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Climate Action Show
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Climate change - what's hot and what's not. Find out what is happening in community campaigns around the country, as well as the latest science and the solutions that are available now.
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Summer Repeat: NATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL GREEN LIGHT TO SANTOS IN GOMEROI COUNTRY
Feb 2Tap to summarizeNATIVE TITLE TRIBUNAL GREEN LIGHTs SANTOS GAS WELLS IN GOMEROI COUNTRY At the time this show was broadcast we did not know the decision which will be devastating for all those who continue to stand up to prtect the Pilliga, to protect the Great Artesian Basin and to prevent gas,whether it is burned here or exported,from aggravating climate chaos. This podcast contains the voices of Gomeroi people and their allies who cames down from Narrabri and elsewhere to bring a sacred flame to NSW Parliament. You will hear MC Raymond Bubble Weatherill, MP Jackie Scrubie, Assistant Secretary of Unions NSW Vanessa Seagrave, Assistant Secretary of Nurses and Midwives Association Michael Whaites, A Gomeroi speaker from Teachers Federation. MP Jeremy Buckingham and Gomeroi Woman Kara Kinchella from Lock the Gates Alliance. *****************************************************Part 2 is an interview with Simon Kerr by Bella Jesson.They are talking about the No Music on a Dead Planet campaign https://nomusic.au/#signup(link is external) We're building community & solidarity as part of a global movement committed to collective action
Transcribe →Summer Repeat: DESTRUCTION of the 44 Public Housing Towers
Jan 26Tap to summarizeRosie and Bella interview Steve Mintern from OFFICE, critical urban geographer Dr Kate Shaw and designer and activist Cat Macleod about the environmental and social impacts of demolishing the 44 public housing towers in Melbourne. Steve Mintern is a landscape architect and is one of the managing directors of OFFICE, a charitable not-for-profit design and research practice in Melbourne. OFFICE is made up of a group of architects who assist community groups in advocating for better outcomes within their built environment. We talk about the research OFFICE has done into certain public housing communities, such as the Ascot Vale Estate, and their more sustainable solution of Retain, Repair and Reinvest.Critical urban geographer Dr Kate Shaw has a background in urban planning, focusing on the cultures of cities and the political-economic and social processes that shape them. Cat Macleod is a long-time climate and social justice activist and a designer passionate about saving the public housing towers. We speak to both of them together on the current pickets and research surrounding the situation which does not support the demolition of the public housing towers. Resources mentioned includeRAHU: https://rahu.org.au/?srsltid=AfmBOoqLeQJPL0-b596hLCtlDy0Jw7skKV25ZHDnijF...Save Public Housing Collective:https://www.savepublichousing.com/(link is external)
Transcribe →Summer Repeat: THE GREAT KOALA NATIONAL PARK
Jan 19Tap to summarizeWe speak to Mark Graham who, like so many others, has risked a lot to advocate for these Gondwanaland forests. He pays tribute to many of the groups and individuals who have worked for this achgievement and firsat among them are the Gumbaynggirr People whose traditional lands are on the mid North Coast, stretching from the Nambucca River(link is external) in the south to the Clarence River(link is external) in the north, and inland to the Great Dividing Range. Their country is associated with the area around Coffs Harbour(link is external) and includes beaches, rivers, estuaries, and mountains. Virginia Young says that Carbon Offsets are used to delay real action on Climate Change and Australia is one of the countries most relying on them instead of rapidly moving away from coal oil and gas.https://wilderness.org.au/forest-carbon-explained
Transcribe →Summer Repeat: BELEM : NAVIGATING AGAINST THE END OF THE WORLD
Jan 12Tap to summarizeBELEM : NAVIGATING AGAINST THE END OF THE WORLD Guests:Claudia Antunes - Journalist with Sumauma from the heart of the Amazon. She explains the innovative TROPICAL FORESTS FOREVER FACILITY launched by President Lula at COP30. Her excellent article below is TFFF, banking on capitalism to save the planet.https://sumauma.com/en/fundo-florestas-tropicais-para-sempre-uma-aposta-...(link is external) https://sumauma.com/en/amazonario/autor/claudia-antunes/(link is external) Liesa Clague - reading Yanomami womens manifesto "Navigating against the end of the world". She describes the birthright of Yanomami children to be born in the forest and our responsibility to protect it.https://sumauma.com/en/por-que-os-garimpeiros-comem-as-vaginas-das-mulhe...(link is external) Jacinda Ardern and Christiana Figueres at COP30 in Belem. The talk about indigenous leadership and how this is front and centre in this Brazilian Conference in the heart of the Amazon Forest. Dr Antimony Deor in an interview with Jane Morton, explores how the Biotic Pump theoretically cools the climate. Forests like the Amazon, if left intact, drive atmospheric moisture inland. This is achived by tree evaporating and condensing of large amounts of water vapour. Jane argues that we could achieve 1 degree of climate cooling by protecting the worlds tropical forests. PROTECTING THE FOREST PROTECTORSMeanwhile, this message from Survival International shows us how hard it is going to be for Brazil and other countries to enforce the law and protect the guardians of the forest.
