This show was broadcast on Mon 19th September 2016

"The future is electric" – Larissa Waters "Conventional cars have to go" – Dr Stephen Bygrave "Imported cars and the oil to run them are a large part of our trade deficit"  – Dr Gary Ellem

Dr Gary Ellem from Newcastle University is a futurist. He talks about young people designing electric bikes and racing them, the future work of coal affected communities and how driverless electric vehicles will improve our lives.

The BZE Electric Vehicle report was launched in Brisbane and we bring you an edited extract. Dr Stephen Bygrave, the Hon Mark Bailey MP, Professor Karen Hussey (University of Queensland) and Senator Larissa Waters describe in detail how the transport sector's impact on global warming is being rapidly reduced: cutting import duty on EVs, giving free parking and recharging to EVs, electric buses . . .  are all ways this is already happening, including soon in Queensland!

Tom Nockolds from the Community Power Agency talks to Vivien about what will happen when the Feed In Tariff is gone. Can electricity be democratised, decarbonised and affordable?

BZE Launches their new EV Report (Full version Recorded Brisbane Aug 2016)

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BZE radio talks to:

Acacia Pepler:  a PhD student at the University of New South Wales Climate Change Research Centre.

She's studying extreme rainfall and low-pressure systems on the east coast of Australia (East Coast Lows). Her research is focused on why & how East Coast Lows develop, including the importance of the Great Dividing Range and East Australian Current, as well as how East Coast Lows may change in the future with climate change.

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Acacia spoke about:

The impacts and importance of East Coast Lows for severe weather and water security,

Why East Coast Lows can be difficult to forecast,

The differences between tropical and extra-tropical cyclones

Some current research

How regional climate models work and why they're useful, and

How climate changes like warmer oceans or higher sea levels may change the impacts of East Coast Lows in the future.

Intense rainfall is expected to increase with global warming.

Further reading

Acacia Pepler's Blog: http://acaciapepler.weebly.com/

The Conversation: Acacia Pepler

The role of climate change in eastern Australia’s wild storms

The Conversation:  Acacia Pepler

Nine years after the Pasha Bulker storm, we’re finally getting a handle on East Coast Lows

Eastern Seaboard Climate Change Initiative

http://climatechange.environment.nsw.gov.au/Impacts-of-climate-change/East-Coast-Lows/Eastern-Seaboard-Climate-Change-Initiative

Journal of Southern Hemisphere Earth Systems Science

http://www.bom.gov.au/jshess/index.shtml

Beyond Zero Emissions interviewers: Kay Wennagel and Michael Staindl

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Key words

Drought, Flooding, Biodiversity, Spread of disease, Natural disasters, Runaway climate change, Tipping points, Climate refugees, Climate science

This show was broadcast on Mon 12th September 2016

Today on BZE Radio join us at NorthcoteTown Hall in Melbourne for an excerpt from an inspired and inspiring event held on August 11th called Creating a Climate for Change (thank you Melbourne Playback Theatre).

PANEL

Architect Rob Adams returned to his University in South Africa and found that without building more  they had massively increased the number of students by multitasking the rooms. With climate change in mind he talks about how cities can do the same.

Lucy Best is a campaigner. She engages with the community to bring renewable energy solutions to low income residents. Her fascinating talk shows how personal commitment and ingenuity break down barriers.

Stephen Bygrave brings examples from around the world to show how the time is coming when petrol -fuelled cars, energy intensive buildings and coal fired power will be things of the past.

PERFORMANCE

Playback Theatre Performers engage with the audience.

People's worries about workers left behind, politicians not being up to the task and survival are brought into the arena.

The musicians and actors then mirror these thoughts  and turn them into little plays. Imagination, myth and feelings are to the fore in an evening where Left Brain climate solutions meet Right Brain improvisations.

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Related Links:

Walk with the Valley http://earthworkercooperative.com.au/walk-with-the-valley/

Moreland Energy Foundation: http://www.mefl.com.au/

Brett Mashado talks about his passive solar designed Energy Freedom home, in the lead up to Sustainable House Day.

BZE Technology Radio Show: 9 Sep 2016: Podcast:

In this video, Dr Scott Watkins will discuss the use of smart, connected lighting and other (Internet of Things) IoT-based technologies to control and monitor home operations (including solar) and improve home energy efficiency. In particular, Scott will highlight his Enphase-monitored solar system, LIFX LED lights and Amazon Echo home voice controller. Scott will also discuss the recent progress of Pollinate Energy, an Australian social enterprise taking technologies such as solar-powered lights to people living in urban slums in India.

Dr Scott Watkins has a PhD in chemistry and is former leader of printed solar cell research at CSIRO. Scott is currently Director of Marketing and Overseas Business with KISCO, a Korean chemical company and the Non-Executive Chair of Pollinate Energy, an Australian social enterprise based in India. Scott is also an enthusiastic adopter of home IoT technologies.

