Podcast appearances and mentions of david spratt

WARRINGAH'S REAL INDEPENDENTWITH DAVID SPRATTCOMMANDING THE NARRATIVE EPISODE 73Steven Tripp is joined by David Spratt, who is a ‘real' Independent Candidate for Warringah at the upcoming 2025 Federal election. David is a professional engineer and business owner, who has lived in Warringah for the past 35 years. He advocates for personal freedoms, home ownership aspiration, reward for effort, small/medium business and trade skills. David is unique, as he prefers to focus on solutions rather than dwelling on the problems. His policy platform includes 12 points that is aimed a Nation building and addressing the cost of living, energy security and housing affordability crises. To contact, follow or volunteer for David Spratt, visit: https://davidspratt.com TO GET YOUR TICKETS TO THE ‘ABG GALA FUNDRAISER', visit:https://abgfundraiser.eventbrite.com KEEP UP TO DATE WITH ALL OUR PODCASTS AND ARTICLES, visit:https://www.commandingthenarrative.com To become a Member of Australians for Better Government, visit: https://www.australiansforbetter.com/joinSHOW YOUR SUPPORT for Commanding the Narrative by donating – your support is much appreciated! https://www.commandingthenarrative.com/donate https://www.buymeacoffee.com/commandingthenarrativeCONTACT US BY EMAIL:commandingthenarrative@outlook.com steven.tripp@australiansforbetter.com Hosted by:Steven Tripp, who is one of Australia's most prominent politicians and political commentators, known for his incisive analysis and fearless approach to addressing the Nation's challenges. With a deep understanding of policy and a reputation for sparking meaningful debate, Steven guides conversations with his signature clarity and passion for Australia's future.https://x.com/RealStevenTripphttps://www.facebook.com/theRealStevenTripphttps://spectator.com.au/author/steven-tripp Follow Commanding the Narrative on: Rumble: https://rumble.com/c/CommandingTheNarrativeSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4GIXhHBogM1McL5EPGP3DTFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/CommandingTheNarrative Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/commandingthenarrative X: https://x.com/commandthenarraYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@commandingthenarrative Gettr: https://gettr.com/user/commandingthenarrative Truth Social: https://truthsocial.com/@ExCandidates Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/commanding-the-narrative/id1631685864 Please share and spread the word!#AusPol #nswpol #interview #podcast #politics #commentary #narrative #minorparties #libertarian #onenation #uap #liberal #nationals #labor #greens #steventripp #australia #teals #senate #commanding #narrative #CtN #davidspratt #warringah #independent #sydneymetro #fastspeedrail

CLIMATE ACTION SHOWProduced by Vivien Langford17th March 2025D O N ' T   B U R N   OUR   F U T U R E“The PM's Climate Speech we've been waiting for” from the SLF 2025 Join climate activists Violet CoCo, David Spratt and Mark Carter to view and reflect on the speech — that we all want to hear. They ask the government to safeguard the wellbeing of all Australians by responding at emergency speed to an honest, evidence-based, risk-averse assessment of our climate predicament. The panellists will discuss what that response could actually look like, why it is now necessary, and how it can provide climate-concerned Australians — those now despairing at current, demonstrably ineffective, national climate policy and actions — with a future they can demand.Remember with an election coming up:Pick your battles, Don't go alone, The Time is Now! Music by  James Brook featuring Violet Coco "Peoples' uprisinghttps://jamesbrook.bandcamp.com/album/yandoitViolet Coco https://greenagenda.org.au/author/violet-coco HEADLINES showing CLIMATE ACTION WORLDWIDE Our energy bills are torching the planetMarch 04, 2025 by Extinction RebellionActivists from Extinction Rebellion North and Axe Drax staged a banner-burning action on the day that tree-burning power station Drax announced earnings of over one billion pounds in 2024. The action called for an end to public money to burning trees for electricity. A spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion said: “Even the government's own advisors say we need to end burning trees in power stations by 2027. So the fact that the government has committed billions of pounds of public money so Drax can keep doing this until 2031 doesn't make sense. This decision needs to be urgently revisited.”  International Year  of Glacier Presrevationhttps://news.un.org/en/story/2025/01/1159236#:~:text=2025%20key%20initiatives,engaging%20youth%20and%20local%20communities.  Lakenheath UKhttps://extinctionrebellion.uk/2025/02/26/join-xruk-at-lakenheath-alliance-for-peace/Join XRUK at the camp organised by Lakenheath Alliance For Peace, culminating in a blockade of the largest US airbase in Europe:Where: Outside RAF Lakenheath, SuffolkWhen: 14–26 April 2025Militarism and climate change are catastrophically linked. Weapons-related activity causes significant emissions, and over half of the most climate-vulnerable nations are already in conflict.RAF Lakenheath is the largest US airbase in Europe and supports operations across the globe, hosting aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons with over 20 times the power of the Hiroshima bomb. The base is now getting ready to receive US nuclear weapons, putting the UK in the nuclear front line. CYCLONE AlfredDr Joelle Gergis connects the cyclone with the coal oil and gas which are warming the oceans to intensify storms. https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/radionational-breakfast/could-cyclones-become-a-new-norm-for-northern-nsw/105033536 https://www.echo.net.au/2025/03/leading-global-climate-scientist-based-in-northern-rivers-speaks-out-on-need-to-stop-burning-fossil-fuels/ 

Violet Coco is an active activist, she is bold and courageous in alerting others to the dilemmas of climate change.Violet shared the stage with the research director from The National Centre for Climate Restoration (Breakthrough), David Spratt at an event associated with the Melbourne-based National Sustainability Festival, “The PM's Climate Speech we've been waiting for”David mentioned the book, "⁠The Deluge⁠" by Stephen Markley, which he praised.He also discussed the website "Thinking the Unthinkable" and urged people to visit.Violet is associated with "Extinction Rebellion" and "Fireproof Australia".The event revolved around The PM's Climate Speech we've been waiting for, something the work of Mark Carter who is known to many through his work with 'Flight Free Australia".

CLIMATE ACTION SHOWFebruary 17th 2025Produced by Vivien Langford C O L L I S I O N   C O U R S E  from The Sustainable Living Festival 2025 Guest speaker: David Spratt with Emily Rice from The Breakthrough Foundation “The very act of trying to look ahead and to discern possibilities and offer warnings is in itself an act of hope.” – writer Octavia Butler  This is  the idea which guides David Spratt's unflinching look at the collsion course we are on towards an unliveably climate changed world.This is an edited version of the talk he gave to the Sudstainable Lioving Festival on 11th February. The MC was Emily Rice from the Breakthrough Foundation. He desribes the tipping points and the unpredictability of the future unless we draw down current emissions.If Saudi Aramco says we should "abandon the fantasy of phasing out oil and gas", we need to know how to push back, keeping in mind at least seven of the generations of all species that we hope will follow us.For the slides and full report : https://www.breakthroughonline.org.au/collisioncourse Many Climate Action Radio listeners will be impatient to take action and David Spratt looks at the political context within which we must act. The guiding idea here is: “Political reality must be grounded in physical reality or it's completely useless.” – Prof. Hans Joachim SchellnhuberWe hear about  a risk report commissioned by the Albanese Government. It was presented in 2022 but will "never to be seen again" as the risks documented make a nonsense of current policies to subsidise and permit new coal and gas projects. Checkout Slide 8 to see how the proposed development at Fisherman's Bend will look as sea level rise and tidal surge swamp it.file:///C:/Users/61424/Downloads/2502%20Collision%20Course%20NSF%20events-1.pdf“Australia's largest urban renewal project … by 2050 will be home to approximately 80,000 residents and provide employment for up to 80,000 people with a plan for parks, schools, roads, transport and community facilities and services to ensure liveability as the precinct grows over the next 30 years … supported by a suite of evidence-based research reports, strategies and plans.” (fishermansbend.vic.gov.au)   

