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Who are we? Storytellers and podcasters.The climate crisis is going to take all of us to address, and before long everyone will be climate change-effected. Isn't it time our podcasts engaged with that reality?And yet, on June 24th, 2022, the Climactic Collective will disband, and the website Climactic.fm will deactivate. Here's why. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Who are we? Storytellers and podcasters. The climate crisis is going to take all of us to address, and before long everyone will be climate change-effected. Isn't it time our podcasts engaged with that reality? And yet, on June 24th, 2022, the Climactic Collective will disband, and the website Climactic.fm will deactivate. Here's why. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Read the comprehensive shownotes here. Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Read the comprehensive shownotes here. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Dylan Quinnell from the Climate Media Centre recorded with members of some of Australia's leading climate action groups, the day after the election. This short episode is a great way to listen back on their excitement from the election results, and a great way to get yourself pumped to take action in this new chapter for Australia! Audio grabs and quotes below:   Rural and regional Australians respond to the Federal Election, and what they want to see happen next:    AGRICULTURE   Fiona Davis, CEO of Farmers for Climate Action, from regional Victoria, talks about the importance of climate in the election, and the need for stronger climate policies moving forward, to farmers including the organisation's 7,000 supporters. Fiona says we need deep emissions reductions this decade to protect Australian farmers from extreme weather events, and to ensure farmers can continue to produce food for Australins and the world.  [Audio grabs from Fiona Davis]   Charlie Prell, chair of Farmers for Climate Action, and fourth-generation sheep farmer who also hosts wind turbines on his property in Crookwell, NSW talks about how climate change has become an important issue in the bush. He talks about the election, including increased support for Nationals' candidates more progressive on climate, as well as the need for integrity and progressive action in government moving forward. [Audio grabs from Charlie Prell]   :   BUSHFIRE SURVIVOR   Jo Dodds, president of Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action and bushfire survivor from Tathra, NSW South Coast, talks about how the issue of climate change motivated many voters this election. She also talks about the urgency and immediacy of the climate change threat and what she and fellow bushfire survivors want to see from the new government.  [Audio grabs from Jo Dodds]   HEALTH EXPERTS   Dr John Van Der Kallen, Chair of Doctors for the Environment Australia,  who also specialises in air pollution, from Newcastle, NSW, talks about how people had climate policy at the forefront of their minds after all of the recent extreme weather events. He also talks about how climate change is the greatest health concern for many health professionals as well as calls on the government to do more within the health industry and more broadly. [Audio grabs from Dr John Van Der Kallen]   PARENTS   Laura Grufas, parent from Ocean Grove, VIC, and member of Parents for Climate Action, calls on the new government to listen to the scientists when it comes to climate change and address parents' immediate and urgent concerns including  phasing out fossil fuels including  gas. She also talks about embracing the amazing renewable energy opportunities we have in Australia for future generations. [Audio grabs from Laura Grufas]    Bianca Sands, parent from Hervey Bay, QLD, and member of Parents for Climate Action, talks about how parents voted for their children's futures this election, and welcomes the newly elected government's commitment to end the “climate wars”. She also talks about the great opportunity and potential for Australians, particularly in the rapidly developing clean energy industry.” [Audio grabs from Bianca Sands]   Dr Jasper Lee, parent and health care provider from Adelaide, SA, and member of Parents for Climate Action, talks about climate change being an important issue for a lot of people around him in the Mitcham Hills, which has an extremely high bushfire risk. He also talks about the impact of climate change our physical safety and on our most vulnerable people. [Audio grabs from Dr Jasper Lee]   Anna Harvey, parent of two from Sydney, NSW, and member of Parents for Climate Action, talks about how after the drought, the bushfires and now the floods, so many people were desperate for meaningful change to see better  climate policies. She also talks about how there are so many good policies that would reduce our emissions while making our homes comfier, our energy bills lower and air cleaner. [Audio grabs from Anna Harvey]   YOUNG PEOPLE   Alex Fuller, National Director of the Australian Youth Climate Coalition, from Brisbane, QLD, talks about how young people across Australia want to see strong climate action from the next government and climate change is the top issue impacting the way young people vote. She also talks about young people wanting to see the next government commit to no new fossil fuel projects, like coal and gas. [Audio grabs from Alex Fuller]   Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Dylan Quinnell from the Climate Media Centre recorded with members of some of Australia's leading climate action groups, the day after the election. This short episode is a great way to listen back on their excitement from the election results, and a great way to get yourself pumped to take action in this new chapter for Australia! Audio grabs and quotes below:   Rural and regional Australians respond to the Federal Election, and what they want to see happen next:    AGRICULTURE   Fiona Davis, CEO of Farmers for Climate Action, from regional Victoria, talks about the importance of climate in the election, and the need for stronger climate policies moving forward, to farmers including the organisation's 7,000 supporters. Fiona says we need deep emissions reductions this decade to protect Australian farmers from extreme weather events, and to ensure farmers can continue to produce food for Australins and the world.  [Audio grabs from Fiona Davis]   Charlie Prell, chair of Farmers for Climate Action, and fourth-generation sheep farmer who also hosts wind turbines on his property in Crookwell, NSW talks about how climate change has become an important issue in the bush. He talks about the election, including increased support for Nationals' candidates more progressive on climate, as well as the need for integrity and progressive action in government moving forward. [Audio grabs from Charlie Prell]   :   BUSHFIRE SURVIVOR   Jo Dodds, president of Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action and bushfire survivor from Tathra, NSW South Coast, talks about how the issue of climate change motivated many voters this election. She also talks about the urgency and immediacy of the climate change threat and what she and fellow bushfire survivors want to see from the new government.  [Audio grabs from Jo Dodds]   HEALTH EXPERTS  

