Also, we don't mean to pry, but how comfortable is your home? Plus, if you live in the city you might still be living near threatened native species. And big supermarkets in NSW now have to do more to stop food waste.

Plus, Australia's Great Barrier Reef is apparently under threat but not in danger, according to a UN committee.

In other news, we're big fans of the Climate Change Authority, and it's just put out an excellent new discussion paper on Australia's progress to net zero (which talks about Franziska's favourite topic!).

Also, do you want a climate change grant for your sporting club?

Links mentioned in this episode:

About the new Home Energy Rating scheme: https://www.homeenergyrating.gov.au/households/existing-homes

Why do Australians leave energy rating stickers on their appliances?: https://www.instagram.com/reels/DaG0hrASNNj/

Orica's new hydrogen project: https://www.orica.com/about-us/locations/global-major-sites/kooragang-island/hunter-valley-hydrogen-project

The Great Barrier Reef and coral bleaching: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UVMxhhIqCAE&t=274s

The UN committee decision on the Great Barrier Reef: https://whc.unesco.org/document/226496

Murray River floodplain restoration: https://caportal.com.au/vmfrp/projects/projects-legacy/eastern-project-videos?hview=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.caapp.com.au%2Fembed%2F7WLtv4mns42p%3Fautoplay%3Dtrue

Game On climate grants: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/programs/sports-clubs-energy-climate-upgrades

Earthed is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution.

It's hosted by climate and sustainability communications consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Franziska Curran.

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Also: Ten Australians head to the UN over climate change harm; Releasing cockatoos back into the wild; More big batteries on the way; A disappointing clean energy parting of the ways in NSW. Plus a spooky coincidence involving Cate Blanchett!

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Notes for this show include:

The best black cockatoo bird release Instagram clip you'll ever see: https://www.instagram.com/p/DaJSOm_yD-k/

The Australian Seed Bank Partnership: https://www.seedpartnership.org.au

Information about the Hard Truths coal and gas exports case brought by 10 Australians: https://earthjustice.org/hardtruthscase/

The koala feed trees field guide: https://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/news/koala-habitat-tree-field-guide-mid-north-coast-communities

The Net Zero Commission heat stress report: https://www.netzerocommission.nsw.gov.au/publications/heat-stress-spotlight-report

The Integrated System Report on Australia's energy grid: https://youtu.be/G9h88qyeCGg?si=fQ8PDCpF6lHIMknR

Earthed is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution.

It's hosted by climate and sustainability communications consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Franziska Curran.

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In this episode, we discuss H5 bird flu and how governments are preparing. You'll also hear about new technology invented in Australia that turns climate-polluting CO2 into valuable solids, as well as a new NSW government program that will subsidise household energy efficiency upgrades.

Plus we talk about endangered spiny crayfish, restoring shellfish reefs, and a rare tortoise! Plus And we look at the progress being made in protecting the rivers, wetlands and floodplains of Australia's vast Murray-Darling Basin.

We'll also talk about a warning from the wind and solar industry about a potential policy change in Victoria - proposed by the state Opposition if it wins the November state election - that could slow Victoria's shift from polluting coal energy to clean energy, and prevent billions of dollars flowing to regional communities.

You can find out more about bird flu here. And for details about the NSW energy program check out this site.

Earthed is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution.

It's hosted by climate and sustainability communications consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Franziska Curran.

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In this episode we talk about why cows are going to love red seaweed - and why it's good for the climate if they eat some.

We also chat about the shocking conclusions of a new NSW report that examined what climate change is already costing us (spoiler alert - it's a lot).

And we talk about feral pigs! Specifically, a fantastic project on Kangaroo Island to get rid of them.

There's a lot of talk about electric cars, but what about electric tractors? A group Farmers for Climate Action (which does some great work) has released a new report that looks at the money farmers could save by switching away from diesel.

In other news, NSW is about to make it mandatory for 140 landfills and 260 sewage treatment plants to test for PFAS - a group of chemicals of significant of concern. And we take a look at what some recent climate and environment heavyweights said in their latest speeches - including Australia's Environment Minister Murray Watt talking about ocean sustainability.

Plus we chat about a new version of the international standard that many companies rely on to put them on a path to net-zero emissions. More than 11,000 companies around the world use this standard, so these changes a big deal.

Also in this episode you'll hear about efforts to build a steel recycling mill in Western Australia, and we chat about progress in building new wind and solar farms.

