Climate Action Show

THE CLIMATE ACTION SHOW - WHERE ONCE THERE WAS WATERYAAMA NGUNNA BAAKA (welcome to the river)FEBRUARY 22ND 2021Produced  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 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)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 later this year and he expects thousands.(125) When the River Runs Dry - Australian Doco - 2019 - YouTube“First Nations People Are Bearing the Brunt”: An Interview With Water Activist Bruce Shillingsworth (sydneycriminallawyers.com.au)  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"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 MEANS JOBSFebruary 15th 2021Interviews by Vivien LangfordProduction help from Andy BrittAs the new US president hits the ground running with a dramatic shift in climate action, we talk to Heidi Lee about the opportunities and million jobs in Australia. We also talk to Bob Berwyn in Austria about surprising new reseach that shows we are not locked into generations of continued warming once we reduce emissions to zero.Heidi Lee - CEO Of Beyond Zero EmissionsBob Berwyn - Science Journalist based in AustriaDavid Spratt - Breakthrough Institute who briefed me on what a minefield this really is.

MALAYSIA,TORRES STRAIT and THE FESTIVAL OF LOVE AND RAGEDecember 7th 2020Produced by Vivien Langford and Andy BrittGuestsSerena Everill and Rosaria Burchielli from Extinction Rebellion Victoria Sophie Marjanac and Grace Archibald from Client Earth UK(201) Our Islands, Our Home | Torres Strait Climate Justice Case - YouTubeYessie Mosbie and Lisa Vilamu Jamieson from Our Island Our home Campaign- 350.orgHere is why we are taking the Australian government to the UN over its inaction on climate change | Torres Strait Islands | The GuardianSharan Raj -  Climate Crisis Campaign lead for Socialist party of Malaysia 2020/21Jacinda Ardern - Prime Minister of New Zealand declares a climate emergencyJacinda Ardern declares 'climate emergency' in New Zealand – video | World news | The Guardian ActionFarmers for Climate Action | fca | Home Sign the petition against gas drilling on farmsClientEarth | ClientEarth Learn about their defence of the Torres Strait 8 and contributeExtinction Rebellion Victoria - Home | Facebook Register for the Festival of Love and Rage Deecmber 12th in Melbourne December 19th in Sydney. Avoid shopping  yourself to death, overproduction is costing us the earth.'Our Islands Our Home' Virtual Town Hall Tickets, Mon 14/12/2020 at 6:30 pm | Eventbrite December 14th Virtual town hall. Free booking Times: Vic and NSW 7.30pm/Qld- 6.30pm/ WA - 4.30 pm WatchingThe theme emerging from today's show is that indigenous people are protecting the biodiversity which is our life support system. This provocative video seems to be on the same track. What do you think?(201) Joaquin Phoenix, Amazon Watch & Extinction Rebellion partner on ‘Guardians of Life’ film - YouTube Learn about the Torres Strait islands. Our emissions are damaging their lives.Torres Strait climate justice case (ourislandsourhome.com.au)350.org - Our Islands, Our Home | Torres Strait Climate Justice Case | Facebook

It will take years for the dust kicked up in 2020 to settle - for this show we will be looking forward at some of the most recent developments that are most likely to carry forward into Australia's future. Zali SteggallWe will be speaking with Zali Steggall the ex-Olympic skier and Warringah Independent MP who put forward the Climate bill earlier this month in an attempt to bring Australia to zero emissions by 2050.Links:www.climateactnow.com.auhttps://www.climactic.com.au/show/talking-in-this-climate/Giles ParkinsonWe will also be speaking with Reneweconomy's editor Giles Parkinson about Australia's potential as a renewable energy superpower - is this idea still relevant in a post COVID Australia?Links:https://reneweconomy.com.au/https://thedriven.io/David BarndenWe will also be talking with Equity Generation Lawyers' partner David Barnden - who has been working on three major cases that could change how the courts consider climate law. David's most recent case that won worldwide attention was that of Mark McVeigh against 57 billion super fund REST for not considering climate risks into their investment. Incredibly REST settled out of court. We speak with David about what this and other cases could mean for climate law in this country.

