WHEN: 6:30 – 8pm Monday 3 April 2017

Our guest speaker for the Monday April 3rd Melbourne Beyond Zero Emissions discussion group  is Dr Roger Dargaville, Deputy Director and Senior Energy Analyst at the University of Melbourne Energy Institute (MEI).

Roger is an expert in renewable energy systems, global carbon cycles and climate change adaptation. He will be speaking about energy storage technologies such as seawater pumped hydro, liquid air energy storage and batteries.

Join us to learn how energy storage - whether it is distributed or centralised -  can contribute to the 100% renewable energy grid of the future!

Follow Roger on twitter @rogerd70

In the news: MEI & partners awarded ARENA grant for pumped-hydro research

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WHEN: 6:30 – 8pm Monday 3 April 2017

WHERE: McCoy Building - Fritz Loewe Theatre (entry via level 2)

University of Melbourne, Cnr Elgin & Swanston Streets, Carlton

Public transport: Take any tram on Swanston Street and get off at Stop 1, Melbourne University.

Entry to building: South side of Elgin St up the ramp and through the automatic doors.

Entry: Gold coin donation

Youtube: Missed any meetings? All discussions are posted at the BZE youtube channel  - and you can see them all here.

Thank you

The University of Melbourne Energy Institute (MEI) has been a Zero Carbon Australia project partner and supports BZE in bringing you this event.

Everyone is welcome to come along to the pub next door to continue the discussion after 8pm.

THANK YOU to all who have already DONATED to support the Zero Carbon Industry project!

In this podcast, BZE speaks to Linh Do, a social change advocate who has been working on environmental issues for the past six years. Linh is currently the community coordinator at Australian Conservation Foundation and in 2013 was named a World Economic Forum Global Shaper and Australian Geographic Young Conservationist of the Year.

BZE Technology Radio Show: 24 March 2017: Podcast

BZE Interviewers: Kay Wennagel, Michael Staindl, Natalie Bucknell

Interview broadcast on: 24 March 2017

From Radio 3CR in Melbourne, Australia

In this podcast, BZE speaks to Zeke Hausfather, a climate scientist and energy systems analyst at Berkeley Earth, an independent temperature analysis project.

BZE Technology Radio Show: 17 March 2017: Podcast

BZE Interviewers: Kay Wennagel, Michael Staindl, Natalie Bucknell

Interview recorded on: 17 March 2017

From Radio 3CR in Melbourne, Australia

Further reading:

Factcheck: Mail on Sunday’s ‘astonishing evidence’ about global temperature rise

This show was broadcast on Monday 27th March 2017

Malaysia has some challenges ahead as it moves towards meeting its Paris Agreement commitments, as BZE Radio found out from recent chats about energy efficiency and forests with the Premier of Melaka The Hon Datuk Idris, and with forest campaigners Suresh Kumar and Siva Arumagam in Kuala Lumpur.

Many thanks to our guests:

Suresh Kumar - environmentalist campaigner on logging and forest activism in the Cameron Highlands. In the Mountains of Malaysia, vast areas have been cleared of jungle for palm oil plantations. According to environmentalist and Socialist Suresh Kumar, the best action to keep the carbon in the ground is to support the Orang Asli. These indigenous people have been custodians of the forest for generations, but they face many challenges.

 

Premier of Melaka The Hon Datuk Idris -  The Premier talks about energy efficiencies achieved in public buildings and the zero emissions blueprint for the state of Melaka. What are the challenges for a developing country in reducing climate changing emissions? A theme throughout the Melaka energy efficiency conference is the collaborations being formed between governments on energy and energy productivity expertise - for example, we hear from the Danish government which is providing expertise in saving energy in hospitals and public buildings in partnership with the Malaysian government.

 

Siva Arumogam - campaigner on peat fire emissions, logging and alternatives for Malaysia. In Kuala Lumpur the smoke from Indonesian Peat fires can close schools and cause alarm. The carbon emissions are totally preventable as we find out from Siva Arumogam who thinks about what policies and legislation can reduce this near-term threat to the climate.   

See also: podcast for Malaysia Special Part 1 : http://bze.org.au/malaysia-part-1/

In this podcast, BZE speaks to Zeke Hausfather, a climate scientist and energy systems analyst at Berkeley Earth, an independent temperature analysis project.

BZE Technology Radio Show: 17 March 2017: Podcast

BZE Interviewers: Kay Wennagel, Michael Staindl, Natalie Bucknell

Interview recorded on: 17 March 2017

From Radio 3CR in Melbourne, Australia

Further reading:

Factcheck: Mail on Sunday’s ‘astonishing evidence’ about global temperature rise

In this podcast, BZE speaks to Linh Do, a social change advocate who has been working on environmental issues for the past six years. Linh is currently the community coordinator at Australian Conservation Foundation and in 2013 was named a World Economic Forum Global Shaper and Australian Geographic Young Conservationist of the Year.

BZE Technology Radio Show: 24 March 2017: Podcast

BZE Interviewers: Kay Wennagel, Michael Staindl, Natalie Bucknell

Interview broadcast on: 24 March 2017

From Radio 3CR in Melbourne, Australia

This show was broadcast on Mon 27th March 2017

  

Podcast for Malaysia Special Part 1 : http://bze.org.au/malaysia-part-1/

This show was broadcast on Mon 20th March 2017

The Environment Minister for Penang, The Hon Phee Boon Poh 彭文宝 and Federal MP, Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj talked to BZE Radio about how Malaysia is working on its Paris Climate Commitments.

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This show was broadcast on Mon 20th March 2017

The Environment Minister for Penang, The Hon Phee Boon Poh 彭文宝 and Federal MP, Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj talk to Vivien about how Malaysia is working on its Paris Climate Commitments.

MONDAY BZE Radio Mon 5-6pm

TUNE in http://3cr.org.au/streaming LIVE 3CR Community Radio

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In this podcast, BZE speaks to Dr Fiona Johnson, Senior Lecturer at UNSW’s School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, about how climate change impacts on water response systems. She is developing computer models and simulations for flood and drought variability, and helping engineers design the infrastructure to keep us safe.

BZE Technology Radio Show: 17 March 2017: Podcast

BZE Interviewers: Kay Wennagel, Michael Staindl, Natalie Bucknell

Interview broadcast on: 17 March 2017

From Radio 3CR in Melbourne, Australia