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Fairweather Friend asks why a relatively high number of Australians are climate deniers. It looks at how this denial has evolved in Australia, why individuals remain climate sceptics, and what it might take to change ways of thinking about the climate crisis.

Melisa Gray-Ward


    • Oct 9, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 23m AVG DURATION
    • 5 EPISODES


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    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 24:17


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    Ketan Joshi on renewable energy possibilities

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2020 41:51


    Today I'm speaking with Ketan Joshi, the author of 'Windfall: Unlocking a Fossil Free Future'. Ketan calls on a decade of experience in the renewable energy industry for this new book, and in this episode we discuss the challenges and possibilities Australia faces.

    Zoe Leviston on attitudes towards climate change

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 26:28


    In today's episode we hear from Dr Zoe Leviston. Zoe is a research fellow in the research school of psychology at The Australian National University, focusing on Australian attitudes to climate change.

    Introducing Fairweather Friend

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 2:47


    Welcome to the first episode of Fairweather Friend: the podcast exploring truths behind Australia's climate change denial. This short trailer gives you a sense of what's to come in this five-part podcast series.

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