The Chief Operating Officer, Wei-Chi Lee, (pictured) and one of the trio of founders of the Melbourne-based company, Phnxx, will be in Bendigo on Wednesday, July 23.

We-Chi will be at the National Renewables in Agriculture Conference and Expo to be held at the city's View St Capital Theatre.

Phnxx has a stand-alone solar/battery, containerised array of equipment that allows a farmer, regardless of what they are growing or producing, to quickly, easily, and relatively cheaply adopt renewable energy, eliminating, almost entirely, the cost vagaries of electricity to run their farm.

The Bendigo conference is another in a series of annual events organised by Karin Stark, who lives on a cotton and wheat farm in Narromine, providing her with a firsthand perspective on the inherent energy challenges faced by farmers.

Karin was a guest on "Climate Conversations".

My hometown newspaper, The Shepparton News, has undergone a remarkable change - it's now almost entirely a digital publication, switching from five print editions each week to just two. However, it will still be available to subscribers seven days a week via its digital editions.

The change brings many benefits, particularly for those who follow this podcast, as all those stories the newspaper publishes about climate-related issues will be available in text-to-audio style and so can be included with the first being: "Locals encouraged to make the switch to electric living";

"Transition to net-zero emissions";

"It’s Paradise Lost as Climate Change Remakes Europe’s Summers";

"Storms drench spots on hot, humid D.C. Saturday";

"Trump Hires Scientists Who Doubt the Consensus on Climate Change";

"Trump Is Gutting Weather Science and Reducing Disaster Response";

"Trump’s big toxic bill will cost America – and the world";

"Trucks are big polluters, but can batteries make them cleaner?";

"Strung out: Power line problems put nation’s renewable rollout on backburner";

"AI tool tracks early hurricane formation";

"Climate Change Degrades Nutritional Value of Crops, Study Finds";

"Millions of Tons of Tiny Plastic Particles Are Polluting the Ocean, Study Finds";

"Ed Miliband would let a turbine farm destroy Brontë country. We need net zero, but at what cost?";

"Science Moms lean into ‘humanness’ to educate on climate change risk";

"Adapting to climate decline";

"Europe’s Leaders Are Doing Something Disastrous";

"Going it alone – how not to prepare for climate change";

"Ancient WA rock art given UNESCO World Heritage status after 20-year campaign";

"‘We don’t want to be climate refugees’: Torres Strait uncles fear for their islands and their people";

"The solar battery rebate has arrived – here’s how to steer clear of scammers";

"Trump defends Texas flood handling as disaster tests vow to shutter Fema";

"The Texas flood, Australia and the psychology of evacuation";

"More than half of koalas relocated to NSW forest died in failed government attempt at reintroduction";

"What’s happened to Australia’s green hydrogen dream? Here are 5 reasons the industry has floundered";

"Air Pollution Can Speed Aging, New Study Finds, but Measuring Other Factors Is Challenging";

"Climate activists victim of flakey arrests";

"Weather tracker: supercharged storms hit Texas’s ‘Flash Flood Alley’";

"Deadly floods could be new normal as Trump guts federal agencies, experts warn";

"‘A war of the truth’: Europe’s heatwaves are failing to spur support for climate action";

"England’s reservoirs at lowest level for a decade as experts call for hosepipe bans";

"Jeff Hardy: Promoting Global Change for Sustainable Peace to Secure the Second Human Evolution";

"Futurist says there are three stages of human evolution - and we're currently in the second phase";

"We should be paying more for our energy. Here’s why".

The U.S. Senator, Sheldon Whitehouse (pictured), has stood before the Senate 300 times, urging his fellow Senators to "wake up" to the perils of climate change.

The representative for Rhode Island can be seen on YouTube spelling out the facts and the realities of climate change, and how the fossil fuel industry has played its cards to capture government processes and, at the same time, confuse and deceive the public - "Senator Whitehouse Delivers 300th Time to Wake Up Speech".

The Conversation is a wonderful place to learn more about the climate crisis.

