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Musicians are increasingly turning to their craft to help us, and them, better understand and deal with the climate crisis. A podcast from Climate One "Coping with Climate through Music" takes us into this growing field. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Scientists call for incentives to help households transition away from gas use in homes"; "Critical climate indicators broke records in 2021, says UN"; "Public health expert promotes benefits of electric vehicles"; "5,000 firefighters tackle wildfires across US south-west"; "Net Zero Delivery Summit"; "The Remote Work Revolution Spawns a New Class of Supercommuters"; "World leaders not doing enough to deliver Glasgow commitments, says Cop president"; "This election, are the teals ready to take on the fossil fuel lobby that’s captured the major parties?"; "Australia’s Prime Minister Ignored the Climate. Voters Could Make Him Pay."; "How a Group of Female Independents Aims to Revive Australian Democracy"; "Australia found to be world leader in coal power greenhouse emissions"; "How do the major parties rate on climate policies? We asked 5 experts"; "Plenty of carrots but few sticks in climate plan"; "Emissions plan is good, as far as it goes"; "Do Airline Climate Offsets Really Work? Here’s the Good News, and the Bad."; "Oil Executives Grilled Over Industry’s Role in Climate Disinformation"; "The Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor evaluates the transparency and integrity of companies’ climate pledges"; "The A List 2021"; "Businesses Aim to Pull Greenhouse Gases From the Air. It’s a Gamble"; "World’s largest meat company, JBS, increases emissions by 51% in five years despite 2040 net zero climate target, continues to greenwash its huge climate footprint "; "Apple and Disney among companies backing groups against US climate bill"; "Hunga volcano generated incredible atmospheric waves"; "Exxon Doubles Down on ‘Advanced Recycling’ Claims That Yield Few Results"; "Revealed: How Car and Airline Advertising ‘Misleads’ the Public and Threatens Climate Action"; "What’s at stake for the climate in Australia’s election?"; "Rich countries seek coal-to-clean energy deals with Indonesia and Vietnam"; "Who will replace Patricia Espinosa as the UN climate chief?"; "Urgent action needed to ensure a resilient energy transition amid severe global challenges"; "Why climate change matters to Latinos"; "The kids are not OK"; "Renewable energy lessons from European communities"; "Creativity, agency, urgency in cities: the Rise Africa Action Festival"; "Worried about climate change? You’re not alone"; "More than $1bn of Coalition’s climate funding could go to fossil fuel projects, analysis finds". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Climate scientist, Joëlle Gergis, is finalizing a new book - "Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope" to be published late in August. Her previous book - "Sunburnt Country: The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia" was published in 2018 giving an unparalleled perspective on how human activities altered patterns that have been with us for millions of years, and what climate change looks like in our backyard. Dr Gergis also had an article published recently on The Conversation: "I’m a climate scientist and writer: this election is the most important in Australia’s history". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Where are we heading with electric vehicles?"; "Gas industry and Coalition reach for a get-out-of-catastrophe-free card in climate crisis Monopoly"; "Australian doctors echo UN boss’s call for an urgent end to coal power"; "Major parties struggle to nail the climate message in key electorate"; "Resources minister decries ‘climate religion’ and vows Coalition push for more gas projects"; "The traditional owners taking on NT’s billion-dollar fracking industry"; "‘World is at boiling point’: humanity must redefine relationship with nature, says report"; "Rising Authoritarianism and Escalating Climate Change Are Supported by the Same Industries"; "Green spaces are not accessible for 2.8m people in UK, finds study"; "Mexican farmers demand redress for illegal mining and violence on their land"; "‘A new climate politics’: the 47th parliament must be a contest of ideas for a hotter, low-carbon Australia"; "Lismore faced monster floods all but alone. We must get better at climate adaptation, and fast";  "Prompt and accurate information is vital in a pandemic – the climate and biodiversity crises demand the same urgency"; "‘Clean hydrogen’ confounds most Aussies"; "Australia’s climate data to UN questioned as study finds land clearing in Queensland underreported"; "Australian rainforests dying faster"; "How climate change is triggering a global collapse in insect numbers"; "Oceans hotter and more acidic in 2021 as sea levels, human-induced greenhouse gases rise: WMO"; "Two-thirds of North American birds are at increasing risk of extinction from global temperature rise."; "BNEF says Auxin misinterpreted its research in calling for solar tariffs"; "Tories vote down gas giants windfall tax that could hand your family £600"; "Plant species can migrate in response to climate change – by hitching rides in animal bellies"; "Implicatory Denial: The Sociology of Climate Inaction"; "Australia’s greenhouse pollution from coal higher per person than any other developed country, data shows"; "Why do we swallow what Big Oil and the green movement tell us?"; "Woodside shareholders back BHP buy but blast climate plan"; "Nigeria, Netherlands to intensify efforts at curbing environmental hazards"; "Iraq dust storm sends more than 1,000 to hospital"; "Labor to set up independent environmental protection agency and restore ‘trust and confidence’"; "Queensland flood recovery: A flood victim has pushed back at major parties for lack of climate action"; "Australian Greens hope election focus on climate will bring their biggest representation yet"; "The Global Hunger Crisis Is Here"; "Climate change is driving migration to U.S. and making it more dangerous"; "Bursting into flower: the growth of sustainable blooms"; "Pollution responsible for one in six deaths across planet, scientists warn"; "The banks collapsed in 2008 – and our food system is about to do the same"; "Caesar’s favourite herb was the Viagra of ancient Rome. Until climate change killed it off". