Climate Talks

In this episode we speak with Cam Guthrie, Mayor of Guelph, Canada. We also have David Messer, Executive Director Smart Cities Office, City of Guelph and Carole Saab, Chief Executive Officer, Federation of Canadian Municipalities. These guests join hosts Ben Jance and Cathy Oke in the first episode of the second season of the City Climate Innovation special series.

Situated in Southern Ontario between Lake Erie, Lake Huron, and Lake Ontario, Guelph contains over half the population of Wellington County, with over 143,000 residents as of the 2021 census. The city is home to the University of Guelph, an institution of over 30,000 students which leads the nation in Agricultural Science and Veterinary Medicine.

However, the City of Guelph hasn’t stopped there, having also provided the Circular Opportunity Innovation Launchpad as a mechanism for maximising coordination between its robust private sector, food producers, and research & innovation resources. 

The clip at the beginning of the episode is Mayor Guthrie discussing circular economy around the launch of the COIL Lab. 

You can hear the clip in full here.

The City Climate Innovation podcast series is produced by GCoM and the Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne, and is produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri  Woi  Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.  

Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. 

Follow the City Climate Innovation podcast series by subscribing to the ClimateTalks podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or where you listen to your podcasts.

The GCoM Global Secretariat is excited to produce City Climate Innovation: Special episodes of the ClimateTalks Podcast, produced by the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy.

This 4 episode special series is centered on the nexus of cities, climate change science, and policy innovation - and the critical partnerships required to meet Paris Agreement goals at unprecedented speed and scale.

The GCoM Global Secretariat is grateful for the support of the University of Melbourne and Melbourne Climate Futures in the production of these special episodes.

Keep an eye out for the first episode, featuring the city of Guelph, Canada, dropping on October 9, 2023.

Dr Arj Dibley, Head of the Sustainable Finance Hub, Melbourne Climate Futures and Research Fellow, Melbourne Law School, Purdie Bowden, Program Lead – Policy and Sustainable Finance Solutions at the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute, and Erwin Jackson, Director, Policy at the Investor Group on Climate Change join hosts Jackie Peel and Cathy Oke in the fifth episode of Season 3 of Climate Talks to talk about the role of finance in climate action.  

The clip at the beginning of the episode is from UN Secretary-General António Guterres speaking at press conference on climate.  

You can hear the clip in full here: https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/07/1139162  

Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. 

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Elly Harrould-Kolieb and Yvette Kerslake, join hosts Jackie Peel and Cathy Oke in the fifth episode of Season 3 of Climate Talks to talk about oceans and climate governance.  

The clip at the beginning of the episode is from UNFCCC Executive Secretary Simon Stiell speaking at the Ocean and Climate Change Dialogue held during the Bonn Climate Conference in June 2023. 

You can hear the clip in full here: https://unfccc-events.azureedge.net/SB58_91950/agenda  

Read an article by Elly Harrould-Kolieb on oceans and climate law here: https://theconversation.com/could-the-law-of-the-sea-be-used-to-protect-small-island-states-from-climate-change-208842  

Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. 

Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here: 

https://anchor.fm/climate-talks 

Anthony Stark, Manager at Melbourne Climate Futures, Daniel Sherrell, Senior Advisor on Climate and Energy at the Australian Council of Trade Unions, and Daniel Miller, CEO of the Gunaikurnai Land and Waters Aboriginal Corporation join hosts Jackie Peel and Bek Markey-Towler in the fourth episode of Season 3 of Climate Talks to talk about the need for equity and a just transition in the face of a changing climate.  

The clip at the beginning of the episode is from youth activists at the Climate Strike in Bonn.  

You can hear the clip in full here: https://twitter.com/CANIntl/status/1667234831619465222/video/2  

Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. 

Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here: 

https://anchor.fm/climate-talks 

Guests Dr Kate Dooley Research Fellow School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences | Faculty of Science University of Melbourne, Professor Jackie Peel Director Melbourne Climate Futures , Dan Pejic Research Fellow Melbourne Centre for Cities and Theo Mendez(PhD Candidate in international relations and climate, University of Melbourne) join hosts Associate Professor Cathy Oke and PhD candidate Bek Markey Towler in the third episode of Season 3 of Climate Talks. They discuss how National priorities, perspectives and partnerships come into play at the global climate talks.    

The clip at the beginning of the episode is US special presidential envoy on climate JohnKerry speaking on a US state department / National Museum of American Diplomacy video on  climate diplomacy  

You can hear the clip in full here: https://diplomacy.state.gov/teacher-resources/what-is-climate-diplomacy-video/  

Show guests: Kate Dooley, Jackie Peel, Dan Pejic and Theo Mendez 

Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. 

Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here: 

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Guests Dr Andrew King Lecturer In Climate Science, at University of Melbourne’s Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences ; Lisa Cliff Program Director Better Futures Australia Climate Action Network Australia and Dr John Cook Senior Research Fellow Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences join hosts Cathy Oke and Bek Markey Towler in the second episode of Season 3 of Climate Talks. They discuss how greenwashing and jargon of climate change and the climatetalks affects their progress, and the impact of companies and governments actions.    

The clip at the beginning of the episode is from the World Economic Forum’s Centre for Nature and Climate blog that also features a video of an expert panel talking about greenwashing. 

You can hear the clip in full here: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/11/greenwashing-stop-report-un-experts/  

Show guests: 

John Cook - https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/1028119-john-cook  

Andrew King - https://findanexpert.unimelb.edu.au/profile/690702-andrew-king  

Lisa Cliff – Better Futures Australia 

The clip at the beginning of the episode is xx 

Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. 

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Dr Fergus Green Lecturer in Political Theory & Public Policy at University College London, Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor at the University of Melbourne, and Janine Felson, Enterprise Fellow at Melbourne Climate Futures at the University of Melbourne, join hosts Jackie Peel, Cathy Oke and Bek Markey Towler in the first episode of Season 3 of Climate Talks. They look ahead to the climate agenda in 2023, summarising where we left off last year post COP27 in Egypt and the key issues already on the agenda for COP28 in Dubai; and discussed the latest IPCC synthesis report of the sixth assessment report  https://www.ipcc.ch/report/sixth-assessment-report-cycle/  

You can see the generational warming figure Jackie discusses in the episode on page 8 of this document from the sixth assessment report: https://report.ipcc.ch/ar6syr/pdf/IPCC_AR6_SYR_SPM.pdf

You can also read more about the proposed Safeguard Mechanism in Australia, which has now become law post-recording: https://www.cleanenergyregulator.gov.au/NGER/The-safeguard-mechanism

The clip at the beginning of the episode is COP28 President and CEO of Abu Dhabi Oil Company - Sultan Ahmed Al-Jaber, speaking at the CERAWeek 2023 S&P Energy Conference early this month 

You can hear the clip in full here:  https://apnews.com/video/business-united-arab-emirates-videos-sultan-al-jaber-national-2c0494c18c584fa5a60b0e6d9de6f194  

See here link to read Fergus Green’s publications for more information: https://fergusgreen.net/ 

Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present. 

Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here: 

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/climate-talks

Did COP27 deliver what the world needs to limit warming to below 1.5C? What were the losses, what were the gains, and where to from here? In the final episode of Climate Talks season 2, Robyn Eckersley, Redmond Barry Distinguished Professor in the Discipline of Political Science, and Janine Felson, Melbourne Climate Futures research fellow join hosts Jackie Peel and Cathy Oke to discuss the outcomes of COP27.

Climate Talks is produced by Melbourne Climate Futures and Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World. Climate Talks acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands on which this podcast was produced, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation, and pays respect to Elders past and present.

Find COP27 analysis and commentary on the Melbourne Climate Futures COP27 webpage.

Subscribe to Climate Talks on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or here:

https://anchor.fm/climate-talks

In this episode our impressive lineup of guests join hosts Ben Jance, Marnie McGregor, and Andy Deacon directly from COP27 in the third episode of City Climate Innovation, a podcast series of special episodes of the ClimateTalks Podcast to discuss networking and innovation for cities. We hear from a range of experts that we caught up with at the COP floor that are all working toward innovative climate solutions and research from a range of perspectives.

Our guests are Massamba Thioye, Project Executive of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat (or UNFCCC) Global Innovation Hub; Yunus Arikan, Director of Global Advocacy at ICLEI World Secretariat; Helen Watts, Senior Director Global Partnerships, Student Energy; Sheela Patel, Founder and Director of the Society for Promotion of Area Resource Centres (SPARC) Founder and Innovate4Cities Advisory Group Co-Chair and Anna Reynolds, Lord Mayor of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia and GCoM Board Member.

The City Climate Innovation podcast series is produced by GCoM and the Melbourne Centre for Cities at the University of Melbourne. And this podcast is produced on the lands of the Wurundjeri  Woi  Wurrung People of the Kulin Nation. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging.

Our theme music is by Music for a Warming World.

Follow the City Climate Innovation podcast series by subscribing to the ClimateTalks podcast on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or where you listen to your podcasts.