Transcribe →Summer Repeat: Runa Khan; "Friendship" and mangrove restoration
Jan 5Tap to summarizeRUNA KHAN WINS EARTHSHOT PRIZE THE HOLISTIC WORK OF "FRIENDSHIP" AND ITS MANGROVE RESTORATION IS RECOGNISED IN RIO This show is dedicated to the memory of the late Dr Saleemul Huq, Bangladeshi climate scientist, friend of this radio show and determined participant in every COP.
Transcribe →GURRIDYULA GABBA WUNGU - WADDANANGU CULTURAL CUSTODIAN
Dec 22Tap to summarizeCLIMATE ACTION SHOWProduced by Vivien LangfordDecember 22nd 2025 GURRIDYULA GABBA WUNGGU WADDANANGU CULTURAL CUSTODIAN AT RISING TIDE AND COP3O IN BRAZIL Guests:Matthew Jeffrey - Wadi Wadi Man and First Nations Support at Rising Tide Newcastle November 2025 Gurridyula Gabba Wunggu - Wangan and Jagalingou - Waddanangu Cultural Custodian.His song "Gee'd up" sent to the Gomeroi people fighting off Santos Gashttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c81f5egGzCc Jayden Kitchener Waters - Gomeroi and Ngiyampaa Public Servant and singer suspended for the sign "No pride in Genocide" on his guitar. We hear one of his songs.https://nit.com.au/27-11-2025/21501/gomeroi-and-ngiyampaa-government-staffer-suspended-responds-to-conduct-breach-allegations-with-letter-in-language The Rising Tide Blockade of the World's biggest coal port at Muloobinba/Newcastle was just the beginning. Next year is going to be very tough for coal, oil and gas. These interviews and songs take us into the spirit of the people who have protected waters, forests land and sea country for millenia. BACKGROUNDThe First International Conference for the Just Transition Away from Fossil Fuels is announced for April 28-29 in 2026. The Netherlands and Colombia will host it at Santa Marta coal port in Colombia.It will be a landmark event focussed just on international cooperation in phasing out coal, oil, and gas and moving beyond UN talks to create concrete plans and pathways for a fair transition.The conference aims to bring together governments, experts, and civil society to build on declarations like the Belem Declaration. Momentum built up at COP 30 in Belem has led to the urgent need to work out the legal, economic, and social steps for a fossil-free future. To read more about President Gustavo Petro who has not pertmitted any NEW oil and gas exploration in this oil rich region here is his 2023 lecture at Stanford University.'https://fsi.stanford.edu/news/colombian-president-gustavo-petro-urges-transition-green-energyhttps://fsi.stanford.edu/news/colombian-president-gustavo-petro-urges-transition-green-energy INTERVIEWSWe hear from Matthew Jeffrey about Indigenous leadership by Tiwi Islanders in co operation with Timor Leste, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia in protecting their common sea country against gas drilling. Then Garridyula, explores with us how vital fresh water is. He is cultural Custodian of the Waddanagu cultural ceremony which protects the sacred Doongmabula Springs. He spoke at the First Nations Yarning space in Newcastle and contributed to the stories First Nations people told in Brazil at the massive conference COP 30 in Belem.Listeners will remember the massive STOP ADANI campaign and how many people have been graciously welcomed to Wangan and Jagalingou country. This is a beautiful interview in which we hear that the exploiters are children who do not understand the water table and how destructive their mining activities are.Adani/Bravus continues to export coal but at a much lower volume that planned and with considerable reputational damage here and abroad. The Waddanangu Ceremony continues because these are eternal waters and need our