Podcasts about energy program director

Challenges on her home farm prompted Karin Stark (pictured) to pull together her first National Renewables in Agriculture Conference and Expo in 2019. Now, this year's event will be in Bendigo. In what is a first for Victoria, the conference and expo will be held at The Capital Theatre in View St, Bendigo, on Wednesday, July 23.The expo opens at 8:00 a.m., and the conference follows at 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.On the National Renewables in Agriculture Conference and Expo website, it says:"This event brings together farmers, agriculture and energy consultants, peak bodies and Government representatives to share stories of on-farm renewables, their business case and discuss what's driving the transformation of energy use in agriculture."Large scale solar and wind developments present opportunities for farmers and regional communities if planned well with meaningful engagement around benefit sharing. These topics plus combining farming and solar, termed agrivoltaics, also forms part of the yearly Conference program."Ms Stark has urged farmers to attend the event and hear the keynote speaker, the Energy Program Director from the Grattan Institute "Are we there yet? The country's economic transformation".

Matthew Pantelis speaks with Tony Wood, Energy Program Director, Grattan Institute about Chris Bowen's address to the National Press Club on energy. Listen live on the FIVEAA Player. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matthew Pantelis speaks with Aidan Morrison, Energy Program Director, Centre for Independent Studies who explains that electricity prices may rise again. Listen live on the FIVEAA Player. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's going to be difficult to tackle bogus environmental claims from the private sector until the government itself stops greenwashing, Polly Hemming says on this episode of Follow the Money. There's a global crackdown on greenwashing underway, but not everyone is getting the message – not even the Australian Government. On this episode of Follow the Money, the Australia Institute's Climate & Energy Program Director Polly Hemming joins Ebony Bennett to discuss state-sponsored greenwashing. This episode was recorded on Tuesday 30 April 2024 and things may have changed since recording. australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstitute Guest: Polly Hemming, Climate & Energy Program Director, the Australia Institute // @pollyjhemming Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey Additional editing: Emily Perkins Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions We'd love to hear your feedback on this series, so send in your questions, comments or suggestions for future episodes to podcasts@australiainstitute.org.au.Support Follow the Money: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matthew Pantelis speaks with Tony Wood, Energy Program Director, Grattan Institute on the AEMO report forecasting a gas shortage from 2028 and risks of peak-day shortfalls on some days under extreme winter conditions from 2025. Shadow Energy Minister Stephen Patterson rang in to comment. Listen live on the FIVEAA Player. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tony Wood, Energy Program Director, Grattan Institute speaks with Matthew Pantelis on predictions electricity prices will remain high for some time.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tony Wood, Energy Program Director from the Grattan Institute speaks with Matthew Pantelis about the Australian Energy Regulator announcing changes to the default market offer which will see an increase in some power prices in South Australia of up to 25%.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC, just released a report with a a very clear message; there is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all. One of the key messages in the report is that new fossil fuel projects are incompatible with a net zero target, a message which lies in stark contrast with the Labor government's Safeguard Mechanism bill which is currently before Parliament. This was recorded on Tuesday 21st March 2023 and things may have changed since recording. The Australia Institute // @theausinstitute Guest: Polly Hemming, Climate & Energy Program Director, the Australia Institute // @pollyjhemming Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey Edited by: Emily Perkins Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot SessionsSupport Follow the Money: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This episode features a conversation between Stacie Peterson, NCAT's Energy Program Director and Manager of the AgriSolar Clearinghouse, and Pete Berthelsen, Executive Director of The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund and President of Conservation Blueprint. It is the fourth in a series of AgriSolar Clearinghouse podcasts that are being featured on ATTRA'S Voices from the Field podcast.  Pete and Stacie discuss the benefits of pollinator habitat at solar energy sites, pollinator habitat design, seed mixes, pollinator health and quality, and what anyone can do to help pollinators in their own backyard.  AgriSolar Clearinghouse Resources: ·         AgriSolar Clearinghouse ·         Solar Pollinator Habitat ·         Solar Apiaries ·         Fact Sheet: Making the Case for Solar Beekeeping Other Resources: ·         Conservation Blueprint ·         The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund Contact Stacie Peterson at stacieb@ncat.org.  Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.  You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.  Learn about NCAT's other innovative sustainable agriculture programs.  This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Solar Energy Technologies Office Award Number DE-EE000937. Legal Disclaimer: The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Energy or the United States Government.  

