Climate Action Show

HEALING THE CLIMATE CHANGED MIND9th March 2020Producer: Andy Britt  Interviews: Vivien LangfordGuests: Greta Thunberg,  Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng , Bruce Shillingsworth, Rev Glenn Loughry, Vanessa Petrie  and Rhys Anderson  "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced" James Baldwin Greta Thunberg spoke to the EU parliament just 4 days ago. The speaker said "You meet politicians who take a photo with you and then do nothing." But make no mistake, "you are not at the white house with Donald Trump, you are not in Australia where the prime minister is  " climatosceptique" You are in Europe! We are making the Green deal ."But Greta tells to this huge assembly  how we are deluding ourselves that we are taking climate action. How we are all pretending,pretending,pretending. We notice the house is on fire yet we go inside, go to bed and do not even call the fire brigade. Our targets for 2050 are wrong. We should have targets for 2020 and each year after that until the carbon emissions are right down.It's a humbling moment and humiliating for us that everybody knows what an obstacle Australia is.There was a standing ovation. For healing we then talk to Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng. She is a clinical psychologist and Songwoman.She has insights into endurance because Aboriginal people have already been through a holocaust. She wants transformational leaders brave enough to take bold climate action. She says " If you move beyond  being ego centric, you can reach a higher level of thinking. I discovered a number of things that were unique to Aboriginal culture so that a person can navigate to that higher level."Bruce Shillingsworth spoke at the Transitions Film Festival about saving the water in the Darling Barker river. Carbon emissions are behind the drought but unfair draining of the water brings preventable suffering to wildlife and communities. He makes an impassioned appeal for us to defend the river, to supply water tanks and filters to communities that feel abandoned. He invites us to the second great Corroboree tour in September October to go to Bourke and Menindee and listen to the people. The film is " When the river runs dry" by Rory Mc LeodRev Glenn Loughrey spoke on a panel  about " Sustainable Nation". As a Wiradgeri man, minister and artist he talks about reading the land. It's had enough as the drought, fires and fish kills attest. We can notice these signs but how can we demand less and start the healing?. Vanessa Petrie CEO from BZE and Rhys Anderson water business leader  from Arup talk about working in communities  to  build water and energy solutions that will endure and not cause future damage.

ECOSYSTEMS IN COLLAPSE2nd March 2020Presented by Vivien Langford from The National Climate Emergency Summit. Melbourne town hall.The speakers  are three top scientists:David Lindenmayer - Professor of Ecology at ANU on Forest conservationCharlie Veron- Marine  Scientist and world coral expert on a Noah's Ark scheme for coralsMichael Mann- Director of Earth System Science Pennsylvania State University, on Australia's extreme climate.Jo Chandler - Science journalist and author as Moderator.

FUTURE MAKERS - Transitions Film Festival24th February 2020Andy Britt:Production , Vivien Langford: InterviewsGuestsCarmen Modjito and Nir Tsafaty singing "House on Fire"Deborah Hart  Author of Saving Eden on GLOBAL THERMOSTAT  a film by Arthur RiffletZelda Grimshaw from the Australasian Theatre in  Cairns on FUTURE MAKERSMark Pearson director of PILLIGA RISING