The Research Director of the Melbourne-based National Centre for Climate Restoration (Breakthrough), David Spratt, has written the stunning and timely report: "Collision Course: 3-degrees of warming & humanity's future".David has said: "We're on track for a 3°C hotter world—unprecedented heat, rising seas drowning cities, food system collapse, and societal instability. This future is fast approaching, with catastrophic risks beyond anything humanity has faced".Former Chair of the Australian Coal Association, Ian Dunlop, has said: "There is a chasm in outlook between the global climate policy-making elite with their focus on distant goals and slow, non-disruptive change, and activists and key researchers who see the world hurtling towards climate breakdown and social collapse.The report is essential reading.

The late Phillip Sutton (pictured) helped me understand how ending our addiction to fossil fuels would worsen global warming, at least momentarily, but then provide an avenue to the solution.Phillip co-authored the prescient 2008 book "Climate Code Red: The Case for Emergency Action" with David Spratt, the Research Director for "BreakThroughOnline", The National Centre for Climate Restoration is an independent think tank that develops critical thought leadership to influence the climate debate and policy-making."Trading Hope for Reality Helps Me Parent Through the Climate Crisis";"Fact check: Have emissions risen under the Albanese government?";"Mayors Across US Urge Congress Not to Repeal Clean Energy Tax Credits";"One hundred ‘carbon-neutral' corporates quit government scheme over integrity concerns";"Paris Agreement 1.5°C threshold reached in 2024";"Climate change target of 2C is ‘dead', says renowned climate scientist";"James Hansen says we're underestimating global warming acceleration — is anyone listening?";"How to defeat populism";"‘Ridiculous blunder': Trump wades into California's water wars – and strikes some of his strongest supporters";"Amusing Ourselves to Death";"22 Republican AGs Sue to Stop New York's Attempt to Make Fossil Fuel Polluters Pay for Climate Damages";"Clean Energy Costs Expected to Drop 2-11% in 2025, Report Says";"Los Angeles Wildfires Were More Likely Due to Climate Change: Report";"A fierce tussle over a Northern Territory river reveals Australia's stark choice on water justice";"Explainer: what does it actually mean to ‘firm' renewables?";"Earth is already shooting through the 1.5°C global warming limit, two major studies show";"Where should we look for new metals that are critical for green energy technology? Volcanoes may point the way";"Nature and shops: here's what people told us they want most from urban planning";"Golf courses can be safe havens for wildlife and beacons of biodiversity";"What Happens in the Arctic Won't Stay in the Arctic";"Climate Politics: What Would Donald Trump Do?";"The Plastic Crisis: A Health and Environmental Emergency";"How nature can strengthen Greater Sydney's flood resilience";"As the Black Summer megafires neared, people rallied to save wildlife and domestic animals. But it came at a real cost";"This form of anxiety is not officially recognised. But it's widely affecting young people";"A Ugandan climate activist works to hold global superpowers accountable";"CCAG: At the intersection of climate expertise and action";"You're invited to POWFest";"Air Pollution Exposure Reduces Ability to Concentrate on Everyday Tasks: Study";"UK Flood Defense Spending to Reach Record Levels in Face of Climate Crisis";"2025 Kicks Off With Warmest January on Record";"Australia tried to influence other countries and Unesco to keep Great Barrier Reef off in-danger list";"Greenland ice sheet cracking more rapidly than ever, study shows";"Heavy weekend snow and ice will hit swath of Midwest and Northeast";"Biden's Environmental Record";'"Dollars in the dust: Is outback scrub really saving the planet?";"Heavy weekend snow and ice will hit swath of Midwest and Northeast";"DOGE Ransacks NOAA, Raising Fears About Privatization of Climate Data";"Dollars in the dust: Is outback scrub really saving the planet?";"Hottest January on record mystifies climate scientists";"‘Backsliding': most countries to miss vital climate deadline as Cop30 n

What would the world look like at 3-degrees Celsius of warming above pre-industrial levels? In his latest work, Collision Course: 3-degrees of warming & humanity's future, David Spratt explores the catastrophic implications of the planet we're heading towards as warming continues to accelerate. He argues we need to face up to realities of the crisis and have an honest discourse on risks and impacts already occuring. On the show this week, he joins us to discuss the significance of tipping points, and the systemic risks posed by climate change, and the non-linear, catastrophic impacts expected at 3-degrees. We also explore the dire implications for food security, agricultural yields, and social stability. David underscores the need for greater awareness and understanding of climate risks and the importance of leadership in tackling the climate crisis. David Spratt is a climate and policy analyst who serves as the Research Director for Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration. He is the co-author of the book Climate Code Red: The case for emergency action. Read Collision Course: 3-degrees of warming & humanity's future As always, follow us @climatepod on Twitter and email us at theclimatepod@gmail.com. Our music is "Gotta Get Up" by The Passion Hifi, check out his music at thepassionhifi.com. Rate, review and subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher, and more! Subscribe to our YouTube channel and our Substack, The Climate Weekly.

Would you live your life differently if you thought humanity was doomed? You don't have to be a nihilist to wonder whether we can survive the climate crisis. We find hope where it seems there is none and examine the idea of dying well, together. We face facts with climate policy expert and communicator David Spratt, and get a virtual hug from psychotherapist Carolyn Baker.

Melbourne's David Spratt (pictured), a researcher with the Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration Australia, hosted the opening session at Melbourne's "Climate Cooling Mini Summit. David had two Finnish guests from "Operaatio Arktis" who followed and led David as he took a deep dive on "Climate Cooling and activism". The online event was a part of the Melbourne-based "National Sustainability Living Festival". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

