EPISODE · May 25, 2022 · 12 MIN
Quick Climate Links: 'Going up to COP26 last year was a reminder just how out of step we are' - David Pocock
from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean
David Pocock (pictured) is known to many Australians for his exploits on the rugby fields, both here in Australia and overseas, and on Saturday, stood as a candidate for the Australian Government and at this point appears to have been successful in his bid to become a Senator. Cycling takes centre stage on the World Resources Institute podcast, "Big Ideas into Action". A recording of today's discussion with David can be found on The Australia Institute website. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "‘I thought I was imagining things’: New Zealand readers on close encounters with city birds"; "Australia excels at exporting the climate problem. Now it can finally export solutions"; "Between Machine and Prey: An Artist Talk with Kris Verdonck and Kristof van Baarle"; "CULTURAL GARDENERS - Australian Cultural Alliance for Climate Action"; "EVANESCE features work by artists whose practice deeply engages with critical issues associated with the Climate Emergency."; "Emission-free Technology — The Only Universal Solution for Climate Change"; "A Time Traveler from 1900 Would Not Recognize Today’s Weather"; "Demystifying Hydrogen: Victorian Hydrogen Hub (VH2) Hydrogen Readiness Program"; "7 Great Biking Cities (and Which Trails to Ride)"; "Spot the greenwashing"; "Do Airline Climate Offsets Really Work? Here’s the Good News, and the Bad."; "Oil Executives Grilled Over Industry’s Role in Climate Disinformation"; "Businesses Aim to Pull Greenhouse Gases From the Air. It’s a Gamble."; "Iconic Hawaiian bird faces possible extinction"; "Labor now has the chance to act with gusto on climate policy"; "NOAA predicts as many as 6 major Atlantic hurricanes for 2022"; "Australia can swiftly end the climate wars and become a renewable superpower. Here’s how"; "3 Ways US Cities Broke Clean Energy Records in 2021"; "The Ukraine Crisis Threatens a Sustainable Food Future"; "The Bar for Corporate Climate Leadership Has Risen"; "The Hidden Gem of Recycling"; "3 Simple Habits That Can Build Your Resilience and Optimism in the Face of a Climate Crisis"; "The U.S. Has Spent More Than $2 Billion on a Plan to Save Salmon. The Fish Are Vanishing Anyway."; "Quad praises Albanese government’s higher ambition on climate"; "‘No excuses’: limited conservation efforts could save at least 47 Australian animals from extinction"; "Climate change means South Asia’s devastating heat wave a ‘sign of things to come,’ scientists warn"; "Energy poverty in the climate crisis: what Australia and the European Union can learn from each other"; "Project EDGE update: reactive power and voltage regulation devices to enhance operating envelopes"; "The election shows the conservative culture war on climate change could be nearing its end"; "Good timing and hard work: behind the election’s ‘Greenslide"; "Don’t believe the backlash – the benefits of NZ investing more in cycling will far outweigh the costs"; "New Zealand must get over its obsession with big cars and go smaller or electric to cut emissions": "Coalition delayed news that electricity prices are set to rise until after federal election": "Tropical rainforests dying at twice the rate from drier, hotter conditions, study finds"; "NT Laramba residents consider further court action as absence of safe water laws problematic"; "Labor, Greens look set to push businesses to adopt tougher emission targets"; "Pastoralist company to join forces with Beetaloo Basin traditional owners to resist gas exploration"; "Can New Zealand hit its renewable electricity goal?"; "Govt’s punt on cutting emissions must be transparent"; "How oil companies rebranded deceptive climate ads as ‘free speech’"; "From the community | Open letter: Doerr School of Sustainability should cut ties with the fossil fuel industry"; "The database of fossil fuel divestment commitments made by institutions worldwide"; "Tobacco an
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David Pocock (pictured) is known to many Australians for his exploits on the rugby fields, both here in Australia and overseas, and on Saturday, stood as a candidate for the Australian Government and at this point appears to have been successful in his bid to become a Senator. Cycling takes centre stage on the World Resources Institute podcast, "Big Ideas into Action". A recording of today's discussion with David can be found on The Australia Institute website. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "‘I thought I was imagining things’: New Zealand readers on close encounters with city birds"; "Australia excels at exporting the climate problem. Now it can finally export solutions"; "Between Machine and Prey: An Artist Talk with Kris Verdonck and Kristof van Baarle"; "CULTURAL GARDENERS - Australian Cultural Alliance for Climate Action"; "EVANESCE features work by artists whose practice deeply engages with critical issues associated with the Climate Emergency."; "Emission-free Technology — The Only Universal Solution for Climate Change"; "A Time Traveler from 1900 Would Not Recognize Today’s Weather"; "Demystifying Hydrogen: Victorian Hydrogen Hub (VH2) Hydrogen Readiness Program"; "7 Great Biking Cities (and Which Trails to Ride)"; "Spot the greenwashing"; "Do Airline Climate Offsets Really Work? Here’s the Good News, and the Bad."; "Oil Executives Grilled Over Industry’s Role in Climate Disinformation"; "Businesses Aim to Pull Greenhouse Gases From the Air. It’s a Gamble."; "Iconic Hawaiian bird faces possible extinction"; "Labor now has the chance to act with gusto on climate policy"; "NOAA predicts as many as 6 major Atlantic hurricanes for 2022"; "Australia can swiftly end the climate wars and become a renewable superpower. Here’s how"; "3 Ways US Cities Broke Clean Energy Records in 2021"; "The Ukraine Crisis Threatens a Sustainable Food Future"; "The Bar for Corporate Climate Leadership Has Risen"; "The Hidden Gem of Recycling"; "3 Simple Habits That Can Build Your Resilience and Optimism in the Face of a Climate Crisis"; "The U.S. Has Spent More Than $2 Billion on a Plan to Save Salmon. The Fish Are Vanishing Anyway."; "Quad praises Albanese government’s higher ambition on climate"; "‘No excuses’: limited conservation efforts could save at least 47 Australian animals from extinction"; "Climate change means South Asia’s devastating heat wave a ‘sign of things to come,’ scientists warn"; "Energy poverty in the climate crisis: what Australia and the European Union can learn from each other"; "Project EDGE update: reactive power and voltage regulation devices to enhance operating envelopes"; "The election shows the conservative culture war on climate change could be nearing its end"; "Good timing and hard work: behind the election’s ‘Greenslide"; "Don’t believe the backlash – the benefits of NZ investing more in cycling will far outweigh the costs"; "New Zealand must get over its obsession with big cars and go smaller or electric to cut emissions": "Coalition delayed news that electricity prices are set to rise until after federal election": "Tropical rainforests dying at twice the rate from drier, hotter conditions, study finds"; "NT Laramba residents consider further court action as absence of safe water laws problematic"; "Labor, Greens look set to push businesses to adopt tougher emission targets"; "Pastoralist company to join forces with Beetaloo Basin traditional owners to resist gas exploration"; "Can New Zealand hit its renewable electricity goal?"; "Govt’s punt on cutting emissions must be transparent"; "How oil companies rebranded deceptive climate ads as ‘free speech’"; "From the community | Open letter: Doerr School of Sustainability should cut ties with the fossil fuel industry"; "The database of fossil fuel divestment commitments made by institutions worldwide"; "Tobacco an
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