EPISODE · Sep 20, 2025 · 1H 14M
Climate News: Some days Australia is a petrostate, others it is not - read 'Science Under Siege'
from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean
Some days, Australia presents as a petrostate; others, it's not that at all.Read the new book by Michael Mann and Peter Hotez, "Science Under Siege," to better understand Australia's Chameleon-like behaviour."Will the government's 2035 target avert a climate crisis?""Littleproud labels Labor's 2035 climate target a 'con job' ";"'Falls short': Vanuatu on Australia's 2035 climate target";"Bowen weighs in on climate target criticism";"Three times faster: Climate target means emissions need drastic fall over next decade";"‘It’s a farce’: Treasury reveals only one number in play for Albanese’s climate target";"Australia needs to quadruple its number of wind farms. This year, none have been funded";"How Tim Winton hopes to inspire a generation of ‘ocean defenders’";"‘Too late to avoid any impacts’: The reality of Australia’s climate crisis";"In 2050, I’ll be 46. These climate targets abandon my generation";"‘We love it’: How Caroline turned a knockdown into a home built to last";"Bowen has committed Australia to reducing emissions by 62 to 70 per cent by 2035. What does this even mean?".
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Some days, Australia presents as a petrostate; others, it's not that at all.Read the new book by Michael Mann and Peter Hotez, "Science Under Siege," to better understand Australia's Chameleon-like behaviour."Will the government's 2035 target avert a climate crisis?""Littleproud labels Labor's 2035 climate target a 'con job' ";"'Falls short': Vanuatu on Australia's 2035 climate target";"Bowen weighs in on climate target criticism";"Three times faster: Climate target means emissions need drastic fall over next decade";"‘It’s a farce’: Treasury reveals only one number in play for Albanese’s climate target";"Australia needs to quadruple its number of wind farms. This year, none have been funded";"How Tim Winton hopes to inspire a generation of ‘ocean defenders’";"‘Too late to avoid any impacts’: The reality of Australia’s climate crisis";"In 2050, I’ll be 46. These climate targets abandon my generation";"‘We love it’: How Caroline turned a knockdown into a home built to last";"Bowen has committed Australia to reducing emissions by 62 to 70 per cent by 2035. What does this even mean?".
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Climate News: Some days Australia is a petrostate, others it is not - read 'Science Under Siege'
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