EPISODE · Mar 29, 2022 · 4 MIN
Quick Climate Links: Boris's dad, Stanley storms into Australia heaping climate praise on the LNP Government
from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean
Stanley Johnson (pictured), the father of British PM, Boris, visits Australia heaping climate praise on Australia's wonderfully progressive LNP Government and was interviewed on ABC's RN Breakfast by Patricia Karvelas - "Stanley Johnson on climate, Brexit and Russia". Other Quick Climate Links today are: "Biolinks Alliance"; "Bendigo Sustainability Festival"; "Feds to pledge $1 billion for faster rail from Sydney to Newcastle"; "Budget to include $3.3 billion for Vic road and rail networks"; "Never mind the economy - the election outlook counts more"; "Property worth $25b at risk from coastal erosion"; "Whistleblower’s ‘fraud’ claim threatens integrity of $4.5 billion carbon offset scheme"; "Government ‘must guarantee’ gas funds won’t benefit Russian oligarch"; "Government pledges $5.4bn for North Queensland dam before business case"; "Dare I become a mum in a changing climate? The debate and guilt is shifting"; "Oil giants under scrutiny as climate pressure intensifies"; "L.A's asphalt-covered schoolyards are an environmental injustice"; "More than a million homes to be powered by offshore wind energy under ‘game-changing’ Victorian plan"; "Victorian towns plead for running water supply, sewerage systems"; "Volkswagen prepares for a deglobalized world"; "Here’s how food waste can generate clean energy"; "Property developers fight NSW bid to make houses more energy-efficient and climate-resilient"; "War Shakes Europe Path to Energy Independence, Climate Goals"; "No, sunscreen chemicals are not bleaching the Great Barrier Reef"; "In 20 years of studying how ecosystems absorb carbon, here’s why we’re worried about a tipping point of collapse"; "FACT SHEET: United States and European Commission Announce Task Force to Reduce Europe’s Dependence on Russian Fossil Fuels"; "Why wetlands are a versatile climate and biodiversity hack"; "Sweenies Creek Farm"; "Forage"; "Amid backlash, USPS orders more EVs — but will still mostly run on gas"; "Cities need to be redesigned for the climate crisis. Can they make us happy, too?"; "From poop to power: partnership turns pig manure into energy"; "Why are my allergies so bad? Climate change may be partly to blame."; "Top corporate lobbying group shows its true colors on climate change"; "‘Disruptive action’ on climate only preaches to the converted"; "Antarctic ice-shelf collapses after unprecedented heatwave"; "Severe coral bleaching hits the Great Barrier Reef just as the government is trying to say it’s not in danger"; "Russia’s murderous regime is propped up by oil and gas – Australia and the world must switch"; "Flood peak revised down for Lismore, severe weather threat moves to NSW Mid North Coast"; "Government plan to let renewable agency fund fossil fuels blocked after Liberal-led committee’s motion"; "Gold Coast suburb has $1.4bn in property at ‘very high risk’ from coastal erosion"; "“Perverse:” Australian fossil fuel subsidies will top $22,000 a minute this year"; "‘David and Goliath’ battle over waste-to-energy plan in Angus Taylor’s NSW seat generates electoral heat"; "‘Diverse genetics’: Queensland researchers hope Jagger the koala will help protect his species"; "Flood evacuation orders issued for Lismore after man and dogs die in Queensland"; "Insurers could have been climate heroes. Instead, they have risked a crisis to dwarf 2008"; "Energy regulator backtracks on assessing climate impacts of natural gas pipelines"; "Banks promised climate action. Where is it?"; "Maldives greenlights destructive dredging to build housing and luxury resorts"; "Great Barrier Reef authority confirms unprecedented sixth mass coral bleaching event"; "Meet the people shaping the future of our planet"; "Taylor’s latest $50m gas subsidy splurge deplored as “slap in the face for flood victims”". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".
What this episode covers
Stanley Johnson (pictured), the father of British PM, Boris, visits Australia heaping climate praise on Australia's wonderfully progressive LNP Government and was interviewed on ABC's RN Breakfast by Patricia Karvelas - "Stanley Johnson on climate, Brexit and Russia". Other Quick Climate Links today are: "Biolinks Alliance"; "Bendigo Sustainability Festival"; "Feds to pledge $1 billion for faster rail from Sydney to Newcastle"; "Budget to include $3.3 billion for Vic road and rail networks"; "Never mind the economy - the election outlook counts more"; "Property worth $25b at risk from coastal erosion"; "Whistleblower’s ‘fraud’ claim threatens integrity of $4.5 billion carbon offset scheme"; "Government ‘must guarantee’ gas funds won’t benefit Russian oligarch"; "Government pledges $5.4bn for North Queensland dam before business case"; "Dare I become a mum in a changing climate? The debate and guilt is shifting"; "Oil giants under scrutiny as climate pressure intensifies"; "L.A's asphalt-covered schoolyards are an environmental injustice"; "More than a million homes to be powered by offshore wind energy under ‘game-changing’ Victorian plan"; "Victorian towns plead for running water supply, sewerage systems"; "Volkswagen prepares for a deglobalized world"; "Here’s how food waste can generate clean energy"; "Property developers fight NSW bid to make houses more energy-efficient and climate-resilient"; "War Shakes Europe Path to Energy Independence, Climate Goals"; "No, sunscreen chemicals are not bleaching the Great Barrier Reef"; "In 20 years of studying how ecosystems absorb carbon, here’s why we’re worried about a tipping point of collapse"; "FACT SHEET: United States and European Commission Announce Task Force to Reduce Europe’s Dependence on Russian Fossil Fuels"; "Why wetlands are a versatile climate and biodiversity hack"; "Sweenies Creek Farm"; "Forage"; "Amid backlash, USPS orders more EVs — but will still mostly run on gas"; "Cities need to be redesigned for the climate crisis. Can they make us happy, too?"; "From poop to power: partnership turns pig manure into energy"; "Why are my allergies so bad? Climate change may be partly to blame."; "Top corporate lobbying group shows its true colors on climate change"; "‘Disruptive action’ on climate only preaches to the converted"; "Antarctic ice-shelf collapses after unprecedented heatwave"; "Severe coral bleaching hits the Great Barrier Reef just as the government is trying to say it’s not in danger"; "Russia’s murderous regime is propped up by oil and gas – Australia and the world must switch"; "Flood peak revised down for Lismore, severe weather threat moves to NSW Mid North Coast"; "Government plan to let renewable agency fund fossil fuels blocked after Liberal-led committee’s motion"; "Gold Coast suburb has $1.4bn in property at ‘very high risk’ from coastal erosion"; "“Perverse:” Australian fossil fuel subsidies will top $22,000 a minute this year"; "‘David and Goliath’ battle over waste-to-energy plan in Angus Taylor’s NSW seat generates electoral heat"; "‘Diverse genetics’: Queensland researchers hope Jagger the koala will help protect his species"; "Flood evacuation orders issued for Lismore after man and dogs die in Queensland"; "Insurers could have been climate heroes. Instead, they have risked a crisis to dwarf 2008"; "Energy regulator backtracks on assessing climate impacts of natural gas pipelines"; "Banks promised climate action. Where is it?"; "Maldives greenlights destructive dredging to build housing and luxury resorts"; "Great Barrier Reef authority confirms unprecedented sixth mass coral bleaching event"; "Meet the people shaping the future of our planet"; "Taylor’s latest $50m gas subsidy splurge deplored as “slap in the face for flood victims”". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".
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Quick Climate Links: Boris's dad, Stanley storms into Australia heaping climate praise on the LNP Government
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