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Climate Conversations

Climate Conversations

By: Robert McLean
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A continuous conversation about climate change - news, views and interviews.Robert McLean Philosophy Social Sciences
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  • Climate News: Chinese electric car manufacturers build vehicles that are both nimble and fast
    May 12 2025

    Chinese electric car companies are building vehicles that are both nimble and fast, and denting the sales of traditional manufacturers: " This luxury car can use ‘leap mode’ for potholes – but it’s not a Ferrari";

    "‘Getting barer by the day’: drought conditions in SA and Victoria worsen, leaving rural communities in the dust";

    "Govt mulled, then scratched, home solar incentive";

    "It’s almost winter. Why is Australia still so hot?";

    "Climate Justice Organizers Hold Mock Funeral for 1.5ºC Paris Agreement Target";

    "Hawai’i Isn’t Backing Down From Its Lawsuit Against Big Oil Over Climate Crisis";

    "Trump considers weakening nuclear agency in bid for more power plants";

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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Climate News: Rebecca Huntley appears on Q&A questioning the future of Australia's National Party
    May 9 2025

    Rebecca Huntley (pictured) appeared on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's television program Q&A, questioning the viability and value of Australia's National Party.

    "Even as emissions level off, carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is growing faster than ever. Here’s why";

    "These 3 climate misinformation campaigns are operating during the election run-up. Here’s how to spot them";

    "How to talk about climate change";

    "The Women’s Climate Congress";

    "About one third of young adults are skeptical about democracy";

    "Woodside commits $18bn to US project that climate advocates warn ‘would export harmful gas until the 2070s’";

    "New study compares growing corn for energy to solar production. It’s no contest.";

    "Renewables, coal or nuclear? This election, your generation’s energy preference may play a surprising role";

    "James Hansen and the scientific contest about accelerated warming: 2025 is the crunch year";

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    20 mins
  • Webinar: 'Hazard reduction burning is so last century as a medieval fire practice , we need to looking at smarter ways of dealing with fires' - Prof David Lindenmayer
    May 7 2025

    Professor David Lindenmayer (pictured). from The Fenner School of Environment & Society at the Australian National University, was the guest on a May 1 webinar organised by the "Victorian Forest Alliance".

    Professor Lindenmayer discussed "Disturbance and flamability: how logging and burning makes forests more flammable".

    His understanding of Australian forests, their history and how our interference with them, along with the challenges with the quickly unfolding dilemma of climate change, makes them significantly more susceptible to fire,

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    1 hr and 10 mins
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