protection.https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/article/fire-still-burning-for-custodians-in-fight-against-mine/mm2lxpgax Jayden Kitchener Waters sang at a Palestine Action Rally in Sydney.National Indigenous Times 27/11/2025 : "Jayden Kitchener-Waters has been suspended with pay after going public with his alleged experience of censorship at the Premier's public servants Awards.On Monday November 17, Mr Kitchener-Waters was due to play his song 'Nhayla', written for his niece and sung in both English and Ngiyampaa language, before Premier's Department staff told him messages painted on his guitar were "too political" and could be seen as "taking sides"."NO PRIDE IN GENOCIDE", "FREE GAZA" and "F*CK THE IDF" was the writing in concern.Mr Kitchener-Waters offered to cover the word 'f*ck' before the issue was raised with the phrase referring to genocide."
Transcribe →CLIMATE ACTION IN KOALA PARK and NEWCASTLE COAL PORT
Nov 18, 2024Tap to summarizeClimate Action Show Produced by Vivien LangfordNovember 18th 2024CLIMATE ACTION IN KOALA PARK and NEWCASTLE COAL PORT Rising Tide Protestival Register now - https://www.risingtide.org.au/blockade-rego Rising Tide Protest organisers outside NSW Court this week- Photo Wendy Bacon at Michael West media Speakers at the Bob Brown Foundation Rally in Sydney to Protect Native ForestsMark Graham - "Our forest are our future. They keep us safe"Phil Zylstra - Associate Professor at Curtin University, and as Honorary Fellow at the University of Wollongong.Alex the Astronaut - https://www.youtube.com/c/AlextheAstronautKate Carol - National Parks association - Citizen ScienceEmily Mitchell - Rising TideTO REGISTER - https://www.risingtide.org.au/blockade-regoThe courtcase : https://michaelwest.com.au/rising-tide-climate-protestival-to-go-ahead-despite-court-ruling/Little Green - https://littlegreenmusic.com/homeUncle Bruce Shillingsworth - https://www.facebook.com/mundagutta/Video: Bob Bown and Alexa Stuart : From saving the Franklin to shutting down the world's largest coal port https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqvHnYt0aNg PLUS : Rising Tide Spokeperson Zack Schofield****************************************************************************************************Rising Tide climate ‘Protestival’ to go ahead despite court rulingby Wendy Bacon | Nov 9, 2024 | Government, Latest Posts"NSW Police argued that the risks to safety outweighed the right to protest. Rising Tide barrister Neal Funnell told the court that the group did not deny that there were inherent risks in protests on water but pointed to evidence that showed police logs revealed no safety concerns or incidents during the 2023 protest.Although he accepted the police argument about safety risks, Justice Fagan acknowledged that the “organisers of Rising Tide have taken a responsible approach to on-water safety by preparing very thorough plans and protocols, by engaging members of supportive organisations to attend with outboard motor driven rescue craft and by enlisting the assistance of trained lifeguards."In his judgement, Justice Desmond Fagan affirmed that protesting without a permit is lawful".NSW Council for Civil Liberties is one of more than twenty organisations that supported the Rising Tide case.In response to the prohibition order, its Vice-President Lidia Shelly said, “Rising Tide submitted a Form 1 application so that NSW Police could work with the organisers to ensure the safety of the public. The organisers did everything right in accordance with the law. It’s responsible and peaceful protesting. Instead, the police dragged the organisers to Court and furthered the public’s perception that they’re acting under political pressure to protect the interests of the fossil fuel industry.”