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Dr Haydn Washington (pictured) once wanted to put rockets on the moon, but he was only eight years old and life took him in a whole new direction enabling him to learn about the wonders we have here on Earth. The University of New South Wales adjunct lecturer has dedicated his life to making this a better place to live and sees those improvements coming through, among other things, our attention to the world's economic systems and so is involved with The New Economy and the Centre for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy. It was the 2011 book "Climate Change Denial: Heads in the Sand" that sparked my interest in Dr Washington, but he has written many others, the most recent being: "Ecoreciprocity: Giving Back to Nature". Another relatively recent book by Dr Washington is "Ecological Economics: Solutions for the Future". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Much is happening at "Climate Conversations" and today (April 19, 2022) we will be chatting with Dr Haydn Washington, an adjunct professor at the University of New South Wales, a prolific author, a man who is sensitive to the needs of the environment and a fellow who is prepared to call it like it is with regard population. Today's Quick Climate Links are: "Australian researchers show solar power can be generated at night"; "Greens to unveil $7.8 billion federal election home resilience package for flood-prone regions"; "Gas giants paying zero income tax on Australian operations, new data shows"; "How to Scale Up Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation"; "How the US Can Speed its Shift to Climate-smart Infrastructure"; "Michael Bloomberg Plans a $242 Million Investment in Clean Energy"; "Getting the World Clean, One Recycled Bar of Soap at a Time"; "Saudi Aramco cashes in on rising oil prices as profit jumps 80 percent."; "In the Philippines, a Landmark Finding Moves Fossil Fuel Companies’ Climate Liability into the Realm of Human Rights"; "Using a Board Game to Plan for a Changing Planet"; "Electric heavy-duty trucks are hitting the roads in California and beyond"; "New federal funding helps low-income households afford energy-efficiency upgrades"; "Opinion: Orange County fire magnifies a stunning truth about climate change"; "Bucking the trend: Is there a future for ultra long-haul flights in a net zero carbon world?"; "Air of compromise: NZ’s Emissions Reduction Plan reveals a climate budget that’s long on planning, short on strategy"; "When roads become rivers: forming a Plan B can stop people driving into floodwaters"; "6 books about the climate crisis that offer hope"; "12 leading UK pension funds to collaborate in support of climate transition in emerging markets"; "Clara-Pensions commits to Net Zero investment emissions"; "Shut down fossil fuel production sites early to avoid climate chaos, says study"; "This week in Congress: Gouging bill, climate talks, Ukraine"; "How the Long Recovery From Bush Fires Could Decide Australia’s Election"; "We must end our command-and-control relationship with the environment if we are to arrest its destruction": "Saudi Aramco posts $39.5bn Q1 profit"; "Grant King and the Big Gas Con – how fossil fuel giants are cheating Australia’s emissions system"; "WMBD: Concern as light pollution threatens birds across the world"; "Political Deniers" - George Monbiot; "David Piccini says Ontario’s Progressive Conservatives can lead on climate. Will voters believe him?"; "Miners competing over Ontario’s Ring of Fire have contentious relationships with Indigenous communities in Australia"; "Does growth demand sprawl? Ontario’s Peel Region will vote on opening up 10,000 acres of farmland for development"; "Doug Ford’s latest plan to reduce carbon pollution is low on ambition — and detail". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

An attempt to record an interview with Fusion Party Senate candidate, Kammy Carder Hunt (pictured), went wrong, I made a mistake and although I could hear the recording the interference was such, that it was unusable. Don't let that be a reflection upon the party; a party that has many wonderful ideas, including a desire to see Australia declare a climate emergency, and in what is a "clincher" for me, the party wants to see Australia adopt and implement a universal basic income (UBI). A UBI is about fairness, decency and equity, Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Zoe Daniel, who is challenging Goldstein incumbent, LiberaL MPTim Wilson, in the Saturday, May 21, Australian federal election, has declared the "Same isn't Safe" and you can read about what is happening: "Lies, election pitches and truth in advertising: Fake ‘teal’ pamphlets hit Goldstein letterboxes". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "A Total Moral Disaster" - the latest episode from Hot Take; "STHLM+50 Climate Hub" - another event from We Don't Have Time; "Climate Change Youth Leadership Program"; "Youth program seeks members"; "Yolanda Vega is running for a Federal Senate seat to represent Victorians"; "What It’s Like to Live Through India’s Nonstop Heat Wave"; "Greens to lay out priorities as poll nears"; "To reduce corporate emissions, CEOs need to be bold risk takers"; "Fiddling with a climate response while our workers face the heat"; "No, Mr Morrison. Minority government need not create ‘chaos’ – it might finally drag Australia to a responsible climate policy"; "Could we learn to love slugs and snails in our gardens?"; "Labor’s climate policy easily beats Coalition’s"; "Norway turns its back on gas and oil to become a renewable superpower"; "Help to buy EVs in ‘landmark’ New Zealand net zero climate plan"; "Breaking climate vows would be ‘monstrous self-harm’, warns Cop26 president"; "National Renewables in Agriculture Conference and Expo 2022"; "From climate change to cost of living action: Greens outline balance of power demands"; "‘Hard to turn off tap’: IFM Investors chair warns against gas subsidies"; "Scorched dystopia or liveable planet? Here’s where the climate policies of our political hopefuls will take us"; "Australian Conservation Foundation names Mount Isa the most polluted postcode in the country"; "‘Apocalyptic’ food prices will be disastrous for world’s poor, says Bank governor"; "UK Plans to Label Gas as a Green Investment to Replace Coal"; "The West’s Scramble for Gas Could Enrich and Empower Tiny Qatar"; "Enviro-friendly spray targets crop killer"; "How Rotterdam’s funky, climate-adapted architecture is putting it on the tourist map"; "How Ethiopia's 'false banana' could be the crop to face climate change"; "Almost 90% of us now believe climate change is a problem - across all political persuasions"; "In a year of endless floods, why isn’t disaster governance front and centre in the election campaign?"; "How NZ could become a world leader in decarbonisation using forestry and geothermal technology"; "I want my vote to count for nature: how do the major parties stack up?"; "Emissions plan is good, as far as it goes"; "Missed opportunity to correct emissions error"; "Australian authorities to buy out fisheries, citing climate crisis"; "Extreme Heat Drops Birds From Sky In South Asia"; "‘Cash, coal, cars and trees’: what progress has been made since Cop26?"; "How debt cancellation could help poor countries prepare for climate change"; "Here Are the Wildfire Risks to Homes Across the Lower 48 States"; "Getting environmental justice right at the EPA"; "Climate change has created a new workforce"; "Climate Dominoes - tipping point risks for critical climate systems"; "EthicalJobs.com.au wants to double your gift to Farmers for Climate Action"; "Johnson’s ‘jet zero’ plan unrealistic and may make UK miss CO2 targets – report". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Barrie Slatter (pictured) was a recent speaker at the Goulburn Valley University of The Third Age Natural Resources session and here he talks with us on "Climate Conversations". Barrie, from Great Britain, is a great fan of Australia and has been here nearly 40 times, a string of visits that began when a teacher exchange program saw him lecturing at Dookie College. His presentation at the GVU3A took us back centuries and then, in a chronological fashion, listeners were transported to the present and, along the way, exposed to the realities of climate change. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Rob Priestly (pictured in the Melbourne Age) has brought the fire and passion of an independent candidate to the usually conservative seat of Nicholls in northern  Victoria. Today's Melbourne Age (Sunday, May 15) carried the story: "‘One of the most likely to fall’: independent push gathers steam in regional Victoria". Also in The Melbourne Age, reporter Jane Sullivan tells readers: "Top Australian authors urge readers to put climate first in election vote". And the hero of the 2015/16 Paris climate talks, Christiana Figueres says, in an opinion piece, "Floods, fires, coral bleaching: Politicians leading the country to climate catastrophe". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Glorious beach summers are part of the Australian imagination. My children are making different memories"; "Tuvalu, sinking in the Pacific, fears becoming a superpower 'pawn'"; "20 solutions to climate change you can try from your own home"; "Can restaurant menus help diners choose climate-friendly meals?"; "Corporates must make ‘a pivot without precedent’"; "Australia’s Politics May Be Changing With Its Climate"; "Cost of living and fixing aged care are top concerns as election nears, ANU poll shows"; "Climate Poll 2021"; "How One Billionaire Could Keep Three Countries Hooked on Coal for Decades"; "Oil Giants Sell Dirty Wells to Buyers With Looser Climate Goals, Study Finds"; "Did Warming Play a Role in Deadly South African Floods? Yes, a Study Says."; "Pinterest Will Now Take Down Content Spreading Climate Change Misinformation"; "Missing the emissions for the trees: Biomass burning booms in East Asia"; "Philippines inquiry finds polluters liable for rights violations, urging litigation"; "Mexico’s oil gets even dirtier as flaring continues to soar"; "Environment tipping points fast approaching in UK, says watchdog"; "Temperatures could hit 27C in UK with week of sunshine forecast"; "Birds, beavers and microparks: experts plan to rewild London"; "Living Earth Movement"; "What Ministers in a new Government should do – climate change, China-US relations and our region"; "2022 Federal Election: Climate Scorecard"; "Qld rains ease but flood warnings remain"; "Perth teenager upcycles old electronics and computers to give them back to those in need"; "Ask Fuzzy: Why do we need dung beetles?"; "Climate Change Is Disrupting the Global Supply Chain Too"; "The U.S. pledged billions to fight climate change. Then came the Ukraine war"; "Heed the warnings of this palm tree, a 200-year-old drought survivor"; "Alan Kohler: The end of coal is nigh. The next government must tell the truth"; "Coming this Summer: Spiking Electricity Bills Plus Blackouts"; "Fossil Fuels Aren’t Just Harming the Planet. They’re Making Us Sick"; "Earth Has a 50-50 Chance of Hitting a Grim Global