Andrew Forrest cuts loose - "Andrew Forrest calls for fossil fuel bosses' 'heads on spikes' in extraordinary outburst on sidelines of UN COP28 climate conference"; "How climate disruption turns strategic priorities upside down"; "Secretary Speaker Series - Rosanna Xia"; "Why we need to fight for the “community” in community batteries"; "California Against the Sea: Visions for Our Vanishing Coastline"; "Driverless cars were the future but now the truth is out: they're on the road to nowhere"; "After Cop28, know this: Sunak and his rightwing allies around the world have no interest in saving our planet"; "Cop28 opens with fund set up for countries hit by worst of climate disasters"; "Saudi Energy Minister Says Won't Agree to Fossil Fuel Phase Down"; "Todd Energy applies for offshore gas mining permit"; "‘No red lines': Subsidising petro-states to stop drilling oil and gas"; "COP28: Record fossil fuel lobbyists, Europe's deadly emissions and cooling pledges on day 6"; "World on track to exceed 1.5°C consistently in seven years, Global Carbon Budget shows"; "Cedars of God: Sacred forest once a refuge for Christians is now under siege from climate change"; "COP28: Tipping points, city plans and Putin's visit to the UAE on day 7 of the UN climate summit"; "‘A complete lobby fest': Why the U.N. climate talks grew so big"; "COP28 Is Where People Go to Make Promises They Don't Intend to Keep"; "Alan Kohler: After COP28, Australia will need a viable post-fossil fuels export plan"; "Can the government's new market mechanism help save nature? Yes – if we get the devil out of the detail"; "Offshore oil regulator ‘avoiding scrutiny' over approval for Woodside blasting and drilling"; "Here's a realistic path to protecting the Amazon rainforest"; "Fossil CO₂ emissions hit record high yet again in 2023"; "Climate tipping points are nearer than you think – our new report warns of catastrophic risk"; "COP28: Why we need to break our addiction to combustion"; "High Ambition Coalition 2023 Leaders' Statement"; "Rishi Sunak is introducing the polarised climate politics of the US, Canada and Australia to the UK"; "‘It's very, very concerning': Antarctica meltdown left penguin chicks drowned, frozen"; "Report: Global climate crisis threatens UK food security"; "COP28 Covered Podcast episode 8: Autonomous trucks, electric motorsport and a half-time team talk"; "Gippsland has already seen fires and multiple floods within months, and the season is just getting started"; "Don't be fooled: CCS is no solution to oil and gas emissions"; "US tees up Congress battle with $3bn Green Climate Fund pledge"; "Is the torrent of climate disinformation still more powerful than available remedies?"; "Darwin's ‘sustainable' Middle Arm development is key to huge fossil fuel projects, documents show"; "The US EV industry now faces a choice: Tax credits or Chinese batteries"; "Inside the Marshall Islands' life-or-death plan to survive climate change"; "Two possibly killed in storms caused by atmospheric river in north-west US"; "Hard hit by climate change, Indigenous leaders want strong voice at COP28"; "It's Big Oil vs. Science at the U.N. Climate Summit"; "COP28 Can Deliver Progress on Climate Change, but Will It?", --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

Climate Summit Approves a New Fund to Help Poor CountriesCOP28 president Sultan al Jaber (pictured) defends his role; "The stark choice facing climate conference: A livable climate or more oil and gas?"; "Extreme weather leaves energy networks vulnerable to ‘hostile actors', Climate Statement warns"; "‘Heading towards a very unsafe world': Vanuatu's climate change minister fights to end fossil fuel projects"; "This Year Is ‘Virtually Certain' to Be Hottest in Human History, Researchers Say": "Nations Are Getting Serious About Climate Action. Just Not Serious Enough, U.N. Says."; "Climate Disasters Daily? Welcome to the ‘New Normal.'"; "COP28: How 7 policies could help save a billion lives by 2100"; "COP28 climate summit just approved a ‘loss and damage' fund. What does this mean?"; "Climate Summit Approves a New Fund to Help Poor Countries"; "Nations pledge millions to new climate damage fund at COP28, US criticized for its small contribution"; "Climate Inaction Drives Heat Wave in Southeast Asia, Report Says"; "Wildfires in the Mediterranean: EFFIS data reveal extent this summer"; "Analysis: Africa's extreme weather has killed at least 15,000 people in 2023"; "Developing countries need private sector help. They can't fight the climate crisis on their own"; "Whitmer signs climate change legislation setting 100% clean energy standard for Michigan by 2040"; "Texas Republicans Target Climate Science in Textbooks Ahead of Education Board Vote"; "Anti-ESG claim faces first legal test in New York"; "New technology installed beneath Detroit street can charge electric vehicles as they drive"; "Renewable energy and land use: barriers to just transition in the Global South – report"; "Toolkit for fighting climate false solutions"; "Position: Don't fall for the hydrogen energy hype!"; "Keeping an eye on the COP 28 negotiations"; "West Virginians Could Get Stuck Cleaning Up the Coal Industry's Messes"; "‘Kona' storm dumps exceptional rains, mountain snows on Hawaii": "This year will be Earth's hottest in human history, report confirms"; "Biden still has a long to-do list on climate action"; "U.N. chief says ‘Earth's vital signs are failing' as leaders meet at COP28"; "‘Heading towards a very unsafe world': Vanuatu's climate change minister fights to end fossil fuel projects"; "Where the World Is (and Isn't) Making Progress on Climate Change"; "Disinformation Is One of Climate Summit's Biggest Challenges"; "Clashes over fossil fuels, Gaza conflict cloud COP28 climate summit"; "‘Country of promises': Brazil's struggle to lead climate policy at COP28"; "King Charles Urges ‘Transformational Action' at COP28 Climate Summit"; "OPEC Plus cuts oil production to blunt falling oil prices"; "NY launches offshore wind solicitation as it strives to meet green goals"; "Tracking Biden's environmental actions"; "The U.S. is taking a giant step toward meeting its climate goal"; "UAE looks to burnish its climate credentials with $30 billion pledge"; "Before China's coal is even burned, its mines are warming the planet"; "This Liquefied Natural Gas Facility Is the Next Carbon Bomb"; "UAE among petrostates that risk losing half their income as fossil fuel demand drops"; "The Antarctic ozone hole is surprisingly large for December, scientists say"; "COP28: World Climate Action Summit, King Charles III and fossil fuels - the latest from Dubai"; "Drinking water restrictions introduced as northeast Spain weeks away from drought ‘emergency'"; "‘A culture of repair': Students learn to mend clothes and the planet"; "International Drought Resilience Alliance"; "Bill Gates: How I Invest My Money in a Warming World"; "Elon Musk launches Tesla's Cybertruck in a blaze of glory. But does anyone want it?"; "It's climate Christmas! But data dump shows Australia has a long way to go on emissions"; "

Melbourne's David Spratt (pictured), who co-authored the prescient 2008 book, "Climate Code Red", has questioned the value of the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP) about to begin in the United Arab Emirates. David and a former international oil, gas and coal industry executive, chair of the Australian Coal Association and CEO of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Ian Dunlop, wrote the Pearls and Irritations article, "COP-out: Why the petrostate-hosted climate talkfest will fail". The BBC reports in a story "COP28: UAE planned to use climate talks to make oil deals", and in a second story, "COP28 ‘moment of truth' for oil industry, says energy boss" casts additional doubt on why the petrostate is hosting this major climate action meeting. From The Washington Post it is "Why an oil kingdom is hosting the COP28 climate summit and other questions answered". New Scientist reports: "COP28: When is the climate summit and why is it being held in Dubai?". The oil states face this piercing question as posed in a Guardian story: "Former world leaders seek $25bn levy on oil states' revenues to pay for climate damage". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