Transcribe →PLIBERSEK WHAT THE HECK
Nov 4, 2024Tap to summarizeCLIMATE ACTION SHOWProduced by Vivien Langford November 4th 2024WHAT THE HECK PLIBERSEK! "It's wishful thinking that gas miraculously moves overseas without emissions".ROBERT HOWARTH - Famous Ecosysystem Scientist at Cornell University As the minister for the Environment and climate change Tania Plibersek approves new coal and gas projects these groups push back: Frack Free NT - Louis Boyle Bryant in an interview about Tamboran Resources and the Beetaloo Basin Gas in NT Get up! - CEO Larissa Baldwin at Darling Harbour First Nations Defenders - Aunty Rhonda Dixon, Gadrian Hoosen from Boroloola NT, Raymond Bubbly Weatherall from Gomeroi Country who chaired the meeting out side Plibersek's Nature Positive Conference. NSW Greens - MP Sue Higginson- "People right now are standing up against logging of precious Bulga State Forest and its enfdangered species" Lock the Gate Alliance - Nic Clyde AYCC - Natasha Abhayawickrama Nature Conservation Council Jaqui Mumford "NSW is a global hotspot for biodiversity destruction"Plus Move Beyond Coal, Knitting Nanas, XR Drummers ACTION ALERT- Rising Tide Protestival at NewcastleSign the petition https://www.risingtide.org.au/To ensure Australia is doing its fair share for a safe climate, we call on the Government to:1. Tell Australians and the rest of the world when Australia will stop approving new coal mines.2. Tell Australians and the rest of the world when Australia will stop approving new oil and gas projects.3. Stop offsets being used to justify new fossil fuel projects.4. End native forest logging.Rising TidePart 1: The People’s Blockade VENUE: NOBBY’S BEACH, NEWCASTLE Saturday /Sunday 23/24th NovemberJoin thousands stopping coal exports from the world’s largest coal port for 50 hours, including 2 full nights! Workshops, speeches, kids activities, live music & floating dance parties - climate action has never been so fun!VENUE: PARLIAMENT LAWN, CANBERRA Wednesday 27th NovemberAfter rolling Blockade media coverage, we‘ll ride the wave of media attention to Canberra. At Parliament House we’ll demand the PM answer: “When will you stop new coal and gas?” in a peaceful, fun vigil. Sydney Environment Institute Stories are the toolbox seriesPreventing more climate chaos is one thing. Being prepared for the consequences is another.The second item is courtesy of the Stories are the toolbox podcasthttps://shows.acast.com/the-sei-podcast-seriesThis episode shows a Blue Mountains neighbourhood preparing for bushfire.Disaster-affected communities frequently emphasise the need to ‘know your neighbours’ – know who they are, what their needs and plans may be and what skills and resources they have. This vignette demonstrates how for some communities this takes the form of warden or street facilitator networks; people who understand the lay of the land, can serve as a point of contact for advice and organise street-level disaster preparation and readiness activities.