"The dangers of romanticising Britain’s 1976 heatwave":

"Climate change has doubled the world’s heatwaves: how Africa is affected";

"Too hot to sleep? Nights are warming faster than days as Earth heats up";

"Why homeowners are suddenly rushing to install rooftop solar";

"As the Texas Floodwaters Rose, One Indispensable Voice Was Silent";

"Tons of Invisible Plastic Pieces Lurk in Ocean Water";

"The Texas Flash Flood Is a Preview of the Chaos to Come";

"Trump’s Pick to Head NOAA Faces Senators in the Wake of Multiple Weather-Stoked Disasters";

"Southern China and Hong Kong Brace for Floods and Fierce Winds from Danas";

"Melting ice will strengthen the monsoon in northern Australia – but cause drier conditions north of the Equator":

"New carbon forestry land restrictions only ‘palliative’ – watchdog";

"Climate anxiety meant I could no longer work as a pilot. But I love flying – and I know we can transform aviation";

"Extreme heat is our future – European cities must adapt";

"Democrats and climate groups ‘too polite’ in fight against ‘malevolent’ fossil fuel giants, says key senator";

"Millan Millan and the Mystery of the Missing Mediterranean Storms";

"Europe hit by storms and wildfires after heatwave - is climate change also to blame?";

"To future-proof crops, science is half the battle. The other half is getting existing solutions into the field.";

"Far-right conspiracy theories spread online in aftermath of the Texas floods";

"The growing problem electric vehicles are fuelling";

"The third day of a heatwave is the tipping point … are we ready?":

"Why homeowners are suddenly rushing to install rooftop solar";

"‘He died trying to save Mystic girls’: Camp director’s last desperate bid to reach Bubble Inn cabin";

"Marseille suspends flight and evacuates homes as wildfire reaches city's outskirts";

"Texas pediatrician ‘no longer employed’ after post about pro-Trump flood victims";

"Murray Watt ramps up lobbying efforts in last-minute push to get Murujuga rock art on world heritage list";

"American science is in crisis. It’s a great opportunity for Australia to snap up top scientists";

"Patriots break cordon sanitaire to seize climate file in European Parliament";

"Portugal records 284 excess deaths during heatwave as wildfires rage across Europe";

"Thirsty future: Australia’s green hydrogen targets could require vastly more water than the government hopes";

"NZ Post is the latest company to drop its climate targets – another sign business is struggling to decarbonise";

"Solar powers up retirement villages’ sustainability plans";

"River Seine in Paris Reopens for Public Swimming for the First Time in 100 Years";

"UN Climate Expert Urges Criminalization of Fossil Fuel Disinformation to Protect Basic Human Rights";

"Facing Climate Anxiety With Visual Comedy: ‘World Without End’ Graphic Artist Christophe Blain";

"Global unrest threatens fuel security, but electric vehicles could ease oil dependency";

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Stories about this month's flash floods in central Texas have dominated the news, and a panel assembled by Climate Central has discussed the impact of climate change and a link to a recording can be found at: "Understanding the climate connection with the devastating Texas floods";

"Texas Hill Country Is Underwater, and America’s Emergency Lifeline Is Fraying";

"Texas floods kill at least 104, including 27 from Camp Mystic, as search for missing continues";

"Texas Flood Live Updates: Hope Fades for Finding Survivors as Death Toll Passes 100";

"Deadly floods could be new normal as Trump guts federal agencies, experts warn";

"Climate Change Helped Fuel Heavy Rains That Led to Devastating Texas Flood";

"At least 161 people missing in Texas floods as death toll rises to 109".

Auckland University's Dr Timothy Welch has applied his urban design skills to help local councils better understand what they need to do to keep their towns and cities cooler in a warming world.

Dr Welch recently wrote about this on The Conversation in the story: "NZ cities are getting hotter: 5 things councils can do now to keep us cooler when summer comes".

His story begins: "Stand on any car park on a sunny day in February and the heat will radiate through your shoes. At 30°C air temperature, that asphalt hits 50–55°C – hot enough to cause second-degree burns to skin in seconds."

