A corporate lawyer, Robert Brinkley, will be in Geelong on Thursday evening talking about "Taming corporations to relieve the climate emergency". He has written a book with a similar theme - "Time to Change Corporations - Closing the Citizen Gap".

"Call on the Australian Government to adopt The Code for Corporate Citizenship";

"February 2023 was Earth’s 4th-warmest February on record";

"5 Priorities for Urban Climate Action in 2023 and Beyond";

"G7 leaders must fulfil their promise to stop funding fossil fuels";

"Warming and Drying Climate Puts Many of the World’s Biggest Lakes in Peril";

"Chart: Carbon capture and removal projects hit a record high in 2022";

"Ohio Environmentalists, Oil Companies Battle State Over Dumping of Fracking Wastewater";

"Fossil Fuel Companies Should Pay Trillions in ‘Climate Reparations,’ New Study Argues";

"As the Harms of Hydropower Dams Become Clearer, Some Activists Ask, ‘Is It Time to Remove Them?’";

"Two States Are Ramping Up Clean Energy Incentives. That Was the Inflation Reduction Act’s Point";

"Judith Curry - credentials";

"Kenyan Campaigner ‘Locked Out’ Of African Oil And Gas Event In London";

"Lost Decade: How Shell Downplayed Early Warnings Over Climate Change";

"Climate breakdown, extinction and ‘The Most Stupid Boast’";

"The crooked timber of an unhappy, dangerous American Empire";

"Biden apologises to Albanese, thanks him for strong leadership";

"Extinction Rebellion Eastside - Melbourne";

"Coral reefs are dying. Desperate scientists are turning to high-risk strategies";

"Black Summer bushfire smoke likely triggered record flooding";

"NT approves Beetaloo gas fracking despite climate fears";

"Gas could make up one-third of Victoria’s climate pollution by 2035: report";

"We have everything we need to fix the climate crisis. But we need to do it now";

"Yes, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek approved a coal mine. But save the angst for decisions that matter more";

"A botanical detective story: shedding light on the journey out of Africa for one of Australia’s worst weeds";

"There won’t be a Saudi Arabia of the green hydrogen age";

"Western Victorian wind farm plans fail to mention brolga nests, say Brewster residents";

"Ed Husic on the role of gas in the energy transition";

"The unexpected force that may make us get less sleep";

"How is climate change affecting El Niño and La Niña?";

"Biden, Australian PM Albanese sign clean energy, climate change pact";

‘Painting with fire’: how northern Australia developed one of the world’s best bushfire management programs";

"Climate change will cut land for coffee by more than 50%, report says";

"New York 'will sink if more skyscrapers are built'";

"The U.S. Needs Minerals for Electric Cars. Everyone Else Wants Them Too.";

"ICYMI: Tarantulas’ Pets, Flirting With 1.5°C & Vaccines for Condors and Koalas";

"C4NET | Community Energy Transformer Forum";

"Climate Acton Network Australia (CANA)";

"Public Interest Sold Out for Private Profit";

"Whitney Terrill: Mobilizing an Interfaith Movement for Climate Solutions";

"What are you working in service of?".

About 15 people gathered on the steps of the Japanese Consulate to protest that country's continued investment in and support of the fossil fuel industry, and its use of its presidency of the annual Group of Seven conference at Hiroshima to ensure the sustenance of that issue.

The protest, coordinated by the Melbourne office of Friends of the Earth, attracted just 15 people, but that was sufficient to see the Japanese authorities close the consulate for the day and cause an administrative ripple that would find its way to government officials in Tokyo, via the Canberra consulate.

A Behind the News video gives us something of a satirical look at the G7.

Attempts to record the whole event went somewhat awry and so this episode has only a few words from the Friends of the Earth's Elyse Cunningham who works on the "Sustainable Cities" project.

Freja Leonard (pictured) from Friends of the Earth in Melbourne was a surprise guest at a recent monthly meeting of Zero Cabon Tatura and told members about the group's "Community Gas Retirement Roadmap".

In talking about the need for people to get off gas and go all-electric, Freja mentioned what she said was a rather special Facebook page organized by Tim Forcey - "My Efficient Electric Home - switching off fossil fuels" - encouraging everyone to access the page and take note of the included advice.

At this point, Freja will launch the report for northern Victoria in Shepparton on Saturday, July 29, at a free barbecue organized by the Shepparton-based group, "Slap Tomorrow". The barbecue will see the sausages and onion cooked on an induction hotplate, powered by an electric car.

Beyond that, Freja will again be in northern Victoria promoting the idea of getting off gas and going all-electric at the Tatura Transition Towns annual film festival on Saturday, August 26, which has been formatted to illustrate the benefits of cooking on electric appliances.

