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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: It was 2005 and the Australian LNP Government knew about the perils of climate change ands continued with business as usual
    Jan 1 2026
    Phillip Ruddock (pictured) was Australia's Attorney General in 2005, and along with his parliamentary counterparts was well aware of the perils of climate change - "Cabinet Papers 2005: From The Archives";"Previously secret cabinet documents reveal Howard government tried to mitigate 'homegrown' terrorist threat";"Socialism Should Give Us Hope for Tomorrow";"Heat, drought and fire: how extreme weather pushed nature to its limits in 2025";"A gas betrayal. King plan favours foreign buyers, gas cartel over mums and dads";"How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points?";"Oregon faced a huge obstacle in adding green energy. Here’s what changed this year";"How the climate crisis showed up in Americans’ lives this year: ‘The shift has been swift and stark’ ";"Greenwashing, illegality and false claims: 13 climate litigation wins in 2025";"Queensland to continue to allow farmers to shoot flying foxes after revoking ban on controversial practice";"Understanding climate change in America: Skepticism, dogmatism and personal experience";"‘Choose people and planet over pain’: UN chief highlights climate impact of war in New Year’s call";"Why you should consider a ‘flight diet’ in 2026";"The great climate vibe shift of 2025";"150 Years of Change: How Old Photos, Recaptured, Reveal a Shifting Climate".
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    36 mins
  • Climate News: Parenting in a climate crisis with Bridget Shirvell - turning fear into action
    Dec 31 2025

    Tijana Jovanovic from Queensland's School of Social Impact interviews freelance journalist and author, Bridget Shirvell, about her book "Parenting in a Climate Crisis: A Handbook for Turning Fear into Action".

    Shirvell, an Environmental journalist and parent, has created a handbook for parents to help them navigate these questions and more, weaving together expert advice from climate scientists, environmental activists, child psychologists, and parents across the country.

    She helps parents answer tough questions (how did we get here?) and raise kids who feel connected to and responsible for the natural world, feel motivated to make ecologically sound choices, and feel empowered to meet the challenges of the climate crisis—and to ultimately fight for change.

    Learn more abourt Bridget from her website: "Bridget Shirvell".

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    32 mins
  • Climate News: David Spratt from Breakthrough is not a sensationalist, he prefers facts, evidence and science, but is not afraid of telling the truth, no matter how grim - here he looks back at 2025
    Dec 22 2025

    David Spratt's "Climate hot takes for 2025";

    "Greenpeace’s Fight With Pipeline Giant Exposes a Legal Loophole";

    "When disasters strike, home batteries could be a lifeline";

    "Trump Administration Plans to Break Up Premier Weather and Climate Research Center";

    "‘The biggest transformation in a century’: how California remade itself as a clean energy powerhouse";

    "Green light for first apartment block in ‘great design’ high-density push";

    "‘Borrowed time’: crop pests and food losses supercharged by climate crisis";

    "This Simple Chemistry Fix Could Revolutionize Flow Batteries";

    "‘The anxiety never disappears’: Monmouth businesses recover from severe flooding".

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    32 mins
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