That was Professor James Hansen speaking during an interview I recorded in Vienna at the European Geophysical Union Conference, in 2012. In this ClimateGenn episode I speak with David Spratt, Research Director, Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration in Australia, about his recent article, ‘Reclaiming the Climate Emergency' - the links to the article are in the notes. Join to get more content: https://genn.cc - https://patreon.com/genncc We discuss the origins, treatment and what next? Aspect of how do we reclaim and respond appropriately in a real Climate Emergency - much like the one we are irrefutably in. I have also inserted a segment from this first interview with Professor Hansen in the interview with David, to better highlight how perilous the lack of action over the last decade has really been.  Patreon and Youtube ‘Water Tier' members can watch the whole unedited 26 minutes interview with Professor Hansen that I have just uploaded. Given the lack off any progress on tackling climate change, much of what Jim said in 2012 is entirely relevant today. Thank you for listening. I am currently working on the interview and article with Professor Jingfang Fan at the University of Beijing and also Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. We discuss his research on teleconnections between Earth system tipping points and the identification of possible cascade mechanisms. Thank you. Reclaiming 'climate emergency'”,  today published in English in the Slovenian journal Filozofski vestnik. The article is also available at: https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/filozofski-vestnik/article/view/12054/11185 The whole issue is at: https://ojs.zrc-sazu.si/filozofski-vestnik

In this ClimateGenn episode I am speaking with Jojo Mehta, Executive Director of Stop Ecocide International about the positive news that the European Parliament is proposing to include Ecocide in EU Law, an important development in the course to have this vital legislation enshrined in international law. [Support this channel and access episodes early by joining up on Patreon or Youtube] For those that are not familiar with Ecocide it has this simple definition: Ecocide means unlawful or wanton acts, committed with knowledge that there is a substantial likelihood of severe and either widespread or longterm damage to the environment, being caused by those acts. A law of Ecocide was first proposed by the late Polly Higgins and it is fantastic to see the progress the organisation is making in fulfilling its objectives. Outlawing environmental destruction is a critical part of how we as a species, reassess our relationship with nature, in the face of climate and ecological breakdown. In the next episode I am speaking with David Spratt, Research Director, Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration, in Australia about his new article on reclaiming the Climate Emergency. Thanks for listening.

This episode continues the interview with James Brennan speaking to David Spratt and Jacob Grech.  For Stick Together's 'Make Love Not War' episode on 15 February they spoke about the 20th anniversary of the Valentines day peace protest. This episode looks at how political organising has changed since then and how we reflect on the peace movement in its succeses and failures. 

Melbourne's David Spratt is back with the second part of "Faster, higher, hotter: What we learned about the climate system in 2022"; "Wild storms spark hundreds of call for help"; "As La Nina wanes, what follows could be even worse"; "Great Lakes ice cover plummets to record mid-February low"; "Increasingly extreme heat could cost Phoenix $2 billion every year"; "IEA: Global energy crisis pushed fossil fuel consumption subsidies to an all-time high in 2022"; "Shell's actual spending on renewables is fraction of what it claims, group alleges"; "Heat from an Amazon Data Center Is Warming Dublin's Buildings"; "Dutch airline KLM sued over 'greenwashing' ads". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

Melbourne's David Spratt looks back at the 2022 climate and sees the dominoes falling - "Faster, higher, hotter: What we learned about the climate system in 2022"; "Climate Integrity is on the line"; "‘Much more work' needed to plug electricity shortfalls"; "Snowy delays add supply tensions to grid, but new big batteries ease short-term worries"; "Coal giant Glencore pushes for law change to prevent 'legal challenges' to carbon project"; "Australian states among world's most at risk from climate change, extreme weather"; "Climate sensitivity, sea level and atmospheric carbon dioxide"; "Emissions slashed today won't slow warming until mid-century". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/robert-mclean/message

On the Valentines day weekend in 2003 millions of people took to the streets across the world to protest the invasion of Iraq. This year marks the 20th anniversary of those protests. On this week's episode of Stick Together host James Brennan speaks with two organisers of the Melbourne protest that kicked off the weekend David Spratt and Jacob Grech.

 This week, City Limits is joined by community activist from Melbourne's west Helen van den Berg, and climate researcher, activist and author David Spratt.  Helen takes us through the ecology, history and policy surrounding the Maribyrnong river and adjacent developments which have contributed to destruction by recent flooding. She talks to us about groundwater, natural floodplains, poor planning, sell-offs and more. Later, David joins us to talk all things energy, from global energy trends related to the Ukraine war, thoughts about last night's budget in regards to climate change and inflation, and the privatisation of Victoria's electricity  generators, retailers and grid. Explaining, in his words, how privatisation led to the artificial division of our grid, and what that means for us.

David Spratt has been Research Coordinator for the independent think tank Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration since 2014. He was co-founder of the Climate Action Centre in Melbourne and co-authored Climate Code Red; the case for emergency action. David is a prolific climate science communicator, writing regularly for popular publications and blogging at climatecodered.org.In this frank conversation, David discusses the climate emergency and the realities of climate modelling and acceptable risk, putting forward a strong case for more drastic climate action. One way or another disruption is inevitable, and he calls on us to have the courage to speak the truth and act accordingly - because it is necessary and fair.In this episode we cover:• What inspired David's journey to climate communication• Climate dominoes: The importance of understanding climate tipping points and positive feedback loops• Temperature projections and the dangers already existing with earth's current warming• Realities and limitations of climate modelling• The intersections of politics and climate science• Adaptation, mitigation and drawdown• Cooling the arctic and global flow on effects of the warming poles• The case for emergency action and disruption• Whether the goal of net zero by 2050 is appropriate• The greenwashing and accountancy tricks involved in reaching net zero• How to effectively communicate the climate emergency and what we can learn from health promotion principlesTo view all the links to the websites and documents, visit the show notes on our website. Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast, leave us a review and share this episode with your friends and family.Please support our work and enable us to deliver more content by buying us a coffee.Follow us on Instagram, Facebook, and LinkedIn.

The question on the minds of many is will the passion for action on climate change by Prince Charles vanish now that he is King Charles (pictured)? Stories discussing that issue can be found on The Conversation: "It would be appropriate for King Charles to remain strong on climate: Albanese" and SBS: "Will Charles as King mean an end to his climate change activism?" And it was a question posed several years ago by Melbourne climate researcher and activist, David Spratt, who was also co-author of "Climate Code Red", that lives with me today and was reinforced/underlined/confirmed while reading the new book from Australia National University climate scientist, Dr Joëlle Gergis - "Humanity's Moment: A climate scientists case for hope". Other climate links are: "Climate change is white colonisation of the atmosphere. It's time to tackle this entrenched racism"; "‘Untenable': even companies profiting from Australia's carbon market say the system must change"; "The climate crisis is real – but overusing terms like ‘crisis' and ‘emergency' comes with risk"; "Reasons for (cautious) optimism: the good news on the climate crisis". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/robert-mclean/message

