Listen to Hilary Harper talk on the ABC's "Life Matters" with Anna Skarbeck (pictured) and Professor Mark Howden about the implications and complications of climate change.

Learn about "Circonomy";

"Pachamama Alliance";

"Understanding Climate Change: All the Natural and Human Causes";

"How much carbon pollution do big companies produce? A new California law will force them to say";

"These are the places that could become ‘unlivable’ as the Earth warms";

"Glacial lake outburst floods in Alaska and the Himalayas show evolving hazards in a warming world";

"Wildfire smoke can infiltrate your home, even when windows are closed";

"£89 million of funding to develop cutting edge new electric vehicle technology";

"The problem with making green hydrogen to fuel power plants";

"A watchdog group found a big flaw in a major environmental policy";

"The growing energy footprint of artificial intelligence";

"Early heat and insect strike are stressing urban trees – even as canopy cover drops";

"Even temporary global warming above 2℃ will affect life in the oceans for centuries";

"Why Australia urgently needs a climate plan and a Net Zero National Cabinet Committee to implement it";

"Preparing for the Inevitable: what a 50°C day means for Victoria’s food system";

"When to act on climate change? Before your drinking water turns salty.";

"U.S. Scales Back Hopes for Ambitious Climate Trade Deal With Europe";

"Eating the Earth - Fossil Fuelled Capitalism";

"Hurricanes arriving earlier due to climate change";

"Failure to address climate issues will raise household bills say researchers":

"Climate change: Study warns deadly humid heat could hit billions as wet-bulb temperatures soar";

"Where This Summer Was Relentlessly Hot";

"Heat, High Water, Hurricanes: Schools Are Not Ready for Climate Change";

"Government provides green NGOs with ‘no evidence’ that it is on track for key nature target";

"Aldi pilots blister pack recycling as retailers are urged to join ‘game changing’ refill collaboration";

"‘Formidable coalition’ of policymakers and NGOs rap Rishi Sunak for biodiversity rollbacks";

"Hope for power bill relief as eastern Australia’s wholesale electricity price tumbles";

"CIVIL RESISTANCE FOR CLIMATE DEFENCE";

"Coalition are ‘climate charlatans’ making false claims about Australia’s nuclear power potential, energy minister says";

"More heatwaves on the way but fewer cyclones, BoM predicts";

"California to require big firms to reveal carbon emissions in first law of its kind";

"‘We are vulnerable’: demand for drought aid rises as El Niño takes hold in Queensland".

Dianne Feinstein (pictured), the late U.S. Senator, appeared at the Commonwealth Club in 2006 to explain the realities of the climate crisis.

"Degrowth Spring Festival";

"Dr Mark Diesendorf discusses planned degrowth";

"Talking about his new book - Mark Diesendorf";

"An accidental recording from the Degrowth Spring Festival - 'Sustain - the Australian Food Network'";

"Climate Change Is Devastating Puerto Rico. Women Environmentalists Are Fighting Back";

"Homes flood, flights cancelled as wild weather batters SE Australia";

"Why the ‘drug dealers defence’ doesn’t work for exporting coal. It’s actually Economics 101";

"Suicide rates increased after extreme drought in the Murray-Darling Basin – we have to do better as climate change intensifies";

"It’s not just Victoria’s iconic mountain ash trees at risk – it’s every species in their community";

"The road is long and time is short, but Australia’s pace towards net zero is quickening";

"Looking for hope on the climate? Look here.";

"Spain, IEA back Dutch call to phase out fossil fuel subsidies";

"Australia rejoins global climate fund, reversing Morrison decision";

"ABC asked to hand over all WA climate protest footage";

"How a few bags of dirt could help make the planet more resilient to climate change";

"Crisis delayed: New Orleans saltwater intrusion slows";

"Pope Francis: ‘Irresponsible’ Western Lifestyles Push the World to ‘the Breaking Point’ on Climate";

"The Cochise County Groundwater Wars";

"The pope is concerned about climate change. How do U.S. Catholics feel about it?";

"Shortfall in climate change cash grows ahead of COP28";

"Experts Debunk Viral Post Claiming 1,100 Scientists Say ‘There’s No Climate Emergency’";

"September Was the Most Anomalously Hot Month Ever";

"I helped fund Just Stop Oil, but no more. The ballot box will be more powerful than disruption";

"You Can't Fight Extraction With Extraction";

"Replacing gas heating with reverse-cycle aircon leaves some people feeling cold. Why? And what’s the solution?";

"Fox News Pundit Calls Pope Francis 'The Most Dangerous Person On The Planet' For Suggesting Climate Change Is Real";

