll" says: To completely replace fossil fuels with any other energy source, we'd have to ramp up mining, replace giant fleets of machines, and rebuild a massive amount of infrastructure, not to mention inevitable changes to how we live. Doing that will (A) burn a bunch of carbon in the short run, (B) create new waste problems in the long run, (C) take too much time, (D) be very expensive, (E) put us in greater danger of crossing other planetary boundaries, and (F) cause social backlash that threatens political institutions. And that's just in the West. "Robert Reich"; "Why Trump won"; "Environmental Justice Australia"; "‘Time is running out’: Victoria, NSW turn to gas imports as energy crisis nears". "From sunburn to storms: How climate change is redefining the Aussie summer getaway"; "‘Devastation on the foreshore’: Where coastal erosion has almost reached homes"; "Victoria bushfires: Third town told to evacuate immediately as fire spreads"; "Grief, Hope, Joy: Faith in the Time of Climate Change"; "New year, new reads: Here are my favourite climate-related books from 2024"; "Is silence golden? What a change expert says about family climate conversations at Christmas time"; "If you’re thinking of buying or leasing an EV, now is the time"; "How to teach climate change so 15-year-olds can act"; "Average Briton causes 23 times more CO2 on Christmas Day, study reveals"; "Climate 200 puts Coalition in crosshairs, with only one Labor seat on election hitlist"; "Insuring your home has never been harder. Here’s how to do it."; "
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    29 mins
  • Climate News: Christmas is upon us - it is economically expensive and is equally costly in an enviornmental sense

    Climate News: Christmas is upon us - it is economically expensive and is equally costly in an enviornmental sense
    Dec 22 2024

    Our costs jump at Christmas and so do our house gas emissions - "A pot plant tree, homemade gifts: How to have a sustainable Christmas";

    "Why Trump will force Labor to delay 2035 climate target, and the Dutton challenge that follows";

    "Is It Wrong to Bring a Child Into Our Warming World?";

    "Arctic Tundra Shifts to Source of Climate Pollution, According to New Report Card";

    "How the Renewable Energy Boom Is Remaking the American West";

    "As the Clock Ticks to Act on the Climate Crisis, N.C. Activists Target a ‘Carbon Plan’";

    "The Popemobile—And the U.S. Postal Service—Are Going Electric";

    "Consumption is driving global greenhouse gas emissions";

    "Albanese government approves four coalmine expansions as Greens condemn ‘despicable’ move";

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    18 mins
  • Climate News: Australian Nuclear power debate in want of facts to become ideological

    Climate News: Australian Nuclear power debate in want of facts to become ideological
    Dec 21 2024
    Australia's Liberal Party Leader Peter Dutton (pictured) has abandoned facts, and his party's fundamental beliefs to argue the benefits of nuclear power: "Dutton said a reactor’s waste would fill a Coke can. Try 27,000 of them"; "‘He’s scared’: Dutton demands debate as Albanese taunts ‘hiding’ opposition leader"; "Police, nurses and firefighters to be enticed to buy electric vehicles"; "Is Angus Taylor really claiming nuclear power will cut power bills by 44 per cent?"; "Dutton abandons Liberal principles in nuclear energy pitch"; "Australia’s latest brush with extreme heat shows just how good weather forecasting really is"; "Climate California Live 2024"; "Was Van Gogh an environmentalist ahead of his time?"; "Space is a human-influenced environment. We need to treat it that way."; "How Shell greenwashed gas with sham Chinese carbon credits"; "‘Fascinating and troubling’: Australians would rather save a single human life than prevent an entire species from becoming extinct"; "Japan Announces Goal to Produce Up to 50% of Energy From Renewables by 2040"; "Energy Prices Drop Below Zero in UK Thanks to Record Wind-Generated Electricity"; "The Drowning South - Why seas are surging"; "Major Win for Youth Climate Activists in Montana Supreme Court"; "
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    38 mins

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