Rick Ridgeway (pictured) is a renowned American mountaineer, adventurer, film-maker, businessman and on this Climate One event talks about his response to climate change, capitalism and how those two things have intersected to inform his life.

Other Quick Climate Links are:

"Can Climate Apocalypse be Averted? Glasgow November 2021 – A Date with Destiny";

"Stop Scott Morrison," says the Smart Energy Council;

"Angus Taylor reveals trade-offs with Nationals for net-zero support not yet approved by cabinet";

"We’ve spent a year waiting for this 2050 climate plan and it’s actually just the status quo with some new speculative graphs";

"The world is on track for a 'catastrophic' 2.7C temperature rise this century, UN report warns";

"This is how Scott Morrison plans to reach net-zero. Not everyone's convinced";

"As global warming forces millions to flee, here are the stories of climate refugees";

"“A joke:” Morrison’s net-zero plan has net-zero detail, and no change to policies";

"Prime Minister Scott Morrison yields little but wins little in getting Coalition's net zero support";

"World faces disastrous 2.7C temperature rise on current climate plans, UN warns";

"NSW environmental offsets to be reformed after ‘appalling practices’ revealed, minister says";

"Australia Pledges ‘Net Zero’ Emissions by 2050. Its Plan Makes That Hard to Believe";

"Australia will be the rich world's weakest link at COP26 with hollow net-zero and emissions pledges";

"Australia commits to 2050 net-zero emissions plan but with no detail and no modelling";

"Queensland LNP Senator Matt Canavan is a great pretender";

"At the U.N. Climate Summit, Could India Become a Champion, Not Just a Casualty, of the Crisis?";

"Drivers Are Interested in Electric Cars. Dealers Don’t Know How to Sell Them";

"A quick guide to climate change jargon – what experts mean by mitigation, carbon-neutral and 6 other key terms";

"Dune: we simulated the desert planet of Arrakis to see if humans could survive there";

"Catholic Bishops in the US Largely Ignore the Pope’s Concern About Climate Change, a New Study Finds";

"Geert Jan van Oldenborgh, 59, Dies; Linked Weather Disasters to Climate Change".

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