Climate Action Show

Climate Action Radio ShowFebruary 7th 2022Produced by Vivien LangfordBANGLADESH - DR SALEEMUL HUQ  GUESTS:Professor Saleemul Huq - Director of the International Centre for Climate Change and Development Professor at the Independent University of Bangladesh. Professor Chris Field - Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment Disha Shetty - Indian Journalist with a focus on health in the changing climate - www.dishashetty.inhttps://www.article-14.com/post/-climate-change-makes-the-hard-life-of-india-s-invisible-women-farmers-harder--61f0c2328a5behttps://www.thethirdpole.net/en/climate/cop26-disappoints-youth-from-global-south/ Mark Hertsgaard -  Executive Director of Covering Climate Now- https://coveringclimatenow.org/about/ Music  - "Lazarus" by Jacob Richards - Puscha - https://puscha.bandcamp.com/music

Produced & presented by Carly DoberGuests:Emma Bacon - Executive Director of Sweltering CitiesEmma Bacon is the Executive Director of Sweltering Cities. Emma is an acitivist and campaigner passionate about sustainable and joyous cities for a world changed by a heating climate.Find out more:https://swelteringcities.org/SongLord Huron - Mine ForeverNato- Blockade IMARC Activist Nato is an activist and campaigner against extractivism and mining who shares with us how to get involved with this years Blockade IMARC January 31 in Melbourne, Australia.Find out more:https://blockadeimarc.com/SongLe Youth- AcquiverClimate updates from Climate for Changehttps://www.climateforchange.org.au/Divesthttps://www.marketforces.org.au/

THE CLIMATE ACTION SHOW - WHERE ONCE THERE WAS WATERYAAMA NGUNNA BAAKA (welcome to the river)December 20th 2021 (first broadcast 22/2/21)Produced  by Vivien Langford TRANSITIONS FILM FESTIVAL : Now online. You can buy a ticket and then you have 72 hours to view the filmVirtual 2021 – Transitions Film Festival(link is external) REQUIEM was an art event at the Paddington Resrevoir. It was  curated by Janet Laurence during the Sydney Festival. Requiem - Sydney FestivalGUESTS1. Brittany App - Her film -"Where once there was water" looks at regenerative farming, building soil and the efforts of First Nations people in California to protect their rivers. One group's duty is to speak for the salmon and their quest takes them to New Zealand where they perform ceremonies with Maori water protectors.Where There Once Was Water | Where There Once Was Water & Oil & Water | Transitions Film Festival (eventive.org)(link is external)Her film is "A story about water. A song for the sacred in all of us. A documentary centered on solutions. Where There Once Was Water takes a look at the driest of places – California and the Southwest USA – and the deepest of spaces – our inner worlds. It presents an invitation to change our perspective and heal our relationship with water … one watershed, one meal, one raindrop, at a time." 2. Bruce Shillingsworth - Yaama Ngunna Baaka Corroboree Tour organiser , teacher and artistIn 2019 Bruce took a convoy of city people to sit with the elders and meet the people of the Darling/baaka river. He invites us to develop a kinship with mother nature.Climate change seems to have made many people  more receptive to indigenous knowledge or is this a mirage?Climate action  means more than stopping coal and gas. It's about restoring water to the flood plains, rehydrating the soil and the plants which provide shelter.Much easier than reversing climate change would be preventing the water theft and mismanagement ;the speculation in water and hoarding  in privatre dams. This is a haunting talk inside an old water reservoir. Bruce told us not to worry about politicians. We must first get together and connect with the river and the land.We can all take action. His next Corroboree Tour will happen next year and he expects thousands.Bruce Shillingsworth - 2019 Corroboree Project - Yaama Ngunna Barka (Welcome to our River) - YouTube(125) When the River Runs Dry - Australian Doco - 2019 - YouTube(link is external)“First Nations People Are Bearing the Brunt”: An Interview With Water Activist Bruce Shillingsworth (sydneycriminallawyers.com.au)(link is external)  3. Kado Muir - Deputy Chair National Native Title Council Kado Muir talks about the completely different relationship first nations people have with the land. It's about kinship. Climate repair will be strengthened by engaging much more with traditional owners and remaking the provisions of native title law.(125) RESET.21 FORUM 3 | WRECKAGE TO REFORM ON COUNTRY: NATIVE TITLE REMAKE TO STRENGTHEN CLIMATE REPAIR - YouTube(link is external)"The recent destruction of a First Nations heritage site of extraordinary historical and cultural significance in Western Australia has shone a major spotlight on a contentious and lawful practice. Over 50% of Australia’s land and sea mass is held under indigenous land title, with many Indigenous communities providing vital ecological and climate mitigation services to the benefit of the nation. Yet the ability for First Nations communities to continue to protect country and contribute substantially to Australia’s climate emergency response remains heavily restricted. What legal reform and investment is needed to properly support Indigenous landholders to respectfully manage country and forge real opportunities for urgent climate repair?"

