Climate News: Making an Impact; Unliveable regions in Australia; Podcasts and mental health; No 'sweetheart deals' for energy giants; Solutions to plastic pollution

Emy Kane (pictured), the managing director of Lonely Whale, a non-profit organization that develops data-driven campaigns and program to prevent plastic from entering the ocean was a guest on one the many panels in the Economist's Impact event, the third annual Sustainability Week in the U.S. "‘It’s actually a human person, undergoing real emotions’: how podcasts can impact attitudes around mental health"; "Climate Change Is Causing The Upper Atmosphere To Cool, And The Side Effects Are Terrifying"; "Three Australian regions that will become unlivable within a lifetime due to climate change"; "This World Environment Day join us in the global effort to #BeatPlasticPollution"; "World set to add ‘record-breaking’ levels of renewables this year"; "Australia Tries to Break Its Dependence on China for Lithium Mining"; "By century-end, farm numbers will halve and farm size will double. How will biodiversity fare?"; "Curbside recycling turns out to be a surprisingly good climate investment"; "Fossil fuel industry sees the future in hard-to-recycle plastic"; "No 'sweetheart deals' for sports-loving energy giants"; "It’s not just climate – we’ve already breached most of the Earth’s limits. A safer, fairer future means treading lightly"; "Columbia Climate School Leadership Announcement"; "Charges laid after ‘fake gas leak’ forces evacuation of Woodside’s Perth headquarters"; "ACT unveils state-of-the-art electric fire truck – first of its kind in southern hemisphere"; "Health report card for the planet: These are the boundaries scientists say we need to watch"; "With El Niño looming, urgent environmental action is needed to protect sites like the Coorong, experts warn"; "Why all businesses should embrace sustainability"; "Inspired Climate Conscious Leadership alum takes initiative to change WA state law"; "Arizona Limits Construction Around Phoenix as Its Water Supply Dwindles"; "Warmer and drier winter conditions for much of Australia"; "Woolworths charges ahead as home delivery fleet goes electric"; "What next for NZ’s big emitters?"; "Why every new garden should be a ‘carbon garden’"; "Yarra Council Considers Expanded 30kmh Neighbourhood"; "Food: Abundant for How Long?" "The Ocean Is Looking More Menacing"; "How Commerce Can Save the Climate"; "4 Shifts Needed to Create a Carbon-free Power System"; "Orica backs Europe’s carbon tariffs, says Australia needs some"; "What Does "Net-Zero Emissions" Mean? 8 Common Questions, Answered"; "Congress Is Turning Climate Gaslighting Into Law"; "How Companies Can Use Voluntary Carbon Markets to Help Protect Tropical Forests"; "California’s Snow Is Melting, and It’s a Beautiful Thing"; "In India, New Solar Parks Can Either Uproot or Uplift Landless Workers"; "DeSantis accused of ‘catastrophic’ climate approach after campaign launch"; "Charging Up: A chat with Katie Rae, CEO of The Engine"; "Up to 70% of California beaches could disappear by end of the century"; "Heat pumps: more than 80% of households in Great Britain ‘satisfied with system’".