BRUCE PASCOE; PERENNIAL SOILNovember 23rd 2020 Bruce Pascoe delivered a lecture on Indigenous farming and land management. The 'Dark Emu' author is also joined in a conversation with agricultural scientist Dr Angela Pattison. It has never been more important to be sharing Indigenous knowledge. So many solutions to the problems we face today can be found in that wisdom.It is impossible to overestimate the powerful contribution of Bruce Pascoe's work, in particular the seminal Dark Emu, which has inspired a number of projects here at the University, including the Indigenous Grasslands for Grain project.The detail and grace in Pascoe's research and writing has unlocked important conversations and reawakened knowledge. In this public lecture, Uncle Pascoe shared insights into sustainable farming and practices, with a keynote address on the idea of 'Perennial Soil'. Pascoe is also joined by Dr Angela Pattison, plant breeder and agricultural scientist from the University of Sydney. Pattinson is the research lead for the Indigenous Grasslands for Grain, a cross-disciplinary project that aims to regenerate the Australian native system for the modern food environment. It is a concept that brings together cultural and scientific knowledge, regional and urban centres, and sustainability with economic viability.Professor Lisa Jackson Pulver AM, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy and Services) chaired the event.The University of Sydney is pleased to be establishing an annual lecture on pre-colonial Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, made possible by a donation from Ron Winch and the Winch family.

THE YEARS OF REPAIRNOVEMBER 16TH 2020 PRODUCTION: Vivien Langford and Andy Britt GUESTS: Michael Lord - Research Lead at Beyond Zero Emissions on The Manufacturing  Jobs for the Years of Repair.https://bze.org.au/wp-content/uploads/Million_Jobs_Plan.pdf Senator Janet Rice - On Joe Biden, Zali Steggall and our Democracy Cathy Kenedy - Global Nurses United. The years of repair in health systems stressed by climate change Annie Leonard - Greenpeace USA - On changing the narrative of scarcity and weakness in the face of the repairs needed now. A short film by Avi Lewishttps://theintercept.com/2020/10/01/naomi-klein-message-from-future-covid/ The webinar : Utopia from the ashes: The years of repairhttps://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+utopia+from+the+ashes&docid=608003477887520652&mid=B61C5685186861B3CA4BB61C5685186861B3CA4B&view=detail&FORM=VIRE Headlines this week warn "Australia could be isolated over climate inaction after Biden Victory". Can our big parties learn that "Unity and ambitious climate policy CAN win elections"? We talk to Greens Senator Janet Rice who  saw a" landslide for democracy " and a "win against white supremacy and authoritariansm". She says it's a " win for science and the global fight against the climate emergency". It's a win for women and LGBTQI citizens , unions and civil rights groups who have been organising all through the pandemic. One of those groups is from Canada. The Leap has been conducting webinars on the Green New deal, linking people across all the civic and environmental groups and creating allies. We hear two talks from their recent Webinar called "Utopia from the Ashes: the Age of Repair".  Practical people like Cathy Kennedy talks about how nurses in many countries need protection. They are want to help the climate refugees fleeing famine and drought but see the inadequacies of their backup. As a professional association they also see the damage privatisation and insecure work conditions do to frontline workers.  Annie Leonard is now CEO of Greenpeace USA. She was in Melbourne a few years ago for the SLF showing her film The story of stuff. She says we need to repair our civic muscle. If we remember how strong we can be together we will challenge the voices that say we cannot afford the transition away from fossil fuels and industrial  agriculture. For her the once in a lifetime infusion of money for COVID Economic recovery must be spent on the sort of society which will help us survive. "No public money must be spent on   an industry that is both deadly and dying" Michael Lord from Beyond Zero Emissions has seen how new ideas can work fast. When he wrote "Rethinking cement" he was surprised how ready to decarbonise that industry was.He has been a witness to industrial transformations that are under many people's radar. The only pity is that the speed and scale are missing. When Industry pivots to fight a war or to rebuild afterward ,as with the Marshall Plan, no one says "Oh we will wait until the price goes down, or we can't afford to do this". Michael has over 600 innovative projects on his data base. Renewable Energy precincts will put some of them on the fast track to open up new manufacturing in regional areas.With access to low fixed cost wind and solar power we can export zero emissions steel, green aluminium, renewable hydrogen and many new products which are part of the circular economy and have low embeded emissions.For him the Age of Repair is already happening in three main categoriesElectrifying industry – transforming the existing manufacturing sector to operate on renewable energy.Energy-Intensive exports – expanding energyintensive production of hydrogen, ammonia, steel, aluminium and other metals using renewable energy.  Manufacturing for decarbonisation – making equipment for the Australian and global transition to a zero-carbon economy, such as wind turbines, batteries and electric buses.We play Michael's favourite song The age of Consent by New Order and Gaudete from  Totnes Musicians In support of the Zalli Steggall Climate Change Bill 2020 , Many Companies like Atlassian, Patagonia and Nexport plus ACTU, ETU, BCCA and AMA signed a  letter requesting the parliament to debate this bill. The reasons are explained in this article by Anna Malos, ClimateWorks Australia "The International Energy Agency said in its annual report that demand for Australian thermal coal has peaked, and renewables will meet 80% of the world’s energy demands in the coming years.Japan, South Korea and the European Union have committed to reaching net zero by 2050, and US President-elect Joe Biden says his administration will make the same pledge. China also recently committed to reaching net zero by 2060.That means the vast majority of Australia’s exports are going to trading partners who have committed to transform their economies.This will result in a shift in demand from high-carbon products and services, such as thermal coal, towards zero or near zero carbon alternatives, such as renewable hydrogen"