CLIMATE ACTION SHOW -  AUGUST 22ND 2022Produced by Vivien LangfordT I P P I N G  P O I N T S - IN NATURE AND SOCIETY Guests:Music by Tom Hume - "Petition" and Tambah Project " Our Song"- https://environmentalmusicprize.com/ Erica Chernoweth with Shankar Vedantam  - https://hiddenbrain.org/podcast/how-to-change-the-world/ August 7th Climate Rally in Sydney organised by Knitting Nanas and Water for Rivers Alison Boyd - Greens MLC NSW Parliament Rilka   -   Blockade Australia Paul Keating - Sydney Branch Secretary of Maritime Union of Australia Paddy Gibson - Workers for Climate Action &  Jumbunna Institute https://www.uts.edu.au/research/jumbunna-institute-indigenous-education-and-research David Spratt - Research Director for Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restorationhttps://www.breakthroughonline.org.au/climatedominoes Nick Breeze - Producer of Climate Genn. Please check out these fine podcasts from UK https://genn.cc/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9wB0P3Y5d0 TIPPING POINTS IN NATURE AND SOCIETY The burning question is what forms of Climate Action  work? Are the harsh new anti protest laws a sign that Government fears the huge changes demanded by campaigners?  Is  ABC  RN turning up at a Blockade Australia safe place a sign? I was delighted. It was daring for the ABC. Geoff Thompson's Background Briefing is well worth a listen, though 3CR has been reporting on this movement for ages.  We are looking for social tipping points when the majority of people understand that direct action is needed.  Nature understands the tipping points of hot house gasses, the Antarctic Ice shelf just crumbles..... and you know the rest.PODCAST :  https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/backgroundbriefing/inside-the-climate-activists-plan-to-shut-down-australia/101324992  In search of what climate action works, I quote from Erica Chernoweth's study on how Non Violent Action has more lasting effects than Violent revolution, especially if we all get behind it. Then I go to the Sydney Climate Rally of August 7th. The harsh new anti protest laws and imminent opening of new gas wells are upermost in our minds.Paddy Gibson talks about the hopes of the Gommeroi people that the new government will stop the Santos Gas project in the Pilliga. Yet Santos is attempting to overide their Native title to establish  850 gas wells in the Pilliga Forest.Paul Keating and Abigail Boyd voice the massive opposition from unions and civil society groups to the new police powers over protesters and Rilka speaks about how harshly they had been applied to Blockade Australia. Then we hear from David Spratt talking to Nick Breeze about climate risk. He says that the IPCC is giving policy makers the wrong message.   For him the only question is "What is the worst that can happen and what do we need to do to prevent it? Breaking news : Paul Gilding's comments on changing our focus from reducing emissions to slowing the RATE of warming by cancelling methane."Much of the climate debate and its central arguments were formed in the 1990s when we perceived we had decades to get things under control. The context has now dramatically changed. The 2020s already see unprecedented heatwaves, wildfires, floods, emerging food crises and related geopolitical conflict – and yet this process has just begun. Every fraction of a degree of warming now brings us closer to climate tipping points that if breached, could lead to a runaway process we cannot control. We are teetering on that edge.Therefore, we need to reset the debate to have a laser focus on the immediate rate of warming and everything that influences it.This will not be easy. History shows that most large-scale global change happens with many distributed actions. Rather than ‘death by a thousand cuts', it's more like ‘life by a thousand little victories.' Thus, most arguments about the merits of different possible actions on climate change, end up with the same conclusion – we need an ‘all of the above' strategy. We see no silver bullets or amazing heroes, just all of us, and all that we do.Sometimes, though very rarely, an idea comes along which is not like that. A single action that could literally change the course of history.I believe slashing methane emissions urgently, with large reductions this decade, is such an action. Methane is a climate weapon of mass destruction if we don't act, but a silver bullet if we do. It will not stop climate change - not even close - but it might buy us the time to do so. Success in rapid methane reduction could be the singular difference between achieving some level of messy but manageable global change vs the descent into chaos and economic collapse.However, we will only take this action if we shift our mindset and focus from the ‘level of emissions' to the ‘rate of warming'.It's a hard argument to make because of the deeply entrenched focus and momentum on emissions reduction – towards which all progress is then seen as additive. As a result, everyone agrees methane is important, but its singular power to change the path we are on is not yet recognised.Let me be very clear - my key argument is not ‘methane vs CO2', it is ‘warming vs emissions.' They're connected, but very different. And it's the difference that defines the importance.If we are to reduce the existential risk of runaway climate change, we must slow the 'rate of warming' in less than 10 years. Even drastic reductions in CO2 emissions - while essential and urgent for different reasons - will simply not get us there. Firstly, because CO2 warms the climate slowly (and thus cutting it reduces the rate of warming slowly) and secondly because cutting fossil fuel use also reduces the aerosol pollution which currently has a temporary ‘cooling' effect.Given all the above, we can see that slowing the ‘rate of warming' is our single most critical task and urgent methane reduction is the most viable way to achieve it.We must therefore throw everything at this task – including faster elimination of fossil fuels, especially gas, and a dramatic focus on food and agriculture, particularly livestock. And we must deliver this change in less than 10 years.It's a tall order. The good news is that, while not easy, it's completely doable. Everything we require is available - we just need to decide. As with fossil fuels, the incumbent players will argue it's complicated and difficult, bad for jobs and the economy, that ‘sure we need to change, just not so fast!'.They are completely wrong. The science is clear that the path we are on – unprecedented climate events, geopolitical chaos, food crises and the risk of runaway warming - is immeasurably and incomparably worse than anything we can do to slow it down.If you want to understand the detail behind this argument, I explored it all in a recent discussion paper at the University of Cambridge. It covers the emergency nature of the task, the actions available and the economic opportunities that result. In particular, I explain why a focus on food and agriculture – particularly livestock – should now be our priority task.This detail matters, but don't let it distract you from the simplicity of the idea. The path we are on today is accelerating climate change with the risk of runaway warming and global economic chaos. We can choose a different path, but only if we slash methane emissions to slow the rate of warming. The future may well be determined by our decision."~ Paul Gilding, 15 August 2022PDF:https://www.paulgilding.com/s/CC-emissions-v-warming-20220815-FINAL.pdfDiscussion paper:https://www.cisl.cam.ac.uk/resources/publications/methane-markets-and-food-how-climate-emergency-will-drive-urgent-focus Source:https://www.paulgilding.com/cockatoo-chronicles/shifting-focus-from-emissions-to-warming      

Phillip Sutton (pictured) was one of Australia's busiest climate activists, but sadly he died in mid-June, robbing Australia, and the World, of one of its clearest and most far-reaching thinkers, when it came to understanding how we, that's the world community, could navigate a problem that going to test our resilience, tenacity, endurance, resourcefulness and within all those things, our ability to collaborate. Phillip played a key role in seeing the worldwide take-up of the climate emergency idea, working closely with Adrian Whitehead to see Melbourne's Darebin City Council become the first jurisdiction in the world to declare a climate emergency. Adrian now administers an organization known as CACE - Council and Community Action in the Climate Emergency. The Victorian Climate Action Network has its usual monthly meeting on Saturday, June 18, and Phillip was to share with the group his knowledge and understanding of geoengineering and along with that how we should care for others. However, friend and co-author of "Climate Code Red", David Spratt stepped in with an interview he had recorded earlier with Professor John Moore from the Arctic Centre at the University of Lapland. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/robert-mclean/message