Sci Fight is a quarterly science comedy debate, with your definitely qualified host, Alanta Colley (citation needed). Sci Fight brings together science folk and comedy folk, and makes them debate the big issues in a silly way. This round we turn to pleasure. Finally! What is it? Where does it come from, and can I have some please? Pleasure is part of our biological make-up; evolution's way of prodding us to consume calories, procreate, and not freeze to death, so surely seeking pleasure is only natural? If nothing else, pleasure is a small compensation for all the suffering we endure simply by being trapped in these ridiculous meat vehicles, what with all their tooth decay, ear ache, period pain, and haemorrhoids. Can we not have a little dopamine as a treat? Why not steer our ship of purpose towards the cape of pleasure?  Or is pleasure a false god? Simply a smoke screen for more pain? Was it pleasure that led to the tooth decay in the first place? Is pleasure only ever a short term reward, where the deeper satisfactions born from hardship, suffering and sacrifice? One can't imagine Marie Curie bunking off early from the lab for a cheeky pint and a parma. Does the pursuit of pleasure prevent us achieving all that we are fully capable of as a species?  What ever happened to those kids in the marshmallow test? Are some of them still waiting?  Join us at the Howler for an evening of passionate and pleasurable discourse as scientists and comedians dissect our purpose, our passions and our pitfalls.  Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Sci Fight is a quarterly science comedy debate, with your definitely qualified host, Alanta Colley (citation needed). Sci Fight brings together science folk and comedy folk, and makes them debate the big issues in a silly way. This round we turn to pleasure. Finally! What is it? Where does it come from, and can I have some please? Pleasure is part of our biological make-up; evolution's way of prodding us to consume calories, procreate, and not freeze to death, so surely seeking pleasure is only natural? If nothing else, pleasure is a small compensation for all the suffering we endure simply by being trapped in these ridiculous meat vehicles, what with all their tooth decay, ear ache, period pain, and haemorrhoids. Can we not have a little dopamine as a treat? Why not steer our ship of purpose towards the cape of pleasure?  Or is pleasure a false god? Simply a smoke screen for more pain? Was it pleasure that led to the tooth decay in the first place? Is pleasure only ever a short term reward, where the deeper satisfactions born from hardship, suffering and sacrifice? One can't imagine Marie Curie bunking off early from the lab for a cheeky pint and a parma. Does the pursuit of pleasure prevent us achieving all that we are fully capable of as a species?  What ever happened to those kids in the marshmallow test? Are some of them still waiting?  Join us at the Howler for an evening of passionate and pleasurable discourse as scientists and comedians dissect our purpose, our passions and our pitfalls.  See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode a great conversation with Ross Anderson, all about the truly inspiring story of AQUNA Sustainable Murray Cod and the premium, murray cod they produce for consumers, restaurants, international markets and leading chef's like Josh Niland. It's an uplifting, can-do story about business leadership and innovation, smart, passionate people and their commitment to sustainability that all adds up to a world first, all grown in regional NSW. I've long wanted to do a 'positive' story about aquaculture, especially given the impacts of large-scale industrial Tasmanian salmon production, the story Richard Flanagan tells in Toxic - The Rotting Underbelly of the Tasmanian Salmon Industry, pub 2021. Flanagan's ‘Toxic' is a heart and environmentally wrenching story, but it isn't all bad news. In a webinar he presented about the issues, he shone light on where there's hope and great potential  – to expand, sustainable land based, vertically integrated, closed loop land based aquaculture. AQUNA is an award winning, land-based, producer of murray cod - one of the most ancient, delicious and highly revered fish, once prolific in the wild, listed as nationally threatened in 2003, and so special to First People's and Murray Darling basin ecosystems. During recent fish kills, the business supplied aerators to the Menindee Lakes and have released some 23 million murray cod fingerlings back into the Murray Darling river to help restore fish stocks and ecosystem health. Love it.  AQUNA is an industry leader internationally and in the local Griffith community and environment  – employing people in clever jobs, growing vertically integrated, circular-resource use production. Listen in and check out their website to learn more about their commitment to sustainability and whole-of-system innovation in this space.  Aquna Sustainable Murray Cod is listed as “GREEN” on the The Good Fish Guide. The Good Fish Guide, an app and website, is a sustainability initiative by the Australian Marine Conservation Society. The guide is an independent reference that helps chefs and consumers make informed decisions on the seafood they eat and serve. Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food producing industries in the world – a key and growing source of protein. According to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization, global aquaculture production rose 520% for the period 1990-2018 (FAO, 2020). Some 54% of seafood consumed worldwide is produced through aquaculture, but approximately 87% of seafood purchased in New South Wales is imported. So there are enormous domestic and export opportunities for sustainably produced, high quality fish and AQUNA are leading the way to do just that.  Bravo AQUNA and thank you Ross for such a great conversation (and for what you all do)! AQUNA's website @ aquna.com Follow AQUNA: Insta: @ aqunasustainablemurraycod/ FB: @  AqunaSustainableMurrayCod Follow Nourishing Matters  Insta @ nourishing_matters FB @ nourishingmatterstochewon     Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

In this episode a great conversation with Ross Anderson, all about the truly inspiring story of AQUNA Sustainable Murray Cod and the premium, murray cod they produce for consumers, restaurants, international markets and leading chef's like Josh Niland. It's an uplifting, can-do story about business leadership and innovation, smart, passionate people and their commitment to sustainability that all adds up to a world first, all grown in regional NSW. I've long wanted to do a 'positive' story about aquaculture, especially given the impacts of large-scale industrial Tasmanian salmon production, the story Richard Flanagan tells in Toxic - The Rotting Underbelly of the Tasmanian Salmon Industry, pub 2021. Flanagan's ‘Toxic' is a heart and environmentally wrenching story, but it isn't all bad news. In a webinar he presented about the issues, he shone light on where there's hope and great potential  – to expand, sustainable land based, vertically integrated, closed loop land based aquaculture. AQUNA is an award winning, land-based, producer of murray cod - one of the most ancient, delicious and highly revered fish, once prolific in the wild, listed as nationally threatened in 2003, and so special to First People's and Murray Darling basin ecosystems. During recent fish kills, the business supplied aerators to the Menindee Lakes and have released some 23 million murray cod fingerlings back into the Murray Darling river to help restore fish stocks and ecosystem health. Love it.  AQUNA is an industry leader internationally and in the local Griffith community and environment  – employing people in clever jobs, growing vertically integrated, circular-resource use production. Listen in and check out their website to learn more about their commitment to sustainability and whole-of-system innovation in this space.  Aquna Sustainable Murray Cod is listed as “GREEN” on the The Good Fish Guide. The Good Fish Guide, an app and website, is a sustainability initiative by the Australian Marine Conservation Society. The guide is an independent reference that helps chefs and consumers make informed decisions on the seafood they eat and serve. Aquaculture is one of the fastest growing food producing industries in the world – a key and growing source of protein. According to the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization, global aquaculture production rose 520% for the period 1990-2018 (FAO, 2020). Some 54% of seafood consumed worldwide is produced through aquaculture, but approximately 87% of seafood purchased in New South Wales is imported. So there are enormous domestic and export opportunities for sustainably produced, high quality fish and AQUNA are leading the way to do just that.  