This episode features a conversation between Stacie Peterson, NCAT's Energy Program Director and Manager of the AgriSolar Clearinghouse, and Pete Berthelsen, Executive Director of The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund and President of Conservation Blueprint. It is the fourth in a series of AgriSolar Clearinghouse podcasts that are being featured on ATTRA'S Voices from the Field podcast.  Pete and Stacie discuss the benefits of pollinator habitat at solar energy sites, pollinator habitat design, seed mixes, pollinator health and quality, and what anyone can do to help pollinators in their own backyard.  AgriSolar Clearinghouse Resources: ·         AgriSolar Clearinghouse ·         Solar Pollinator Habitat ·         Solar Apiaries ·         Fact Sheet: Making the Case for Solar Beekeeping Other Resources: ·         Conservation Blueprint ·         The Bee and Butterfly Habitat Fund Contact Stacie Peterson at stacieb@ncat.org.  Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.  You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.  Learn about NCAT's other innovative sustainable agriculture programs.  This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Solar Energy Technologies Office Award Number DE-EE000937. Legal Disclaimer: The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Energy or the United States Government.  

This episode features a conversation between Stacie Peterson, NCAT's Energy Program Director and Manager of the AgriSolar Clearinghouse, and Lexie Hain, the country's leading solar grazing expert.  It is the third in a series of AgriSolar Clearinghouse podcasts that are being featured on ATTRA'S Voices from the Field podcast. Lexie is a farmer, solar grazer, and the Director of Agrivoltaics at Lightsource BP.  She co-founded the American Solar Grazing Association and is a stakeholder in the AgriSolar Clearinghouse. She also coined the term solar grazing.  Lexie and Stacie discuss the practicalities of solar grazing, how to prepare and manage agrivoltaic sites, opportunities for grazers and solar developers, and how sheep and solar are made for each other. This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Solar Energy Technologies Office Award Number DE-EE000937. Legal Disclaimer: The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Energy or the United States Government. Related NCAT Resources: ·         AgriSolar Podcasts Ep. 1: Growing Crops Among the Solar Panels in Colorado·         AgriSolar Podcasts Ep. 2:  Keeping Family Farm in Family Hands with AgriSolar in Massachusetts Other Resources: ·         Lighthouse BP – Agrivoltaics & Solar Grazing ·         AgriSolar Clearinghouse – Solar Grazing ·         American Solar Grazing Association  Contact Stacie Peterson at stacieb@ncat.org. Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.  You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.  Learn about NCAT's other innovative sustainable agriculture programs.  

This episode features a conversation between Stacie Peterson, NCAT's Energy Program Director and Manager of the AgriSolar Clearinghouse, and Lexie Hain, the country's leading solar grazing expert.  It is the third in a series of AgriSolar Clearinghouse podcasts that are being featured on ATTRA'S Voices from the Field podcast. Lexie is a farmer, solar grazer, and the Director of Agrivoltaics at Lightsource BP.  She co-founded the American Solar Grazing Association and is a stakeholder in the AgriSolar Clearinghouse. She also coined the term solar grazing.  Lexie and Stacie discuss the practicalities of solar grazing, how to prepare and manage agrivoltaic sites, opportunities for grazers and solar developers, and how sheep and solar are made for each other. This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Solar Energy Technologies Office Award Number DE-EE000937. Legal Disclaimer: The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Energy or the United States Government. Related NCAT Resources: ·         AgriSolar Podcasts Ep. 1: Growing Crops Among the Solar Panels in Colorado·         AgriSolar Podcasts Ep. 2:  Keeping Family Farm in Family Hands with AgriSolar in Massachusetts Other Resources: ·         Lighthouse BP – Agrivoltaics & Solar Grazing ·         AgriSolar Clearinghouse – Solar Grazing ·         American Solar Grazing Association  Contact Stacie Peterson at stacieb@ncat.org. Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast.  You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG.  Learn about NCAT's other innovative sustainable agriculture programs.  