BUSINESS COLLAPSE and TRANSITION FILM FESTIVAL17th February 2020. Andy Britt -Production Vivien Langford - InterviewsPaul Gilding - Author of Climate Contagion 2020-2025Heidi Lee - BZE Business and Industry ManagerJulian O'Shea - Film "Solar Tuk" Bob Brown -  Film "Convoy"Bruce Shillingsworth - Film " When the rivers run dry"Christine MIlne - Ambassador for International GreensAt the Climate Emergency Summit 14/15th Feb, Paul Gilding showed that the threat of collapsing Fossil Fuel businesses will match the climate disruptions we are already facing. Ian Dunlop, whose association with Shell and the Coal Industry gives us an inside view , said they are engaged in "predatory delay" and must shut down within 2 years. Christine Milne saw signs at Davos of the corporations positioning themselves for bail outs.We ask : Are they too big to fail? Will we let them take us down with them? Please sign the declaration.Meanwhile Heidi Lee is helping business and industry to re imagine themselves using non fossil energy, yes even  green steel. She waxes lyrical over Arc Furnaces and takes us to where things are really molten.  As Simon Holmes a Court said "there is a war on for talent" as coal, oil and gas struggle to find young people who want to work on climate wrecking projects. Heidi is recruiting volunteer engineers to work on projects that leave something to be proud of.Transitions Film Festival starts this week and we speak to Julian O'shea about why he modified a second hand Tuk Tuk to make it go on solar power. He's just been on a tour in India and Thailand. It's a cheaper vehicle than most EVs and will reduce the urban pollution as it beetles about town at 50km p/h. The film Solar Tuk Tuk shows on opening night at the NOVAWe hear Bob Brown calling us to stop  the coal trucks, lock the gates against gas and get in the way of logging in the Tarkine. He calls us Bravehearts and the film "Convoy" celebrates the brave people putting themselves in the way of climate disruptors. He was on the platform beside Adrian Burrugubba of the Wangan and Jagalingou people in the Galilee.Bruce Shillingsworth comes from western NSW where the Darling/ Baarka river is being robbed of its waters. First Nations people feel abandoned and do not acccept the poor conditions that have left them high and dry and have caused widespread deaths of fish and wildlife. He wishes to unify Australians in the restoration of the rivers and the land. You can see it yourself and be part of the discussion, when the film "When the rivers run dry" shows at the  NOVA

BUSHFIRES 2019/2020Podcast:Andy Britt.    Interviews and production :Vivien LangfordElise Papineau - Anthropologist and XR BrisbaneJamie Hanson - Campaign Manager-Greenpeace Asia pacificMark Ogge - The Australia Institute. author of  National Climate Disaster FundMusic - Rachel Collis "Wired and Awake" and Kavisha Mazzella -Italian songsNSW Parliament Item:Simon Clough- Lock the gate allianceAaron and Fiona - Bushfire victims 2019David Shoebridge - NSW MP and climate activist 2020 was the year we should have seen emission plummet. Instead the New Year bushfires from Qld all the way down the great dividing range and also in S.A have changed everything. A mortal blow for some families,for wildlife and livestock, for whole forests and many species.... In sorrow we will not forget you.The villains in the media and government have tried to deflect attention from the coal,oil and gas industries who have dried out the country and changed the weather patterns. The headline was "The blame game begins" but the question was not asked who is still profitting as koalas burn to death or die of dehydration caused by the climate emergency.We talk to Anthropologist Elise Papineau about the toxic behaviours that keep business as usual in place. Then we talk about who funds the recovery. Jamie Hanson says the Governments $2 billion recovery fund is a drop in the ocean and that citizens must NOT pay while profitable fossil fuel companies escape without paying tax. He sees much of the media as divisive when really we know what to do.Mark Ogge wants to shift the burden from citizens to global companies. With a $1 per tonne levy on coal and gas profits he wants A National Climate Disaster Fund to help as we face increasingly intense climate disasters. The real cost per tonne is more like $400.-We hear also from the November fire victims,Aaron and Fiona who had lost their home a few nights before, as they dumped a symbolic can of ashes in front of NSW Parliament house. Simon Clough spoke to the crowd who had come from far away to beg the government not to amend the law so that judges would not be required to consider climate change impacts in their decisions to apaprove new coal or gas projects. The outrage was palpable and the amendment has still not passed. We are proud of two legal decisions to stop a coal mine at Rocky Hill and Bylong Valley so public pressure on NSW MPs is recommended.David Shoebridge explains why the amendment is popular.  He was outside the Downing Centre court. He thinks  bringing in the riot squad was excessive as children protested the PMs holiday in Hawii as Australia burned. He talks about protecting the right to protest and the dangers of police over reach.