Climate scientist Professor Michael Mann is critical of podcaster Joe Rogan, whom he says was one hundred and eight per cent wrong in his interpretation of a story - listen to that on Truthout - "Europe Sees Dangerous Heat Wave as North America Sets 3,000 Temperature Records";

"Spain records highs of 46C and France under alert as Europe swelters in heatwave";

"Trump’s True Colors, Revealed";

"A Special ‘Climate’ Visa? People in Tuvalu Are Applying Fast.";

"The World Is Warming Up. And It’s Happening Faster.";

"Trump’s Attack on CA Environmental Law Brings Us Closer to Climate Catastrophe";

"Italy and Spain bake in heatwave as cities issue red alerts and regions mull work bans";

"1 in 3 Tuvaluans is bidding for a new ‘climate visa’ to Australia – here’s why everyone may ultimately end up applying";

"Earth is trapping much more heat than climate models forecast – and the rate has doubled in 20 years".

David Spratt (pictured) points to Australia's commitments to other crises to illustrate his arguments on how and why we should respond to the unfolding emergency of climate change.

He wrote about that in an article published recently in The Canberra Times, available now on his website, "Climate Code Red".

The article asks the question: "How bad can climate damage get?" And then answers that "Worse than you imagine".

David, working with the late Phillip Sutton, co-wrote, in 2008, the prescient book "Climate Code Red".

In the final paragraph on his latest piece, David writes: "All of this leads to one conclusion: we are on the edge of a precipice and humanity now needs to throw everything at the climate threat, literally “all hands on deck”.  The late Prof. Will Steffen’s call to make climate the primary target of policy and economics is now a survival imperative. The business-as-usual delusion embraced by policymakers that climate is just another issue is laid bare by the 1.5°C time-bomb."

David is an Australian climate policy analyst and advocate, and Research Director at the Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration. Spratt co-authored the 2008 book Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action, which argued for urgent, large-scale action to address the climate crisis. He co-authored 2018’s What Lies Beneath: The Understatement of Existential Climate Risk with Ian Dunlop, which called for a reframing of climate science within an existential risk management framework. His work explores climate threats and human security, risk methods, and the need for restorative action.

Melbourne Age reporter, Caitlin Fitzsimmons, takes us into the deniers' playbook to help us understand the motives: "How to get the best bang for your climate buck";

"Woodside’s North West Shelf gas extension is being challenged in the courts. Could it be stopped?";

"How bad can climate damage get? Worse than you imagine";

"Global warming is changing cloud patterns. That means more global warming";

"A Heat Wave Leaves Britons Looking for Ways to Stay Cool";

"Bees are collapsing in the U.S. A key to their secrets might vanish";

"Trump to strip protections from millions of acres of national forests";

"Repeal of Clean Energy Law Will Mean a Hotter Planet, Scientists Warn";

"Freak wind gusts made worse by climate change threaten airline passenger safety";

"West Australian miners flexed their muscle to block a federal EPA last year. Will it be different this time?";

"Beneath a ‘heat dome,’ the Washington monument closes and a region girds itself";

"Figuring Out a Battery Storage System to Fit New York’s Wind and Solar Ambitions Has Not Been Easy";

"Insect Numbers Are Plummeting: Here Are Eight Easy Ways to Help";

"Are Sharks and Rays Using Offshore Wind Farms as Habitats?";

"How to feel about climate change? A scientist reflects on anger, hope and love.";

"The Fossil Fuel Industry Hasn't Come Up With a New Story in 100 Years, Why Do Climate Folks Find It So Hard to Keep Up?";

"Revealed: the astonishing greenhouse gas emissions that will result from the North West Shelf project";

"Only two years left of world’s carbon budget to meet 1.5C target, scientists warn";

"Federal Labor ministers at odds over contentious NT gas pipeline decision, internal document shows";

"Oil Companies Fight Climate Lawsuits by Citing Free Speech";

"War, Inflation and Now Drought Are Hitting Global Food Supplies";

"How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points?".

Donald Trump's order to have the U.S. military attack uranium enrichment sites in Iran refreshes our understanding of the "tyranny of the immediate".

From The New York Times, we hear about "Pentagon Details Multipronged Attack on Iranian Nuclear Sites".

The military is not included in the 2019 Paris emissions targets due to pressure and agitation from the U.S., and this bombing raid clearly illustrates the reasons for that, as the emissions would have been equal to those of a small country.

However, the Iranian assaults are a clear reminder of the tyranny of the immediate and why we need to rise above that and remember that climate change remains, all the time, in the background as an existential threat.

And here is that earlier episode of Climate Conversations - "Press briefing: Covering Climate Now helps us understand the tyranny of the immediate in global conflicts".