"EU climate scientists: 2023 on track to be ‘warmest year on record’";

"September annihilates all-time global temperature record by 'extraordinary amount'";

"Framing the 2024 Elections as a Science Story";

"Climate change and its human causes cannot be denied, papal document says";

"Exposed: carbon offsets linked to high forest loss still on sale";

"Embracing Innovation: Transforming the Grid for a Sustainable Future";

"Cop28 boss’ appeal to raise climate targets met with total indifference";

"American society wasn’t always so car-centric. Our future doesn’t have to be, either.";

"What a ‘super’ El Niño could mean for winter weather in each U.S. region";

"Europe Just Launched the World’s First Carbon Tariff. Will the United States Follow Suit?";

"Building firms tell Sunak undoing green policies will hit housing investment";

"Apple Goes a Step Too Far in Claiming a Carbon Neutral Product, a New Report Concludes";

"Drought deepens in the South: Where it’s worst and when it might improve";

"Religious Leaders May Be Key to Breaking Climate Action Gridlock, Poll Suggests";

"Planned degrowth is needed to stop the collapse of civilisation";

"Why is the world so incredibly hot right now? It's not just climate change";

"World Scientists’ Warning of a Climate Emergency";

"Suddenly, It Will Be Autumn for Much of the U.S. This Weekend":

"New Zealand’s carbon emissions are on the way down – thanks in part to policies now under threat";

"The Voice could advise on how to address natural disasters like bushfires";

"6 reasons why global temperatures are spiking right now";

"Our love for travel burns deeply. Oil giants search for ‘green’ aviation solution";

"The Case for an International Climate Tribunal";

"UN puts climate ‘course correction’ on Cop28 negotiating table".

The Australian 2019-20 bushfires saw Amy Blain and her young family trapped on the beach at Bermagui in New South Wales.

Amy had always been concerned about environmental issues, but that moment of "living in a nightmare" was an epiphany for her.

Returning safely from her bushfire/Bermagui experience, Amy decided it was time to take her activism to a new level and now she chairs Canberra's Peoples Climate Assembly.

Climate Conversations made contact with Amy via the group's treasurer, John Smith, during a webinar organized by Anjali Sharma, to talk about the "Duty of Care" and the Bill that is being taken to the Senate by Australian Capital Territory Senator, David Pocock.

In this episode, we talk with both Amy and John about when and why the assembly came together, what it's achieved and what's ahead.

Beyond the group's website, people can engage with the group through its Facebook page and via Instagram.

Heat in sport is discussed on the Australian Broadcasting Commission - "Heat risks in sport";

"Preparing for the unpredictable: communities reducing disaster risk";

"Homes lost as bushfires give way to flood fears";

"The climate crisis is also a health crisis";

""Our Fragile Moment" Author Dr. Michael Mann";

"New documents: EPA and Forestry Corporation at loggerheads over forests, koala protection";

"Australia’s Secret Weapon in the Battle Against Bushfires This Summer Could Be AI";

"Hurricane Michael's catastrophic change";

"Key Takeaways From “Climate Changes Everything”";

"Gun violence rises with the temperature";

"Why So Many Americans Are Losing Trust in Science";

"Climate change could impose ‘substantial financial costs’ on U.S. household finances, Treasury warns";

"Senate chatter grows louder on carbon tariff";

"EU launches first phase of world's first carbon border tariff";

"September shattered global heat record — and by a record margin";

"What’s Going On In The Arctic Should Worry You";

"Off-grid living may look easy on Instagram but this family’s tragic ending tells a different story";

"Britain needs to explain PM’s green shift, says Australia’s high commissioner";

"Pope Francis scolds U.S., ‘irresponsible’ Western lifestyle in climate plea";

"Australia at risk of losing 20 per cent of its frogs to climate change, analysis shows";

"Greenland's Inuit falling through thin ice of climate change";

"Peoples Climate Alliance";

"‘Mind-boggling’ rain and wild winds slam Victoria, NSW";

"Faster disaster: climate change fuels ‘flash droughts’, intense downpours and storms";

"Climate change is driving many amphibians toward extinction";

"The green energy surge still isn’t enough for 1.5 degrees. We’ll have to overshoot, adapt and soak up carbon dioxide";

"Bradfield’s pipedream: irrigating Australia’s deserts won’t increase rainfall, new modelling shows";

"Alan Kohler: The new bushfire warning system is in danger of ‘crying wolf’";

"People with Alzheimer’s disease face higher risks in heat waves";

"When is ‘naming and shaming’ effective as climate enforcement? And when isn’t it?";