Mónica Guzmán, the author of "I Never Thought of It That Way" helps us better understand how we can talk about the climate crisis with those who think differently about the dilemma;

"Emails reveal Melbourne Water ignored conflict advice before flood inquiry scandal";

"Loss and damage finance: where the rubber hits the road for climate justice";

"‘Significant rain’: Flood warning for northern NSW, SE Qld";

"Fifth Annual Climate Restoration Forum";

"The impacts of climate change on regional Australia"

"Braver Angels";

"Eco-Anxiety and Hope for the Future";

"Girl Up";

"The Foundation for Climate Restoration";

"Water rights and energy top Indigenous talks agenda";

"New York City buildings turn to carbon capture";

"Gas 'open for business' during global energy transition";

"North West NSW Drivers Can Save $71M, Report Finds";

"Plibersek's pledge for no new extinctions under threat as researchers issue dire warning on Tasmanian maugean skate";

"Labor wants to help gas giants ‘scale up’ carbon capture potential";

"Santos strikes deals to bury carbon dioxide under the Timor Sea";

"Gas chiefs plead for investment certainty as energy talks loom";

"Three things I’ve learnt on the road to help us break the climate logjam";

"A new source of fire records, hidden in the sands, gives us a bigger picture of the risks";

"Program to plant 20 million trees prioritised cost-saving over gains for nature, research finds";

"IMD issues 4th heatwave alert in Konkan region, other Maharashtra districts";

"Met Office verdict on 35C 'African plume' heatwave heading to the UK";

"Exhaustion sets in as cost of record flood reaches 'millions' for Eugowra residents";

"What is hydrogen and how is it key to Australia's green future?";

"National Renewables in Conference and Expo 2023";

"Meteorologists are the new targets in global social media misinformation";

"Four charts on the unstoppable growth of solar – our best hope against climate change";

"Can Australia reach its climate targets?";

"US climate agency declares chance of El Niño now above 90 per cent in 2023".

Magistrate commends Violet Coco (pictured) but says she went too far: "Magistrate commends activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco for ‘noble’ beliefs but says she went too far";

Go to the Slap Tomorrow "Zoom files" and you will find and recording of an event with Violet Cococ;

"COMMUNITY ACTION: Stop Japan's Dirty Energy Plan";

"Building resilience: How to adapt to escalating climate impacts";

"Plibersek greenlights new coal mine for first time, sparking fossil fuel backlash";

"‘Grain deal or not’, humanitarians call for more as hunger soars";

"Budget 2023-24: the good, the bad and the timid";

"How and why to get off gas in Victoria";

"The Drum" - ABC television;

"We thought we’d saved the whales. Were we wrong?";

"Australia is facing a 450,000-tonne mountain of used solar panels. Here’s how to turn it into a valuable asset";

"What Australia’s new gas tax will mean for new projects, the economy and the climate";

"Dangerous and dirty – but cheap – used cars exported from the US and Europe are filling roads in Africa";

"Blue hydrogen has ‘every right to sit alongside green’: Finkel";

"Aerial images show climate change's effect on Snowy Mountains";

"Minister stops bid to kill Hunter coal mine expansion";

"Half of US West out of drought, but not fully recovered";

"Why You’re Probably Hearing Less About Corporate Climate Initiatives";

"Italy’s First Climate Lawsuit Targets Major Oil Company Eni";

"EPA Proposes First Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rules for Power Plants";

"More public companies are making climate commitments but deadline to limit warming to 1.5°C shrinks";

"The EPA has a controversial new plan to clean up power plants";

"Will Texas Blow Up Its Energy Miracle to Bolster Fossil Fuels?";

"E.P.A. Proposes First Limits on Climate Pollution From Existing Power Plants";

"Biden administration allocating $830 million for energy efficiency in low-income housing";

"Climate change not 'serious risk' to financial stability, Fed's Waller says";

"The Department of Energy wants to help 5 million homes connect to community solar by 2025".

Here's your chance to tell me what you think about "Climate Conversations" - contact me at: [email protected].