SANCTUARY 30% protected by 2030November 9th 2020 Produced by : Vivien Langford and Andy BrittGuests: Professor James Watson - University of Queensland Director of the Centre for Biodiversity and conservation science and GREENFIRE science research. Contributor to the paper in "Nature"Area based conservation in the 21st Century" https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2773-zThanks to Andrew Muller for the idea for this show. Murray MacDonald- Fisheries and Aquatic Living Resource Conservation Consultant. Experience in  establishing Marine Protected areas. Professor John Woinarski - Conservation Biologist with  Australian Wildlife Conservancy.  Deputy Director of the Threatened Species Recovery Hub, focusing on the ‘Red Hot Red List’ – Australian animals and plants at acute risk of extinction. A wonderful recent interview here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqbS3uMi16M Links:Australian Wildlife Conservancy : https://www.australianwildlife.org/ Bush Heritage  https://www.bushheritage.org.au/ The Night Parrot Page :maps, calls and how to protect them : https://nightparrot.com.au/index.php/resources/ The Groundwork challenge : https://www.bushheritage.org.au/get-involved/fundraise/groundwork-challengeMake a daily commitment to walking, running or rolling -every day between 16 November and 16 December 2020.Our reserve managers are out there doing the painstaking work of protecting and revitalising our precious native landscapes. Get out there for them and see the country you love thrive Half Earth :https://www.half-earthproject.org/ E.O Wilson Redmap Citizen Science :https://www.redmap.org.au/about/what-is-redmap/

THE FRENCH CITIZENS ASSEMBLY ON CLIMATENOVEMBER 2ND 2020 Interviews  : Reema Rattan and Vivien LangfordProduction: Andy BrittGuests:Amandine Roggemann -  International Committee for the implementation of citizen recommendations https://www.conventioncitoyennepourleclimat.fr/ Sonia Randhawa - The Coalition of Everyone https://www.coalitionofeveryone.com/ Vincent Liegey - Author  with Anitra Nelson of "Exploring Degrowth". Can we be concerned about the end of the world and forget about justice?The French Citizens Assembly on Climate was a response to turmoil created by the yellow Vest Movement. As one protester said to President Macron " You are concerned with the end of the world, we are concerned about the end of the month". Citizens or Activists?150 citizens representing a cross section of France deliberated for 9 months and presented their recommendations in July 2020. As Amandine Roggemann tells us, they got massive media attention and their government is now  receptive to them. If they email the president of France or of the EU they get a reply straight away. Recently Greenpeace put a huge banner on a crane high above the reconstruction of Notre Dame saying "Climate, Act NOW! " and Amandine praises groups like GP and XR, which keep the pressure up for radical action, but, she says,  the 150 citizens are not activists. They are citizens with a responsibility to be informed and to represent many views. As a result the COVID economic recovery in France implemented many of their recommendations.  Climate action was at the heart of their 100 billion Euro Covid Economic Recovery. That is 30 billion for Ecological transition,9 billion for renewable energy and green hydrogen,7 billion for railways, and6.7 billion to retrofit buildings with insulation.The Prime Minister Jean Castex said " Our goal is clear, to become Europe's first major carbon free economy" Is DEGROWTH the only way to wind back emissions?French Engineer Vincent Liegey is delighted by the  Citizens' results.  Speaking from Budapest, he  says his left wing and degrowth friends were mocking , " How can a bunch of idiots, chosen at random,  solve this problem?" but now they have forgotten their opposition and want to see "degrowth"  embedded in this project. President Macron might have said " Degrowth is not a valid response to the climate challenge" , but Vincent points out that the citizens said they would be happy to live with less. They demanded regulation of advertising that promotes over consumption. They said " We realise that if we do not make up for lost time, many regions of the world will become uninhabitable. "He learned something as the safety manager of a major train station in France. "When there is a catastrophe, slow down and think". He said Europeans were moved by film coverage of the Australian bushfires with kangaroos leaping away and the scale of the damage  unimaginable. He said if we don't want to see these sorts of disasters reported to us every year  our civilization must slow down and think. COVID 19 has given us a taste of slowing down of relocalisation, of gardening and learning about our neighbours. He says unless the global north decreases its economic pillage of the global south they have no chance. We overproduce globally and waste a lot of it while others live a miserable life of not having enough. He thinks that if we had more people participating in the decisions about what we produce we could achieve sufficiency.https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+vincent+liegey&docid=607993818436406252&mid=8C594D83C06E167EEC658C594D83C06E167EEC65&view=detail&FORM=VIRE Have Citizens assemblies been tried in Australia?Dr Sonia Randhawa, in this interview with Reema Rattan, tells us how the "Co alition of Everyone" had its gestation in Extinction Rebellion. One of their key demands is that government must create and be led by the decisions of a Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice. She explains the process of choosing members for the assembly and how they deliberate. She has shocking examples of how  it can all end up in a loss of publioc trust. However the experience for most members is that it enhances their belief in democracy. She even goes so far as to question political parties that do not represent us. She reminds us of the  need for citizens to become far more engaged and the delight they will find in building up their citizens muscle.