"Tallinn: Cars were a status symbol after the Soviets. Now bike, bus and tram are overtaking";

"Global heat is now ‘gobsmackingly bananas’, but there’s hope humanity can limit the climate damage";

"On the rise: One in four cases of ESG risks linked to greenwashing";

"Floods, fires and deadly heat are the alarm bells of a planet on the brink";

"The United States has caused the most global warming.When will China pass it?";

"‘Absolutely perverse’: climate scheme could reward Australian coalmines whose emissions rise";

"Americans don’t hate living near solar and wind farms as much as you might think";

"Mandatory Composting Is Coming to New York City: What You Need to Know";

"In the Ambitious Bid to Reinvent South Baltimore, Justice Concerns Remain";

"COP28 Presidency launches new SME climate hub;"

"Claire Coutinho: Net-zero Minister welcomes ‘sensible adjustments’ to climate policies";

"Climate Crisis: Will we ever get to the heart of the challenge?";

"MTA falls short of climate change plan goals, audit says";

"‘They are not slowing down’: The rise of billion-dollar disasters";

"Why September’s record-warm temperatures have scientists so worried".

Tony Gleeson (pictured), along with two other activists from Extinction Rebellion disrupted Friday's grand final parade organized by the Australian Football League.

Listen to Tony here talk about what they did and why they did it.

"Dianne Feinstein remembered as tireless advocate for California conservation";

"Victoria smashes heat records as state prepares for flash flooding and damaging winds";

"Climate Change Is Forcing Families Into a New Kind of Indefinite Hell";

"No water, roads or emergency services: How climate change left a rural neighborhood nearly uninhabitable";

"Extreme heat can be a death sentence in Texas prisons";

"Minority communities are edged out of the UK’s green spaces. I’m trying to change that";

"Fire and flooding rains as firefighters battle winds";

"Battling a Water Crisis: Bottles, Barges and Maybe a Quarter Billion-Dollar Pipe";

"WA to end commercial logging of native forests";

"Nation’s skills not match-fit for net zero, government agency warns";

"New York City’s Floods and Torrential Rainfall Explained";

"Glaciers can give us clues about when a volcano might erupt";

"Why electric cars are driving the auto strikes";

"Texas drought has deepened amid this year’s brutal heat";

"Fire authorities are better prepared for this summer. The question now is – are you?";

"Emperor penguins face a bleak future – but some colonies will do better than others in diverse sea-ice conditions";

"‘Watching extinction in real time’: conservationists losing hope for Australia’s swift parrot if logging continues";

"Texas heat-related deaths reached a two-decade high in 2022 amid extreme temperatures";

"German police investigate Last Generation climate activists who blocked traffic";

"Fire emergency grips three states, as weather delivers fresh threat";

"Thousands of business leaders urge Government for greater climate action";

"Net-zero: it’s not just where you end up, but how you get there that matters";

"Protesters glue themselves to road during grand final day parade";

"Girl, 11, among six young people taking on 32 nations in historic climate case";

"Heavy rain dampens Gippsland fire risk, but flash flooding feared";

"Rishi Sunak accused of ‘cancelling the future’ with climbdown over HS2";

"Self-driving robot can run indefinitely on harvested power";

"Victoria smashes heat records as state prepares for flash flooding and damaging winds";

"Surviving the extreme heat this summer";'

"MPs call for updated Carbon Budget plans following Sunak’s net-zero policy changes";

"Grid batteries have never been more abundant — or more useful";

"England bans single-use plastic: What is and isn’t included in the new rules?";

"Autumn heat continues in Europe after record-breaking September";

"Climate disaster and adaptation";

"October heatwave expected in parts of Europe after countries record hottest ever September";

"Australian fires: residents of NSW towns urged to take shelter as Victorian warnings downgraded";

"‘End the licences’: Vanuatu oil rig registry sparks concern amid climate advocacy";

"Australia records driest September as fires rage in NSW, Victoria and Tasmania".

John J. Berger has written a new book, "Solving the Climate Crisis" and he will soon feature in a new "Climate Conversations" episode.

An Emeritus Professor of Politics from La Trobe University, Judith Brett, has argued: "Too hard basket: why climate change is defeating our political system";

"Our mood usually lifts in spring. But after heatwaves and bushfires, this year may be different";

"What the world would look like without fossil fuels";

"‘No good reason for ongoing nuclear ban’: Holmes à Court";

"Floodwaters clear as New York emerges from historic rainfall";

"NZ cancels final 21.5m Kyoto-era carbon credits";

"Our mood usually lifts in spring. But after early heatwaves and bushfires, this year may be different";

"Here’s how to fix Australia’s approach to soil carbon credits so they really count towards our climate goals";

"‘Monster Fracks’ Are Getting Far Bigger. And Far Thirstier.";

"Three fires burn out of control in Gippsland, residents and campers flee";

"Mission Possible - achieving a sustainable future";

"In pictures: The 'crazy' floods that caused chaos in New York";

"National Grid starts using electric cars to help balance grid".