Bravo AQUNA and thank you Ross for such a great conversation (and for what you all do)! AQUNA's website @ aquna.com Follow AQUNA: Insta: @ aqunasustainablemurraycod/ FB: @  AqunaSustainableMurrayCod Follow Nourishing Matters  Insta @ nourishing_matters FB @ nourishingmatterstochewon     See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Mike King shares his journey transitioning from professional arborist to foraging tour guide and plant educator, with a focus on how to create space in life to be creative and follow your interests. We talk about native spices, edible plants, taking over an abandoned horticulture project, where to get educated on plants, foraging tours and much more! Links: Follow Mike on Instagram Finders Eaters Foraging (book a foraging tour with Mike) Earthworkers Programme (16- 20th May) Country Calendar Episode 13, Season 2021 Wild Trees (book on climbing Redwoods) The Common Unity Project Plants for a future A field guide to native edible plants (book) Salt and Straw icecream Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Mike King shares his journey transitioning from professional arborist to foraging tour guide and plant educator, with a focus on how to create space in life to be creative and follow your interests. We talk about native spices, edible plants, taking over an abandoned horticulture project, where to get educated on plants, foraging tours and much more! Links: Follow Mike on Instagram Finders Eaters Foraging (book a foraging tour with Mike) Earthworkers Programme (16- 20th May) Country Calendar Episode 13, Season 2021 Wild Trees (book on climbing Redwoods) The Common Unity Project Plants for a future A field guide to native edible plants (book) Salt and Straw icecream See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Vote Gas Out: Renewables are our future As the federal election campaign is upon us, the webinar aims to inspire and assist us to challenge the Governments' gas expansion schemes in our local federal election campaigns.Speakers: Freja Leonard, Lock the Gate Saul Griffith, author of ‘The Big Switch' Bruce Robertson, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis This action webinar will remind us, that Governments' policies for massive gas expansion across Australia will be devastating for climate and environment. It will also bring to our attention that a renewable path is not only possible but of great benefit to us all. Most of all, as the federal election campaign is upon us, the webinar aims to inspire and assist us in our local federal election campaigns to challenge policies promoting gas expansion. Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Vote Gas Out: Renewables are our future As the federal election campaign is upon us, the webinar aims to inspire and assist us to challenge the Governments' gas expansion schemes in our local federal election campaigns.Speakers: Freja Leonard, Lock the Gate Saul Griffith, author of ‘The Big Switch' Bruce Robertson, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis This action webinar will remind us, that Governments' policies for massive gas expansion across Australia will be devastating for climate and environment. It will also bring to our attention that a renewable path is not only possible but of great benefit to us all. Most of all, as the federal election campaign is upon us, the webinar aims to inspire and assist us in our local federal election campaigns to challenge policies promoting gas expansion. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Get your Pinkish Pods! What does your laundry have to do with the climate crisis?What's a Pinkish Pod?Can Mark make Eav interested in Unique Selling Points, marketing, and revising Milton Friedman economics? Find out in this episode! See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Get your Pinkish Pods! What does your laundry have to do with the climate crisis? What's a Pinkish Pod? Can Mark make Eav interested in Unique Selling Points, marketing, and revising Milton Friedman economics? Find out in this episode! Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Get more of Climate Conversations here. Phoebe Gardner (pictured), co-founder and CEO of Bardee, is so excited about her young company, that her positivity is almost palpably and, most certainly, infectious. The Melbourne-based Bardee is built around, or upon, the wonders of what could be one of our climate heroes, the Black Soldier Fly. Listen to Phoebe talk and you'll get a sense of just how important this small insect is with regard combating the climate crisis. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".   See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Get more of Climate Conversations here. Phoebe Gardner (pictured), co-founder and CEO of Bardee, is so excited about her young company, that her positivity is almost palpably and, most certainly, infectious. The Melbourne-based Bardee is built around, or upon, the wonders of what could be one of our climate heroes, the Black Soldier Fly. Listen to Phoebe talk and you'll get a sense of just how important this small insect is with regard combating the climate crisis. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".   Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Get more episodes here. Guest in The Tunnel on 6 April is Robert Patterson from Geelong Renewables Not Gas. We hear excerpt of speeches from UN Chief Antonio Guterres, Labor leader Anthony Albanese and Geelong climate activist Lauren Dillon.Read the full notes, full of tweets, videos and more info at https://climatesafety.info/thesustainablehour406/. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Get more episodes here. Guest in The Tunnel on 6 April is Robert Patterson from Geelong Renewables Not Gas. We hear excerpt of speeches from UN Chief Antonio Guterres, Labor leader Anthony Albanese and Geelong climate activist Lauren Dillon. Read the full notes, full of tweets, videos and more info at https://climatesafety.info/thesustainablehour406/. Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Get more of Nourishing Matters To Chew On. A great conversation with Alex about his experiences, reflections and the perspectives he brings to his work that's all about people centred development for community and ecosystems resilience, livelihoods and food security in a changing climate. Alex has deep experience in community development and working with Indigenous people in East Timor, Central Australia and now with island communities in the Pacific. We kick off with the idea of the ‘island' and that we're all (pretty much) islanders now given the increasingly uncertain, volatile waters of climate change we all face but that especially pose direct, immediate challenges to island people and communities. Our conversation ranges across Alex's diverse and oft overlapping community development experiences and zooms in on the contrasting and sometimes very similar food security challenges faced by many of the people and communities Alex has worked with in tropical, arid and temperate remote and island locations.  We talk: Colonialism and its legacies, past and present… community development work and how it is approached ‘differently' here and overseas in the Pacific and elsewhere food security and climate change in central Australia  carbon markets, climate change work to support Indigenous land and island owners to build more resilient livelihoods and help protect and restore ecosystems  …and we talk about the changing face and place of permaculture, pushbacks, changing perspectives and reflective conversations underway…   Alex McClean has worked in community development, food security, sustainable livelihoods, natural resource management and climate change across the Asia-Pacific region and remote Central Australia for 15 years. He is an experienced field level practitioner, having worked with numerous communities and community based organisations on strengthening the mutual ties between access to land, natural resources and viable livelihoods. Alex established Arid Edge Environmental Services in 2013, the social enterprise arm of the Arid Lands Environment Centre in Alice Springs. He currently works for Nakau on forest carbon projects with customary landowners in the pacific.  