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EPISODE · May 24, 2024 · 50 MIN

Climate News: "If I had children, I would want to be able to look them in the eye and say 'I did everything I could'", Dr Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean

Stunning interview with Dr Ayana Elizabeth Johnson (pictured) - "The InterviewThis Scientist Has an Antidote to Our Climate Delusions"; "Politics with Michelle Grattan: Madeleine King on investment incentives and the pivotal role of gas"; "In one of the US’s hottest deserts, utilities push gas rather than solar"; "‘The fear has properly set in’: how it feels to watch my home town disappear into the sea"; "The Bezos Earth fund has pumped billions into climate and nature projects. So why are experts uneasy?"; "Top oil firms’ climate pledges failing on almost every metric, report finds"; "Interview: Catherine Bertini on eliminating hunger in a changing climate"; "New report chronicles toll of climate crisis on Latin America and the Caribbean"; "Economic implications of the climate provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act"; "Critical minerals for the world – or just for the US? Turning Australia into a green minerals powerhouse comes with risks"; "A new ruling says countries – including NZ – must take action on climate change under the law of the sea"; "A portrait of pollution around Canada’s busiest port"; "Corporate welfare may keep the lights on. But backing Eraring power station will have other costs for the NSW government"; "Snow worries: Australia’s ski resorts turn to snowmakers with slopes bare ahead of winter"; "‘Above normal’ hurricane season could bring summer of natural disasters to US"; "Nature’s ghosts: how reviving medieval farming offers wildlife an unexpected haven"; "This hurricane season could be among the worst in decades, NOAA warns"; "Florida school district offers kids a cleaner ride to school"; "Extreme weather is coming for your house. Passive energy retrofits can save lives."; "Would capping the number of years a car can be on the road reduce emissions? Not so much."; "Businesses and directors could face multi-million dollar penalties if they fail to disclose their climate impact"; "Are some routes more prone to air turbulence? Will climate change make it worse? Your questions answered"; "Australia banks on batteries in plan to move away from ‘dig-and-ship’ economy"; "Australia’s SUV obsession could wipe out emissions gains from EV sales and efficiency standards"; "AIIMS-Bhubaneswar opens heat stroke unit"; "‘Supply gap’: Labor was warned last year Victoria will run out of gas"; "$16 billion and 16 years to kickstart Australia’s next nuclear plant: CSIRO"; "Powering ahead: Dutton to name nuclear sites within weeks"; "States have legal duty to cut greenhouse emissions, says top maritime court"; "Monkeys ‘falling out of trees like apples’ in Mexico amid brutal heatwave"; "Scaremongering won’t keep Australia’s lights on. Picking up the pace of energy transition will"; "The world is obsessed with forests’ climate benefits. Here’s the problem."; "Biden and Big Oil Had a Truce. Now, It’s Collapsing."; "Surge in India’s renewables tendering set to keep coal’s share below 50% in total installed capacity"; "Workshop Accelerates Heat Preparedness Action in India"; "Cost of climate change comparable to economic damage caused by fighting a war"; "This private school has banned water bottles from classrooms. Here are the results"; "A science festival that envisions our planet’s future"; "Popular car uses 31% more fuel than advertised while other makes fare poorly in Australian efficiency test"; "Brazil’s deadly floods represent the country’s ‘Katrina moment’"; "Brazil’s floods smashed through barriers designed to keep them out, trapping water in for weeks — and exposing social woes"; "Delhi orders schools to close early for holidays as temperatures hit 47.4C"; "Northern India Endures a Heat Wave, and a Wave of Deaths"; "In India, Summer Heat May Soon Be Literally Unbearable"; "After Devastating Floods, Surfers are on the Frontlines in Southern Brazil"; "Brazil’s Historic Floods Create a ‘Katrina Moment’ for Lula’s Presidency"; "An estimated 40 people are dying each day in Myanmar as heat lingers in region&qu

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