This week is energy week! Zeb and Kevin speak with climate change activist David Spratt about a lack of climate solutions worldwide since his co-authored publication Climate Code Red: the case for emergency action,14 years ago. They discuss:- the upcoming "non-climate climate election"; the irony of how climate issues have dominated federal leadership changes for the past several years and yet neither major party wants to talk climate policy.- recent carbon offset whistleblower Professor Andrew Macintosh, former chair of the Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee, to denounce the carbon market, with a report that 70~80% of carbon credits are "markedly low in integrity". - how the carbon market's degeneration into this rort of nonviable schemes (such as carbon capture and storage) trickles down to the collective conscience of consumers, whilst allowing companies to emit more in the name of money- how these corporations "should be paid to clean up the mess, but right now they're being paid to make the mess", with the last financial year showing fossil fuel subsidies equaling $19,600 each minute. Not only does this encourage more pollution, but also is a reflection of how much money the goverment has to spend.- the false panacea of the electric car with precious metal extraction required for batteries not quite the ethical or environmental solution under a system based on eternal economic growth- lack of forward thinking policy for Victorian Government approved developments when it comes to sea-level projections and more...David stresses that climate change is not a technological problem, but a problem of political will, since we are stuck with two major political parties with deep connections to the fossil fuel industry. 

In this ClimateGenn episode I am speaking with Research Director of the Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration in Melbourne, David Spratt, about assessing climate risk and why incremental tweaks to reduce emissions are failing us. [Please support httpss://genn.cc via https://patreon.com/genncc We also discuss IPCC forecasts, political failure, and how change is possible but it requires a huge mobilisation of resources, coupled with public and political participation and leadership of the Zelensky variety. The clock is ticking, parts of the system are tipping, whether you call it: code-red, an emergency, or blah blah blah, no one is immune from the cascade of climate impacts that we will face if we continue to do nothing to avert the growing threat of climate change this decade and into the future. Thanks for listening to ClimateGenn, especially at a time when there is so much violence and the threat of escalation of war. The pain that this is causing so many is inextricably linked to corruption and fossil fuels that extend well beyond Putin's regime. I would very much like to express solidarity with the Ukrainian people, as well as with Russians who are standing up to the regime. https://www.breakthroughonline.org.au/ http://www.climatecodered.org/

In this ClimateGenn special episode, I publishing my first interview with Dr Jim Hansen who was at the time Director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies. This was recorded in 2012 at the European Geophysical Union, the annual conference that takes place every year in Vienna. Please support at https://patreon.com/genncc or follow on https://genn.cc. In recent weeks I have exchanged emails again with Dr Hansen to discuss his recent work that has a working title of ‘The Big Climate Short'. Hopefully this will be recorded once his latest work is submitted for publication. What strikes me about this decade old interview is that the language is so clear and the warnings regarding urgent action are in the timeframe of the next 1-1.5years. He even states the danger of waiting a decade to what would be 2022. Hansen made international news in the late 80's when he testified to US Congress about the need to change our energy system and reduce atmospheric greenhouse gases. He is straight pragmatic speaker who has consistently issued warnings that have been ignored despite the rising cost inflicted by such ignorance. Here he gives very clear definitions of what tipping points are and the danger of crossing them. He discusses the challenges that scientists face in communicating these problems. He also highlights evidenced strategies that could have significantly dealt with them at the time but with each passing year create an ever growing challenge. We are now where we are. The recent IPCC report talks about the closing window of opportunity to act. Coming at a time of extreme chaos and suffering in Europe, it is hard to see how we will navigate the coming weeks, months and years. How we deal with our own fear and concern regarding these issues is very important. War is obviously not the answer and neither is any sense of nihilism. Being able to focus on the problems and act with a broader sense of community is far more rewarding. In the next episode I am speaking to climate and policy analyst, David Spratt, Research Director at the Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration in Melbourne, Australia. We will be discussing a range of subjects including the accelerating rate of impacts, what climate models don't tell us, as well as the tipping point risks we can't see or measure and that may already have been crossed. Thank you for listening to ClimateGenn. I have many more episodes to produce so please do subscribe. Thank you to all who are supporting the channel via Patreon. You can also drop me a note or comment on my website genn.cc and I will always try to respond. Thank you.

Climate Action Radio Show -  October 11 2021 Climate Geoengineering Part 2Produced byKay Wennagel GuestsProf Raymond PierreHumbertDr Daniel Harrison Julian Lennon song - Saltwater In Climate Geoengineering Part 1 David Spratt provided a comprehensive understanding of what geoengineeing is all about as well as the geoengineering options. Climate Geoengineering Part 2 delves into more specific issues scientists have with geoengineering options.   Prof PierreHumbert discusses the problems with the climate and solar radiation management. He talks about the carbon reduction as the the way forward in adressing climate change.    In the second half Dr Daniel Harrison who is the chief scientist in the cloud brightening experiment on the Great Barrier Reef, describes the stages and learnings so far.  As Daniel says this experiment is the first of its kind globally and there is a lot to learn at each stage.    ImagesThanks to the following for the images:https://ars.els-cdn.com/content/image/1-s2.0-S1364032113008460-gr2_lrg.jpghttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032113008460#f0010https://gbrrestoration.org/program/cooling-by-cloud-brightening/

 Climate Action Radio Show -  September 13 2021 Geo-engineering Part 1Produced byKay Wennagel Guests: David SprattWill I Am song - SOS  1. What is geo-engineering?2. What types of geo-engineering are there?3. How do they work?4. What areas could they cover if implemented?5. Why should we care?6. Who will pay for them to be implemented?7. Are there any international rules to cover geo-engineering?8. What governance issues are there?9. Who will be the most affected? Listen to David Spratt, climate-policy analyst, and co-founder of the Carbon Equity network, and director of the Breakthrough - National Centre for Climate Restoration explain the fundamentals of geoenrgineering and the issues of the climate emergency our planet is facing.

David Spratt worked with Ian Dunlop to write the "Carbon Budget Briefing Notes for 1.5 and 2 degrees Celsius" for the National Centre for Climate Restoration, Breakthrough. A story about those briefing notes - "Net zero emissions must be reached before 2030 for 2°C target, new analysis says" - was published by Australia's pre-eminent climate website, RenewEconomy. In this episode, David talks about why he and Ian wrote the briefing paper, who it is for and why people should pay attention to their carbon budget. The music for all Climate Conversations episodes comes from "Music for a Warming World".

Melbourne's David Spratt (pictured) took advantage of the city's Covid-19 lockdown to assemble the facts to produce the "Climate Reality Check 2020". David talked about the new report at the November meeting of the Victorian Climate Action Network (VCAN) at which he made reference to a number of relevant publications, among them: What has become known as the "Hothouse Earth" report; A story from The Guardian headed: "Melting Antarctic ice will raise sea level by 2.5 metres – even if Paris climate goals are met, study finds"; A story he and Ian Dunlop wrote and published in The Canberra Times headed: "Net-zero emissions by 2050: leadership or climate colonialism?"; A letter published in The Guardian headed, "Hitting net-zero is not enough – we must restore the climate"; And a story from Earth.org headed: "Climate crisis: University of Cambridge to launch a new centre to explore geoengineering and climate change". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week marks the 50th anniversary of the Westgate Bridge Disaster.Kevin invites Tommy Watson on the Show to discuss his first-hand experience of the bridge collapse, what led to the disaster itself, and importantly how the workers were treated in the months and years following the incident. We also play a recent web conference speech by David Spratt, co-author of Climate Change: Code Red, with an honest forecast of our future on Earth. 