Dr Ben Abbott (pictured) see what is happening as a "call to action, not a declaration of defeat" - "Renowned climate scientist Michael E. Mann on what ‘doomers’ get wrong";

"Video: See Flooding in Some of the Hardest-Hit Areas of New York";

"UK Government Is Ignoring Public Opinion on Climate Change";

"Step Aside California, the South Could Become America’s Green Hub";

"Electric Vehicle Sales in US Hit the Accelerator Pedal — Even Beyond California";

"Electric car sales break new records with momentum expected to continue through 2023";

"America’s War in Afghanistan Devastated the Country’s Environment in Ways That May Never Be Cleaned Up";

"Why New York City Keeps Flooding";

"With Climate Change, Smaller Storms Are Growing More Fearsome, More Often";

"Why One of the Nation’s Most Crucial Environmental Laws Is Being Modernized";

"On Its 15th Anniversary, Climate Week Is Still Rife With Corporate Greenwashing";

"Coal Dust Is Blowin’ in the Wind";

"Feeling anxious about climate change? Check out these strategies.";

"The ‘climate safe rooms’ keeping low-income Australians cool during heatwaves";

"EPA Approves Permit for Controversial Fracking Disposal Well in Pennsylvania";

"Call for national strategy to force Australian vaping industry to clean up waste";

"Why Maryland Is Struggling to Meet Its Own Aggressive Climate Goals";

"New York flooding: State of emergency declared as life-threatening storm hits";

"For Sanibel, the Recovery from Hurricane Ian Will Be Years in the Making";

"Sustainability Battle of Brands: Toyota vs. Tesla";

"A Drop in Emissions, and a Jobs Bonanza? Critics Question Benefits of a Proposed Hydrogen Hub for the Appalachian Region";

"The cruise industry says LNG is a climate solution. It’s no";

"A Known Risk: How Carbon Stored Underground Could Find Its Way Back Into the Atmosphere";

"Brazilian government eyes money from Amazon Fund for controversial road";

"U.S. Battery Storage Had a Record Quarter. Here’s Why It Could Have—and Should Have—Been Much Better";

"ADB set to launch first coal early retirement scheme in Indonesia";

"A new climate change report offers something unique: hope";

"Vietnamese climate activist jailed in ‘unjust’ government crackdown";

"Project Dandelion".

Tony Gleeson, a recent guest on "Climate Conversations", and two others from Extinction Rebellion disrupted yesterday's Grand Final parade in Melbourne.

"Climate resiliency funding needs to scale threefold to at least $160bn annually";

"Floods, fires and heat: Multiple weather dangers for summer";

"How much does aviation contribute to climate change? How will this change in the future?";

"Smoke ‘n mirrors budget: forests and koalas are great but logging and money are better!";

"A Record Number of Billion-Dollar Disasters Show U.S. Isn't Ready for Climate Change";

"Our Fragile Earth: How Close Are We to Climate Catastrophe?";

"This company is at the cutting edge of solar panel efficiency";

"‘Staggering’ green growth gives hope for 1.5C, says global energy chief";

"The world’s poorest people won’t be able to migrate to escape climate disasters";

"Traditional owner challenges Woodside's seismic testing";

"Major car brands accused of trying to write 'loopholes' into Australia's looming fuel efficiency laws";

"After summer’s extreme weather, more Americans see climate change as a culprit, AP-NORC poll shows";

"I thought fossil fuel firms could change. I was wrong";

"Peak fossil fuel demand will happen this decade";

"The Tories’ huge new oilfield is a moral obscenity – but Rosebank can still be stopped";

"Guterres calls for phasing out fossil fuels to avoid climate ‘catastrophe’";

"How Are Heat Waves Affecting Wildlife?";

"Exclude fossil fuel firms from Cop28 if they only want to obstruct, says ex-UN chief";

"‘Triple whammy’ of extreme heat could make Earth uninhabitable for humans, climate models reveal";

"Ruapehu has had a great ski season – but we need to reimagine the future of NZ’s iconic volcano";

"California takes big first step toward floating offshore wind";

"China has put the world’s oil cartel into a death spiral";