REQUIEM, REGENERATION AND RENEWABLE  ENERGY PRECINCTSOCTOBER 26TH 2020PRODUCTION: Vivien Langford and Andy Britt and thnaks to Imogen Butler and Mark Spencer GUESTS:Dr Kita Ashman - Ecologist at WWF  and Jenny Gray from Zoos Victoria with the last Pipistrelle on Christmas IslandNicky Ison -                     WWFChris Arnott - CEO at Beyond Zero EmissionsMichael Lord -          at Beyhond Zero EmissionsSimon Currie -        Energy Estate REQUIEM,   REGENERATION and  RENEWABLES PRECINCTS It starts as a requiem for the lost trees and animals in our last terrible summer. As ecologist Dr Kita Ashman says "Nature needs us now" We honour the growing number of people who realise how  connected we are to the land. WWF did a listening project and Kita tells us of the large numbers yearning for a simpler life, to get back in touch with nature. As a result they are putting $1 million into a Bushfire Regeneration Challenge. They want people with projects that need support, such as indigeneous land management in itiatives or people with expertise, to contact them at WWF.org.au. Impactio.global/challenge. https://impactio.global/bushfire-regeneration-challenge/challenge-details They are looking for scalable solutions that communities can run with in species recovery, regenerative usesw of the landscape and fire risk management.To remind us of what is at stake we meet Jenny Gray from Zoos Victoria. She has a recording of the last Pipistrelle bat on Christmas island. Its the sound of extinction. Chris Arnott speaks to Kay Wennagle and Natalie Bucknall of the BZE Technology and Science radfo show. His background in water and catchment management included projects in Iran and Jordan as well as the Murray Darling back at home. He sees consumer and investor shifts which will speed up the transition to a decarbonised economy. When he has the ear of the politician he says he gives them a positive pathway, which is non partisan and technically sound. The key points must "jump off the page" for them so he's keen to re publish a lot of lour research for different audiences. Renewable Energy Industrial Precincts is the title of a briefing paper from BZE and WWF. We hear from Nicky Ison, Simon Currie and Michael Lord about manufacturing in Australia. They were talking at the Beyond Zero Emissions Discussion Group on 7th October. . In Europe these energy hubs are ecosystems of shared heat, electricity and training. The ideal locations here are deep ports with technically expert workforces, access to rail road and the grid. Demand for green hydrogen, green ammonia, green steel. is growing and places like Gladstone(Qld) , Port Kembla (NSW), Bell Bay (Tas), Whyalla (SA)and Kwinana (WA) give every state  a chance for new jobs and economic stability. Renewable Energy Precincts BZE and WWF Research paperhttps://www.google.com/search?q=bze+renewable+enrgy+precincts&rlz=1C1AVSK_enAU686AU695&oq=bze+renewable+enrgy+precincts&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i10i160.8167j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Please join with us for this show where we will be heading deep into Ahrnem land to the Beetaloo basin - the location in Northern Territory where Origin and Santos have resumed exploration since a brief respite thanks to COVID. The Beetaloo basin is a massive site of shale gas that if tapped could seriously threaten Australia's ability to meet its commitments under Paris. Dan Robins spokesperson of Protect Country Alliance has been working for years in the Northern Territory to halt fracking. During that time PCA has had some stunning victories like the moratorium on CSG exploration in 2016.We will also speak with Mimal Land Management CEO Dominic Nicholls - whose organisation works with the Bulman and Weemol communities to manage a vast territory deep in Arnhem land according to indigenous principles. They also work to reduce climate emissions for Australia. Nicholls has also been an outspoken opponent of the Beetaloo Basin proposal. We will also be speaking with Emily Townsend - a former employee of NewsCorp that during the bushfires could not handle the dissonance between what Newscorp papers were writing and what she was experience with her own eyes, ears and lungs. She made the move to send an email to all 5000 staff members about her thoughts on climate change and how the paper was not responding to it. Show notes:Original Power: https://www.originalpower.org.au/our_teamMimal Land Management: http://www.mimal.org.au/Protect Country NT: https://www.protectcountrynt.org.au/