Climate Action Show

Angie Carr, Jane Bremmer, Ella George and Charles Street outline the problems associated with burning municipal waste, not least by setting a climate bomb. The oppose the planned waste incinerator for Lara, between Melbourne and Geelong, Victoria.Stanley Woodhouse from Friends of the Earth spoke about gas infrastructure to be remediated.

CLIMATE ACTION SHOWOCTOBER 7th 2024 Produced by Vivien Langford with Simon Walker in UK"CLIMATE MELTDOWN" Antonio Guterres As England closes its last coal fired power plant,  UK Just Stop Oil keeps up the pressure to stop licensing new oil and gas projects. The jail sentences  for acts of non violent civic action are extreme. UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk described the sentences as "deeply troubling".[14] Michel Forst, the United Nations special rapporteur for environmental defenders, attended two days of the trial and was critical of the proceedings, stating that such severe sentences for non-violent protest are "not acceptable in a democracy"Good News -very late in history for UK and far in the future for Australia.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-30/last-coal-fired-power-plant-in-uk-officially-closes/104378430 Guests1. From the United Nations:Mia Mottley -Prime Minister of Barbados " Prayers and hopes are not strategies that can tackle the climate crisis"Antionio Guterres- Secretary General of the UN - "We are in a crisis of Climate Meltdown" 2. Courtesy of Democracy Now :Amy Goodman and Nermeen ShaikhWe host a roundtable discussion on the climate crisis and the Democratic Party’s response with Ojibwe lawyer and founder of the Giniw Collective Tara Houska; climate organizer Collin Rees, who was part of the ExxonMobil action at the DNC; and climate scientist Michael Mann. Professor Michael Mann - https://thebulletin.org/2024/08/project-2025-the-right-wing-conspiracy-to-torpedo-global-climate-action/Collin Rees - Oil Change US - https://oilchangeus.org/Tara Houska - https://healingmnstories.wordpress.com/2023/08/17/labor-management-strife-at-mn350/ 3. From Simon Walker in UKDr Kush Naker - https://juststopoil.org/       https://fossilfueltreaty.org/Discuss the Whole Truth Five including Roger Hallam who face 4 years in prison.https://novaramedia.com/2024/07/19/the-whole-truth-five-refused-to-be-silenced-and-theyre-heroes-for-it/ 4. From Sydney Environment Institute - Stories are the ToolkitEpisode 1: Coordinating the BoatsFlood-affected communities do not remain idle when the need is urgent. This vignette covers one way in which community members organised a system of tracking and coordinating boat rescues to save lives and to minimise the substantial risk taken by those on the water.New South Wales communities have faced devastating bushfires and floods, intensified by climate change. In response, communities have mobilised, organising crucial response and recovery efforts that have saved lives, provided support, and built long-term resilience. Storytelling is an invaluable tool in risk reduction planning, serving as a powerful means of conveying complex information, fostering community engagement, and preserving cultural heritage.  These narratives often highlight local knowledges, which are crucial for understanding and addressing unique risks and challenges faced by specific regions.

CLIMATE ACTION RADIO SHOWProduced by Vivien LangfordSeptember 23rd 2024 TAKING CLIMATE TO THE WORLD'S HIGHEST COURT -  THE TALBOT ORATION "Will it take losing all our islands before the world listens to our stories? Still today slowly the once beautiful island that some of my relatives and family call home is being eaten away day by day by the sea"Cynthia Houniuhi, President of the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC)To find out more and lend support : https://www.pisfcc.org/icjao Internationally renowned Pacific climate champion, Cynthia Houniuhi, tells her story of fighting for change in the world's highest court.Following her address, Cynthia was joined by a panel of fellow climate campaigners, including ABC presenter and popular television personality, Craig Reucassel, and International Director at the Smart Energy Council, Richie Merzian, in a discussion hosted by 10 News First presenter Narelda Jacobs OAM. As President of Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC), Cynthia led a team of activists to agitate for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to define the responsibilities of nations to combat climate change, and the legal consequences of failing to do so. Born and raised in the Solomon Islands, Cynthia is witnessing first-hand the devastating impacts of climate change in the Pacific and is committed to ensuring nations around the world understand their obligations to take positive climate action. Cynthia and PISFCC are powerful examples of how the work of youth activists is safeguarding the world for generations to come.

