EPISODE · May 24, 2023 · 20 MIN
Climate News: ‘Human climate niche’ threatened; The 'Carbon Counter'; Victoria's forest logging falls 'quiet'; Shifting gears to cleaner transport; Fast tracking wind and solar
from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean
Listen to the CEO of the Climateworks Centre, Anna Skarbek (pictured), talks on ABC's Carbon Counter about Australia's new Net-Zero Authority. "Global heating will push billions outside ‘human climate niche’"; "Shifting gear: The path to cleaner transport"; "'Gobsmacking': Antarctic sea ice shrinks"; "Victoria gives SEC $1 billion to fast-track wind and solar"; "Good vibrations: how listening to the sounds of soil helps us monitor and restore forest health"; "Coffee, brought to you by bees: a case study in how restoring habitat is a win-win for forests and farmers"; "NZ’s gas problem: phasing out natural gas in homes demands affordable alternatives first"; "Drinking fountains in every town won’t fix all our water issues – but it’s a healthy start"; "After the chainsaws, the quiet: Victoria’s rapid exit from native forest logging is welcome – and long overdue"; "Angus Taylor and the doctored document mystery: ‘It took us about 30 seconds to realise it was a fake’"; "End of native logging in Victoria ‘a monumental win for forests’, say conservationists"; "Are electric vehicles too quiet? The government wants to know what you think"; "It’s Time for California to Step Up for Public Transit: Here’s How to Help": "Half of humanity eats it."; "New report finds limiting global warming to 1.5°C would save billions from dangerously hot climate"; "A Breakthrough Deal to Keep the Colorado River From Going Dry, for Now"; "How Climate Change and 'Heat Islands' are Killing Black People"; "Auckland’s anti-flooding plan now ‘on steroids’"; "Documents reveal how fossil fuel industry created, pushed anti-ESG campaign"; "Lifelines VS Deadlines"; "Quantifying the human cost of global warming"; "What Is The Human Cost Of Global Warming?"; "Heat Will Likely Soar to Record Levels in Next 5 Years, New Analysis Says"; "The Ancient ‘Wonder Material’ Sucking CO2 Out of the Atmosphere"; "Could Low-Carbon Trains Cure Europe’s Flying Addiction?"; "Allied for Climate Transformation By 2025 (ACT2025)"; "Clearing the Air on Emissions from Propane-Burning School Buses"; "Where Global Leadership Drives Climate Action"; "Climate Check - stories and solutions"; "Is lab-made meat worse for climate than the real thing?"; "How do induction stoves actually work?"; "Antarctic ice melt may be reversible due to rising land beneath"; "Breaching 1.5°C of global warming by 2027 is increasingly likely"; "Thinking beyond EVs to decarbonise Australia’s transport sector"; "Why the 15-Minute City was a spectacular PR fail"; "Your home is your doona"; "Australia can still meet climate targets if it ‘spends billions more’"; "Axe falls on Victorian native forest logging"; "Baltimore residents get career training in urban forestry".
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