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TREES, SOIL CARBON AND CARBON CREDITS Monday 22nd June 2020Produced by Vivien Langford and Andy BrittGuestsJessica Panegyres - Wilderness SocietyWayne Wescott - GreenfleetLouisa Kiely - Carbon Farmers Australia 

RISING FROM THE EMBERS15th JuneProduced by Vivien Langford and Andy BrittGuestsDr Bronwyn Gould AM - Sydney Wildlife RescueJames Link - Landcare AustraliaFrom the Embers Episode Home and housed . Produc ed by Alice AnsaraPart 1"A billion animals dead" was the headline. Were the worst fires in our history caused by arson, failed land management or the accelerant of climate change?While the focus of climate action is to rapidly reduce emissions, the quiet work of wildlife rescue and habitat restoration also plays a big part. Rising from the embers is like rising from the pandemic - huge mourning and a desire to build back better.Bronwyn Gould tells us about a possum called Phoenix, about de antlering trees to give a refuge to nesting species and what you can do to preserve wild life even in the city. Her photos of Phoenix and the Tawny Frogmouths in the link below will take your breath away.https://photos.app.goo.gl/V7RWddtj3B6PHNXm7  PHOENIXhttps://photos.app.goo.gl/FhbdbZz7T9WQfk5J9 MAKITA 

We've all seen the empty supermarket shelves which are now thankfully full - we're just trying to figure out what it means. We have been assured by the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources in a report hurriedly released that we in fact have nothing to worry about. The spin in the report and the speed with which it was released is a clear indication that the federal government is worrying itself. Yet the discussion surrounding food security has skewered some basic assumptions we have about food security in this country and how this relates to climate change. The models built on the past will not longer apply which means we can not look to the future with the same confidence we did. Former Deputy Chief of the Royal Australian Air force John Blackburn AO who analyses the resilience in the Australian food supply chain as a national security issue.Writer Laura Jean McKay in NZ about how her decision to cut emissions while travelling opened up some new adventures and her new book&n

HEALING THE EARTH1st June 2020Producer: Andy Britt Interviews: Vivien LangfordGuests:Greta ThunbergDr Tjanara Goreng GorengRev Glenn LoughreyBruce ShillingsworthVanessa  PetrieRhys Anderson  "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced"  James Baldwin Greta Thunberg spoke to the EU parliament.. The speaker said "You meet politicians who take a photo with you and then do nothing." But make no mistake, "you are not at the white house with Donald Trump, you are not in Australia where the prime minister is  " climatosceptique" You are in Europe! We are making the Green deal ."But Greta tells  this huge assembly  how we are deluding ourselves that we are taking climate action. How we are all pretending,pretending,pretending."We notice the house is on fire yet we go inside, go to bed and do not even call the fire brigade. Our targets for 2050 are wrong. We should have targets for 2020 and each year after that until the c

ONE MILLION JOBS/ ZERO CARBON COMMUNITIES25th May 2020. Produced remotely by Vivien Langford and Andy BrittGuests: Heidi Lee - Business and Industry lead at Beyond Zero EmissionsDr Heidi Edmonds- Communities investment lead BZE Eytan Lenko- Interim CEO at Beyond Zero EmissionsImogen Jubb- National manager Zero Carbon CommunitiesUrsula Hogben - Zero Emissions  Sydney NorthMichael Copsey- Banyule Clean Energy GroupMusic "Failed State" by David Rovics " Only a crisis produces real change. When that crisis occurs the actions that are taken depend on ideas that are laying around"* Post pandemic  there are so many ideas laying around.Will the old  ideas based on coal oil and gas receive stimulus spending? Will retrofitting buildings to require zero heating and cooling receive a boost? The French are doing that for 500,000 buildings per year.What ideas will underpin the transition to clean energy?How will heavy industry reduce its emissions to zero?Why are communities helping

BUILDING THE BUSINESS CO-ALITIONMay 18th. Produced by Vivien Langford  and Andy BrittGuests at the Climate Emergency Summit at Melbourne Town HallPaddy ManningIan DunlopPaul GildingHeidi LeeSimon Holmes a CourtThis lively panel discussion, recorded before the pandemic showed us how great shifts can happen suddenly, is even more relevant now. Right now the Climate community is zooming and publishing and trying to influence the stimulus spending towards a livable biosphere. The practical solutions from tonight's panel  shine a light on the path forward.  Ian Dunlop, with his depth of  experience in the fossil fuel industry, speaks of the " predatory delay and moral bankruptcy " of some business leaders,who had the best access to information and knew the risks of rising emissions. He says we must keep talking about the risks as CEOs have not accepted the urgency of emissions reduction. Paul Gilding says " If a country has a good plan, the business community will support it" Hei