Warming Milestone in the Next Five Years"; "A Climate Progressive Leads a Crowded Democratic Field for Pittsburgh’s 12th Congressional District Seat"; "New Research Shows Aerosol Emissions May Have Masked Global Warming’s Supercharging of Tropical Storms"; "To Equitably Confront Climate Change, Cities Need to Include Public Health Agencies in Planning Adaptations"; "Warming Trends: Weather Guarantees for Your Vacation, Plus the Benefits of Microbial Proteins and an Urban Bias Against the Environment"; "Inside Clean Energy: In a World Starved for Lithium, Researchers Develop a Method to Get It from Water"; "‘Everything was orange’: US wildfires burning at furious pace early this year"; "Poisoned legacy: why the future of power can’t be nuclear"; "George Monbiot: ‘On a vegan planet, Britain could feed 200 million people’"; "South Africa’s April floods made twice as likely by climate crisis, scientists say"; "Plastic-stuffed seabirds sound alarm call for Australian ocean health"; "Coral reefs provide stunning images of a world under assault". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Investigative journalist, Rachel Donald, is behind the podcast "Planet Critical" and uses that platform to talk with influential people from all around the world. She says: "Essentially, it’s our behaviour that’s at the root of the problem. But so often this isn’t addressed as the root. Our economic system claims tech will save us from ourselves—but imagine we do find a silver bullet, do we have the social cohesion in place to implement that solution or any?  Her guest on this episode of "Planet Critical" is Richard Heinberg. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Readings on climate-change impacts and insurance"; "Grants help Wisconsin nonprofits purchase electric vehicles"; "Global CO2 emissions rebounded to their highest level in history in 202"; "Global Energy Review: CO2 Emissions in 2021"; "Husband of environmentalist who set himself on fire urges others to seize climate action: ‘Choose to live’"; "‘Everybody’s problem is drought’: One in four children could live with water shortages in 2040, UN warns"; "Beach house collapses into the waves in North Carolina as sea levels rise"; "UK faces ‘record’ heatwaves this summer – and it’s not a cause for celebration"; "Chart: US solar installations could fall 50% or more under new tariffs"; "Largest oil and gas producers made close to $100bn in first quarter of 2022"; "Thousands at risk as deluge batters Queensland"; "BIG – The Role of the State in the Modern Economy with Richard Denniss"; "Have Your Say on Victoria's 2035 Climate Target"; "Why Nobody Cares about Climate Change"; "‘We’ve had a decade of no leadership’: Scientists back ALP on climate action plans"; "Vanuatu’s push for legal protection from climate change wins crucial support". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Here is something different, "The Sweaty Penguin" podcast, argued to be "Antarctica's Hottest Podcast". Take a listen to the Business Green podcast: "Net Zero Innovate Podcast 2 Lord Adair Turner and the exciting world of green industrial innovation". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "‘Criminalising our right to protest’: green groups’ anger over public order bill"; "Queensland floods: woman dies after vehicle is swept away as more heavy rain forecast"; "‘Shocking’ coral bleaching report quietly released after accusations of political interference"; "Nigeria, 10 other countries demonstrate actions to meet climate goals"; "There will never be a better time to save the planet"; "What pundits don’t say about climate change"; "Things I Read: A solar future isn't just likely — it's inevitable"; "Electricity prices are spiking, ten times as much as normal. Here are some educated guesses as to why"; "Climate change hits low-income earners harder – and poor housing in hotter cities is a disastrous combination"; "Australia has rich deposits of critical minerals for green technology. But we are not making the most of them … yet"; "The Biggest Potential Water Disaster in the United States"; "The Southwest’s Drought and Fires Are a Window to Our Climate Change Future"; "Insights. Ideas. Integration. Impact."; "Revealed: the ‘carbon bombs’ set to trigger catastrophic climate breakdown" "‘We will believe it when we see it’: the unanswered questions surrounding the Dungowan Dam"; "‘AFL players are concerned’: how the black summer fires spurred Tom Campbell to act on climate change"; "‘Our ancestors are in the rocks’: Australian gas project threatens ancient carvings – and emissions blowout"; "Coalition urges integration of climate resilience measures in WASH"; "New Energy Nexus"; "Renewable energy uptake surges globally despite war, COVID pandemic"; "Prairie Island Indian Community uses nuclear waste fund for net-zero carbon goal"; "Therapy dogs help wildland firefighters relieve stress"; "Radon – yet another higher risk from thawing permafrost"; "Inside Just Stop Oil: the 'hooligan' climate protesters taking on the tankers – video"; "‘We are living in hell’: Pakistan and India suffer extreme spring heatwaves"; "Swapping 20% of beef for microbial protein ‘could halve deforestation"; "EVs can be cheaper on a monthly basis than gas-powered cars"; "Illinois’ new climate bill is ambitious, justice-focused and a model for the nation"; "The Allied for Climate Transformation 2025"; "The Goulburn Broken Catchment Management Authority (GBCMA) is the regional floodplain management authority within the Goulburn and Broken Catchments in Victoria"; "Katrina Survivors Were Told They Could Use Grant Money to Rebuild. Now They’re Being Sued for It."; "Labor pledges more money to protect Great Barrier Reef from climate change if elected"; "An election guide: fact checking Morrison and Albanese on climate claims"; "Aware Super under pressure ahead of AGL coal split vote"; "What the