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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: Letter writer wonders how court can find in Santos favour; New peak oil demand is increasingly cloudy; 'Torching our kids future'

    Climate News: Letter writer wonders how court can find in Santos favour; New peak oil demand is increasingly cloudy; 'Torching our kids future'
    Feb 26 2026
    Melbourne Age letter writer questions court finding on Santos."There’s a New Forecast for Peak Oil Demand. It’s Increasingly Cloudy.";"‘Ball bearings in the snow’: The role of climate change in deadly avalanches";"US Youth, Climate Coalition Sue to Stop Trump EPA ‘From Torching Our Kids’ Future’";"Missing Profits May Be a Problem for the Green Transition";"Have China's carbon emissions peaked?";"From fossil fuelled tanks to wildfires: How Russia’s war on Ukraine is destroying the planet";"Ocean Warming Drives ‘Deeply Concerning Loss of Marine Life,’ Study Shows";"Prehistoric creatures flocked to different latitudes to survive climate change – the same is taking place today";"Released emails reveal heavy political lobbying as massive gas project extended";"Mass extinction: our fossil study reveals which types of species are most at risk from climate change";"Severe flooding – in central Australia? How a vast humid air mass could soak the desert";"Climate change is drying out the ‘forgotten rivers’ that keep the Murray-Darling alive. We need a new plan".
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    44 mins
  • Webinar: We can't wait for others to act, we have to tell the climate change story and lead our communities toward change

    Webinar: We can't wait for others to act, we have to tell the climate change story and lead our communities toward change
    Feb 22 2026

    Sarah Newman (pictured) is the founder and director of the "Climate Mental Health Network" and was the MC for the webinar, "Thriving in an Age of Disasters: Building Emotional Resilience & Taking Climate Action".

    One of the speakers was Elizabeth Bagley, the Managing Director of "Project Drawdown".

    She encouraged those at the webinar to check out the "Drawdown Explorer".

    Climate change and mental health are increasingly appearing in the same sentence, and this webinar helps people develop some perspective on what is an inherently challenging question.

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    58 mins
  • Interview: David Brian is enthusiastic about hemp and wants others, particularly Northern Victorian famers to be equally enthusiastic

    Interview: David Brian is enthusiastic about hemp and wants others, particularly Northern Victorian famers to be equally enthusiastic
    Feb 20 2026

    David Brian (pictured) is the president of the Victorian Hemp Association, which has a field day at Northern Victoria's Nanneella on Sunday, February 22.

    David is passionate about educating people, particularly farmers, about hemp.

    He regularly attends exhibitions, conferences, field days and festivals to educate people about hempcrete and its benefits.

    He also works with farmers in Victoria and southern New South Wales who are interested in growing hemp, and they will have a chance to learn more on Sunday, February 22, at Nanneella, during a field day.

    David's company, "Southern Hemp", will be at the "Seymour Alternative Farming Field Day" in April this year.
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    12 mins
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