Alex lives in Alice Springs with his family and still enjoys pottering in the veggie patch. Last years pomegranate crop was particularly satisfying.  Learn more about Nakau and the great work they do @ nakau.org  And follow Nourishing Matters and Foodswell @  Twitter        @foodswell1 Instagram   @nourishing_matters    Facebook     @ nourishingmatterstochewon If you'd like to give Nourishing Matters a hand, support the podcast us by making a donation @ givenow.com.au/nourishing         Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Get more of Nourishing Matters To Chew On. A great conversation with Alex about his experiences, reflections and the perspectives he brings to his work that's all about people centred development for community and ecosystems resilience, livelihoods and food security in a changing climate. Alex has deep experience in community development and working with Indigenous people in East Timor, Central Australia and now with island communities in the Pacific. We kick off with the idea of the ‘island' and that we're all (pretty much) islanders now given the increasingly uncertain, volatile waters of climate change we all face but that especially pose direct, immediate challenges to island people and communities. Our conversation ranges across Alex's diverse and oft overlapping community development experiences and zooms in on the contrasting and sometimes very similar food security challenges faced by many of the people and communities Alex has worked with in tropical, arid and temperate remote and island locations.  We talk: Colonialism and its legacies, past and present… community development work and how it is approached ‘differently' here and overseas in the Pacific and elsewhere food security and climate change in central Australia  carbon markets, climate change work to support Indigenous land and island owners to build more resilient livelihoods and help protect and restore ecosystems  …and we talk about the changing face and place of permaculture, pushbacks, changing perspectives and reflective conversations underway…   Alex McClean has worked in community development, food security, sustainable livelihoods, natural resource management and climate change across the Asia-Pacific region and remote Central Australia for 15 years. He is an experienced field level practitioner, having worked with numerous communities and community based organisations on strengthening the mutual ties between access to land, natural resources and viable livelihoods. Alex established Arid Edge Environmental Services in 2013, the social enterprise arm of the Arid Lands Environment Centre in Alice Springs. He currently works for Nakau on forest carbon projects with customary landowners in the pacific.  Alex lives in Alice Springs with his family and still enjoys pottering in the veggie patch. Last years pomegranate crop was particularly satisfying.  Learn more about Nakau and the great work they do @ nakau.org  And follow Nourishing Matters and Foodswell @  Twitter        @foodswell1 Instagram   @nourishing_matters    Facebook     @ nourishingmatterstochewon If you'd like to give Nourishing Matters a hand, support the podcast us by making a donation @ givenow.com.au/nourishing         See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Learn more about food security and farming in Melbourne's last market gardens. The last chance lands: Werribee South's market gardens - by Jess Fairfax, on ABC Earshot.  This episode is from Climate Conversations, get more here.    Jamie Gilbert is the key player behind the Seymour Alternative Farming Expo but immediately points out that he is just one of a committed and enthusiastic small team that makes the annual event a reality. But it is more than Jamie and his small team, as working equally diligently to ensure the success of the expo are more than 30 community organizations from in and around Seymour. Seymour's Kings Park will be packed with exhibitors for the three-day event, opening on  April 1, and among them will be Farmers for Climate Action which will help farmers better understand the complexities and challenges of climate change. The final night in Seymour will see the launch of a six-town roadshow by Farmers for Climate Action (details on the group's website) with the goal of those events being the establishment of a structure that ensures support, connection and knowledge for all farmers. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Learn more about food security and farming in Melbourne's last market gardens. The last chance lands: Werribee South's market gardens - by Jess Fairfax, on ABC Earshot.  This episode is from Climate Conversations, get more here.    Jamie Gilbert is the key player behind the Seymour Alternative Farming Expo but immediately points out that he is just one of a committed and enthusiastic small team that makes the annual event a reality. But it is more than Jamie and his small team, as working equally diligently to ensure the success of the expo are more than 30 community organizations from in and around Seymour. Seymour's Kings Park will be packed with exhibitors for the three-day event, opening on  April 1, and among them will be Farmers for Climate Action which will help farmers better understand the complexities and challenges of climate change. The final night in Seymour will see the launch of a six-town roadshow by Farmers for Climate Action (details on the group's website) with the goal of those events being the establishment of a structure that ensures support, connection and knowledge for all farmers. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Find more of The Good You Can Do here.  The Wairarapa Eco Farm was born out of a desire to produce quality food with ecological integrity. The farm is situated on the Tauherenikau Plains in South Wairarapa. Over the last 20+ years, it has grown from bare paddocks into a secluded oasis. The owners, Frank and Josje, and their family have created their very own micro-climate which has given them the opportunity to grow a wide variety of crops for their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programme. In this episode, I visit the farm to learn more about the CSA concept, meet the team who are so passionate about feeding healthy food to their local community, and get a glimpse into what it's like to live in a world where you are constantly co-creating with nature.  You can learn more about Wairarapa Eco Farm (and apply to join their CSA) at their website: http://wairarapaecofarm.com/ You can also check out this epic video on the farm by Happen Films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWkYtZxpQUo You can also follow them on Instagram to see what's in their CSA boxes each week: https://www.instagram.com/wairarapa_eco_farm_/ Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Find more of The Good You Can Do here.  The Wairarapa Eco Farm was born out of a desire to produce quality food with ecological integrity. The farm is situated on the Tauherenikau Plains in South Wairarapa. Over the last 20+ years, it has grown from bare paddocks into a secluded oasis. The owners, Frank and Josje, and their family have created their very own micro-climate which has given them the opportunity to grow a wide variety of crops for their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) programme. In this episode, I visit the farm to learn more about the CSA concept, meet the team who are so passionate about feeding healthy food to their local community, and get a glimpse into what it's like to live in a world where you are constantly co-creating with nature.  