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Plus we've got a genuine latté-sippers story - NSW's two major parties disagree on 'keep-cup' provisions in a proposed new law on plastic waste. The Opposition is calling it a café-killer Bill, even though the provisions won't affect small businesses. But there seems little or no disagreement over an innovative, more substantive aspect of the Bill.

In this episode, we also chat about an important new report on phasing down the use of fossil gas in Australia, and a controversial proposed Queensland law that that will allow big projects to bypass some standard statutory processes, so they can get established faster.

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Earthed is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution.

It's hosted by climate and sustainability communications consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Franziska Curran.

A few times every year, senators get to quiz federal officials about all government policies and programs, through what's called Senate Estimates.

And senators relish it, because it's there chance to do a bit of digging about government programs, including climate and environment programs, to see if they can find out things that haven't been made public.

The latest Senate Estimates hearings took place in Canberra last week. And in this bonus episode we've picked out the best bits. The moments of drama and pressure, the moments of comedy, and some of the amazing statistics that emerge through the questioning process.

The Earthed podcast is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution.

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There's some big news from Tasmania's Little Dog Island! And there's an expansion on the way for a NSW scheme that was designed to support green hydrogen - now it's also going to support another green gas. Also, there's great news on the clean energy front - especially on the deployment of big and small batteries. And we (belatedly) celebrate World Fish Migration Day!

In this episode we also talk about Woolworths once again collecting soft plastics for recycling. And we look at some groundbreaking new Australian research studies - one on managing land to store carbon without harming farm production, another that examines the impacts that large Australian companies have on nature, and a third that looks at what we could do to help small businesses switch from gas to electricity.

You can find links to the stories we cover in the Earthed newsletter. And stay tuned for our bonus episode - out in a few days - it's got the best bits of last week's Senate Estimates hearings - where politicians quiz environment officials about key policies and programs.

Earthed is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution.

It's hosted by climate and sustainability communications consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Franziska Curran.

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Giving cattle a seaweed-derived 'garnish' to go with their grass can stop them burping so much - which really reduces the amount of methane that goes into the air. And that's a good thing, because methane is a potent climate polluting gas. In this episode we talk about Australian government plans to better regulate the use of methane inhibitors, such as seaweed, so everyone is confident they will be used effectively and safely.

We also chat about why we love Iberdrola's FAQ for its proposed Mullion Creek wind farm. (You can find the FAQ here). And we chat about some other exciting wind and solar farm announcements that will lead to a huge amount of new clean energy, as well as big financial benefits for the communities that host the projects.

We cover Queensland's plans to reform a key program that is designed to protect threatened species, but isn't working properly. And we get excited about the important things some NSW landowners are doing to protect native plants and animals.

Plus, we've got some audio from a clip about a 'cool temperature' burn led by Traditional Owners on the NSW North Coast to help restore koala habitat. (Check out the video clip here). And there's plenty more!

Earthed is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution.

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In this episode we talk about why environment groups are warning that the federal Budget allocated too little money to nature protection.

Also in this episode, we look at some of the exciting new clean energy projects that are being approved around Australia. And we talk about Opposition leader Angus Taylor's depressing, pro-coal speech that attacked net zero.

Plus, we chat about a Queensland government move that allows fruit growers to continue shooting flying foxes, even though a ban was due to come into force on July 1. We also look at some clean energy legislation that's before the NSW parliament, and we chat about a new strategy that's designed to improve water quality in the Great Barrier Reef.

Earthed is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution.

It's hosted by climate and sustainability communications consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Franziska Curran. And it's supported by a free weekly newsletter you can find at https://www.earthed.au.

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A Green Sheep program is on the way! Plus, hear from Australia's youth ambassador to this year's climate change talks - she and her partner run a grazing and cropping farm in Queensland.

Also, in this episode, we talk about plans in NSW and Western Australia to make it easier to approve and build new wind and solar farms. But in Victoria, the Coalition wants to take the state in the opposite direction. If it wins November's state election it will pause efforts to build new transmission lines to connect wind and solar farms.

There's also a lot going on to make Australia's environment law - the EPBC Act - more effective. And the Australian government is making changes to the Australian carbon credit scheme. Plus we talk about geothermal energy, and a NSW biodiversity protection scheme.

Earthed is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution.

It's hosted by climate and sustainability communications consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Franziska Curran. And it's supported by a free weekly newsletter you can find at https://www.earthed.au.

If you enjoy this episode please rate it, and share it with a friend or your network!