Climate Action Show December 13th 2021Produced by Vivien LangfordTALKING TRILLIONS - CLIMATE FINANCE AT COP26 GUESTSFIONA REYNOLDS - CEO UNPRI- Principles of Reesponsible investment PRI podcasts | News & events | PRI (unpri.org) MELISSA KOWARA - EXTINCTION REBELLION -  INDONESIA NANCY TEMBO - MINISTER OF FORESTS AND RESOURCES IN THE GOVERMENT OF MALAWI NOAM CHOMSKY -  The Consequences of Capitalism with Noam Chomsky - YouTube Banksliding and CalPERSiflage - by Bill McKibben (substack.com) This article upholds divestment strategies as one of the best ways to stop the obfuscation and backsliding he now sees in the finance sector who signed up to the Global Financial Alliance for NET zero. RISHI SUNAK - CHANCELLOR OF THE EXCHEQUER U.K. Cop26: Sunak pledges to 'rewire' global finance system for net zero - YouTube When the Tobacco lobbyists were excluded from health conferences there was a shift. How fast can we do the same for the fossils?Glasgow inundated by a flood of fossil fuel lobbyists - Climate & Capital Media (climateandcapitalmedia.com) Can we think our way forward to invest in India's transition instead of exporting more coal to them?Glasgow and the triple transition - Climate & Capital Media (climateandcapitalmedia.com)

CLIMATE ACTION SHOW DECEMBER 6TH 2021Produced by Vivien LangfordCLIMATE JUSTICE FOR FIRST NATIONS The fall out from COP 26 means renewed determination to have a seat at the table and accountability to the people most affected. Meanwhile, despite 100 days of ceremony by the Wangan and Jagalingou people in the Galilee basin and going through all the formal channels, we are distressed that the Bravus- Carmichael mine continues to destroy.Elder Adrian Burruguba said  that  the area destroyed in December was " an ancient stone tool-making area that our people utilised for thousands of years,"https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-12-07/bravus-carmichael-mine-cultural-heritage-concerns-dismissed/100679496You can reach out to these water and land protectors if you see that they are the front line against the opening up of a massive coal basin, flying in the face of global necessity to stop emissions from coal oil and gas.  Watch the video first:https://wanganjagalingou.com.au/donate/US bank BNY Mellon cuts ties with Adani’s Carmichael coalmine | Adani Group | The GuardianShowing the way forward we interview Karrina Nolan about the launch of the First Nations Clean Energy Network.  As one of their members, Tony Mc Avoy, a distinguished Native Title Silk says "Not only is  Australia failing to pull its weight internationally, but it's failing to ensure that the renewables boom is regulated in a manner that protects First Nations Rights and incentivises First Nations participation."We start with the resounding words of Barkindji Man Bruce Shillingsworth and the beautiful sounds of Samoan dancing. Then we hear about the Loss and damage negotiations in Glasgow with Siobhan Mc Donnel  and the youth voice at Cop 26 from Global Voices. You might also like to support the Pacific Calling Partnership.  https://www.erc.org.au/pcp None of these people is giving up and neither should we. The centrepiece of this podcast is the Clean Energy way forward explained by Karrina Nolan. Let's not let the next boom create as much injustice and environmental damage as the last one. There are so many First Nations people around the world holding the line for all of us. No time for despair. GUESTS:Nadina Dixon - Welcome to Gadigal country on global day of Climate ActionBruce Shillingsworth - Artist and leader of the Yaama Ngunna Baaka Corroboree projectErima Dahl - MUA moderator -  Workers for Climate ActionClimate Warrior Mary Jane from SamoaKarrina Nolan - CEO of  First Nations Clean Energy NetworkAmelia  Goonerage, Emily Tammes & Bethany Shegog from Global VoicesSiobhan Mc Donnel - Lead negotiator on Loss and Damage for Fiji at COP26Mia Mottley - PM of Barbados "The site was an ancient stone tool-making area that our people utilised for thousands of years," elder Adrian Burragubba said.