You can learn more about Wairarapa Eco Farm (and apply to join their CSA) at their website: http://wairarapaecofarm.com/ You can also check out this epic video on the farm by Happen Films: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hWkYtZxpQUo You can also follow them on Instagram to see what's in their CSA boxes each week: https://www.instagram.com/wairarapa_eco_farm_/ See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Find more of Climate Conversations here. Manik Suri (pictured) through his company "Therma" is working to ensure the temperature of the world is just right - not too hot and not too cold. Those Goldilocks-like conditions - not too hot, not too cold, but just right - are aimed at ridding the world of its massive food waste numbers, numbers that are, according to Manik, "crazy". Manik appeared with his counterparts at a New York Times event at last year's Glasgow COP 26 to talk about getting back to basics and building resilient supply chains. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Find more of Climate Conversations here. Manik Suri (pictured) through his company "Therma" is working to ensure the temperature of the world is just right - not too hot and not too cold. Those Goldilocks-like conditions - not too hot, not too cold, but just right - are aimed at ridding the world of its massive food waste numbers, numbers that are, according to Manik, "crazy". Manik appeared with his counterparts at a New York Times event at last year's Glasgow COP 26 to talk about getting back to basics and building resilient supply chains. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In light of the flooding on Australia's east coast, and the invasion of Ukraine, a re-release of a highly relevant episode. The International Organization for Migration estimates that between 25 million and 1 billion people will move as a result of climate change within the next 30 years. Toby Kent, the City of Melbourne's first Chief Resilience Officer, joins Mark Spencer to talk to the Deputy Executive Director of the Mayors Migration Council to talk migration, urbanisation, climate change, and the collision of these factors.  Kate is an immigration policy expert with over a decade of experience working on international, national, state, and local policymaking and advocacy. Toby Kent is an entrepreneur, professional speaker, and business advisor. His work focuses on helping organisations thrive in the face of challenge. He is a board member of the  Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia and for over five years was metropolitan Melbourne's Chief Resilience Officer. Mayors Migration Council MMC COVID-19 Response MMC Twitter And, for a migration crisis right on the doorstep of Australia, happening to Australian citizens, please take part in this campaign to call on the Australian Federal Government to act on climate change with the urgency required - as we see the Torres Strait Islands being inundated by rising seas.  https://ourislandsourhome.com.au/ - Sign the petition, watch the video, share it with a friend. Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

In light of the flooding on Australia's east coast, and the invasion of Ukraine, a re-release of a highly relevant episode. The International Organization for Migration estimates that between 25 million and 1 billion people will move as a result of climate change within the next 30 years. Toby Kent, the City of Melbourne's first Chief Resilience Officer, joins Mark Spencer to talk to the Deputy Executive Director of the Mayors Migration Council to talk migration, urbanisation, climate change, and the collision of these factors.  Kate is an immigration policy expert with over a decade of experience working on international, national, state, and local policymaking and advocacy. Toby Kent is an entrepreneur, professional speaker, and business advisor. His work focuses on helping organisations thrive in the face of challenge. He is a board member of the  Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia and for over five years was metropolitan Melbourne's Chief Resilience Officer. Mayors Migration Council MMC COVID-19 Response MMC Twitter And, for a migration crisis right on the doorstep of Australia, happening to Australian citizens, please take part in this campaign to call on the Australian Federal Government to act on climate change with the urgency required - as we see the Torres Strait Islands being inundated by rising seas. https://ourislandsourhome.com.au/ - Sign the petition, watch the video, share it with a friend. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Find more episodes from The Independents here.  Journalist and foreign correspondent Zoe Daniel talks about how her work has taught her to listen, to suspend judgement, and how to synthesise the best information available, to position Australia as a valuable player in climate-positive futures. She is standing for the seat of Goldstein. https://www.zoedaniel.com.au/ See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Find more episodes from The Independents here.  Journalist and foreign correspondent Zoe Daniel talks about how her work has taught her to listen, to suspend judgement, and how to synthesise the best information available, to position Australia as a valuable player in climate-positive futures. She is standing for the seat of Goldstein. https://www.zoedaniel.com.au/ Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Get the full miniseries here. Do it! As the prospect of runaway climate change becomes tangible, serious consideration is given to technoscience to lessen the likelihood of triggering this tipping point. What's to gain and what's at risk when technoscience is proposed to manipulate the global climate on such a scale?  From micro and synthetic biology to earth systems and climate engineering, in this episode we consider some of the emerging science that perhaps – just perhaps – might help with the unfolding crisis. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Get the full miniseries here. Do it! As the prospect of runaway climate change becomes tangible, serious consideration is given to technoscience to lessen the likelihood of triggering this tipping point. What's to gain and what's at risk when technoscience is proposed to manipulate the global climate on such a scale?  From micro and synthetic biology to earth systems and climate engineering, in this episode we consider some of the emerging science that perhaps – just perhaps – might help with the unfolding crisis. Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Find the whole show here.  In this episode, learn how play can be used to provoke productive conversations about climate. We chat with Harry Lee Shang Lun, the game designer of Convergence. Written in collaboration with Noongar researcher Cass Lynch, and commissioned by Arts House for Refuge 2021, Convergence is a hybrid web and tabletop experience that invites players to question what decisions they will make to create and break a world living through climate change.  In this interview, we explore the power of play to imagine alternative futures living with climate change and test political decisions. We get comfortable with discomfort and consider why we need to push boundaries of trust in order to create a new shared future with loved ones. Sometimes play is the most radical thing you can do to find authentic connections outside of our current systems of oppression and inequality.  Play Convergence online: https://convergence.place/ Visit Seed, Australia's first Indigenous youth climate network: https://www.seedmob.org.au/ Recorded on 27 September 2021 Join the Facebook group to comment, ask questions and provide feedback: http://bit.ly3vMZZCL  For more great podcasts on similar topics, visit the Climactic Collective website: http://www.climactic.fm See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Find the whole show here.  In this episode, learn how play can be used to provoke productive conversations about climate. We chat with Harry Lee Shang Lun, the game designer of Convergence. Written in collaboration with Noongar researcher Cass Lynch, and commissioned by Arts House for Refuge 2021, Convergence is a hybrid web and tabletop experience that invites players to question what decisions they will make to create and break a world living through climate change.  In this interview, we explore the power of play to imagine alternative futures living with climate change and test political decisions. We get comfortable with discomfort and consider why we need to push boundaries of trust in order to create a new shared future with loved ones. Sometimes play is the most radical thing you can do to find authentic connections outside of our current systems of oppression and inequality.  