next Australian government must do to save the Great Barrier Reef"; "Climate change isn’t just making cyclones worse, it’s making the floods they cause worse too – new research"; "‘Like 20 tip trucks pouring sand on every metre-wide strip’: how extreme storms can replenish beaches, not just erode them"; "4 reasons why the Morrison government’s forestry cash splash is bad policy"; "Political will for climate ambition, but what about action?"; "Ex-Green MPs question Govt’s climate record"; "Living near wildfires ups cancer risk"; "Climate change is devastating the Global South"; "Think about climate policy when you vote"; "91% Of Surveyed Corals Bleached Along Great Barrier Reef, Australia Says"; "US fracking boom could tip world to edge of climate disaster"; "Rare UK seabirds put at risk by ‘alarming loophole’, say campaigners"; "GB News chairman has history of dismissing threat of climate crisis"; "Living costs in outer suburbs would be slashed under plan to ‘electrify everything’, analysis finds"; "New Zealand’s dairy industry should stop using Māori culture to pretend it’s sustainable"; "Climate chaos certain if oil and gas mega-projects go ahead, warns IEA chief". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Peter Lewis (pictured) is the Director of the Sydney-based Essential Media and advocates for a strong civil society. Essential Media is many things, among them a polling company that gauges the attitudes and values of Australian society and through that work, Peter has a sound grasp of what it is that people here want and need, and how particular issues should be addressed. Peter is convinced that through cooperation, collaboration, friendship and the creation of a strong civil society we can deal with most things, among them, the climate crisis. Enjoy 'Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Melbourne's Professor John Wiseman (pictured) was one of a trio of speakers in a webinar, "What regions need on the path to net zero" organised by "The Next Economy". Other speakers were The Next Economy CEO, Dr Amanda Cahill, and Dr Gareth Edwards from the "University of East Anglia". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Visit Sarah Wilson's podcast, "Wild" and hear about how to 'vote climate' on "THIS WILD ELECTION: EP 8, How to #voteclimate, with Richie Merzian". Today's Melbourne Age carries a fascinating, and critical piece, from the paper's Economics Editor, Ross Gittkins - "In this election, one critical issue stands above all others". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Greenhouse effect: Palms and lavender replace hollyhocks in British gardens"; "Scottish Power boss urges Sunak to take swift action on energy bills crisis"; "Endangered tree seedlings planted in secret locations on NSW north coast"; "Scotland at the forefront of the 5th Industrial Revolution"; "Every great vision starts with a blueprint."; "Record downpours to bring new flood risks to Qld, NSW"; "#VoteForOurFuture"; "Solar Power Offers Puerto Ricans a Lifeline but Remains an Elusive Goal"; "Volunteer pilots rescue sea turtles stunned by cold water"; "It’s time to rapidly rethink the climate crisis"; "Smart Strategies for Living in a Planetary Crisis"; "How a volcanic bombardment in ancient Australia led to the world’s greatest climate catastrophe"; "Analysis of 5,500 apartment developments reveals your new home may not be as energy efficient as you think"; "Without a better plan, New Zealand risks sleepwalking into a biodiversity extinction crisis"; "Marine life will face mass extinction if oceans continue to warm"; "Chart: Lithium prices are through the roof this year"; "On an Endangered River, Another Toxic Disaster Is Waiting to Happen"; "Exclusive: Hyundai plans U.S. EV plant, in talks with Georgia"; "Climate limit of 1.5C close to being broken, scientists warn"; "$24 billion to halt extinction crisis promised by Greens through a 'billionaires tax"; "Cannon-Brookes warns ‘rebel alliance’ is building against AGL’s board"; "Salmon company Huon Aquaculture used underwater explosives more than 8,000 times to deter seals"; ''Glass Lewis recommends vote against Woodside Petroleum's climate plan"; "Will you ask your MP now for urgent climate action to protect Australians’ health?"; "PM’s department cited caretaker mode to encourage delay of coral bleaching report"; "Friends of the Earth Australia"; "What we can learn from weeds"; "Analysis: When might the world exceed 1.5C and 2C of global warming?"; "Varadkar says no farmers will be told to stop farming or reduce herd size"; "ResourceSmart Schools Awards – 2022 Finalists"; "A climate-resilient net-zero emissions economy by 2050"; "I'm Alex Steffen. I try to live well, see far and be a good ancestor"; "This is what the world’s first floating city will look like"; "Global cement industry announces new programme of support for sustainable technologies"; "J.P. Morgan leads $200M investment in Arcadia’s clean-energy platform"; "How California can get to a reliable, 85% clean grid by 2030"; "Chart: Lithium prices are through the roof this year"; "Senior home builds a social and eco-friendly community"; "Seattle apartment is an imaginative response to urban growth"; "CANON headquarters features modular, energy-efficient design"; "Why Preserving Forest Integrity Is As Vital As Preventing Deforestation"; "Climate Change Is Harming the Planet Faster Than We Can Adapt, U.N. Warns"; "Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability"; "Climate change: a threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet."; "Postcards from the frontlines of climate change"; "Coral bleaching in Great Barrier Reef linked to 'marine heatwave'"; "Vanuatu’s push for legal protection from climate change wins crucial support"; "Woodside and fishing lobby planned to dump structure with toxic chemicals near Ningaloo"; “Limited time to do something”: Experts call for quick switch to zero-emissions transport"; "‘Devastating’: 91% of reefs surveyed on Great Barrier Reef affected by coral bleaching in 2022"; "6 Things to Know About Direct Air Capture"; "Beyond Highways: Funding Clean Transportation through the US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law"; "Australia’s future depends on science. Here’s what our next government needs to do about it"; "Australia could rapidly shift to clean transport – if we had a strategy. So we put this plan together"; "Young voters will inherit a hotter, more dangerous world – but their climate interests are being ignored this election"; "Climate Conscious Leadership"; "Climate Change Is Straining California’s Energy System, Officials Say"; "So You Want to Buy an Electric Car. Where Are You Going to Charge It?"; "India’s Unbearably Hot Schools Show We Must Climate-Proof Education"; "Zelenskiy calls for end to blockade of Odesa port to prevent global food crisis"; "Apartment building retrofits can help the climate and save tenants money"; "The Next Economy"; "What Regions Need on the Path to Net Zero". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Simon Kerr (pictured) is known to many because of his music group, "Music for a Warming World", but his feel for words extends well past song lyrics, extending to this thoughtful and almost jarring piece about the climate crisis. Simon's most recent piece of writing - "It’s time to rapidly rethink the climate crisis"  - has appeared on the international website, Medium. Although Simon would never lay claim to being a thought leader with regard to the climate crisis, this piece, just published by Medium, challenges readers and pushes them into new ways of thinking, reminding them that the crisis is further advanced than many are prepared to admit. Simon has allowed Climate Conversations to use music from his group, "Music for a Warming World". Thanks, Simon! Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Finding success in failure can be little more than a "mind trick" or it can be a reality - my visit to the Echuca Moama Market on Mother's Day, Sunday, May 8, was in terms of recording interviews for this podcast, was unquestionably a failure, but for me, it was a success. This podcast is about keeping people abreast of climate change and helping them understand how they should respond  and that idea  was given exposure to people who, in many cases, had not thought much about our changing climate or its implications. It was five hours, well spent. The Independent newspaper tells us that "Earth’s CO2 hits highest recorded level in human history". Huge resistance to Geelong gas terminal: "More than 2,000 submissions made on proposed Viva Energy LNG terminal in Geelong". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Flying insects splatting on cars have dropped by 60 per cent in UK"; "Billionaire Cannon-Brookes warns investors on AGL’s coal split risks"; "The rush to renewable energy means a new mining boom. But first, Australia needs to make some tough choices"; "Native species are in crisis, but you wouldn’t know it from the election campaign"; "Woodside’s ‘detail-light’ climate plan faces AGM heat"; "Great Barrier Reef not coping with 'escalating' climate change after first La Niña bleaching event, unpublished report warns": "What, me worry about climate?"; "How climate scientists keep hope alive as damage worsens"; "The window of opportunity to address increasing drought and expanding drylands is vanishing"; "The world doesn’t care about swings in marginal seats. Climate action must spearhead a new Australian foreign policy"; "Bringing the tūī back to town – how native birds are returning to NZ’s restored urban forests"; "‘A human being, not just mum’: the women’s liberationists who fought for the rights of mothers and children"; "Businesses are contributing to the Paris Agreement for nature. Here’s how"; "‘Forever chemicals’ may have polluted 20m acres of US cropland, study says"; "The secret world beneath our feet is mind-blowing – and the key to our planet’s future"; "Wind farms don’t work in the dark, says Nationals MP"; "Native species are in crisis, but you wouldn’t know it from the election campaign"; "Urgent action needed to protect our threatened biodiversity"; "Tactical voting and Independents". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Author, podcaster and "Climate Engager", Sarah Wilson (pictured), was one of six guests on a webinar staged last night (Friday, April 6) by the Australian Conservation Foundation - the event was entitled "Together We Can Solve the Climate Crisis". The six-strong panel took a deep dive into climate solutions that are here now, and ready to go. Taking Sarah's advice, check out the George Carlin clip. The webinar lasts for about an hour and after that, you can dive into today's Quick Climate Links: "Michael McCormack will not rule out running for Nationals leadership again"; "New NSW logging rules still allow clearing of koala habitat, conservationists say"; "Sadhguru's Save Soil Movement: The breakthroughs so far"; "Climate sceptic thinktank received funding from fossil fuel interest" "U.S. to boost green jobs, curb emissions by plugging old oil and gas wells"; "Australians overwhelmingly support action to reduce carbon emissions, Vote Compass data shows"; "Smoke and Sandstorm, Seen From Space"; "Ecological Footprint and tourism: Development and sustainability monitoring of ecotourism packages in Mediterranean Protected Areas"; "Country Overshoot Days"; "Facing the Dutch Overshoot Day unprepared"; "Site of retired Iowa nuclear plant to become a solar farm": "Why you should care about ‘The Insect Crisis’"; "Leaders’ summit kicks off UN desertification conference in Côte d’Ivoire"; "Column: Republican denial will add to the drought’s body count"; "Coalition climate target consistent with more