"Crazy Town: Episode 72. Sucking CO2 and Electrifying Everything: The

"We Make Tomorrow Conference";

"Ethiopia’s vulnerable tropical forests are key to securing future of wild coffee";

"Come pests, frost or fire: How the Swiss are arming their wines against climate change";

"Coffee: 60% of wild species are at risk of extinction due to climate change";

"Climate change threatens coffee – but we’ve found a delicious wild species that could help save your morning brew";

"Can sunny Sicily become a clean energy hub for Europe? Some residents need convincing";

"Responsible chocolate is about protecting both forests and cocoa farmers’ livelihoods";

"Here’s what local climate action looks like in small-town USA";

"Norway, Germany, UK: Which European countries have the biggest share of electric cars?";

"Stronger paper bags could be the answer to throwaway plastic";

"How faith-based groups are helping Arizonans survive brutal heat waves";

"The power of love in the fight against climate change";

"Italian oil firm Eni faces lawsuit alleging early knowledge of climate crisis";

"‘Mind-boggling’ methane emissions from Turkmenistan revealed";

"EPA can't dodge regulating toxic chemical in drinking water - appeals court";

"26 Empire State Buildings Could Fit Into New York’s Empty Office Space. That’s a Sign.";

"Fortescue, BP back Australia’s $2b bid to become hydrogen superpower";

"There’s a massive multi-billion dollar ecosystem just beneath the waves";

"Which European countries allow oil and gas operations in protected areas?";

"Solar-powered airships could help climate-friendly air travel get off the ground";

"Which European countries allow oil and gas operations in protected areas?";

"Smoke from the Black Summer fires could have made the triple La Niña more likely";

"Fear and Wonder podcast: the solutions needed to address climate change already exist";

"Budget’s energy bill relief and home retrofit funding is a good start, but dwarfed by the scale of the task";

"Most US Dealers Don't Have Any EVs & Almost Half Refuse To Sell EVs: Report";

"Blue Whale Study observes 'quite thin' animals as warming ocean puts pressure on food source";

"The State of 24/7 Carbon-free Energy: Recent Progress and What to Watch";

"EIA: Power generation from renewables outpaced coal in 2022";

"EVs Could Create Thousands of Jobs in Michigan and Revitalize Its Auto Industry";

"Mine near NSW national park cops dual EPA fines as investigations into black sludge in pristine river continue";

"Tim Winton on the challenges of making ABC's documentary, Ningaloo Nyinggulu, when Mother Nature doesn't stick to the script";

"Care workers, climate change, and personal data. The budget says they're steering our economy";

"McDonald’s Lobbies Against New Packaging Waste Reduction Laws in UK";

"How Urban Planners Disenfranchised Black Communities in West Oakland";

"‘Bad News’: Unexpected Melting of Greenland Glacier Could Double Sea-Level Rise Projections".

The Ugandian climate justice advocate, Vanessa Nakate (pictured) responds to winning an award on this Time magazine story: "There Needs to Be a Climate Tax for Frequent Fliers";

"Where We'll End Up Living as the Planet Burns";

"Why Extreme Heat Is So Bad for the Human Body";

"How to Build Up Your Heat Tolerance to Prepare for a Hotter World";

"Asia’s Record-Setting Heat Wave Demonstrates Dangers of Warming World";

"Extreme heat, well into triple digits, smashes records in Asia";

"Italian firm pushes ‘carbon bomb’ gas export project in the Territory";

"‘Catastrophic’ Congo Flooding Kills More Than 400 People";

"Congo flood survivors mourn lost relatives as death toll rises above 400";

"How Alone Australia can help us understand and appreciate our place in nature";

"‘Regenerative agriculture’ is all the rage - but it’s not going to fix our food system";

"HECS for farmers? Nature repair loans could help biodiversity recover – and boost farm productivity";

"Coal-to-hydrogen project could create new operation";

"Big batteries charge on to centre stage with new tricks for the grid";

"Labor creates $2bn renewable hydrogen fund as part of $4bn green energy package";

"Households offered $1bn help in budget to install energy saving measures";

"Tax shake-up for gas producers, $4 billion for Australia to 'power the world'";

"West Australian government reveals massive scale of going green — but who’s going to pay is yet to be worked out";

"Almost Half The Planet Predicted to Enter New Climate Zones by 2100";

"Met Office issues Scotland heatwave update as hot temperatures forecast across UK";

"Scottish energy could power Canary Wharf Group green power deal";

"Chinese Resort Island at Center of Alleged Green Fuel Fraud".