CLIMATE ACTION RADIO SHOW NOVEMBER 29TH 2021 COP26 - RESTORED FORESTS BY 2030!Glasgow Leaders’ Declaration on Forests and Land Use - UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) at the SEC – Glasgow 2021 (ukcop26.org) Australia did support this.COP26 : GLOBAL FOREST FINANCE PLEDGE. The Global Forest Finance Pledge - UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) at the SEC – Glasgow 2021 (ukcop26.org) Australia didn't support this.Produced by Vivien Langford GUESTSPeg Putt -  Former leader of the Tasmanian Greens.Coordinator of the U.N.forest, climate and biomass working group of the Environmental Paper Network.  Elizabeth Wathuti -  Founder of the Green Generation Movement in Kenya. Following in the steps of Wangari Mathai and one of the 100 Most Influential Young Africans about Us – Green Generation InitiativeIn Kenya, the United Nations warns some 2.4 million people are struggling to find food after a searing drought killed off livestock and led to widespread crop failures. Parts of northern Kenya have received less than 30% of normal rainfall levels.(Democracy Now Nov 19th) Mia Mottley - Prime Minister of Barbados and head of their Labour Party Mia Mottley Full Speech At COP26 Glasgow 2021 - YouTube Vanessa Nakate -  Ugandan climate activist. Uganda's Vanessa Nakate says COP26 sidelines nations most affected by climate change | News | WLIW FM 88.3 Dr Charlie Gardner - Durrell Institute of Conservation Ecology :Scientists Rebellion COP26 Glasgow: Scientist Rebellion stage another protest | Glasgow Times BONUS in the podcast. An extra half hour from COP 26At time spot 1:21:30 from Deomcracy Now!How Wealth Inequality Fuels the Climate Emergency: George Monbiot & Scientist Kevin Anderson on COP26 | Democracy Now!George Monbiot -  Top Journalist - Cop26 has to be about keeping fossil fuels in the ground. All else is distraction | George Monbiot | The Guardian Professor Kevin Anderson : Professor of Energy and Climate Change,  School of Engineering at the University of Manchester (UK) and  Centre for Sustainability and the Environment (CEMUS) at Uppsala University (Sweden).Wrapping up COP26 with Professor Kevin Anderson - YouTubeAt time spot 1:00:10 Minga Indigena Home — Minga Indígena (mingaindigena.org) At a side session in Glasgow  you will hear the voices of five speakers from Peru. Argentina, Amazonas and Brazil.  In their own languages as well as in Spanish their experience is translated. We hear what they are up against as they protect biodiverse places for all. Their motto is "The traditional knowledge of indigenous peoples at the service of all humanity."AT time spot 1:19:20 Dr Virginia Marshall - ANU A solicitor with special expertise in Aboriginal water rights. Virginia Marshall on COP26 - RegNet - ANUGavan Mc Fadzean -   Australian Conservation Foundation.  Climate Change and Clean Energy Program What is the Glasgow Climate Pact? - Australian Conservation Foundation (acf.org.au)

Produced & presented by Carly DoberGuests:Peter Nightingale - Doctor and Healthy Futures Activist Peter Nightingale is a GP Registrar in Victoria from 2022 with special interests in palliative care, improving healthcare delivery to disadvantaged communities and climate change.Annabelle Warren- Doctor and Healthy Futures Activist Dr Annabelle Warren is an Endocrinology clinical research fellow and PhD candidate at Austin Health in Melbourne, Australia.Find out more:https://www.healthyfutures.net.au/The Lancet Health and Climate Change reportshttps://www.thelancet.com/series/climate-and-health-2009Song: Thundercat - Dragonball DuragClimate updates from Climate for Changehttps://www.climateforchange.org.au/

Produced and presented by Carly Dober. I attended an incredible panel discussion that the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) facilitated.The panel shared their knowledge about the issues surrounding the topic, as well as the solutions that exist. The event was facilitated by CAHA President Dr Rebecca Patrick, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University.Panelists included:Dr Cybele Dey - Child & Adolescent PsychiatristTamara Cavenett - President, Australian Psychological SocietyAssociate Professor Fiona Charlson - NHMRC Research Fellow at the Queensland Centre of Mental Health Research and School of Public Health, University of QueenslandProfessor Alan Rosen - Australian Health Services Research Institute, University of Wollongong; Brain and Mind Centre, University of SydneyCarol Ride - Founder and Acting Executive Director, Psychology for a Safe ClimateGeorgia Langmaid - Planetary Health Project Officer, Enliven VictoriaPlease ensure to check out their website https://www.caha.org.au/ And the report referenced during the discussion for more context- How Climate Change Affects Mental Health in Australia  https://www.dea.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Report-How-Climate-Change-Affects-Mental-Health-in-Australia-v3-1.pdf