In the Eco-Miser's Guide to Super we are looking at all the ways you can make money and save the planet from Climate Change:We Speak toTom Swann: Tom is a research assistant at The Australia Institute on a project looking at opportunities and obstacles for fossil fuel divestment in Australia. He is also a spokesperson for the Fossil Free ANU Campaign and a student in the Master of Climate Change. Last year Tom Swann published the report High Carbon from a Land Down Under where he confronted the political talking point that Australia is a tiny carbon emitter.Dan Gocher:  Director of Climate and Environment at Australian Center for Corporate Responsibility. They specialise in shareholder activism a chance to confront decisions made in the interests of shareholders by those in the general public concerned about climate change.Maryanne Campbell: Principal Financial Adviser and Ethical Investment Specialist and founder of Gold Leaf Financial Services.

2019 The climate action year in roundupProduction: Andy BrittInterviews by Vivien Langford and Kurt Johnson As we face over a hundred Bushfires in Australia, the Madrid Climate Conference carries on and some Extinction Rebels go on hunger fast in order to get commitments from parliamentarians, we look at some of the campaigns that are hot at the end of 2019. Vanessa Petrie CEO of BZE talks about Australia's first Zero Carbon Factory. What we could do with 700% renewable energy and the groundswell of job creation in coal country.  Naomi Hogan from Lock the Gate Alliance defends the Traditional Owners of the Beetaloo Basin in NT. They are protecting their land against gas fracking. We can stand up with them for our future, especially if we are customers of gas companies.  Rev Alex Sangster takes us to the frontlines of resistance to Adani. The sacred springs of the Wangan and Jagalingou people are now "owned" by Adani and she calls out to us to go up to the Galilee and stand with them.  Daniel Bleakley speaks to Vivien on the steps of parliament. Surrounded by 27 empty plates to symbolise the meals he has missed over 9 days he draws attention to the hunger already felt where the climate crisis hits   our most vulnerable people. Which politicians will stop and listen to this eloquent messenger? He is part of a global hunger strike by Extinction Rebellion.   Jacinda Ardern the Prime Minister of New Zealand says we must move beyond targets and deliver signs of action. She launched her Zero Carbon Bill to a standing ovation. Thanks to Mik Aidt for the audio.                  "Jacinda Ardern hails New Zealand zero-carbon law: 'On the right side of history'"  Mark Carter is the author of "The Elephant in th sky" and has just launched a new group. Flight Free Australia. We talk about the effect of Greta Thunberg sailing to the USA and back. In extraordinary times we take extraordinary action.Its an ethical challenge we can rise to.Tommy John Herbert is a member of the MUA and a Sydney Wharfie. He talks about the dead Turtles and Fish he saw as a Seafarer as he supplied the gas rigs off Broome. His vision is for strike action to protect workers as they transition to servicing off shore wind and other necessary jobs that give us a better life.Wendy Farmer represents Voices of the Valley. She talks to Kurt Johnson about the Penalties being imposed on Engie for the Morwell mine fire of 2014. The responsibility of mine owners to protect the health of the community comes through loud and clear. Thanks to all our guests who made this show happen, to Beyond Zero Emissions and to Radio 3cr... and a big thanks to all of our listeners. The team this year has been Erin, Adelle, Roger, Andy, Kurt and Vivien. For climate action during the holidays contact any of the groups we have highlighted during the year. As its an emergency their rebellion will swell.

