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Smart Energy Conference 2019  Vivien talks to Christine Milne about establishing Green Banks, financing the transition and her experience in Malaysia. She meets father of Taiwan's High Speed Rail and the mother of a start upcalled ZeroMow.

Beyond Zero Emissions Community show                   10-6-19                                    RADIOTHON 2019   Facing the biggest crisis humanity has ever faced, people are rising but so are emissions."The dangers that threaten life on earth do not come from extra terrestrial powers. They arise from our own choices and relationships" Twelfth Century prophecy.  .So we talk to a psychologist a politician and  a spiritual teacher as well as experts on soil, hospitals,media  plus campaigning heroes.The first 15 people responding to our appeal for donations to 3CR agreed to come on air to give us courage. We would like to thank all of you who believe in independent   radio. Beyond Zero Emissions receives a lot of praise in this show. Our research is shining a light on the path for communities recalibrating to the climate  emergency.     Our radio gives a platform to trustworthy experts and sturdy campaigners.If you would like to donate to 3CR ring the station on 03 94198377 or donate online at:Https://www.givenow.com.au/crowdraiser/public/BeyondZeroEmissionsRadio1Radio team tonight: Andy Britt, Jane and Rachel with Vivien Langford=============================================================In the spirit of speed dating we talk for 3mins each to:Lyn Bender- Psychologist for a safe climate and authorDr Forbes Mc Gain - DEA  on Hospital Emissions and Planetary HealthProfessor Justin Borevitz- ANU on Carbon sequestration in soilJohn Shiel -BZE Newcastle Group on Zero carbon Industry and building community awareness.Jolyon Bromley- on the Common Dreams Conference in Sydney 11th - 14th July with Matthew FoxNic Clyde - Lock the Gate Alliance on Saving  the pristine Bylong Valley from coalAnna Rose- Farmers for climate actionVanessa Petrie- CEO of Beyond Zero EmissionsGiles Parkinson - Editor: Renew Economy on why the media does not shine on climate.Christine Milne - Former leader of the Greens: On reclaiming our democracy LINKSHttps://www.psychologyforasafeclimate.org/Rage against the dying of the planet by LYN Bender 31.5.2019Https//commondreams.org.au/conference

JOBSCan we cut emissions 10% each year? The scale and speed of the transition from coal oil and gas is hardly discussed yet. But think of the jobs it will create.GuestsLilly Barto -Frontline Action on coalReid Pierce - Extinction Rebellion NSWChris Briggs -  UTS Institute of sustainable futuresAbel Guttierez-  Ambassador from East TimorRobin Chamberlayne - Mura TechnologyBruce Shillingsworth- First Nations Educator and artist

Monday 27th May (repeat,Monday 4th March.)Monday 4th MarchPresenter/Producer: Erin JonesToday we have a special guest Robert Llewellyn - the founder of the highly successful Fully Charged Show on YouTube.Robert Llewellyn who is currently in Australia, talks to us about the evolution and adoption of Electric Vehicles, and of The Fully Charged YouTube channel which now has over 410,000 subscribers and over 50 million views. The Fully Charged ShowFully Charged is a weekly + series produced and hosted by Robert Llewellyn (Red Dwarf, Scrapheap Challenge, Carpool). It's not only about electric cars, bikes, boats and planes but how we generate and even own the electricity to power these machines. From looking behind the myths of renewable energy, to seeking the truth about conventional generation Robert Llewellyn demonstrates what the future could have in store for us all. Barriers to EV adoptionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k7k3Mzknm8HONDA ePrototypehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfD67KCFxqI

Radio team : May 20th Vivien Langford -  InterviewsAndy Britt- ProductionGuests David Ritter  - CEO of Greenpeace " Get The MONEY out of politics"Amanda Cahill -CEO of Next Economy " Build on local communities"David Morris-Environmental Defenders Office NSW.  "The judge said if we stop opening coal mines,it is just as likely that other countries will follow" Major Kaur - Students strike 4 climate and founding member of Climate LeadersJoanne Mc Carthy  - Newcastle Herald journalist and Walkley award winner  Wang Djarri Dancers  - music The town of Gloucester is a hero because it challenged AGL's fracking and won.Then they challenged Rocky Hill Coal mine in court and won, setting a world precedent. The judge in the Land and Environment court said this was the wrong time in history for a new coal mine.Vivien went to the Sustainable Futures Weekend in Gloucester . Workshops were on Active Hope, A new Society Emerging right now, What does a future worth fighting for look like? Having a First People's heart and a Thriving Democracy.We were welcomed by the  Waang Djarri dancers and there was a song Raining on the Rock. Thank s to the young singer (I did not catch his name.) And thanks to Julie Lyford and the Groundswell Gloucester team who made us feel so welcome. This town is certainly the mouse that roars.