CLIMATE ACTION SHOW - NOVEMBER 1st 2021Produced by Vivien LangfordGLOBAL RACE TO ZEROON THE ROAD TO GLASGOW - EPISODE 5   Guest Quotes: Antonio Guterres -  UN Secretary General  " We are on the edge of the abyss. The time for diplomatic niceties is over. We need to speak the unfiltered truth"Press Conference with UN Secretary General António Guterres — Covering Climate Now  Nigel Topping - UK Climate Champion - At the Global race to zero conference organised by the Smart Energy Council. "Australia is confusing everyone.... you are in a great position to benefit from the race to zero. It's very serious..... It's not just an environmental race.. it's an industrial race."Global Race to Zero Summit 2021 - Nigel Topping - Smart Energy Council Professor Johan Rockstrom - Director of research at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research . "Irreversible changes are ahead... To reach Net Zero we must maintain land and ocean sinks. Agriculture must transition from emittor to sink... This is the Nature/Climate COP....... Media  has a huge responsibility for the mismatch between what citizens demand and what Goverments are doing"He referred to  2021 Home - Production Gap to guide us towards The End of Coal? | UNFCCC an orderly phase out with dates and an end followed by oil and gas.Global Race to Zero Summit 2021 - Prof Johan Rokstrom - Smart Energy Council Dr Virginia Marshall - Indigenous People's Organisation.She is on her way to Glasgow. This is an extract from a  Conversation with Councillor Cathy Oke at Melbourne University.Study shows Indigenous lost 99% of land to colonization | GristWhat does COP26 mean for non-state actors? - Whooshkaa Dr Anika Molesworth - Farmers for Climate Action - marvellous description of her country in Western NSW. She says indigenous peopole are suffering loss and grief. "They remember metre long cod in sparkling water. we must get that back.Global Race to Zero Summit 2021 - Anika Molesworth - Smart Energy Council Alok Sharma - President of  COP 26 in Glasgow- Exclusive press briefing to Covering Climate Now."What we’re trying to achieve at Glasgow is, in many ways, harder than Paris… After six years, we still have some of the most difficult questions to answer. And we’re effectively in the last half hour of the exam."Press Conference with COP26 President Alok Sharma — Covering Climate Now Julia Zamiro - " We don't like talking about politics...... people are uncomfortable facing facts.... We need to be more French about it and talk politics....... We're killing the planet and we want to go to space."Speaking to the Global Race to Zero Summit 2021 - Julia Zemiro - Smart Energy Council Music - Miguel Heatwole and Ecopela choir singing Stand up tall you singers all Thanks to Home — Covering Climate Now. We will broadcast more of their coverage from Glasgow.Thanks to The Smart Energy council - 2021 Global Race to Zero Summit Archives - Smart Energy CouncilThanks to James Whelan from CANA for Brown Bag Lunhc with Dr Virginia Marshall

CLIMATE ACTION SHOWOCTOBER 25TH 2021 - Produced by Vivien Langford WOMEN CLIMATE LEADERS inLaw, Media, Trade Unions, First Nations and YouthGuests:Professor Jacinta Ruru -  Co-Director, Nga Pae o te Maramatanga, New Zealand's Māori Centre of Research ExcellenceNga Pae o te Maramatanga. Otago University Aotearoa.Article : If the hills could sue: Jacinta Ruru on legal personality and a Māori worldview | The Spinoff Amy Goodman - Journalist and founder of  Democracy Now! | Democracy Now! Irene Hong Ping Shen -  Trade Unions for Energy Democracy – Energy Democracy Project Amelia Goonerage -  Global Voices who will be attending COP 26 in Glasgow Amelia Telford - Seed Mob - We are Seed Mob - Bing video Osprey Orielle Lake -  Director of WECAN . You can watch all six days of the Women and Earthn Alliance conference2021 Women's Climate Assembly | WECAN International Kae Guajajara - Song Essa Rua e Minha from Brazilian Amazonas Kaê Guajajara e Nelson D - Essa Rua é Minha (webclipe) - YouTube Mama Mihirangi and the Mareikura -  Māmā Mihirangi & the Māreikura - Live Backstage in the Caravan Bluesfest 2019 - YouTube“Mama Mihirangi & The Mareikura were an outstanding trio of fierce, fiery and friendly Maori women from New Zealand." Breaking NEWS from UN Secretary Antonio Guterres at a COP 26 briefing for media "The carbon pollution of a handful of countrieshas brought humanity to its knees and they bearthe greatest responsibility."