The idea that we need to be constantly planting trees came at an Agriculture Victoria webinar - "Farmer perspectives - taking action to reduce emissions";

"‘They can survive just fine’: Bernie Sanders says income over $1bn should be taxed at 100%";

"More and more Americans don't want electric cars";

"From the Frontlines of the Climate Movement, A Message of Hope";

"Q&A: Linda Villarosa Took on the Perils of Medical Racism. She Found Black Americans ‘Live Sicker and Die Quicker’";

"Carbon Removal Projects Leap Forward With New Offset Deal. Will They Actually Help the Climate?";

"Frustrated by Outdated Grids, Consumers Are Lobbying for Control of Their Electricity";

"Ambitious Climate Proposition Faces Fossil Fuel Backlash in El Paso";

"Amid Continuing Drought, Arizona Is Coming up With New Sources of Water—if Cities Can Afford Them";

"Eleven Chemical Plants in China and One in the

"Apocalyptic Rise in Sea Surface Temperatures Leaves Scientists Terrified About our Future";

"Who can veto a Beetaloo Basin gas project? It's an issue vexing Indigenous people, pastoralists";

"COP28 Chair Urges Tripling of Renewables Capacity by 2030";

"Cop28 urges tripling of renewables capacity by 2030 - news report";

"UN scientists warn drastic steps needed to prevent climate change catastrophe";

"Australia finally has a Net Zero Authority - here’s what should top its agenda";

"Electric cars are the new solar: people will underestimate how quickly they will take off";

"Meet the two climate-impacted Knitting Nannas using the law to protect our democratic freedoms in NSW";

"Building Urban Resilience to Extreme Heat";

"What Australia’s new gas tax will mean for new projects, the economy and the climate";

"The end of offshore oil and gas exploration in NZ was hard won – but it remains politically fragile";

"Our tropical fruits are vulnerable to climate change. Can we make them resilient in time?";

"Bold and innovative planning is delivering Australia’s newest city. But it will be hot – and can we ditch the colonial name?".

The late Will Steffen (pictured) was a kind and thoughtful man, an one of the world's climate champions - listen to him here as champions science and encourages us to also embrace the climate realities of the science he live.

Also you can listen to Climate Council CEO, Amanda McKenzie’s, speak at Professor Will Steffen’s memorial: "Remembering Will";

And don't forget you can attend the "Swanpool Environmental Film Festival" on June 17;

"Maximising Benefits of Recycled Water in the Climate Risk Era";

"Trucking industry calls for national zero emission strategy";

"Labor warns NSW facing a ‘momentous task’ in transition to renewables";

"13 lessons from a climate change diplomat with months left to live";

"Are climate–security risks too hot to handle for the Albanese government?";

"Humanity’s tipping point? How the Queen’s death stole a climate warning’s thunder";

"Get Up, Stand Up: What Actions Move the Needle?";

"Rights of Nature Timeline";

"‘A New Spike’ in Global Temperatures in the Forecast";

"Climate Change Powered the Mediterranean’s Unusual Heat Wave";

"Private Jet Travel Is Booming. And Shameful. And We’re All Paying for It.";

"Danish Wind Pioneer Keeps Battling Climate Change";

"Virginia middle schoolers learn how city design influences extreme heat in their community";

"15 million people at risk globally from glacial lake dam bursts, study finds";

"Six essentials for mainstream EV adoption";

"United Airlines to triple sustainable aviation fuel use in 2023";

"Go big or start small: Picking the right scale for green hydrogen";

"World’s largest-of-its-kind power line to deliver clean power to 1.8m UK homes";

"Energy Minister Chris Bowen announces new Net Zero Authority to help transition from coal-fired generation";

"In autumn, sea temperatures fall. Not this year";

"The US is stealing Australia’s ‘core’. Gym Chalmers needs the energy to stop it";

"Tackling transitions: offshore wind takes off";

"In autumn, sea temperatures fall. Not this year";

"Budget will grab $2.4 billion from LNG super profits";

"Melbourne council tinkering at the edges of transport fix".

Independent MP, Kylea Tink (pictured) convened a "Clean Energy Community Fair";

"Why do climate change activists do disruptive protests?"

"How wine is wrestling with climate change";

"Climate change: multi-country media analysis shows scepticism of the basic science is dying out";

"Just adaptation and the role of social capital";

"Environmentalists Seek End to Plastic Industry “Hoax”";

"40% of Life in Ocean’s Biodiverse ‘Twilight Zone’ Could Disappear Amid Warming Seas";

"Increase in Urban Beekeeping Could Be Harming Wild Bees";

"Debris From SpaceX Explosion Coated Texas Town and Smashed Into Wildlife Refuge";

"Engie plans to fill Hazelwood coal mine with water in billion-dollar rehabilitation project";

"Kicking the gas can down the road: why a gas price cap is the worst way to protect energy consumers.";

"Low wind and solar prices and long duration batteries: Where now for pumped hydro?";

"Rooftop solar economics “outstanding” in Australia, even as module prices creep up";

"Rural insurance premiums soar after climate disasters with contractors, farmers paying the price";

"Rod Oram: Anxiety into action";

"What Climate Change Could Mean for the Coffee You Drink";

"Meet the climate hackers of Malawi."