2019, Nov 25thPresenter/Producer: Erin JonesGuests:Maia SchweizerCleanCo QueenslandChief Executive OfficerTimestamp- 01:54https://cleancoqueensland.com.au/Maia was appointed CleanCo’s inaugural permanent CEO in September 2019. She has extensive global experience in theenergy and infrastructure industries, including as a management consultant in McKinsey & Company’s London, Houston,Shanghai and Sydney offices. Most recently Maia held general management roles in the gas and retail businesses of OriginEnergy. Harry Hartman- Constructionarium Australia - Executive DirectorTimestamp - 31:53https://www.constructionariumaustralia.com.au/Constructionarium Australia exists to help the next generation of infrastructure, engineering and construction professionals to gain skills and build networks by working on a real project. We talk with Harry Hartman about the energy storage technology of Water Batteries/Pumped HydroJohn Shiel - BZE - Energy Freedom Home WorkshopsTimestamp - 46:28https://bze.org.au/calendar/https://www.yarraranges.vic.gov.au/Experience/Events/Liveable-Homes-in-a-Changing-ClimateJohn Shiel is facilitating Energy Freedom Workshops in Melbourne - showing strategies that both renters, investors and homeowners can undertake to make their homes more comfortable and more efficient energy users. You is also speaking at the Liveable homes in a Changing Climate hosted by the Yarra Ranges Council on Dec 4th

18th November 2019Produced by Andy Britt. Interviews by Vivien Langford Collie at the Crossroads is about a town 200 Kms from Perth where coal is on the way out.What will give new life and new jobs to this town whose identity is based on coal.Beyond Zero Emissions has researched a plan for the future beyond coal. James Kahn – A Noongar elder tells us about Collie in its heyday and his vision for Collie’s future. Jaime Yallop Farrant - Climate Justice Union. She has worked with the Collie locals to see what community led projects would fly. Retrofitting homes for energy efficiency is one. Implementing projects an.d building trust would be another.She tells us about English coal towns where the last coal was mined decades ago but the town retains its identity and the miners are honoured.If government genuinely listens to what the community is offering, BZE  has many options that fit their skills. Lachlan Rule - who was the lead author on the report gives us his policy recommendations for the WA goivernment.One of these is legislate 100% Renewable energy Target for WA by 2030 and maximise local industry participation. He sees potential in the mountains of fly ash at Collie and the red mud that can be used in low carbon concrete. He sees a growing ship BREAKING industry on the coast recycling the steel at Collie.Government contracts for recycled steel would help. The report will be launched in Collie and available at -  BZE.org.au Steven Mc Cartny - State Secretary of the AMWU talks about recyled steel, recycled lithium batteries and solar panels. These are all manufacturing opportunities for Collie. It could also be a hub for sustainble building materials like engineered timber. He is keen on training and laying the groundwork for Governments to take action based on a skilled workforce and a keen community. Collie needs a skills audit to start with. Greg Busson – Secretary of the WA division of CFMEU. How would a national Just Transition Authority help Collie’s 1200 coal industry workers? Who can do the mine rehabilitation as ground water is contaminated by WA’s 1137 “shut” mines? What part will this union play in negotiating workers to decent secure jobs in the decarbonised future? Greg Busson is positive about the future but wants to see legislation like Victoria' s to guide the transition. It must not be a chance to drive down wages and conditions.

HOW TO SURVIVE WITH REGENERATIVE CULTURE  11th November Produced by Vivien LangfordWith help from Leanne and Andy  at 3CR and Raul at Radio Skid Row Tonight we will meet climate activists talking about nurturing a new way of being together. Some have rallied and blockaded and written their body weight in submissions as emissions rise. Some are newly awake to the climate crisis we are causing and grieve the children they will never have. They realise we need a regenerative culture to prevent social collapse and extinction. We are all crew. We are here for the long haul. The media wants heroes and villains. They remind us often of the greed and egotism all around. This podcast reminds us of our more empathic and co operative nature. We meet a scientist, a novelist,and environmental expert, a man who briefed the PM, an  Extinction rebel from Germany and a nun from PlumVillage  Guests: Gail Bradbrook , UK Extinction RebellionJonathan Doig - Sydney Tom Colley and Trevor Woodward - XR SydneyRohan  reporting on XR in Germany and Ella in SydneySister True Dedication from Plum Village in France Music from Violetta Parra and Ecopella