Climate News: "Looming over all of this are the huge challenges we are facing globally and of course climate change is the major one" - Dr Allan Patience

Dr Allan Patience (pictured) an honorary fellow in political science at the University of Melbourne joined Emeritus Professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne, a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences, Convener of Conversation at the Crossroads, and Co-Convener of SHAPE (Saving Humanity and Planet Earth), Professor Joseph Camilleri to discuss "The bleak picture of Australian politics: this is how we change". "This week in Australia energy and climate collided; it’s a global story"; "Experts: What are the biggest geopolitical risks to climate action in 2024?"; "Scientists fear planetary shift as record ocean heat enters second year"; "Significant Environmental and Climate Impacts Are Impinging on Human Rights in Every Country, a New Report Finds"; "Seniors More Vulnerable to Heat Waves and Hurricanes, Both Forecasted to Be Severe this Summer"; "Climate and weather-related disasters surge five-fold over 50 years, but early warnings save lives - WMO report"; "Louisiana’s coast is sinking. Advocates say the governor is undermining efforts to save it."; "‘Knight in spiny armor’: could lobsters help save Florida’s dying corals?"; "NOAA 2024 Hurricane Forecast Is for More Storms Than Ever Before"; "Where heat waves might cause blackouts: Look up your area"; "In Two New Studies, Scientists See Signs of Fundamental Climate Shifts in Antarctica"; "Agricultural enigma: A mysterious decline in his harvests leaves a farmer searching for a solution"; "Behind the ‘Bechdel test for climate change’ in movies"; "The enduring influence of “The Day After Tomorrow,” 20 years later"; "What you need to know about record-breaking heat in the Atlantic".