"Critics of ‘degrowth’ economics say it’s unworkable – but from an ecologist’s perspective, it’s inevitable";

"Emperor Penguins forming colonies in diverse conditions";

"The Philippines is the most dangerous country in Asia to defend the environment, Global Witness report says";

"Muscle, wood, coal, oil: what earlier energy transitions tell us about renewables";

"Tree planting has the potential to increase carbon sequestration capacity of forests in the United States";

"I’m a Tory MP, but I know Rishi Sunak’s claims about the cost of net zero are false";

"‘An extreme record-breaking year’: Scientists see impact of climate change on Antarctic sea ice";

"Risk of mass deaths as heatwaves start to pass survivability threshold";

"Fremantle Dockers slammed for signing new sponsorship deal with Woodside Energy";

"Auto Strikes and Climate Change";

"The Power of Convening: Climate Week NYC";

"Citizen scientists collect more nature data than ever, showing us where common and threatened species live";

"Alan Kohler: Farmers beware, soil carbon cash is a trap";

"One of the most intense El Niños ever observed could be forming";

"These 25 utilities are united by one big goal: 80% less CO2 by 2030";

"How Long Can America’s Climate Hypocrisy Last?";

"One in six species at risk of extinction in Great Britain, say wildlife experts";

"Weather records smashed as spring heatwave arrives";

"Fireproofing your home can reduce insurance bills";

"‘Staggering’ green growth gives hope for 1.5C, says global energy chief";

"Who are the young climate activists taking 32 European countries to court today?";

"Phase out or phase down? Fight over fossil fuels heats up in run-up to COP28";

"Protesters glue themselves to road during grand final day parade";

"Where America is failing and why women need to step up: Mary Robinson on the climate crisis";

"Society Watch: Drive to make ecocide an international crime gains momentum";

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Tonié and Sandy help us better understand degrowth and tell us something about the Degrowth Spring Festival coming up on Sunday, October 8.

The festival is to be held at Melbourne's "CERES", an environmental education centre, community garden, urban farm and social enterprise hub that wants people to fall in love with the Earth again.

To that end, the work of CERES spans environmental, social, economic, spiritual and cultural dimensions and so has many similarities with the core values of the Degrowth Movement.

The festival, which is free and epitomises the non-transactional values of the degrowth movement, begins at midday and continues through to 6:30 pm.

You can learn more about Degrowthby watching this Youtube clip, "Degrowth Week Australia: Where to from here?".

The image of a snail affectionally represents degrowth.

Bill Gates (pictured) doesn't plant trees as he is not into "brute force" solutions climate change.

"Black Saturday bushfires";

"Scientists found the most intense heat wave ever recorded — in Antarctica";

"Farmers are bracing for another drought. Here's what it might mean for food prices";

"Households boost renewable supply, but big projects dwindle";

"Antarctic winter sea ice hits 'extreme' record low";

"Hydrogen port gets funding deal as federal government spruiks Whyalla 'green steel' ";

"Don’t choose LEGO bricks made from recycled plastic Economy";

"Fishers fined for ignoring Mary River bans during endangered cod breeding season";

"Wooden Skyscrapers are Changing the Skyline and Our Environmental Future";

"Container deposit schemes reduce rubbish on our beaches. Here’s how we proved it";

"Analysis: Which countries are historically responsible for climate change?";

"Countries vowed to ramp up climate pledges in 2022. Very few have.";

"U.N. report warns nations have ‘rapidly narrowing window’ to cut emissions";

"China’s coal plant approvals highest in seven years, research finds";

"Let’s end the silence on this canary in the climate coal mine";

"We looked at 1,200 possibilities for the planet’s future. These are our best hope.";

"El Niño is back, and is poised to turbocharge extreme weather";

"How do we raise trillions of dollars to fight the climate crisis? The answer is staring us in the face";

"Even HS2’s defenders are abandoning it. Rishi Sunak, it’s time to follow suit";

"Aerosol emissions drive Atlantic hurricanes, Sahel rain";

"Heat-related deaths in 2022 hit highest level on record in England";

"The Carbon Cycle";

"What’s the difference between geologic and biologic carbon sequestration?";

"Climate forward";

"Ancient Arrow Is Among Artifacts to Emerge From Norway’s Melting Ice";

"Meet the Climate-Defying Fruits and Vegetables in Your Future";

"Wind farms generate significant tax revenue for Iowa counties";

"The Turtle Mothers Have Come Ashore to Ask About an Unpaid Debt";

"‘Solar garden’ allows city dwellers to buy ‘plots’ in regional solar farms".