Play Convergence online: https://convergence.place/ Visit Seed, Australia's first Indigenous youth climate network: https://www.seedmob.org.au/ Recorded on 27 September 2021 Join the Facebook group to comment, ask questions and provide feedback: http://bit.ly3vMZZCL  For more great podcasts on similar topics, visit the Climactic Collective website: http://www.climactic.fm Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Subscribe to Nori's Reversing Climate Change podcast here: https://nori.com/podcasts/reversing-climate-change Prior to COP26, there was a big problem in international carbon accounting. Both the country where a carbon credit was generated and the country where it was sold could count those very same credits toward their Paris climate commitments. COP26 seeks to remedy this issue with the practice of double entry bookkeeping. But is it too late? What are the unintended consequences of implementing the new rules now? Aldyen Donnelly is a cofounder, advisor, and former Director of Carbon Economics here at Nori. She also serves as a carbon markets advisor to several organizations, including Terramerra, Inc. and the Livestock Carbon Exchange. On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Aldyen joins Ross and Nori CEO Paul Gambill to discuss how the new rules will lead to export controls for carbon credits and describe how such protectionism is likely to impact developing nations. Aldyen and Paul share their concerns around blockchain crypto projects like KlimaDAO and weigh in on why carbon removals are preferable to carbon avoidance credits. Listen in to understand why throughput might matter more than permanence and learn how the upcoming Nori token launch aims create a true price discovery mechanism for carbon that others can use. Connect with Ross Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Nori Check out our other podcast, Carbon Removal Newsroom Resources Aldyen on Reversing Climate Change EP031 ‘Cryptocurrency Traders Move into Carbon Markets' in The Wall Street Journal KlimaDAO Toucan Protocol Olympus Careers at Nori See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Subscribe to Nori's Reversing Climate Change podcast here: https://nori.com/podcasts/reversing-climate-change Prior to COP26, there was a big problem in international carbon accounting. Both the country where a carbon credit was generated and the country where it was sold could count those very same credits toward their Paris climate commitments. COP26 seeks to remedy this issue with the practice of double entry bookkeeping. But is it too late? What are the unintended consequences of implementing the new rules now? Aldyen Donnelly is a cofounder, advisor, and former Director of Carbon Economics here at Nori. She also serves as a carbon markets advisor to several organizations, including Terramerra, Inc. and the Livestock Carbon Exchange. On this episode of Reversing Climate Change, Aldyen joins Ross and Nori CEO Paul Gambill to discuss how the new rules will lead to export controls for carbon credits and describe how such protectionism is likely to impact developing nations. Aldyen and Paul share their concerns around blockchain crypto projects like KlimaDAO and weigh in on why carbon removals are preferable to carbon avoidance credits. Listen in to understand why throughput might matter more than permanence and learn how the upcoming Nori token launch aims create a true price discovery mechanism for carbon that others can use. Connect with Ross Purchase Nori Carbon Removals Nori Check out our other podcast, Carbon Removal Newsroom Resources Aldyen on Reversing Climate Change EP031 ‘Cryptocurrency Traders Move into Carbon Markets' in The Wall Street Journal KlimaDAO Toucan Protocol Olympus Careers at Nori Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Listen to the show on the radio, find out how from https://www.3cr.org.au/climateaction. Subscribe to the podcast on the Climactic Collective from https://www.climactic.fm/show/the-climate-action-show. Produced & presented by Carly Dober Guests: Emma Bacon - Executive Director of Sweltering Cities Emma Bacon is the Executive Director of Sweltering Cities. Emma is an activist and campaigner passionate about sustainable and joyous cities for a world changed by a heating climate. Find out more: https://swelteringcities.org/(link is external) Song Lord Huron - Mine Forever Nato- Blockade IMARC Activist  Nato is an activist and campaigner against extractivism and mining who shares with us how to get involved with this year's Blockade IMARC January 31 in Melbourne, Australia. Find out more: https://blockadeimarc.com/(link is external) Song Le Youth- Acquiver Climate updates from Climate for Change https://www.climateforchange.org.au/ Divest https://www.marketforces.org.au/ See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Listen to the show on the radio, find out how from https://www.3cr.org.au/climateaction. Subscribe to the podcast on the Climactic Collective from https://www.climactic.fm/show/the-climate-action-show. Produced & presented by Carly Dober Guests: Emma Bacon - Executive Director of Sweltering Cities Emma Bacon is the Executive Director of Sweltering Cities. Emma is an activist and campaigner passionate about sustainable and joyous cities for a world changed by a heating climate. Find out more: https://swelteringcities.org/(link is external) Song Lord Huron - Mine Forever Nato- Blockade IMARC Activist  Nato is an activist and campaigner against extractivism and mining who shares with us how to get involved with this year's Blockade IMARC January 31 in Melbourne, Australia. Find out more: https://blockadeimarc.com/(link is external) Song Le Youth- Acquiver Climate updates from Climate for Change https://www.climateforchange.org.au/ Divest https://www.marketforces.org.au/ Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

The Scottish Community Climate Action Network invited Climactic publisher Mark Spencer to talk starting a climate-engaged podcast network. Follow their YouTube channel here.  Hear Mark Spencer, Climactic Collective, on Setting up a Podcast Network - by and for the climate community. Mark Spencer of the Antipodean Podcasting Network Climactic Collective will share the journey from his own Climactic podcast to joining forces with others to create a mutually supportive community of climate podcasters. See more about Storytellers Collective on our website: https://scottishcommunitiescan.org.uk... See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Scottish Community Climate Action Network invited Climactic publisher Mark Spencer to talk starting a climate-engaged podcast network. Follow their YouTube channel here.  Hear Mark Spencer, Climactic Collective, on Setting up a Podcast Network - by and for the climate community. Mark Spencer of the Antipodean Podcasting Network Climactic Collective will share the journey from his own Climactic podcast to joining forces with others to create a mutually supportive community of climate podcasters. See more about Storytellers Collective on our website: https://scottishcommunitiescan.org.uk... Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Felicity Jefferson speaks to Mark about the psychological concepts and tools that can be useful to the climate community, and the course she is running through What Can I Do Australia. As promised, here's some photos of the beautiful Hamilton Gardens. Mark and Eav talk about the concept of deep ecology, the small steps we took/are taking at the start of our climate engagement. We hope this is helpful, and if so, we think you'd love the course.  See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Felicity Jefferson speaks to Mark about the psychological concepts and tools that can be useful to the climate community, and the course she is running through What Can I Do Australia.  