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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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  • Webinar: Dr David McCoy discusses the importance of good governance, something a critical importance to global health and in the world's approach to climate change

    Webinar: Dr David McCoy discusses the importance of good governance, something a critical importance to global health and in the world's approach to climate change
    Aug 27 2025

    Dr David McCoy (pictured) appears on a "Saving the World" webinar, emphasising the importance of good governance when it comes to global health.

    In this webinar, "Power, accountability and global health governance", Dr McCoy speaks about the principles of good global health governance, examining current and evolving power dynamics in global health and how accountability deficits need to be plugged to improve the quality and effectiveness of global health governance. In doing so, he highlights the role and accountability of powerful private actors in global health governance.

    He describes some of the work being done by the United Nations University International Institute for Global Health (UNU-IIGH).
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    29 mins
  • Interview: Ryan Batchelor chaired a Victorian State Government committee considering climate resilience - near two years of work resulted in a report of more than 450 pages

    Interview: Ryan Batchelor chaired a Victorian State Government committee considering climate resilience - near two years of work resulted in a report of more than 450 pages
    Aug 26 2025

    Ryan Batchelor (pictured) is the member for Melbourne's Southern Metropolitan in Victoria's Legislative Council and is the chair of the Environment and Planning Committee.

    Mr Batchelor and his committee spent nearly two years considering and preparing a report of more than 450 pages about the state's "Climate Resilience".

    Sadly, the committee's terms of reference for the study didn't allow it to consider mitigation, but rather adaptation in reference to the state's built environment.
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    22 mins
  • Climate News: Late U.S. stand-up comedian, George Carlin, talks plastic: 'The planet will be fine, but we're going away'

    Climate News: Late U.S. stand-up comedian, George Carlin, talks plastic: 'The planet will be fine, but we're going away'
    Aug 18 2025
    Late U.S. stand-up comedian, George Carlin, joked about plastic and the fate of the planet, and this human creation is on the international agenda."The lifecycle of plastics, a modern wonder that is choking the planet";"Deadlocked on Plastic Pollution";"Flash floods kill more than 360 in Pakistan, India";"Canada’s Wildfire Season Is One of Its Worst Ever, and It’s Not Over Yet";"Cost of state’s renewable energy transmission plan predicted to double";"Intense rainfall, chilly nights and possible flooding on the way for Australia's east coast";"Soft plastics recycling looks set to return to supermarkets. Cutting back on plastic would be even better";"How could we clean up the algal bloom?";"Spain deploys hundreds of extra troops as it steps up efforts to bring wildfires under control";"A perfect firestorm";"El Paso’s Heat Is Killing in Record Numbers. It May Only Get Worse";"As the Great Salt Lake dries up, clouds of dangerous dust blow into boomtowns";"After a Drought Last Year, Ohio Farmers Wished for Rain. Now Downpours Are Destroying Their Crops";"Global Warming in Vogue, Deal With It!".
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    57 mins
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