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EPISODE · Jun 11, 2023 · 25 MIN

Climate News: Contradictions confuse and frustrate; Senator David Pocock on Climate Council webinar; Governments have task forces for climate protestors and leave Fascists untouched - The Drum

from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean

The contradictions within the Australian Government and governments around the world frustrate, confuse and irritate me - they say one thing and then dance to the tune of the fossil fuel corporations. "WEBINAR: One Year On: From the ‘Climate Election’ to Climate action" - special guest Senator David Pocock (pictured); "The Drum" - task force tackles climate protestors and fascists roaming free; "Record Pollution and Heat Herald a Season of Climate Extremes"; "What caused the wildfires in Canada?"; "Greenhouse gas emissions are at an all-time high and Earth is warming faster than ever – report"; "Why the U.S. Is Backsliding on Clean Air"; "As Smoke Darkens the Sky, the Future Becomes Clear"; "The Climate Crisis Was Always Real. Now It’s in Your Lungs"; "Shifting gear: the path to cleaner transport"; "Calls for landlords to face mandatory solar installation for tenants as energy divide widens"; "The resort town set to be the world’s first carbon-zero tourist destination"; "Paul Hawken talks about 'Drawdown'"; "Greta is graduating: Swedish climate activist stages final school strike for the climate"; "Has time been called on the native forest logging deals of the 1990s? Here’s what the Albanese government can do"; "‘What’s going to happen to all those cars?’: We asked an expert if it’s time to switch to an EV"; "Rich world’s leaders fail to commit to Paris global financing summit"; "North America's new wildfire reality"; "New York City Could Be in for a Smoky Summer as Wildfires Rage"; "Confusion surrounds China’s pledged climate finance towards the Global South"; "New report finds that wind and solar have overtaken fossil generation in the EU"; "It's officially the hottest day of the year! Soldiers faint during final Trooping the Colour rehearsal in front of Prince William as Britain bakes in 30C heat and sun worshippers flock to beaches and parks... but thunderstorms are on the way"; "The Climate Solution That’s Horrible for the Climate"; "Tiger protection in India also saved 1 million tonnes of carbon emissions – new study"; "The vast majority of Melburnians want more nature in their city, despite a puzzling north-south divide"; "Weird weather keeps butterflies aflutter longer"; "Fifa misled fans over ‘carbon-neutral Qatar World Cup’, regulator finds".

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