As promised, here's some photos of the beautiful Hamilton Gardens. Mark and Eav talk about the concept of deep ecology, the small steps we took/are taking at the start of our climate engagement. We hope this is helpful, and if so, we think you'd love the course.  Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Subscribe to the PCAN Podcast from https://www.climactic.fm/show/pcan-podcast In episode six, two special guest hosts report back from COP26 in Glasgow. Jamie Brogan, from Edinburgh Climate Change Institute and Simon Moore, from the University of Leeds, talk to a variety of delegates about the relationship between global negotiations and local level climate action. Gill Rodriguez from the International SeaKeepers Society explains how global pledges help encourage individuals to take action in their own lives. Glasgow resident Alex Horsburgh gives a local's perspective, arguing that Glaswegian residents are more open to change than most politicians. Activists Annwen Thurlow and Daisy Earl discuss the power of local communities to create change, and the importance of centring people in global climate talks. Actor and musician Keith Bartlett tells his story of co-writing the Mothership Earth Song – a plea from Mother Earth for governments to combat climate change. We hear six different versions of the song, which has now been translated and performed in 25 different languages by female vocalists from around the world. Bobby Holdbrook from Advanced Bacterial Sciences gives his perspective on the role small businesses can play in the transition to a green economy. Tracy Irvine from Oasis Hub describes how communities working to protect themselves from flooding can set an example that can be scaled up nationally and across continents. David Richardson discusses a film he's working on about what he sees as a key issue in the climate crisis, overpopulation. And finally, Simon wraps up the episode alongside PCAN Associate Rosanna Harvey-Crawford, discussing the ups and downs of their experiences at COP26. Find out more about the work of the Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN) by following us on Twitter @PCANcities or visiting our website: https://www.pcancities.org.uk/ You can follow @JamieBrogan, @Simon_C_Moore and @RoseHCrawford on Twitter. Credits Recorded, produced and edited by Simon Moore from the University of Leeds. Intro and outro music by Lloyd Richards. The Mothership Earth Song was co-written by Keith Bartlett and Paddy Cunneen and the versions included in this episode were performed in English, Greek, Urdu, Indonesian and Turkish. See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Subscribe to the PCAN Podcast fromhttps://www.climactic.fm/show/pcan-podcast In episode six, two special guest hosts report back from COP26 in Glasgow. Jamie Brogan, from Edinburgh Climate Change Institute and Simon Moore, from the University of Leeds, talk to a variety of delegates about the relationship between global negotiations and local level climate action. Gill Rodriguez from the International SeaKeepers Society explains how global pledges help encourage individuals to take action in their own lives. Glasgow resident Alex Horsburgh gives a local's perspective, arguing that Glaswegian residents are more open to change than most politicians. Activists Annwen Thurlow and Daisy Earl discuss the power of local communities to create change, and the importance of centring people in global climate talks. Actor and musician Keith Bartlett tells his story of co-writing the Mothership Earth Song – a plea from Mother Earth for governments to combat climate change. We hear six different versions of the song, which has now been translated and performed in 25 different languages by female vocalists from around the world. Bobby Holdbrook from Advanced Bacterial Sciences gives his perspective on the role small businesses can play in the transition to a green economy. Tracy Irvine from Oasis Hub describes how communities working to protect themselves from flooding can set an example that can be scaled up nationally and across continents. David Richardson discusses a film he's working on about what he sees as a key issue in the climate crisis, overpopulation. And finally, Simon wraps up the episode alongside PCAN Associate Rosanna Harvey-Crawford, discussing the ups and downs of their experiences at COP26. Find out more about the work of the Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN) by following us on Twitter @PCANcities or visiting our website: https://www.pcancities.org.uk/ You can follow @JamieBrogan, @Simon_C_Moore and @RoseHCrawford on Twitter. Credits Recorded, produced and edited by Simon Moore from the University of Leeds. Intro and outro music by Lloyd Richards. The Mothership Earth Song was co-written by Keith Bartlett and Paddy Cunneen and the versions included in this episode were performed in English, Greek, Urdu, Indonesian and Turkish. Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Subscribe to The Red Line here: https://www.theredlinepodcast.com/post/episode-55-the-privatisation-of-warfare Warfare is becoming increasingly privatised, and the rules of the battlefield are shifting. With more and more PMCs involved in warfare around the world, many fronts have become companies fighting companies, and the international justice system has no framework to deal with it. This week we take a look at just how out of control the situation has become by analysing the operations of Russian PMC Wagner in Africa and on the sea. Guests:Sean McFate Former Private Military Contractor Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Professor of Strategy at Georgetown University and the National Defence University Author of several key books about the Private Military Industry Catrina Doxsee Expert in Counter-Terrorism and Irregular warfare for the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Associate Director for the CSIS Transnational Threats Department Sits on the Editorial Board for the Irregular Warfare Initiative Andreas Kreig Associate Professor of Strategic Studies at King's College in London Professor at the UK Defence Academy CEO of MENA Analytica Author of Surrogate Warfare Part 1: Soldiers of Fortune (3:23) McFate takes us through some of the basic legalities around Private Military Companies (PMCs), particularly in regard to the legally impactful question of whether they can be classified as mercenaries. By avoiding this definition, they are not bound by the many laws that exist about mercenary work, leading to the explosion in their use over the last several years. To example this and look at a recent use case we dive into the PMC industry at sea, particularly their role as guards against pirates in the Gulf of Aden and the Gulf of Guinea. To what extent are they legitimate operators, what authority do they have, what are the legal limitations of their action, and how effective have they been? We overview the parties involved, and their respective interests. From small states who can't maintain a constant military and naval power, to large countries who want to avoid responsibility for actions. Who is employing PMCs, where do PMC fighters come from, and where do they operate? And how might their use develop in the near future? Finally we look at the key problems with Private Militaries as their use continues to skyrocket. This includes the jurisdictional mess of trying to prosecute any crimes, how increasingly well-armed these groups are, as well as the inherent danger of unleashing highly armed, highly capable military operators into your country whose only interest is profit. Part 2: From Russia With Guns (35:57) Doxsee takes us through the development of this industry, from the early days in Iraq and Afghanistan, all the way to today where we see PMCs throughout the world, rapidly expanding their reach and operations. We look at the grim details of some operations in Mozambique and the Central African Republic by groups like Wagner, and the reports of human rights abuses and criminal activity by these groups. With these groups sanctioned by local regimes, and the level of danger in which they operate making humanitarian and journalistic work near impossible, what can be done?

