We hope you enjoy this wrap up episode where we chat about the year that was and the year that we hope for. There's a lot to be sad and stressed about in the climate activism space, but we know the importance of staying positive so we wanted to focus on the wins of 2019 and our hopes for 2020. We chat about the year that was and what brought us joy - both the little changes that we made in our own lives and our favourite climate news stories. We also talk about what we hope to see in 2020 and (dare we say it) our resolutions for the new year/decade!

Be warned - we did record this with a glass of wine in hand, so it is possible that this episode will be best enjoyed with a glass of your own!

We also just wanted to say that our focus on the good news stories here is in no way meant to detract, or distract from the bushfire crisis. Here in Australia, we are pretty much constantly surrounded by stories of the bushfires that have been devastating homes, communities, bushland and native wildlife for the past few months. It has and continues to be incredibly full on and our hearts go out to everyone affected.

For more information on the link between these bushfires and climate change, check out episode two. If you want to help, consider donating money to those on the frontlines and those who have lost everything. We've put links below to sites where you can donate to recover efforts or to the Rural Fire Service - the NSW RFS donations page allows you to select a specific brigade to donate to. Have a plan, stay safe.

Links to donate to the bushfire crisis:

https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/news-and-media/general-news/how-you-can-help

https://www.redcross.org.au/campaigns/disaster-relief-and-recovery-donate

https://donate.vinnies.org.au/appeals-nsw/vinnies-nsw-bushfire-appeal-nsw

Good news stories:

•Using google search data to inform global climate change adaptation policy - https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-018-2289-9

•Australia's Google Trends for 2019 - https://trends.google.com/trends/yis/2019/AU/

•Companies cutting ties with Adani - https://www.afr.com/companies/mining/cardno-to-cut-ties-with-adani-20191010-p52zh2; https://thewest.com.au/business/cardno-plans-to-cut-ties-with-adani-chair-ng-s-1972632

•Renewable Energy Investment to Surpass USD 2.5 Trillion for 2010-2019, UNEP Report Finds - https://sdg.iisd.org/news/renewable-energy-investment-to-surpass-usd-2-5-trillion-for-2010-2019-unep-report-finds/

•Waorani indigenous tribe are celebrating the decision of a court in Ecuador that will prevent the sale of land in the Amazon rainforest to oil companies. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/indigenous-tribe-celebrates-court-decision-to-protect-amazon-rainforest

•University of Sunshine Coast installed 6,000+ solar panels to power a "water battery" th...