Transcribe →CLIMATE MELTDOWN
Oct 7, 2024Tap to summarizeCLIMATE ACTION SHOWOCTOBER 7th 2024 Produced by Vivien Langford with Simon Walker in UK"CLIMATE MELTDOWN" Antonio Guterres As England closes its last coal fired power plant, UK Just Stop Oil keeps up the pressure to stop licensing new oil and gas projects. The jail sentences for acts of non violent civic action are extreme. UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk described the sentences as "deeply troubling".[14] Michel Forst, the United Nations special rapporteur for environmental defenders, attended two days of the trial and was critical of the proceedings, stating that such severe sentences for non-violent protest are "not acceptable in a democracy"Good News -very late in history for UK and far in the future for Australia.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-30/last-coal-fired-power-plant-in-uk-officially-closes/104378430 Guests1. From the United Nations:Mia Mottley -Prime Minister of Barbados " Prayers and hopes are not strategies that can tackle the climate crisis"Antionio Guterres- Secretary General of the UN - "We are in a crisis of Climate Meltdown" 2. Courtesy of Democracy Now :Amy Goodman and Nermeen ShaikhWe host a roundtable discussion on the climate crisis and the Democratic Party’s response with Ojibwe lawyer and founder of the Giniw Collective Tara Houska; climate organizer Collin Rees, who was part of the ExxonMobil action at the DNC; and climate scientist Michael Mann. Professor Michael Mann - https://thebulletin.org/2024/08/project-2025-the-right-wing-conspiracy-to-torpedo-global-climate-action/Collin Rees - Oil Change US - https://oilchangeus.org/Tara Houska - https://healingmnstories.wordpress.com/2023/08/17/labor-management-strife-at-mn350/ 3. From Simon Walker in UKDr Kush Naker - https://juststopoil.org/ https://fossilfueltreaty.org/Discuss the Whole Truth Five including Roger Hallam who face 4 years in prison.https://novaramedia.com/2024/07/19/the-whole-truth-five-refused-to-be-silenced-and-theyre-heroes-for-it/ 4. From Sydney Environment Institute - Stories are the ToolkitEpisode 1: Coordinating the BoatsFlood-affected communities do not remain idle when the need is urgent. This vignette covers one way in which community members organised a system of tracking and coordinating boat rescues to save lives and to minimise the substantial risk taken by those on the water.New South Wales communities have faced devastating bushfires and floods, intensified by climate change. In response, communities have mobilised, organising crucial response and recovery efforts that have saved lives, provided support, and built long-term resilience. Storytelling is an invaluable tool in risk reduction planning, serving as a powerful means of conveying complex information, fostering community engagement, and preserving cultural heritage. These narratives often highlight local knowledges, which are crucial for understanding and addressing unique risks and challenges faced by specific regions.
Transcribe →DAVID LINDENMAYER AND TIM FLANNERY
Sep 30, 2024Tap to summarizeCLIMATE ACTION RADIO SHOWSeptember 30th 2024Produced by Vivien Langford David Lindenmayer and Tim Flannery: The Forest Wars David Lindenmayer and Tim Flannery discuss the logging and mismanagement of Australia’s native forests and their impact on climate change. This is a discussion conducted at the State Library of NSW 22.08.24 World-leading forest expert Professor David Lindenmayer’s life has been dedicated to forests and forest management. His new book The Forest Wars: The ugly truth about what’s happening in our tall forests exposes the panoply of myths, lies and misinformation that underpins the management of Australia’s native forests, using robust scientific and economic evidence he has gained over 40 years of research.Professor Lindenmayer will be in conversation with one of Australia’s leading writers on climate change, internationally acclaimed scientist and conservationist Professor Tim Flannery. This illuminating conversation will investigate ongoing deep-seated problems with native forest logging, and discuss ways in which we can preserve our priceless forests. Professor David Lindenmayer AO is a world-leading expert on forest conservation and is ranked among Australia's top 50 scientists. Based at the Australian National University, he has led large-scale environmental research programs in Australia for over four decades. He is the author of 49 books on forests, including, his latest The Great Forest. Tim Flannery was 2007 Australian of the Year. In 2013 he founded, and is chief councillor of the Australian Climate Council, Australia’s largest and most successful crowdfunded organisation. Flannery has taught at Harvard University, and has advised governments both in Australia and Canada. In 2007 he established and co-chaired the Copenhagen Climate Council, and in 2011 was appointed Australia’s first Climate Commissioner.A palaeontologist, Professor Flannery has published over 140 peer-reviewed scientific papers and has named 25 living and 50 fossil mammal species, many from PNG. A well-known commentator and author, his 32 books include The Future Eaters (1994), The Weather Makers (2005) and The Climate Cure (2020).
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