Canberra People's Assembly Produced by Vivien Langford and Andy Britt 4th May 2020  The climate community converged on Canberra as bush fire smoke still billowed over the lawns. It was a people's assembly to deal with the climate emergency that has now fallen out of the popular news. Emissions have fallen with a global shutdown but the tipping points have already been passed for our great barrier reef and terrestrial biodiversity.  Lest we forget.We hear from Veterinarians for Climate Action, moved by the drought affected livestock and wildlife they see. Indigenous leaders calling for water tanks and the fair allocation of water along the Darling/Baaka river. Extinction Rebellion, The Green Institute and Doctors Against War demanding leadership and citizen participation in our democracy to cut through the corruption and ideology.  We also hear from two politicians who stepped out bravely in front of this well informed crowd. One called us the conscience of the

We also spoke with Maryanne Slattery. Up until recently Maryanne was the senior water researcher at the Australia Institute. Before that she worked for the Murray Darling Basin Authority as the   for 12 years. Whilst there Maryanne didn't like what she saw. So much so she left and blew the whistle on them. We're going to find out about this and why the river system came to be in such bad health.We also spoke with University of Tasmania's school of social sciences Dr Natasha Chassagne. Dr Chassange wrote a piece connecting COVID and Climate Change. She also spoke about the South American social philosophy: buen vivir.

20th April. Interviews: Vivien Langford    Podcast: Andy BrittHOLDING A BRAVE SPACE and EMPATHY CAFEGUESTSRita Gyorrfy- The Empathy Cafe. Raven Karin Steiniger - Deep Ecology and XR Regenerative CultureRev Glen Loughry - Indigenous leader, minister and artist.Professor Helen Berry- Expert in public mental health during climate catastropheDr Sebastian Rosenberg - ANU Centre for Mental Health ResearchKavisha Mazzella - Italian songsThe pandemic has shown that a crisis can bring us together or push us apart. These interviews were recorded when the bushfires were still front of mind. At the people's climate assembly in Canberra with bushfire smoke billowing on the horizon, we heard about the  mental suffering of victims and firefighters as well as how resilience was sustained and supported.Helen Berry talks about community building as the foundation for Mental health.She says "people need to be encouraged in preparation for what is actually happening " not in denial. Checkout her article about

PAUSE EMISSION! IT'S A PANDEMIC.The Beyond Zero Emissions Community show produced by Vivien Langford and Michaela Stubbs. Broadcast at Radio 3CR in Melbourne  and  Radio Skid Row in SydneyGUESTSGilbert Rochecouste - Founder of Village WellChristine Milne - Greens International  AmbassadorJohn Grimes  - Smart Energy CouncilTragic times for many as hospitals and unemployment agencies are overwhelmed by Corona Virus.Challenging times for climate campaigners as this PAUSE in global emissions is a fork in the road.  CANA chat lunchtime webinars show we could  flatten the curve of emissions path we are on. The shutdown of industry in China is reportedly  yielding a 25% drop in emissions.Aviation and other transport is slowing and how happy will the elderly be to go on a cruise ship in the future? Could we achieve 700% Renewable energy and not only provision new green industries here but export green energy overseas?The lifting of some pollution means better health and blue skies.

30th March 2020THE NEW NEW DEAL from the National Climate Emergency Summit in Melbourne Town Hall Produced by Vivien Langford. Broadcast at 3CR and Radio Skid RowIn the month since these speakers were talking about transforming the economy,we have seen an uncanny slowing of our economy and cooling of global emissions caused by the pandemic. Now more than ever, we need to know how to use this opportunity to make an economic transition. Miriam Lyons  Organising director from Get Up! Spoke on a vision for a safe climateJohn Altman from ANU on inviting Indigenous People to assist in zero emissions industriesBlair Palese from Climate Risk on Insurance and Green BondsCatherine Welles from ACF on Rationing, massive economic change and  governance needed to take us along.Simon Shaw - Song : This changes EverythingIdeas arising in this session are:Developing Northern Australia must be done in partnership with indigenous people. Bio diversity conservation and drawdown strategies need their expertise

We spoke with Australian journalist Paddy Manning about his new book Inside the greens.Reefs worldwide are under threat from overfishing, industrial and agricultural runoff and of course climate change. Today the Great Barrier Reef is a boneyard in comparison to its former vivid glory. Yet Fiji are two decades into a reef conservation effort that draws on traditional indigenous knowledge and modern science. How are they doing? Very well it seems. Dr Austin Bowden-Kerby is The Coral Gardener who is an expert in both modern science and indigenous knowledge. The quality of the call was terrible there was such a lag so the traditional interview method didn't work but that was ok because Dr Austin was a great storyteller. I will explain each part - the first he talks about how the traditional Fijian idea of a tabu - a nofish area was rediscovered: here is the first part. 

