Climate Action Show

This show was broadcast on Monday 3rd  April 2017Joining the show wasColin Seis – Pasture Cropping and carbon sequestration, from Gulgong NSWMark Diesendorf  UNSW – South Australia and beyond Colin Seis and his son Nicholas own and run the 2000-acre property “Winona” which is situated north of Gulgong on the central slopes of NSW. You can hear Colin speak to BZE’s Viv Langford in a 2014 interview that took place on-site at Gulgong here.  Mark Diesendorf is the Associate Professor, Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies, at UNSW and author of How South Australia can function reliably while moving to 100% renewable power in The Conversation. Here he speaks about big picture demand-side efficiency, why it matters to renewables, and what really happened in the September SA Black System. MONDAY BZE Community Radio Mon 5-6pmFRIDAY BZE Science and Solution radio Fri 8.30-9amTUNE in http://3cr.org.au/streaming LIVE 3CR Community Radio

Vivian Langford, Suresh Kumar & Datuk Idris. Subscribe: iTunes | Android | Email | RSS | MoreThis show was broadcast on Mon 27th March 2017 Listen here to the podcast Podcast Page: http://bze.org.au/malaysia-part-1/  MONDAY BZE Radio Mon 5-6pm TUNE in http://3cr.org.au/streaming  LIVE CATCH Podcasts @ http://bze.org.au/podcasts TWEET it in : @beyondzeronews and #bzelive FB conversation: https://www.facebook.com/beyondzeroemissions/  27 Mar 2017|Categories: Community Show

This show was broadcast on Mon 20th March 2017  The Environment Minister for Penang, The Hon Phee Boon Poh 彭文宝 and Federal MP, Dr Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj talk to Vivien about how Malaysia is working on its Paris Climate Commitments.MONDAY BZE Radio Mon 5-6pmTUNE in http://3cr.org.au/streaming LIVE 3CR Community Radio

This show was broadcast on Mon 13th March 2017   A 15 megawatt solar farm is being built on 24 hectares in Valdora, Queensland. It will be the fifth largest solar farm in Australia.At its peak, the solar farm will generate 15,000 kilowatts of electricity from the sun into the Energex network. The electricity generated over one year is enough to power about 5000 homes.36,000 trees will also be planted to create a 10m wide x 470 metre long green buffer area along the site’s frontage.We talk to Sunshine Coast Council Mayor, Mark Jamieson, and Director of Economic Development & Major Projects, Greg Laverty. MONDAY BZE Radio Mon 5-6pm TUNE in http://3cr.org.au/streaming  LIVE CATCH Podcasts @ http://bze.org.au/podcasts TWEET it in : @beyondzeronews and #bzelive FB conversation: https://www.facebook.com/beyondzeroemissions/

This show was broadcast on Mon 6th March 2017  The focus of today’s show is the Coalition for Community Energy Congress 2017 – which happened on Feb 27 & 28. Guest interviews include: Professor Søren Hermansen, director of Samsø’s Energy Academy and Nicky Ison, director and founder of Community Power Agency. And various participants from the congress including the Future Super #ReInvest event.  MONDAY BZE Radio Mon 5-6pm TUNE in http://3cr.org.au/streaming  LIVE CATCH Podcasts @ http://bze.org.au/podcasts TWEET it in : @beyondzeronews and #bzelive FB conversation: https://www.facebook.com/beyondzeroemissions/

Sydney Peace Prize Award Ceremony and Lecture   The 2016 Sydney Peace Foundation Prize was presented to Naomi Klein at Sydney Town Hall on Friday 11 November. This inspiring lecture and award ceremony featured an opening song by Missy Higgins, an introduction by Senator Patrick Dodson and the awarding of the Prize by Professor Gillian Triggs.“The Jury commended Klein for proposing solutions that not only reduce emissions and end fossil fuel extraction, but also aim for social justice, economic fairness.”MONDAY BZE Radio Mon 5-6pmTUNE in http://3cr.org.au/streaming LIVECATCH Podcasts @ http://bze.org.au/podcastsTWEET it in : @beyondzeronews and #bzeliveFB conversation: https://www.facebook.com/beyondzeroemissions/ 

This show will be broadcast on Mon 20th Feb 2017We talk to Katerina Gaita (CEO of Climate for Change), who hopes they will have talked to 500,000 Australians by next year and has had interest in the model of community building from Singapore and Canada. Carol Ride is a Psychologist (Psychology for a Safe Climate) who is fortifying those who are already active but weighed down by the frustration and heaviness of knowing how fast we are moving towards irreversible tipping points. Scott Lewington is a musician from The Same Boat. Their show Adios Adani! (A musical protest and fundraiser) will give the proceeds to the Wangan & Jagalingou people whose land is where Adani wants to mine. 
They have taken them to court and need our support.  Main Image: Canadian Tar Sands Healing Walk – Aboriginal elders lead procession under a banner reading “Stop the Destruction Start the Healing”. Along the way they stopped to pray for the land’s healing with offerings of tobacco, water and song. (image credit: Laura Whitney)  MONDAY BZE Radio Mon 5-6pm TUNE in http://3cr.org.au/streaming  LIVE CATCH Podcasts @ http://bze.org.au/podcasts TWEET it in : @beyondzeronews and #bzelive FB conversation: https://www.facebook.com/beyondzeroemissions/

Coal Citizens or Solar Citizens? This show was broadcast on Mon 13th Feb 2017  Our guests are Economist Dr Rod Campbell, Research Director of The Australia Institute. Solar Citizens National Director Claire O’Rourke, and Peter Yacono, Director of the new documentary “Our Power” about the Latrobe Valley, it’s people, and the Hazelwood power station.  MONDAY BZE Radio Mon 5-6pm TUNE in http://3cr.org.au/streaming  LIVE CATCH Podcasts @ http://bze.org.au/podcasts TWEET it in : @beyondzeronews and #bzelive FB conversation: https://www.facebook.com/beyondzeroemissions/

This show was broadcast on Mon 6th Feb 2017.Thank you very much to Canberra’s 2XX team and Clayton McDonald for the recording and airing at Behind The Lines.MONDAY BZE Radio Mon 5-6pm TUNE in http://3cr.org.au/streaming  LIVE CATCH Podcasts @ http://bze.org.au/podcasts TWEET it in : @beyondzeronews and #bzelive FB conversation: https://www.facebook.com/beyondzeroemissions/

This show was broadcast on Monday 30th January 2017 – Kate Auty, Philip Sutton, Luke TaylorThe annual National Sustainable Living Festival starts this week and runs from 4 Feb to 28 Feb – with the Big Weekend in Melbourne Friday-Sunday, 10-12 February.In the first interview Vivien talks to Luke Taylor about the Festival program, the film The Age of Consequences, communicating the climate emergency to leave nobody behind and many things besides.In the second interview Natalie speak with Philip Sutton from RSTI and Breakthrough on the 3 parts of the thinking behind the Climate Emergency Declaration, and how people can help it be taken on at every level to create a ripple wave across Australia – starting local, state and building up to federal.We finish with a recording of Kate Auty speaking on her perspective on local level theory of change.<<  Many may know the National Sustainable Living Festival is on again. Come along, you can hear from folks like Alan Pears, Richard Keech or myself during this month-long series of events. Cheers, Tim Forcey  >>