CLIMATE ACTION RADIO SHOWSEPTEMBER 16TH 2024PRODUCED BY VIVIEN LANGFORD   SLICK by Royce Kurmelovs and PEAK OIL by Peter Sainsbury "Slick" suggests the oil slick spilling out of broken tankers and covering sea birds but Royce Kurmelovs takes us to the Industry conferences and the Climate Conferences where the slick operators of the oil industry are delaying the transition to  a zero emissions world. He also takes us into the thinking behind direct actions like Disrupt Burrup Hub ( Woodside) and Blockade Australia who want whole system change plus more fire fighting helicopters. Peter Sainsbury explores what will happen if we reach peak oil in 2025. Will the graph look like Mt Everest with a sharp descent or more like the Blue Mountains with a leisurely platueau to cross? https://johnmenadue.com/environment-peak-oil-is-close-but-the-descent-will-be-slow/

We hear journalists Keerti Gopal, a New York City-based reporter covering activism and grassroots mobilisation in the climate movement, and author educator and environmentalist Bill McKibben discussing coverage of climate activism.  These recordings are from a webinar ‘Talking Shop - How to Cover Climate Activism’ moderated by Kyle Pope from Covering Climate Now.

CLIMATE ACTION RADIO SHOWProduced by Vivien LangfordAugust 5th 2024ENERGY, ARCHITECTURE +BRAVERY AT RISING TIDE GuestsDr Peter Sainsbury - Climate&Environment writer at Pearls and IrritationsSimon Knott and Deb Adams - B_K_K ArchitectsDavid Rovics - Song "Humanitarian Pause"Polly Hemming - Director of the Australia Institute's Climate and Energy Programme at the launch ofThe People’s Blockade Tues Nov 19 — Thurs Nov 28Protestival: Fri 22 - Sun 24Everyone invited . To register :https://www.risingtide.org.au/blockade-updates#:~:text=The%20People's%20Blockade%202024%20will,Muloobinba%20(Newcastle)%20on%20Awabakal%20andAs Polly Hemming says if it is lack of bravery which got us into the dire climate situation we are in, it is BRAVERY which will get us out. She was talking to a committed group preparing for the big blockade of Newcastle Coal  Port in November. Please consider coming up to Newcastle.Polly Hemming on Gas v Green Manufacturing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aInmJ7SkqVg Peter Sainsbury talks about the shift away from the right in French  and British elections. The importance of a forward looking climate policy in USA and India and the rise of China in renwable energy.https://johnmenadue.com/author/peter-sainsbury/ Simon Knott and Deb Adams talk about trend in architecture to retrofit buildings to save on energy including the gold standard of the Passive House. The photo above is of a Sydney building called Quay Quarter Tower which  retains over 65% of the original structure (beams, columns, and slabs) and 95% of the original core, resulting in an embodied carbon saving of 12,000 tonnes (the equivalent of 35,000 flights between Sydney and Melbourne). https://3xn.com/project/quay-quarter-tower-2 “Mid and late 20th century towers are reaching the end of their usable lifespans. We know that we can no longer demolish and build the way we have in the past – that we must instead extend the life and potential of the buildings we already have. This is the most essential definition of sustainability in architecture – and the driving force behind Quay Quarter Tower."Kim Herforth Nielsen, Founder and Creative Director at 3XN Architects

CLIMATE  ACTION  SHOW (Rpt)July 29th 2024Produced by Vivien Langford ROSS GARNAUT -  SUPERPOWER  TRANSFORMATIONKAY WENNAGEL  - ELECTRIC VEHICLE BULK BUY Guests ROSS GARNAUT -  Professor Emeritus in  Economics at Melbourne University. His recent book isThe Superpower Transformation  - Making Australia's Zero Carbon Future.https://www.blackincbooks.com.au/books/superpower-transformation(link is external)Ross sees two disruptive events in 2022. The election of the ALP in Australia and the disruption of oil and gas exports to Europe after Russia invaded Ukraine. He says "Europe hesitated then COMMITTED decisively to the new economy" Will Australia make the same committment?We talked about :Regional transformations, such as making agricultural UREA with green hydrogen instead of importing 92% from countries where it is produced using coal  or gas as feedstock. Industrial Transformations, such  as helping China lower its costs of decarbonisation by producing GREEN STEEL here with local iron ore. Methane Transformations by stopping subsidies to new coal and gas projects and mandating the strict prevention of FUGITIVE METHANE EMISSIONS from leaky pipes and mines. A more thorny problem for us, if we want to manufacture zero carbon goods with our superpower resources of wind and solar energy,  is how to extract the TRANSITION MINERALS  here and abroad without riding rough shod over precious ecosystems and sacred places? Ross argues that they are essential for  zero carbon modern medicine and modern life but as a quarry nation we have a huge responsibiliy NOT to continue extracting here and overseas in a damaging way. We did not discuss the alternatives of a post extractivist, steady state economics but we welcome any contributions next year to discuss this VITAL matter. Ross talks about the recent savaging of training for geophysics and mettalurgy specialists. Australia  once had a proud reputation in this field but more money now  goes to moon research  than to manage the use of the transition minerals so much in demand! He says the jobs summit made some headway but a lot more needs to be done to protect the environment and  insists that engaging  indigenous people at the forefront of these transformations is essential.https://www.neweconomy.org.au/nena-hubs/sector/post-extractivism/https://treasury.gov.au/sites/default/files/inline-files/Jobs-and-Skills...    KAY WENNAGEL - interviewed by Michael Staindl.https://smartenergy.org.au/industry-directory/the-good-car-company/The Good Car Company is a social enterprise dedicated to decarbonising transport and has been working with community groups and local councils across Australia to accelerate the take-up of affordable electric cars through community bulk buys. Australia wide+61 361214624www.goodcar.co  MUSIC - The coal owner and the Pittman's wife sung by Robert Farmer This ballad is believed to date from the Durham strike of 1844 and to have been written by William Hornsby, a collier of Shotton Moor, Durham. The ballad was discovered among a collection of papers relating to the strike by a studious Lancashire miner, J.S. Bell. The tune was supplied by J. Dennison, of Walker and, together with the text, can be found in A.L. Lloyd’s Come All Ye Bold Miners(link is external).A challenge to listeners to send us the ballads of Green Extractivism - the songs of the species. Contact us at Radio 3CR - (03 ) 94198377