SNOWY 2.0 THE NUMBERS DONT STACK UPProduced by Vivien Langford for Beyond Zero Emissions at Radio 3CR and Radio Skid rowPodcast by Andy BrittGuests:Bruce Mountain - Director of Victorian Energy Policy CentreTed Woodley - Treasurer National Parks Association and Energy expertGary Dunnett -  EO National Parks Association and ecology specialist Could the Goverment's huge project called Snowy 2.0 be an expensive white elephant?These interviews were recorded in Sydney as the historic 2019/2020 bushfires raged. All the  people were concerned about the Kosciusko National park. But beyond this, they have gathered evidence that the pumped hydro project announced by PM  Turnbull will never be used as the battery of our nation. At the very least they are begging the authorities to STOP and reconsider yet Government people.  to paraphrase Henry Higgins, " listen very nicely, then go out and do precisely what they want".The jobs and stimulus to the economy are irresistible. But clim

HEALING THE CLIMATE CHANGED MIND9th March 2020Producer: Andy Britt  Interviews: Vivien LangfordGuests: Greta Thunberg,  Dr Tjanara Goreng Goreng , Bruce Shillingsworth, Rev Glenn Loughry, Vanessa Petrie  and Rhys Anderson  "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced" James Baldwin Greta Thunberg spoke to the EU parliament just 4 days ago. The speaker said "You meet politicians who take a photo with you and then do nothing." But make no mistake, "you are not at the white house with Donald Trump, you are not in Australia where the prime minister is  " climatosceptique" You are in Europe! We are making the Green deal ."But Greta tells to this huge assembly  how we are deluding ourselves that we are taking climate action. How we are all pretending,pretending,pretending. We notice the house is on fire yet we go inside, go to bed and do not even call the fire brigade. Our targets for 2050 are wrong. We should have targets fo

ECOSYSTEMS IN COLLAPSE2nd March 2020Presented by Vivien Langford from The National Climate Emergency Summit. Melbourne town hall.The speakers  are three top scientists:David Lindenmayer - Professor of Ecology at ANU on Forest conservationCharlie Veron- Marine  Scientist and world coral expert on a Noah's Ark scheme for coralsMichael Mann- Director of Earth System Science Pennsylvania State University, on Australia's extreme climate.Jo Chandler - Science journalist and author as Moderator.    

FUTURE MAKERS - Transitions Film Festival24th February 2020Andy Britt:Production , Vivien Langford: InterviewsGuestsCarmen Modjito and Nir Tsafaty singing "House on Fire"Deborah Hart  Author of Saving Eden on GLOBAL THERMOSTAT  a film by Arthur RiffletZelda Grimshaw from the Australasian Theatre in  Cairns on FUTURE MAKERSMark Pearson director of PILLIGA RISING   

BUSINESS COLLAPSE and TRANSITION FILM FESTIVAL17th February 2020. Andy Britt -Production Vivien Langford - InterviewsPaul Gilding - Author of Climate Contagion 2020-2025Heidi Lee - BZE Business and Industry ManagerJulian O'Shea - Film "Solar Tuk" Bob Brown -  Film "Convoy"Bruce Shillingsworth - Film " When the rivers run dry"Christine MIlne - Ambassador for International GreensAt the Climate Emergency Summit 14/15th Feb, Paul Gilding showed that the threat of collapsing Fossil Fuel businesses will match the climate disruptions we are already facing. Ian Dunlop, whose association with Shell and the Coal Industry gives us an inside view , said they are engaged in "predatory delay" and must shut down within 2 years. Christine Milne saw signs at Davos of the corporations positioning themselves for bail outs.We ask : Are they too big to fail? Will we let them take us down with them? Please sign the declaration.Meanwhile Heidi Lee is helping business and industry to re imagine themselves using non fo

BUSHFIRES 2019/2020Podcast:Andy Britt.    Interviews and production :Vivien LangfordElise Papineau - Anthropologist and XR BrisbaneJamie Hanson - Campaign Manager-Greenpeace Asia pacificMark Ogge - The Australia Institute. author of  National Climate Disaster FundMusic - Rachel Collis "Wired and Awake" and Kavisha Mazzella -Italian songsNSW Parliament Item:Simon Clough- Lock the gate allianceAaron and Fiona - Bushfire victims 2019David Shoebridge - NSW MP and climate activist 2020 was the year we should have seen emission plummet. Instead the New Year bushfires from Qld all the way down the great dividing range and also in S.A have changed everything. A mortal blow for some families,for wildlife and livestock, for whole forests and many species.... In sorrow we will not forget you.The villains in the media and government have tried to deflect attention from the coal,oil and gas industries who have dried out the country and changed the weather patterns. The headline was "The blame game begi

In the Eco-Miser's Guide to Super we are looking at all the ways you can make money and save the planet from Climate Change:We Speak toTom Swann: Tom is a research assistant at The Australia Institute on a project looking at opportunities and obstacles for fossil fuel divestment in Australia. He is also a spokesperson for the Fossil Free ANU Campaign and a student in the Master of Climate Change. Last year Tom Swann published the report High Carbon from a Land Down Under where he confronted the political talking point that Australia is a tiny carbon emitter.Dan Gocher:  Director of Climate and Environment at Australian Center for Corporate Responsibility. They specialise in shareholder activism a chance to confront decisions made in the interests of shareholders by those in the general public concerned about climate change.Maryanne Campbell: Principal Financial Adviser and Ethical Investment Specialist and founder of Gold Leaf Financial Services.