EPISODE · May 20, 2025 · 39 MIN
Climate News: Melbourne's CBD should be car-free according to Salvador Rueda
from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean
Salvador Rueda (pictured) envisages a car-free CBD for Melbourne, arguing during an event ar the city's RMIT University that Melbourne’s grid design and tram network made it suited to superblocks, and land close to train stations could be their starting point because “you don’t need the car, practically”: "Car-free superblock pioneer’s vision for Melbourne – and the one thing he forbids";"Humanity is compressing millions of years of natural change into just a few centuries";"Average months now feel cold thanks to climate change";"How weather ‘blocks’ have triggered more extreme heatwaves and floods across Europe";"Heat extremes in southern Africa might continue even if net-zero emissions are achieved";"Waste-to-energy in Australia: how it works, where new incinerators could go, and how they stack up";"Energy Australia is in court accused of greenwashing. What is the case about and why is it significant?";"The maps that show how climate change is driving up the cost of insuring Melbourne homes ";"EnergyAustralia accused of misleading customers over ‘carbon-neutral’ bills";"How parts of a dead gas rig washed up on our beaches";"As the Latrobe Valley moves away from coal jobs, could a green worker’s cooperative offer a solution?";"How Green Is Pope Leo XIV?";"‘The Earth Loses a Defender’: Pope Francis Fought for the Poor and the Planet";"After the 2025 election: Energy transition and restoration of Australian growth";"Trump’s New Executive Order Promotes Deep Sea Mining in US and International Waters While Bypassing International Law";"As Costs and Temperatures Rise, Trump Moves to Gut Low-Income Energy Assistance";"A Clean Energy Boom Was Just Starting. Now, a Republican Bill Aims to End It.";"‘April showers’ – a rainfall scientist explains what they are and why they are becoming more intense";"How the weather got ‘stuck’ over the UK – and produced an unusually dry and warm spring";"Haiku has captured the essence of seasons for centuries – new poems contain a trace of climate change";"The Climate Fiction Prize 2025: the five shortlisted books reviewed by our experts";"First large-scale study of telemedicine’s carbon impact uncovers big climate benefits";"House Republicans are about to wreck Trump’s nuclear-powered dream";"Plastic may be warming the planet more than we thought";"Project 2025 Is at the Center of Trump 2.0";"How the World’s Most Powerful Corporations Have Fought Accountability for Climate Change";"Europe ‘lagging’ behind on human rights by not recognising right to healthy environment, experts say";"Red meat and cars mean French men have a 26% higher carbon footprint than women, study says";"Europe’s electricity grid is outdated and risks derailing fossil fuel phase out, report finds";"‘Greenlandisation’, sea ice, permafrost: how polar words explain a changing world";"Running blind: The silencing and censoring of environmental threats to US national security";"To the new environment minister, Murray Watt: it’s time to get reforms right";"Tiny frogs and fjords: Australian student features in Nature's Science photo competition";"<a href="https://theconversation.com/from-nuclear-to-nature-laws-heres-where-new-liberal-leader-sussan-ley-stands-on-4-en
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Salvador Rueda (pictured) envisages a car-free CBD for Melbourne, arguing during an event ar the city's RMIT University that Melbourne’s grid design and tram network made it suited to superblocks, and land close to train stations could be their starting point because “you don’t need the car, practically”: "Car-free superblock pioneer’s vision for Melbourne – and the one thing he forbids";"Humanity is compressing millions of years of natural change into just a few centuries";"Average months now feel cold thanks to climate change";"How weather ‘blocks’ have triggered more extreme heatwaves and floods across Europe";"Heat extremes in southern Africa might continue even if net-zero emissions are achieved";"Waste-to-energy in Australia: how it works, where new incinerators could go, and how they stack up";"Energy Australia is in court accused of greenwashing. What is the case about and why is it significant?";"The maps that show how climate change is driving up the cost of insuring Melbourne homes ";"EnergyAustralia accused of misleading customers over ‘carbon-neutral’ bills";"How parts of a dead gas rig washed up on our beaches";"As the Latrobe Valley moves away from coal jobs, could a green worker’s cooperative offer a solution?";"How Green Is Pope Leo XIV?";"‘The Earth Loses a Defender’: Pope Francis Fought for the Poor and the Planet";"After the 2025 election: Energy transition and restoration of Australian growth";"Trump’s New Executive Order Promotes Deep Sea Mining in US and International Waters While Bypassing International Law";"As Costs and Temperatures Rise, Trump Moves to Gut Low-Income Energy Assistance";"A Clean Energy Boom Was Just Starting. Now, a Republican Bill Aims to End It.";"‘April showers’ – a rainfall scientist explains what they are and why they are becoming more intense";"How the weather got ‘stuck’ over the UK – and produced an unusually dry and warm spring";"Haiku has captured the essence of seasons for centuries – new poems contain a trace of climate change";"The Climate Fiction Prize 2025: the five shortlisted books reviewed by our experts";"First large-scale study of telemedicine’s carbon impact uncovers big climate benefits";"House Republicans are about to wreck Trump’s nuclear-powered dream";"Plastic may be warming the planet more than we thought";"Project 2025 Is at the Center of Trump 2.0";"How the World’s Most Powerful Corporations Have Fought Accountability for Climate Change";"Europe ‘lagging’ behind on human rights by not recognising right to healthy environment, experts say";"Red meat and cars mean French men have a 26% higher carbon footprint than women, study says";"Europe’s electricity grid is outdated and risks derailing fossil fuel phase out, report finds";"‘Greenlandisation’, sea ice, permafrost: how polar words explain a changing world";"Running blind: The silencing and censoring of environmental threats to US national security";"To the new environment minister, Murray Watt: it’s time to get reforms right";"Tiny frogs and fjords: Australian student features in Nature's Science photo competition";"<a href="https://theconversation.com/from-nuclear-to-nature-laws-heres-where-new-liberal-leader-sussan-ley-stands-on-4-en
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Climate News: Melbourne's CBD should be car-free according to Salvador Rueda
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