EPISODE · Jun 1, 2024 · 20 MIN
Climate News: Mark Spencer embarks on a fresh adventure with his new 'Transmission' podcast
from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean
Mark Spencer could never be a street-marching, placard-waving climate change protestor, but he was mighty comfortable behind a microphone doing all he could to alert people to the implications and complications of the climate crisis, and his latest adventure is through his new podcast, "Transmission". "Here comes winter … and more rain"; "Q&A: Al Jazeera’s Giles Trendle on covering climate across borders and boundaries"; "Banks have given almost $7tn to fossil fuel firms since Paris deal, report reveals"; "Prescribed burning can reduce wildfire damage"; "Sunshades, vines, and trees can help keep playgrounds cool"; "New Delhi Sweats Through Its Hottest Recorded Day"; "No need for countries to issue new oil, gas or coal licences, study finds"; "‘Unliveable’: Delhi’s residents struggle to cope in record-breaking heat"; "Jane Goodall inspires generations of conservationists – we need her education program in schools"; "Women are 14 times more likely to die in a climate disaster than men. It’s just one way climate change is gendered"; "How to cut stray cat numbers in a way that works better for everyone"; "More than 22 million people could soon run out of water in this city"; "Have We Crossed a Dangerous Warming Threshold? Here’s What to Know."; "When will global greenhouse gas emissions peak?"; "This Interactive Chart Shows Changes in the World's Top 10 Emitters"; "Young, green and European: Meet the new generation of eco-activists running in the EU elections"; "Planet has enough clothes to dress the whole world for the next 100 years"; "FASHION’S PATH TO NET ZERO"; "Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity"; "How Bad Is A.I. for the Climate?"; "Automakers lobbying strongly against progressive EV policies, report reveals"; "New Carbon ‘Capture & Storage’ Method Revealed"; "Many people are feeling ecological grief. How can we help those whose work puts them at risk?"; "Heat is coming for our crops. We have to make them ready"; "Renewable energy passes 30% of world’s electricity supply"; "UN expert attacks ‘exploitative’ world economy in fight to save planet"; "Trapped people evacuated from FedEx facility after tornadoes hit Michigan"; "Amanda Seyfried Asked for a ‘Sustainable’ Met Gala Dress"; "Sweetgreen Is Introducing Steak. What About Its Climate Goals?"; "European Oil Giants Consider Shifting Their Listings to the U.S."; "Why 40°C is bearable in a desert but lethal in the tropics"; "The Farming Conundrum"; "Let's talk about the weather"; "‘I think that’s dangerous’: The moment the new CSIRO boss decided to hit back at Peter Dutton"; "Warming Could Push the Atlantic Past a ‘Tipping Point’ This Century"; "El Paso climate chief: Driving less, curtailing urban sprawl key to addressing climate change in Borderland"; "Hundreds of homes suddenly deemed flood-prone in inner-city estate"; "Tesla Fires Many on Charger Team, Raising Doubts About Expansion"; "In Norway, the Electric Vehicle Future Has Already Arrived"; "El Niño and La Niña, Explained"; "Threatened species have declined 2% a year since 2000. Nature positive? Far from it."; "Why clothes are so hard to recycle"; "What your home could look like in the global green power switch"; "Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures"; "The Widest-Ever Global Coral Crisis Will Hit Within Weeks, Scientists Say"; "‘Completely unacceptable’: Environmental offsets scheme riddled with breaches"; "Call for Australia’s offshore wind deals to protect against inflation"; "Eight climate activists arrested in Germany over airport protest"; "<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/18/sticky-trick-new
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Mark Spencer could never be a street-marching, placard-waving climate change protestor, but he was mighty comfortable behind a microphone doing all he could to alert people to the implications and complications of the climate crisis, and his latest adventure is through his new podcast, "Transmission". "Here comes winter … and more rain"; "Q&A: Al Jazeera’s Giles Trendle on covering climate across borders and boundaries"; "Banks have given almost $7tn to fossil fuel firms since Paris deal, report reveals"; "Prescribed burning can reduce wildfire damage"; "Sunshades, vines, and trees can help keep playgrounds cool"; "New Delhi Sweats Through Its Hottest Recorded Day"; "No need for countries to issue new oil, gas or coal licences, study finds"; "‘Unliveable’: Delhi’s residents struggle to cope in record-breaking heat"; "Jane Goodall inspires generations of conservationists – we need her education program in schools"; "Women are 14 times more likely to die in a climate disaster than men. It’s just one way climate change is gendered"; "How to cut stray cat numbers in a way that works better for everyone"; "More than 22 million people could soon run out of water in this city"; "Have We Crossed a Dangerous Warming Threshold? Here’s What to Know."; "When will global greenhouse gas emissions peak?"; "This Interactive Chart Shows Changes in the World's Top 10 Emitters"; "Young, green and European: Meet the new generation of eco-activists running in the EU elections"; "Planet has enough clothes to dress the whole world for the next 100 years"; "FASHION’S PATH TO NET ZERO"; "Giant Batteries Are Transforming the Way the U.S. Uses Electricity"; "How Bad Is A.I. for the Climate?"; "Automakers lobbying strongly against progressive EV policies, report reveals"; "New Carbon ‘Capture & Storage’ Method Revealed"; "Many people are feeling ecological grief. How can we help those whose work puts them at risk?"; "Heat is coming for our crops. We have to make them ready"; "Renewable energy passes 30% of world’s electricity supply"; "UN expert attacks ‘exploitative’ world economy in fight to save planet"; "Trapped people evacuated from FedEx facility after tornadoes hit Michigan"; "Amanda Seyfried Asked for a ‘Sustainable’ Met Gala Dress"; "Sweetgreen Is Introducing Steak. What About Its Climate Goals?"; "European Oil Giants Consider Shifting Their Listings to the U.S."; "Why 40°C is bearable in a desert but lethal in the tropics"; "The Farming Conundrum"; "Let's talk about the weather"; "‘I think that’s dangerous’: The moment the new CSIRO boss decided to hit back at Peter Dutton"; "Warming Could Push the Atlantic Past a ‘Tipping Point’ This Century"; "El Paso climate chief: Driving less, curtailing urban sprawl key to addressing climate change in Borderland"; "Hundreds of homes suddenly deemed flood-prone in inner-city estate"; "Tesla Fires Many on Charger Team, Raising Doubts About Expansion"; "In Norway, the Electric Vehicle Future Has Already Arrived"; "El Niño and La Niña, Explained"; "Threatened species have declined 2% a year since 2000. Nature positive? Far from it."; "Why clothes are so hard to recycle"; "What your home could look like in the global green power switch"; "Scientists Are Freaking Out About Ocean Temperatures"; "The Widest-Ever Global Coral Crisis Will Hit Within Weeks, Scientists Say"; "‘Completely unacceptable’: Environmental offsets scheme riddled with breaches"; "Call for Australia’s offshore wind deals to protect against inflation"; "Eight climate activists arrested in Germany over airport protest"; "<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/18/sticky-trick-new
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