Part II of our exploration of DrawdownWe speak to Erica Berthelsen, international program director for the One Girl charity, Michael West Investigative journalist working on Dirty Power - a documentary film linking governments to the mining lobby & Dr Redmond is with Doctors for the Environment Australia.

DRAWDOWN "From this moment on despair ends and tactics begin". Radio Team 6th May :Vivien Langford and Kurt Johnson Interviews. Andy Britt -Producer.Sue Holmes - Former Assistant Commissioner with the productivity Commission and now on the board of Get Up!Lachlan Rule - Researcher at Beyond Zero Emissions talking about RefrigerantsJoshua Bishop - Head of Sustainable Food with World Wildlife Fund for NatureDrawdown, by Paul Hawken, ranks solutions to reverse global heating in the gigatonnes of CO2 saved.What are we emitting globally at the moment? According to the Global Carbon Project in 2018 we emitted 37.1 gigatonnes.We will ask Sue Holmes :What Economic policies are needed to take these practical tactics to global scale?.Are there plenty of jobs for everyone if we focus on the survival of the living world?We will ask Lachlan Rule to tell us how the world has a binding agreement to phase out climate changing refrigerants. It is called the Kigali Amendment . It's mandatory and there are sanctions. Why is the moment when you throw away your old fridge the most risky for the climate? What labels should you look for in a new air conditioner?We will learn from Joshua Bishop who spent 6 years in Mali, why food waste is different in countries that throw it away and countries where there is not enough. Joshua works directly with markets as a whole including beef, forest productions, palm oil, seafood and sugar cane.  DRAWDOWN solutions#1 A change in refrigerant chemicals used in air con and fridges could save 89.74 GIGATONNES.#3  Reducing Food waste at the source and by the consumer could save 70.53 GIGATONNESStudy GuideThis show is dedicated to Polly Higgins https://www.monbiot.com/2019/03/30/law-of-nature/Refrigeration https://www.drawdown.org/solutions/materials/refrigerant-managementYOUTube on Refrigerant management :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0y97pxkHvUYoutube Paul Hawken on Food waste https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb8rfJuG1wACarbon Taxes How they work https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWM9gIVvm78Take the Quiz https://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2019/04/specials/climate-change-solutions-quiz/index.htmlTop articlesBill Mc Kibben quoting Tim Buckley from IEEFA on stranded assets and fossil fuel trends : https://www.nybooks.com/articles/2019/04/04/future-without-fossil-fuels/George Monbiot  on civic rebellion on climate inaction "No one is coming to save us". https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/apr/15/rebellion-prevent-ecological-apocalypse-civil-disobedienceIf you enjoyed this podcast consider donating to Beyond Zero Emissions to help keep out two shows on air.Beyond Zero Emissions is a volunteer-powered climate solutions think tank and our research is showing that Australia can rapidly move to a zero carbon emissions economy.If donating via direct debit, make the payment to:Beyond Zero Emissions FundBank: Bendigo BankBSB:  633-000Account:  139-914-402Enter your ‘name’ and ‘donation’ so it appears on the BZE bank statementTo set up a “monthly donation,” enter the date of the first payment, and select “monthly” recurring payment.So that we can send you a tax receipt, please send an email to [email protected], including: (1) your name, (2) the donation