Subscribe to The Red Line here: https://www.theredlinepodcast.com/post/episode-55-the-privatisation-of-warfare Warfare is becoming increasingly privatised, and the rules of the battlefield are shifting. With more and more PMCs involved in warfare around the world, many fronts have become companies fighting companies, and the international justice system has no framework to deal with it. This week we take a look at just how out of control the situation has become by analysing the operations of Russian PMC Wagner in Africa and on the sea. Guests:Sean McFate Former Private Military Contractor Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council Professor of Strategy at Georgetown University and the National Defence University Author of several key books about the Private Military Industry Catrina Doxsee Expert in Counter-Terrorism and Irregular warfare for the Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Associate Director for the CSIS Transnational Threats Department Sits on the Editorial Board for the Irregular Warfare Initiative Andreas Kreig Associate Professor of Strategic Studies at King's College in London Professor at the UK Defence Academy CEO of MENA Analytica Author of Surrogate Warfare Part 1: Soldiers of Fortune (3:23) McFate takes us through some of the basic legalities around Private Military Companies (PMCs), particularly in regard to the legally impactful question of whether they can be classified as mercenaries. By avoiding this definition, they are not bound by the many laws that exist about mercenary work, leading to the explosion in their use over the last several years. To example this and look at a recent use case we dive into the PMC industry at sea, particularly their role as guards against pirates in the Gulf of Aden and the Gulf of Guinea. To what extent are they legitimate operators, what authority do they have, what are the legal limitations of their action, and how effective have they been? We overview the parties involved, and their respective interests. From small states who can't maintain a constant military and naval power, to large countries who want to avoid responsibility for actions. Who is employing PMCs, where do PMC fighters come from, and where do they operate? And how might their use develop in the near future? Finally we look at the key problems with Private Militaries as their use continues to skyrocket. This includes the jurisdictional mess of trying to prosecute any crimes, how increasingly well-armed these groups are, as well as the inherent danger of unleashing highly armed, highly capable military operators into your country whose only interest is profit. Part 2: From Russia With Guns (35:57) Doxsee takes us through the development of this industry, from the early days in Iraq and Afghanistan, all the way to today where we see PMCs throughout the world, rapidly expanding their reach and operations. We look at the grim details of some operations in Mozambique and the Central African Republic by groups like Wagner, and the reports of human rights abuses and criminal activity by these groups. With these groups sanctioned by local regimes, and the level of danger in which they operate making humanitarian and journalistic work near impossible, what can be done? We then look to examine the Wagner group. Unlike most PMCs, the group trains right next door to Russia's special forces, and takes its orders from the Kremlin. They don't take outside contracts, and so are becoming only a slightly legally distinguished part of the Russian military apparatus. Given these close ties, Doxsee analyses the Kremlin's strategy with the Wagner Group. By using their state-backed power to undercut the costs of many rivals, they are able to win the contracts that they desire, but to what end is this support offered. What is Moscow seeking in countries like Mozambique and the Central African Republic, and what part do Wagner play in the larger strategy at play? We overview where Russian Private Military companies are working across Africa and where they have been in negotiations to do so. To this end, we look at the fundamental issue of entrusting your security with organisations that thrive and profit from insecurity. Part 3: Corporate Retreat (57:37) Kreig focuses on PMCs hired by smaller states and the particularly complex legalities of maritime PMCs. An incident on a cargo vessel involves the ship's flag country, the ship's ownership country, the crew employment country, the coastal country, the vessel's departure and arrival countries, as well the countries involved in the PMC itself. This jurisdictional nightmare is part of why PMCs have seen little to no consequences for their actions. We look at Abu Dhabi's hiring of Reflex Limited in response to the Arab Spring. Initially contracted to use lethal force against any domestic uprisings, they were later used in Yemen and Somalia to pursue the interests of Abu Dhabi, and signify the key role that the UAE has had in expanding and legitimising the use of mercenaries and PMCs in active conflicts, not just security. We get Kreig's view on what the future holds for Privatised Warfare. In his view, PMCs are one part of the increasingly blurring lines between state and non-state actors in geopolitics. Additionally, with many states downgrading their military spending and investment, and security problems around the world increasing, the security gap is only widening, and opening up more and more opportunities for PMCs. The Red Line's Privatised Warfare Reading List: We've put together some further reading for those of you looking for more resources to help you get across the geopolitics of Privatised Warfare. Books: The New Rules of War Sean McFate   Surrogate Warfare Andreas Kreig   Blackwater Jeremy Scahill Articles/Journals: For episode transcripts, monthly geopolitics Q&A's, member-only videos and to support the show, check out our Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/theredlinepodcast   This episode is dedicated to Patreon members Ronbo and Jeff B. Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Part 2 of a 2-part episode. Or, watch the whole panel on YouTube here.  A Quiet Chat About Climate Change Climate change is seemingly never talked about in the tones used by friends when talking about their weekend plans, their kids grades at school, their mum's health. Instead climate is either shouted about, during rallies and marches, and for very good reason. Or in hushed, anxious tones, with lots of knowing looks exchanged. And yet like any social movement, making choices due to climate change needs to become as normal as “we don't shop there because the owner is a bigot.” This panel brings together 5 climate-engaged podcasters, who are raising the volume on climate by addressing it, but in a polite, friendly and engaging tone. They'll engage about their process, methods, successes and learnings. Mark Spencer, Allie Hanly, Jessica Hamilton, Ash Berdebes, Tessa de Josselin See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Part 2 of a 2-part episode. Or, watch the whole panel on YouTube here.  A Quiet Chat About Climate Change Climate change is seemingly never talked about in the tones used by friends when talking about their weekend plans, their kids grades at school, their mum's health. Instead climate is either shouted about, during rallies and marches, and for very good reason. Or in hushed, anxious tones, with lots of knowing looks exchanged.  And yet like any social movement, making choices due to climate change needs to become as normal as “we don't shop there because the owner is a bigot.” This panel brings together 5 climate-engaged podcasters, who are raising the volume on climate by addressing it, but in a polite, friendly and engaging tone. They'll engage about their process, methods, successes and learnings.  Mark Spencer, Allie Hanly, Jessica Hamilton, Ash Berdebes, Tessa de Josselin Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

Part 1 of a 2-part episode. Or, watch the whole panel on YouTube here.  A Quiet Chat About Climate Change Climate change is seemingly never talked about in the tones used by friends when talking about their weekend plans, their kids grades at school, their mum's health. Instead climate is either shouted about, during rallies and marches, and for very good reason. Or in hushed, anxious tones, with lots of knowing looks exchanged.  And yet like any social movement, making choices due to climate change needs to become as normal as “we don't shop there because the owner is a bigot.” This panel brings together 5 climate-engaged podcasters, who are raising the volume on climate by addressing it, but in a polite, friendly and engaging tone. They'll engage about their process, methods, successes and learnings.  Mark Spencer, Allie Hanly, Jessica Hamilton, Ash Berdebes, Tessa de Josselin Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/