Below is a video recording of the BZE Discussion Group: 5 September 2016

Alternatively, click here    to view on the BZE YouTube channel

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How can communities prepare for heatwaves, floods and climate disruptions?

What can the Hurricane Katrina Survivors Network teach us about building up community power and leadership?

How can we connect with indigenous defenders in the Gulf country and Galilee Basin as climate changing coal and gas projects loom?

BZE Community Radio Show: 5 September 2016: Podcast:

BZE radio talks to:

Rev Willie Bennett - Hurricane Katrina Survivors Network. The Sydney Alliance and WWF Australia brought Rev Willie Bennett here to energise our resilience building.

Rev Seforosa Carroll - Church partnerships Pacific,UnitingWorld

Cassandra Goldie - CEO of Australian Council of Social Service

Murrawah Johnson - Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network

Broadcast from Radio 3CR in Melbourne, Australia

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This show was broadcast on Mon 5thSeptember 2016

The Sydney Alliance and WWF Australia brought Rev Willie Bennett here to energise our resilience building.

How can communities prepare for heatwaves, floods and climate disruptions?

What can the Hurricane Katrina Survivors Network teach us about building up community power and leadership?

How can we connect with indigenous defenders in the Gulf country and Galilee Basin as climate changing coal and gas projects loom?

Rev Willie Bennett - Hurricane Katrina Survivors Network

Rev Seforosa Carroll - Church partnerships Pacific,UnitingWorld

Cassandra Goldie - CEO of Australian Council of Social Service

Murrawah Johnson - Seed Indigenous Youth Climate Network

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This show was broadcast on Mon 29th August 2016

Winner of The Royal Society Prize for science writing, Gaia Vince (author of Adventures in the Anthropocene), takes us round the world in search of the best farming practices in the Anthropocene. Indian farmers leading with water? Food waste contributing to climate change?

In "Rethinking Dairy" we look at alternatives to needing so much milk. Improvements for the cows, calves, farmers and consumers are all ahead as we take climate seriously.

A panel discussion courtesy of 3CR's Freedom of Species show, featuring Philip Wollen, Dr Deidre Wicks, dairy farmer Vicki Jones, and vegan restauranteur Mo Wyse.

Further Reading:Amazing news – the Northern Territory Labor party was swept to power in the Territory election yesterday on a promise to put a moratorium on risky shale gas fracking.

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"Responsible Mining " - Is it an oxymoron or is it possible?

BZE Technology Radio Show: 15 Aug 2016: Podcast:

BZE radio talks to:

Dr Sara Bice

Research Fellow

The Melbourne School of  Government

The University of Melbourne

Sara speaks about reducing the social impact of mining considering it (especially for minerals) will be with us for the foreseeable future.  It is to  examine  how it can be done in a more acceptable way - an optimistic framework. The  mining impact assessments include the effect on the environment, health  and other social impacts.

As  Sara says one has only to compare the difference between BHP's Ok Tedi  in 1997 in PNG with Brazil in 2015 and how differently they have been dealt with  - the former with defensiveness and denial, the latter where BHP has been very active in publishing information.

Can the latter be emulated by other large corporations? Can it be attributed in some part to the the effect of social media when it is possible for a community to put pressure on companies who are probably keen on maintaining their reputation, particularly when countries like Brazil depend on about 80% of their revenue on mining which is virtually a finite quantity? Sara stresses the importance of ongoing, dynamic and regular monitoring. Multinationals can provide infrastructure and spend probably 1% of their  profits on community investments.

It is to be hoped that stricter rules can include mandatory bonds for rehabilitation - a big problem  especially with local coal mining which apparently has deserted thousands of mines and CSG projects across Australia apparently leaving it for the taxpayer to repay.

Broadcast from Radio 3CR in Melbourne, Australia

Summary by volunteer Bev McIntyre 19/8/16

Further reading:

Book launch: Responsible mining

The Conversation - articles by Dr Sara Bice

Geoff Pocock is managing director of Hazer Group, a Perth-based company, spun out of the University of Western Australia, which plans to halve the cost of hydrogen production, using a near-zero emissions patented process, based on “methane cracking”.  The chemical process uses “cheap as dirt” iron ore to convert methane in natural gas into hydrogen, with the other valuable by-product capturing the carbon content of the gas in the form of high-quality graphite.

The ASX-listed company raised A$5m at its initial public offering in September 2015.

"When hydrogen is combusted to generate heat, or used in fuel cells to generate electricity, the only byproduct is water. As a result, it has long been heralded as a low-carbon energy carrier, which could replace gasoline as a transport fuel, powering electric vehicles, or natural gas as fuel to heat buildings.

Graphite is used in the production of lithium-ion batteries, and while prices vary depending on the quality, Pocock says it averages at about US$1,000 per tonne. Globally, the graphite market is worth around US$13bn annually."

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