Beyond Zero listens to Smart Energy Council annual conference online. Today I’m playing two talks, one from David Spratt who is Research Director for Breakthrough, the national centre for climate restoration. The second talk is by the Honorable Mark Butler Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy

This week, Kevin and Meg speak with Howard Marosi from Friends of Public Housing to give us a run-down on the state government's recently announced rent-freeze, then we play a repeat of Sunday morning's Radio EcoShock where Alex Smith interviews Australian researcher David Spratt about threats from simultaneous pandemic and climate change. Links to housing resources discussed on this program: ROAR - Renters Organising Action & Resistance (Melbourne) Trades Hall - We Are Renters campaign State Government's Media Release 15th April (General Picture)State Government's Announcement 22nd April (Planned changes to the law)Rent Relief Process for Residential Tenancies in Victoria (Consumer Affairs Vic) 

The Climate Summit Report II Exerpts from the recent Climate Summit with Adam Bandt's opening speech, a word from David Spratt, some legal perspectives from Elaine Johnson & Nicole Rogers and some views from participants.Schools Out II report from youth climate activists including an update on the Jbap Wurrung tent protest protecting the sacred trees.This is the Week that Was IINoah Bassil II on the death of Murbarak

Hosted by Rob, Jess and Lois [segment times in brackets][7:05] Alternative news: updates on Australian bushfires and new research into sustainable responses to natural disasters.[7:20] Vivien Langford of 3CR's Beyond Zero Emissions speaks with community members from the island of Kiribas about how they're preparing for climate change. Vivien chats to a range of locals from school teachers to climate activists who participated in a six-week leadership course. Hear how community activists are hopeful and resilient in the face of a changing climate. [7:30] Interview with founder of the Refugee and Asylum Seeker Toy Drive, Christopher Stenton, about the charity that aims to give a toy to every asylum seeker child living in Australia this year. Since its humble beginnings in 2015, the Toy Drive has grown and grown with volunteers now working across different states to help bring joy to children in need. Christopher describes the many ways individuals, workplaces and companies can get involved. [7:45] Activist and co-founder of the youth climate movement Zero Hour, Jamie Margolin, speaks about the state of the environment. Jamie denounces Western colonialism, describing how early colonialist values have evolved into the post-industrial, capitalist system of today. Jamie looks at how different systems of oppression - from social inequalities, to racism and gender inequality - must be taken into account when addressing the impacts of climate change. [8:00] Research director at the Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration and co-author of Climate Code Red, David Spratt, discusses how climate change could lead to the breakdown of civil society. David looks at how food insecurity has caused civil unrest, referencing the Arab Spring as a response to rising wheat prices in Egypt. David explains how these situations are likely to be more frequent without serious government and industry reform. [8:15] Cultural Survival presenter, Shaldon Ferris from Indigenous Rights Radio explores how indigenous knowledge is currently informing solutions to climate change. Shaldon speaks with Elizabeth Azzuz of Northern California's Yurok people about the use of planned burns in wildfire management. Shaldon then speaks with Jannie Staffansson of the Saami community about her work with the Arctic and Environment Unit of the Saami Council. Songs: Do Leme Ao Pontal by Tim Maia, Chasing Stars by Alice Ivy and I've Lied by Archie Roach.

The School Strike for Climate, the dynamics surrounding it and its broader impact on society were discussed at the 2019 Australia New Zealand Society for Ecological Economics recent Melbourne conference.Activist and Melbourne-based climate intellectual, David Spratt lead a conversation about the School Strike for Climate (SS4C) involving one of the trio from Castlemaine who played a key role in bringing the movement to Australia, Harriet O'Shae-Carre and a Melbourne girl, Kaity Thomson, who credited the SS4C with changing her life.David Spratt quoted Rebecca Huntley during his introductory remarks and Harriet referred to another from her Castlemaine trio, Milou Albrecht.

David Spratt is back in studio talking to Dave Howden about the Tesla Model S 100, his new appointment, transport woes, the future of the power industry and more. An exciting conversation not to be missed! Visit Total Utilities here

The Australian-German Energy College at the University of Melbourne has regular lectures in a relatively small space at its Grattan Street offices and the latest was packed with many people forced to stand.Holding centre stage as he talked about the "Sensitivity of historical climate simulations to uncertain aerosol forcing" was University of Reading climate scientist, Professor Ed Hawkins.Among those in the crowd was Professor David Karoly; a senior advisor from the college, Simon Holmes á Court; a well known and respected climate activist who was the co-author of Climate Code Red, David Spratt, who has written reports for Breakthrough; and the founder of "Music for a Warming World", Simon Kerr.Professor Hawkins is responsible for many things in the climate world, among them the "Show your Stripes" - a simple graphic illustration of how the world is warming.

BZE speaks to David Spratt, Research Director of Breakthrough, National Centre for Climate Restoration and previously author of "Climate Code Red' has written a paper with Ian Dunlop entitled  "The 3rd Degree - Supporting evidence  and Implications for Australia of existential climate-related security risk" 

Hosted by Eiddwen, Rob and Jess [Segment times in brackets] || 3CR is proud to acknowledge the Kulin Nations as true owners and custodians of the lands from which we broadcast. We pay respect to their elders past and present and acknowledge that their sovereignty was never ceded and a treaty has yet to be signed ||[18:15] We listen to Annie McLoughlan speaking about language and oppression at the Fair Go For Pensioners (FGFP) Conference held earlier this July.[38:01] David Spratt talks to us about his report titled The Third Degree, co-written by Ian Dunlop. The report looks into evidence and implications of existential climate-related security risks in Australia. David talks to us about how our current climate estimations are currently predicting a 1.5 degree increase and that we are well on our way to experiencing a 3 degree rise in the near future. [54:35] Toby from Boomerang Alliance in conjunction with the Queensland Government and Australian Packaging Convenant Organisation have created a Plastic Free Council Event Guide in hopes of event organisers working towards zero waste usage when holding events. The guide assists event organisers with adopting the policies in the guide, with hopes of fading out single use plastic from events. Toby from the Boomerang Alliance comes in to speak to us about the guide and how others can join in on the fight towards zero waste usage at events. [74:40] Tilly speaks to us about last weeks protests at the Adani site and the debate surrounding lack of freedom of press in Australia. Music:Soley - I'll Drown SkyHooks - Horror Movie Jose Gonzalez - Cylcing Trivialities Bibio - Down to the sound

Did you hear the news?! Our world could end in 2050 unless we do something about it now! Miles and Annah provide a brief synopsis of the May 2019 analysis, "Existential Climate-Related Security Risk: A Scenario Approach" by David Spratt and Ian Dunlop. AKA: The viral posts on Facebook stating "The end of the world in 2050!" Follow along as they explain the report and share their thoughts! Theme Music: Italian Afternoon by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Artist: http://www.twinmusicom.org/

David Spratt had always been obliquely aware of climate change, but then things changed and it became in interest, then a passion and in 2008 he co-authored the book "Climate Code Red" with Phillip Sutton.David is not a climate scientist, but he has a deep and abiding interest in climate science and with a background on economics, and a little dedication, he can make sense of the science that unpins climate change, just as anyone else can who applies themself, he argues.Working with Ian Dunlop, David has compiled and written many reports that have had a major impact on climate change education, both in Australia and around the world.