CLIMATE ACTION SHOWJuly 22nd 2024 PRODUCED BY VIVIEN LANGFORDS A V I N G   F O R E S T S   I S   C L I M A T E   A C T I O N (rpt)Immediate protection of Australia’s native forests is one of the most effective ways to tackle climate and biodiversity crises. Our Federal government could do it. NZ has banned Native forest logging since 2002. Why are we logging the Great Koala National Park? Video 11mins with Mark Graham, Gumbaynggir man Uncle MIcklo Jarrett and Environmentalist Meredith Stantonhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQu-8Y05bWkUpdate : https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-01-10/nsw-forestry-court-decision-logging-nefa/103300986  Guests:Mark Graham -  Meet the team: Mark Graham, ecologist — The White Bluff Project(link is external) Dorothee Babeck - Bob Brown Foundation Campaigner NSW End Native Forest Logging Now - Bob Brown Foundation  Sue Higginson - MLC NSW Parliament. Former CEO of Environment Defenders OfficeSaving Forests is Climate Action - Sue Higginson MLC(link is external)“I have been on the frontline of forest defence myself and I have represented countless other forest defenders through the courts as they seek to protect the environment from senseless destruction.NSW has the highest rates of extinction in the country and the Forestry Corporation is directly driving these extinctions through destruction of habitat in forests that are either struggling to recover from the 2019/20 bushfires or are the last remaining unburnt areas in the landscape." Dr Kim Loo - Doctors for the Environment ABC: Scientists say WA government’s prescribed burns targets have no scientific basis - DEAChats for Change Episode One: Can Trees Save Us? | WWF-Australia | Chats for Change Episode One: Can Trees Save Us? | WWF Australia Senator Dr.Mehreen Faruqui - Green Party Federal Government- Animal Welfare PortfolioEnvironmental activists rally in Sydney to end native forest logging (cityhub.com.au)(link is external)“We know that it is reckless regional forestry agreements, and weak and broken federal environmental laws that have allowed native forest logging to go on indiscriminately, which has put our wildlife at the brink of extinction,”  An Environmental Activist Has Been Killed Every Other Day for the Past Decade (globalcitizen.org)(link is external)At least 1,733 environmental activists and land defenders have been killed for their work over the past decade, according to a new report from the nonprofit Global Witness. That means that a person defending the environment is killed every other day, a harrowing statistic especially in the context of the worsening climate and biodiversity crisis. To take climate action with a focus on human rights AI might be the group for you : Environmental Crisis - Amnesty International Australia. You can receive  urgent action requests which give you all you need to write in defence of environmental activist round the world. GROUPS YOU CAN SUPPORT TO BAN NATIVE FOREST LOGGING1. LEAN -  A_National_Forest_Protection_and_Workforce_Plan_for_Australia_LEAN.pdf (nationbuilder.com)2. NORTH EAST FOREST ALLIANCE -Time to stop Logging Koalas to Extinction - North East Forest Alliance (nefa.org.au)3.  SOUTH EAST REGION CONSERVATION ALLIANCE INC. – A record of the endeavours to save the native forests of south east NSW from logging. (serca.org.au)4. Wilderness Society | DeforestationLet us know of other groups you recommend : [email protected](link sends e-mail)Remember : SAVING FORESTS IS CLIMATE ACTION