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Climate Conversations

A continuous conversation about climate change - news, views and interviews.

Podcast · By Robert McLean · Australian English · Official site

Indexed episodes, last 90 days
27
Latest publication
Sep 11, 2026
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Jul 6, 2026

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  1. Episode · Sep 11, 2026

    500 in 50: A few see climate change as a hoax, most want more questions asked, and answered, some want to take the middle road (opens the original)

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    Another 10 people were interviewed, and their responses to 10 similar questions, despite the odd outlier, illustrate their eagerness for a broader understanding of climate change. "Keep asking questions", one interviewee said. She said the questions were good, not lecturing and were drawing people along, rather than forcing them to justify their position. If you want to be a part of this project, you can contact me on the phone at 0400 502 199 or via email at r.mclean7@icloud.com.

  2. Episode · Sep 10, 2026

    Climate News: Naomi Klein on the war to survive and supremacist governments; AI centre threat in Melbourne; Heat deaths will continue, unconscionable behaviour in U.S. (opens the original)

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    Author, filmmaker, and activist, Naomi Klein talks about the concern she has for supremacist governments. " AI data centre puts Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge at risk "; " What flash droughts and a super El Nino will mean for your summer "; "‘ Deaths Will Continue to Mount,’ Scientist Warns After August and Summer 2026 Set US Heat Records "; " Investments promising social or environmental benefits need tougher anti‑greenwashing rules "; " Half-billion-dollar battery project to power Shepparton Nor

  3. Episode · Sep 10, 2026

    Webinar: Former Goanna folk-rock group band member Shane Howard says we are in 'nutso-world' (opens the original)

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    Shane Howard, a former key member of the Australian folk-rock group Goanna, is now a conservationist and activist who has a positive outlook, but declares we are now in "nutso-world." Howard was the special guest on the first of a series of webinars organised by The Wilderness Society to recognise and celebrate its 50th anniversary. The next of the "Fight Doom" events is scheduled for Wednesday, September 16.

  4. Episode · Sep 6, 2026

    Climate News: Leaders too afraid to acknowledge climate influence; EVs now Australia's top selling cars; The world rushes past 1.5 degrees celsuis (opens the original)

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    Former Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, refused to acknowledge climate change when the country was ablaze in 2019/20, and now the present PM, Anthony Albanese, follows the same path despite UN warnings and the collapse of the "third pole" in Nepal. " The shift is now absolute’: China’s BYD says Australia just passed its EV tipping point "; " Many Italians Long Resisted Air-Conditioning. Then Europe Got Hotter. "; " We’re In Deep Shit, But Not Because of El Niño "; " Australia called ou

  5. Episode · Sep 3, 2026

    Climate News: 'Bat-shit crazy' - Climate Council CEI Amanda McKenzie on the decision to proceed with the Beetaloo Basin project in Australia's Northern Territory (opens the original)

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    Australia's Climate Council CEO, Amanda McKenzie, has described plans to go ahead with the Beetaloo Basin project as "bat-shit crazy". " Nepal knows only too well the devastating dangers of climate change "; " Melbourne records its warmest winter on record, as bushfire season looms "; " E nd Times Fascism and the Fight for the Living World. "; " This company has built a solar car. I took it for a drive ".

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