than 3C global heating, research says"; "Keeping coal-fired power plants running is a ‘dangerous game’ for Queensland Labor, expert says"; "Australia’s biggest industrial players are focusing on climate solutions – why isn’t the political debate?"; "Wildlife activists make 11th hour plea to save koalas before Victorian blue gums logged"; "Leading scientist calls for Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching report to be released before election"; "Australia’s beach that’s ‘one storm’ from disappearing"; "Think tank calls for complete overhaul of troubled Emissions Reduction Fund"; "The Colorado River: Devoured by Growth"; "Porsche investment could unlock up to a 50% boost in EV battery density"; "Climate School Dean Receives Environmental Champion Award"; "What Is Decarbonization, and How Do We Make It Happen?"; "Investing in health and wellbeing for environmental impact"; "Creating a Climate Neutral Innovation District"; "Moms push Massachusetts utilities to transition to renewable heat sources"; "On climate ‘doomism’: Heart & mind reasons to resist it'; "India ramps up coal production to record levels in extreme heatwave"; "Breakthrough discovery of groundwater beneath Antarctic ice sheet - and what it may mean for sea-level rise"; "One in 25 Australian homes uninsurable by 2030 due to climate crisis, researchers warn"; "2021 Pacific Northwest heatwave was sixth most extreme in the modern record"; "How can Aboriginal communities be part of the NSW renewable energy transition?"; "Biden solar tariff probe pushes Indiana utility to burn more coal"; "A net-zero future for gas utilities? Switching to underground thermal networks"; "How to move Europe from gas heat to heat pumps — fast"; "Australian Election 2022: Political party and independent climate goals: analysis"; "Stanford gets $1B for climate change school from John Doerr"; "How a tech billionaire is forcing Australia’s coal die-hards to face the future"; "Emission Reduction Targets: What you need to know"; "Heatwave in India leaves millions struggling to cope"; "Ecophysiological modelling predicts mass marine-life extinction by the year 2300 if global warming continues"; "Here’s an alternative to lithium batteries: meet the Aussie company leading the charge"; "Fortescue says regenerative “Infinity Train” may be on tracks in two years"; "Farmers’ lobby criticises major parties’ ‘radio silence’ on climate policy"; "Download the Climate Conversation Guide"; "Scorched dystopia or liveable planet? Here’s where the climate policies of our political hopefuls will take us": "Beyond money: Potent informal economies"; "Honeybees join humans as the only known animals that can tell the difference between odd and even numbers"; "A climate scientist on India and Pakistan’s horror heatwave, and the surprising consequences of better air quality"; "NSW students walk out for climate policies"; "Teen Mother. Housekeeper. Activist. Vice President?"; "Emperor Penguin at serious risk of extinction due to climate change"; "Australians are googling climate change much more than during the last federal election"; "Filipino inquiry finds big polluters ‘morally and legally liable’ for climate damage"; "Shell reports a record $9.1 billion profit."; "City Living, With Less Water"; "Big Setbacks Propel Oil Giants Toward a ‘Tipping Point’"; "Exxon’s Board Defeat Signals the Rise of Social-Good Activists"; "‘A Very Significant Moment for Business’"; "Why Climate Change Makes It Harder to Fight Fire With Fire"; "‘Burning Down a Way of Life’: Wildfire Rips Through a Hispanic Bastion"; "UKGBC publish guide to accelerate industry action on commercial retrofit"; "Public encouraged to make every drop count this summer as national water saving campaign is launched"; "Better Cotton brings together global fashion brands to ensure cotton traceability"; "‘Don’t tax energy giants – they invest in Britain’s future.’ Let’s drill down into that"; "Beyond Highways: Funding Clean Transportation through the US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law"; "New Climate Federalism"; "What you need to know about carbon dioxide removal"; "Extreme Heat and Heat Waves"; "India and Pakistan’s brutal heat wave poised to resurge"; "Power struggle: The fight for the soul of Australia’s largest polluter"; "Rewiring Brisbane: Launch of plan to smash energy bills and carbon emissions in Greater Brisbane"; "‘Nasty’: Power bills tipped to rise as wholesale electricity prices surge"; "‘Market failure’: Climate crisis to drive insurance reckoning as premiums soar"; "Council move against anti-Angus Taylor signs goes against third-party rights, legal experts say"; "World's ocean is losing its memory under global warming". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Tatura's Jacob Dedman (pictured)has faithfully recorded images of the birds living in the town's Cussen Park, publishing them in a book, a book that is now available in its second printing; an improved edition. More can be discovered about the 17-year-old photographer at his website - "Digital Journey Photography". The birds of Cussen Park, just like our birds everywhere, need our help and it's the work of people like Jacob, that makes people more conscious of what it is we need to do the enhance the prospects of our birds. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