Someone who's heading to Tasmania to survive the fall of civilisation gets some advice from someone who's been there, done that. Kate Gracey is a self described "doomer" who is moving to southern Tasmania this December to grow potatoes while living on a farm with her son. Peter Harley, spent most of a decade in the 1980s living in a cooperative at Goongerah in East Gippsland, concerned about nuclear armageddon. We think they should talk. David Spratt joins Adam and Jed to host.

Adam and Kent welcome first time host David Spratt, author of What Lies Beneath: The scientific understatement of climate risks. They chat with Rob Crawford - Senior Lecturer and Research Fellow in the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning at the University of Melbourne - on the environmental impact of buildings.

Monday 3rd Sept 2018Guests:Ian Dunlop –  Former Int Oil, Coal and Gas industry executive.  Now Co author “What lies beneath”Louise FraserLouise Fraser– 350.Org campaigner for RISE FOR CLIMATE  global event   Sarah and Tim – Frontline Action on Coal – They stopped the coal trains into Newcastle for 3.5 hours TODAY!Giles ParkinsonGiles Parkinson –  Editor of Renew Economy.orgDid you know that Australia,  despite our small population,  is NOT a small contributor to climate disruption?Ian Dunlop says that corporations need to rethink their business model as we are fourth in the world league of polluters.  He discusses the rot and incompetence at the top and calls for a Government of National Unity which can implement emergency measures.  As our Bangladeshi climate scientist said we are “climate criminals”. Vivien Langford also speaks to Sarah Barron who stopped the coal trains today.  When she came down from her tripod she said “Mining and exporting coal in the face of what is already a  spiralling climate crisis is to condemn my generation”.Sarah and Tim,  from Frontline Action on Coal speak about the community controlling the resources and justice for energy workers.  They noted that we now have a PM who looks like a front for the  Minerals Council,  a chief of staff who was a former coal boss,  an Energy minister who has campaigned against wind power and an Environment Minister who was a mining industry lawyer…Is disrupting the coal port that disrupts the climate justified?FLAC “It’s time to stand up and take action on climate change!  If not now,  then when?  If not you,  then who?”Louise Fraser speaks about the global  “Rise Up for climate” on 8th September.  The Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco 12-16 September will take action to the next level. State,  regional  and city governments will show what they have achieved and how we will make the Paris Agreement a reality.Please attend events in your local area. There are at least 6 around Melbourne and in every state. Use this hashtag to invite your friends to step up:   #StepUp2018Giles Parkinson reassures us that there are enough wind and solar projects for the industry to be getting on with while they  play with coal in Canberra.However,  will the renewable industry take its bat and ball and go overseas?Vivien desperately tries to think of something else for them to invest in but Giles is not so anxious.  Although it is frustrating he sees plenty to do on the clean energy front even exports to take the place of coal and gas! He also announced the new Renew Economy website devoted entirely to electric vehicles. Links:350.org “Rise for Climate” document (PDF)What lies beneath by Ian Dunlop and David Spratt ( climateextremes.org.au)FLAC- (www.frontlineaction.org)   Video “End Coal”   12-16th September in Newcastle(Cleanenergycouncil.org.au)WIND FARM OPEN DAY-Sunday 21st October in NSW,  SA, Vic and WAIn Victoria: Bald Hills WindFarm at Tarwin Lower / Cape Nelson South Wind Farm / Mt Gellibrand Wind Farm at Woorndoo.Rise for Climate  – September 7th/8th Find an event near you.People’s Referendum on Coal and Gas (lockthegate.org.au/peoplesreferendum)Clean Energy Council Wind Farm Open Day  Radio team 3rd September:  Andy Britt Producer,  Roger Vize Podcasts,  Vivien Langford – Interviews

Adam, Kate and Jed chat to Ian Dunlop (former corporation executive and head of coal council, turned activist) and David Spratt (climate activist, author and businessman). They unravel risk/scientific/political understatement, and the lack of imagination to think the unpalatable, when it comes to climate change.

We talk climate change, humanitarian crises and conflict with David Spratt, Research Coordinator for the Breakthrough National Centre for Climate Restoration. He blogs and publishes reports at ClimateCodeRed.org a site named after his co-authored 2008 book. His latest publication is Disaster Alley: Climate Change, Conflict & Risk featuring a foreword by former Pentagon official Sherri Goodman.

Vivien interviews Ian Angus at the Socialism for the Twenty First Century Conference. Author of the book - Facing the Anthropocene:  Fossil Capitalism and the Crisis of the Earth System Crisis.We look at the bleaching of the reef in an interview with David Spratt (many thanks to Alex Smith for permission to use this interview from Radio Ecoshock).

 In this episode, Viv brings together psychologist Lyn Bender, author Psychology for a Safe Climate. David Spratt, co-author of Climate Code Red and  Dr Colin Long Victorian,Vice President, NTEU (National Tertiary Education Union).   With only a bit of a stretch, this trinity of climate defenders could be said to represent the health, science and humanity surrounding the issues, well at least in this radio hour anyway. But if you do nothing else this year to support action against climate disruption DO THIS!  Come to the People's Climate March this Friday and send those in-Paris-pollies an unambiguous message by swelling the numbers Paris Climate Rally in MelbourneFriday 27th November. 5:30pmState Library Stepshttp://www.peoplesclimate.org.au/

In tonight's episode Viv and Jane appeal for your help.  It's radiothon time at 3CR and the station needs you the listener to keep us on air for another year.  Without government support or profit 3CR needs its listeners to show their love.  Call ANYTIME on 03 9419 8377 in business hours or go to 3cr.org.au and then follow the Radiothon link to donate online. In between appeals for donations in this episode we hear from Adrian Burrugubba, Dr Peter Sainsbury, Greg Foyster, Maggie Barron, Dr Dan Murphy in East Timor (a foretaste of the some upcoming shows recorded by Viv in Timor Leste recently) and David Spratt.   Donate!  You know you want to  :)

-This week we spoke with Nina Hall from Climate Action Coogee about the climate protection bill which will be before Parliament later this month. Info on the bill and how you can support it here! - Nick Hollins reports on Garnaut supplementary draft report and speaks with John Connor, CEO of the Climate Institute and David Spratt, the author of 'Climate Code Red' -Jessica Minshall reports on the NT intervention and the effects the land rights reforms under the scheme have had in regards to mining and communities Presenters: Libby King and James Hitchcock