Shane Stone (pictured) is the head of the Federal Government's National Recovery and Resilience Agency, the organization responsible for ensuring those impacted upon in the 2019/20 Black Summer bushfires are cared for - he was interviewed on Radio National by Patricia Karvelas - "Are grants for bushfire affected communities going far enough?"

Today's episode includes addresses by two speakers from the Rotary Clubs of Sydney Climate and Peace Forum - "Climate Risks - making choices". A recording of the webinar should be on the website within a couple of weeks.

Other Quick Climate Links for today are:

"Australian sport has been captured by carbon – but a sliver of light has emerged";

"Australia is spending billions on the Great Barrier Reef. Will it do any good?";

"That Organic Cotton T-Shirt May Not Be as Organic as You Think";

"Calls to reject 'gassy' extension of Whitehaven Coal's Narrabri mine over methane concerns";

"Narrabri mine expansion would make it dirtiest thermal coalmine in Australia, environmentalists say";

"WA motorists about to be hit with more pain at petrol bowsers on back of rising oil prices";

"Zali Steggall defends $100,000 donation from coal investor, saying ‘most people have through super’";

"Have fewer kids to cut emissions: report";

"Veteran of climate wars still fighting for a habitable planet, and for science";

"Here’s how to demolish the most common excuses for climate crisis apathy";

"The report everyone needs to see";

"Australian Parents for Climate Action";

"Fossil Fuel Companies Have the Nerve to Claim That Taxing Them Will Hurt the Climate";

"An Australian manufacturer of electric batteries has charged into the US market";

"Coalition spends $31m on ads spruiking efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions";

"Zero Carbon Tatura";

"Legal threat over planned hydro scheme";

"Hyundai joins Newsroom";

"Cheap abundant energy is the problem, not the solution";

"Report: Preparing for SEC Climate Reporting Rule Changes in 2022";

"Britain’s sea eagles are a magnificent sight – so why are people poisoning them?";

"TPI publishes new report identifying sectoral decarbonisation pathways for all high emitting sectors";

"EY launches new sustainability service to prepare for net-zero plans by 2023";

"BMW Group significantly increases use of low-carbon steel in series production at European plants";

"Why is permaculture gardening so popular?";

"Dry winter drains reservoirs, ruins crops in Spain, Portugal";

"The difference between gray, blue, and green hydrogen";

"Tackling climate change includes seeking equitable mental health care";

"January 2022: Earth’s 6th-warmest January on record";

"Interest in $100 billion worth of renewable energy projects registered for Hunter Valley coal region";

"Three years on, Morrison’s electricity underwriting scheme still has nothing to show";

"Hope floats: Greenpeace Esperanza retires after two decades, but light shines";

"Northern Territory government rejects Glencore's bid to override sacred sites watchdog on McArthur River mine";

"World-first research confirms Australia’s forests became catastrophic fire risk after British invasion";

"Microchips, 3D printers, augmented reality: the high-tech tools helping scientists save our wildlife";

"Eucalypt of the Year: 25 species from tall to small vie for top tree";

"Lethal ‘blackwater’ in Barwon-Darling river prompts fears of another mass fish kill";

"Climate grant illustrates growth in philanthropy-funded news";

"What is biocultural diversity, and why does it matter?";

"There’s an enormous geothermal pool under the Latrobe Valley that can give us cheap, clean energy";

"‘Not going to be pretty’: Australian petrol prices on track for new high";

"The Big Switch: Australia’s Zero Emission Future";

"How To Save Our Planet: The Facts".

Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".

 

 

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