RADIO QUIZSend your answers marked Radio Quiz  to [email protected] Finalists will be announced on RADIOTHON NIGHT, 10th June when prizes will be awarded.Who said this?1. "Ours is the first generation to feel the impact of climate change and ours is the last generation with the ability to do anything about it".2. "We'd extend the water trigger to bear on shale gas and other tight gas developments.....The gas sector needs to pay attention to their future emissions"3." We need a national plan to face the climate emergency......... effectively a green New Deal,"4. The Rocky Hill decision was " a victory for community power"5." There is a Green Bank consortium that helps green banks around the world"6."The Powering Past Coal Alliance is committed to no coal in the OECD by 2030 and no coal in the rest of the world by 2050. 80 countries have signed on and that includes the UK which will be coal free by 2025"7."There are no emergency meetings,no headlines,no breaking news. No one is acting as if we are in acrisis. Today we use 100million barrels of oil every single day. There are no politics to change that. There are no rules to keep that oil in the ground"EVENTS THIS WEEKFriday May 3rd at various locationshttps://www.schoolstrike4climate.com/supportus

LADAKH, LOCALIZATION AND THE GAS TIMEBOMB.April 22nd 2019 Presenter: Vivien Langford    Production: Huna at Radio Skid Row Guests:  Helena Norberg Hodge - Local FuturesDr David Shearman - Doctors for the environment Ancient Futures and The Economics of Happiness are the work of Helena Norberg Hodge. She says "  the more time I spent in Ladakh, the more I came to realize the importance of scale.........Ladakhis have an overview and can comprehend the structures and networks of which they are a part,seeing the effects of their actions and thus feeling a sense of responsibility. And because their actions are more visible to others,they are more easily held accountable".  She believes that localized  trade is less carbon intensive. It is at a human scale where we can act responsibly. Globalisation for example flies fish to China to be processed or Macadamia nuts to be cracked then flown back here. Her campaign INSANE TRADE alerts us to the system change we need to avert climate change.https://www.localfutures.org/programs/global-to-local/insane-trade-short-film-factsheet/ Dr  David Shearman and Dr Melissa Haswell have collaborated to alert us to the great danger of opening up new gas wells eg in the NT. WA and QLD . The methane that escapes is much more potent short term than the CO2 emissions, yet we are blithely opening new wells for short term profit. https://www.dea.org.au/the-world-may-be-nursing-a-giant-gas-bomb/ https://m.phys.org/news/2019-03-gas-threatens-climate-health.html Australians  know we are in a climate emergency with a decade to turn it round, but why are we not acting like it is an emergency? David talks about his childhood memories in London, how leaders were often on the radio encouraging the war effort and thoughts of the common good.  We need leaders now who will prevent the collapse of ecosystems and help us survivehttps://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-28/climate-change-is-world-war-3-and-we-are-leaderless/10168962 The Doctors for the Environment Australia want no new gas wells and a stricter  regulation of existing wells. They want an independent  national  environmental authority to protect the biosphere. It is certainly "No time for games ",as our children's future is gambled away. https://www.amansw.com.au/no-time-for-games/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-14/climate-change-insects-life-support-species-extinct-shearman/10230188 The Economics of happiness filmhttps://www.google.com/search?client=tablet-android-telstra-au&source=android-browser&ei=aBm0XJeADceS9QOCzqCIDA&q=economics+of+happiness+film&oq=economics+of+happiness+film&gs_l=mobile-gws-wiz-serp.3..46i275j0i22i30l3.34004.37204..37683...1.0..0.214.1482.0j6j2......0....1.........0i71j41j0j46j33i160.utxoX--lyq8#wptab=s:H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgVuLSz9U3SEkvNiwxe8Toyi3w8sc9YSmbSWtOXmM04-IKzsgvd80rySypFNLgYoOy5Lj4pJC0aTBI8XAh8Xl2MbGFZaak5hcvYlUMyUhVcE3Oz8vPzUwuVshPU_BILCjIzEstLlYoA6sBAH9T9x-DAAAA

April 15 2019Presenter/Producer: Erin JonesPort Augusta - Concentrating Solar PowerWe speak to Dr Keith Lovegrove an expert in CSP about Port Augusta and the stalling of the Aurora projecthttps://itpau.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/ITPComparisonOfDispatchableREOptions_web050718r-1.pdfMichael Lord - BZE Head of ResearchWe are sad to see BZE Head of Research Michael Lord leaving the organisation, but we talk of the progress the broader Climate movement, and the specific work the Michael has lead at BZE.  We wish Michael well, and look forward to the potential of future collaborations. My Extremely Long WalkShannon Loughnane is walking from Melbourne to Canberra to highlight the need for climate action.Checkout his journey and download a petition www.myextremelylongwalk.com