A public forum at Melbourne's St Paul's Cathedral entitled "Fighting a Climate Emergency" was held under a huge three dimensional (it is seven metres across) artwork of Gaia created by British artist, Luke Jerram. Ever worsening warnings of trouble for the Shepparton-based Nicholls electorate has reached a new level with the Climate Council declaring the Federal Seat to be the worst in Australia with regard to riverine flooding, adding that even under the least worse scenario, many homes in Shepparton will be uninsurable by 2030. Murray Silby's story in today's Shepparton News - "Report claims 90 per cent of Shepparton homes uninsurable by 2030" - makes for unsettling reading. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Luke Jerram -  multidisciplinary arts practise"; "Why Barnaby Joyce's 'gift' to farmers of a $5.4bn dam could create the 'most expensive water' in Australia"; "Startup tests technology to recover minerals from mine waste and recycled batteries"; "Beyond “Net-Zero”: A Case for Separate Targets for Emissions Reduction and Negative Emissions"; "How the oil and gas industry is trying to hold US public schools hostage"; "Climate Risk Map of Australia"; "‘Older people destroying our future’: Geelong gas terminal plan sparks strong opposition"; "Removing bike lanes is not just a bad idea, it’s economic vandalism"; "Global disasters are coming harder and faster. Here’s how we can cut the risks"; "As drought worsens, can Kenyan communities coexist with native wildlife?"; "Great Barrier Reef coral bleaching report delayed until after election"; "Farmers’ lobby criticises major parties’ ‘radio silence’ on climate policy"; "Boiled alive: how India’s record heatwaves test the limits of survival"; "‘We risk wasting billions’: Australia Institute report seeks urgent review of Emissions Reduction Fund"; "Election 2022: Young people launch new tongue-in-cheek Save the Planet Party for under-18s"; "Charity boss: Governments should be ‘horsewhipped’ over energy policy"; "NSW government rules out coal exploration licences for two major regions"; "Mining towns now accept the need for energy transition, new report says"; "Australia’s next government must tackle our collapsing ecosystems and extinction crisis": "65,000 years of food scraps found at Kakadu tell a story of resilience amid changing climate, sea levels and vegetation"; "Seaweed farm proposal for Eden aims for Australian-first commercial kelp crop"; "750 mining jobs potentially at stake as Eraring closure approaches"; "Japan Says It Needs Nuclear Power. Can Host Towns Ever Trust It Again?"; "Top Sea Polluters Beg for Climate Rules That No Rival Can Avoid"; "Microbe-based faux beef could save forests, slash CO2"; "Combining crops and solar panels is allowing Kenya to ‘harvest the sun twice’"; "Nowhere Is Ready for This Heat"; "The Rise of Greenflation"; "Western Drought 2020-2022"; "What Regions Need on the Path to Net Zero". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

President of the Goulburn Valley Environment Group, John Pettigrew (pictured), argues for leadership to help Australians navigate the climate crisis. Mr Pettigrew was interviewed by the ABC about the flooding in Nicholls and the fact that some 25% of homes in Shepparton will be uninsurable in the story - "Climate Council finds 25pc of homes in Nicholls electorate will be uninsurable by 2030 as flood risk climbs". And Nicholls remains in the news via the "Full Story" podcast from The Guardian. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Big Ideas Into Action #49: the IPCC reports on climate change"; "Climate Change and Ecological Collapse in Yellowstone National Park"; "Please talk me out of a grim climate crisis analysis and forecast"; "5 Ways to Build an Equitable Ocean Economy"; "5 Ways to Cut Oil and Gas Use Through Clean Transportation"; "In Hunter, where coal is king, a Labor heartland seat faces a strong Coalition challenge"; "Trauma, disbelief and plenty of ideas shared at NSW flood inquiry hearing in Lismore"; "‘Not a plan’: Cannon-Brookes, AGL chief clash over future of Australian energy giant"; "Cannon-Brookes puts his money where his mouth is to try to derail AGL’s grand plan"; "What Regions Need On The Path To Net Zero"; "The $150 Billion Road Electric School Buses Can Ride To Create American Jobs And Protect Kids’ Health"; "McArthur River Mine representatives sat on government tender panel that chose new independent monitor"; "Europe should levy a high tariff on Russian energy"; "How Europe’s biomass appetite is harming the US south"; "Toughness has limits: over 1,100 species live in Antarctica – but they’re at risk from human activity"; "How our bushfire-proof house design could help people flee rather than risk fighting the flames"; "It was a toxic wasteland. Now it’s a national park.": "In India, Summer Heat May Soon Be Literally Unbearable"; "Temperatures break monthly records in India as heat wave scorches region"; "Dust-Thunderstorm/Rain Predicted during Eid Holidays"; "Integrating attribution with adaptation for unprecedented future heatwaves"; "Actionable Climate Science for policymakers": "Where Lawns Are Outlawed (and Dug Up, and Carted Away)": "Colorado River Reservoirs Are So Low, Government Will Delay Releases"; "Biden Administration Begins $3 Billion Plan for Electric Car Batteries"; "How phantom forests are used for greenwashing"; "I’m a Fashion Editor, and I Shop at the Dump"; "Can the warming ocean supply the world’s meat?"; "Better Cotton brings together global fashion brands to ensure cotton traceability"; "‘We cannot afford greenwashing’ UN Secretary-General warns at Net-Zero Expert Group meeting"; "India and Pakistan heatwave is 'testing the limits of human survivability,' expert says". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Climate Conversations is eager to hear from ordinary people (I say that, but there is really no such thing as in our own way we are all unique and so rather special) about what they think about climate change. We will have a short conversation about the dilemma, I'll record that chat to create a new episode for Climate Conversations. So please come along a have a chat with me - I'll be set up and ready to record from eight in the morning. The market continues until the early afternoon - see you then. You'll find the market at the Moama end of the old Echucap-Moaama bridge. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations