Climate Conversations

Quick Climate Links: Michael Slezak discusses threat to Great Barrier Reef; Matt Bevan takes us back as we listen to someone who undertstood the climate crisis four decades ago and, even then, had likely solutions


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The ABC's national environment reporter, Michael Slezak, ponders whether or not a billion-dollar funding boost will save Australia's Great Barrier Reef - in the story "Can $1 billion save the Great Barrier Reef?".
And in the final episode of an eight-part series, Matt Bevan takes us back four decades to hear about the climate crisis - "The 49-year-old energy prophecy that is finally coming true".
Other Quick Climate Links for today are:
"Fracking near public water is bad for infant health";
"Europe starts drafting a ban on Russian oil imports.";
"Incredibly, current climate pledges could keep heating below 2C – but our work isn’t over";
"Universities must reject fossil fuel cash for climate research, say academics";
"Our food system isn't ready for the climate crisis";
"Springtime: why an ancient water system is being brought back to life in Spain";
"‘Black carbon’ threat to Arctic as sea routes open up with global heating";
"As a science journalist, I’m reconsidering having kids. I’m not the only one";
"Death Toll in South Africa Floods Passes 306";
"More Than 120 Dead After Tropical Storm Hits the Philippines";
"Climate change: COP26 promises will hold warming under 2C";
"Brazil accused of backsliding in updated climate pledge to UN";
"Alarm bells but little action as Horn of Africa faces unprecedented drought";
"California Reveals Its Plan to Phase Out New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035";
"Natural gas-fired generation peaked in 2020 amid growing renewable energy production: IEEFA";
"New book on climate change in national parks pleads for action to save our best idea";
"Is Netflix Transforming How Hollywood Approaches Climate Change?";
"Be like the Lorax: Legendary gardener’s plan to save the planet, one tree at a time";
"Can Australian made EV trucks drive us to net-zero?";
"Even the Cactus May Not Be Safe From Climate Change";
"Slow fashion: saving the planet with style";
"We must use Cop27 to transform energy and food systems";
"Leading scientists pitch for annual IPCC reports to keep climate on the agenda";
"Seven new oil and gas projects approved since IPCC report called for an end to fossil fuels";
"Maryland just passed one of the most aggressive climate laws in the US";
"Contract prices for renewable power are up 30%. What’s going on?";
"Fossil fuels v our future: young Montanans wage historic climate fight";
"TechScape: Will the video games industry ever confront its carbon footprint?".
Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".
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