This episode is a conversation between Stacie Peterson, NCAT's Energy Program Director and Manager of the AgriSolar Clearinghouse, and Nate Tassinari, the owner of Million Little Sunbeams, a third-generation hay farm in Monson, Massachusetts.It is the second in a series of AgriSolar Clearinghouse podcasts that are being featured on ATTRA'S Voices from the Field podcast.  Nate's hay operation is a 1-acre farm co-located with a solar array that generates 250 kilowatts of power. It is centrally located among a network of family farms and has solar panels that are elevated 10 feet above the ground, both to accommodate haying equipment and to satisfy Massachusetts regulations for incentives.In the conversation, Nate describes the financial aspects of owning a solar array, how to harvest the sun during the winter, the interconnection of family farmlands, and the role solar can play in farm ownership.This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Solar Energy Technologies Office Award Number DE-EE000937. Legal Disclaimer: The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Energy or the United States Government. Related ATTRA Resources:AgriSolar Podcasts. Ep. 1. Growing Crops Among the Solar Panels in ColoradoOther Resources: AgriSolar Clearinghouse Case Study: Million Little Sunbeams  UMass Clean Energy Extension Plays Part in First SMART-Approved Dual-Use Solar Project Contact Stacie Peterson at stacieb@ncat.org Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast. You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG. Learn about NCAT's other innovative sustainable agriculture programs. 

This episode is a conversation between Stacie Peterson, NCAT's Energy Program Director and Manager of the AgriSolar Clearinghouse, and Nate Tassinari, the owner of Million Little Sunbeams, a third-generation hay farm in Monson, Massachusetts.It is the second in a series of AgriSolar Clearinghouse podcasts that are being featured on ATTRA'S Voices from the Field podcast.  Nate's hay operation is a 1-acre farm co-located with a solar array that generates 250 kilowatts of power. It is centrally located among a network of family farms and has solar panels that are elevated 10 feet above the ground, both to accommodate haying equipment and to satisfy Massachusetts regulations for incentives.In the conversation, Nate describes the financial aspects of owning a solar array, how to harvest the sun during the winter, the interconnection of family farmlands, and the role solar can play in farm ownership.This material is based upon work supported by the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) under the Solar Energy Technologies Office Award Number DE-EE000937. Legal Disclaimer: The views expressed herein do not necessarily represent the views of the U.S. Department of Energy or the United States Government. Related ATTRA Resources:AgriSolar Podcasts. Ep. 1. Growing Crops Among the Solar Panels in ColoradoOther Resources: AgriSolar Clearinghouse Case Study: Million Little Sunbeams  UMass Clean Energy Extension Plays Part in First SMART-Approved Dual-Use Solar Project Contact Stacie Peterson at stacieb@ncat.org Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast. You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG. Learn about NCAT's other innovative sustainable agriculture programs. 

Indiana Conservative Alliance for Energy program director Reed Davis on Senator Mike Braun opting to run for Indiana governor. Catch our entire conversation with Reed and the full episode here: https://republicen.org/podcast

In this episode of Voices from the Field, Stacie Peterson, Energy Program Director at the National Center for Appropriate Technology, talks with Meg Caley, Executive Director and co-founder of the Colorado nonprofit Sprout City Farms. Sprout City Farms began in 2010 with a vision of increasing food access and community resiliency through farming underutilized urban land. Among its partnerships, Sprout City Farms works with Jack's Solar Garden in Longmont, Colorado, growing crops in the spaces between solar panels at the site, which is the largest agrivoltaic research facility of its kind in the United States. Related NCAT Resources: Sheep and the Sun. Solar Grazing with Lexie HainNCAT's AgriSolar Clearinghouse Aims to Make Solar More Accessible to Land ManagersNCAT's AgriSolar Clearinghouse Brings Together Solar and AgricultureAgriSolar ClearinghouseSoil for Water Other Resources: Sprout City FarmsJack's Solar GardenColorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center Contact Stacie Peterson at stacieb@ncat.org Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast. You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG. Learn about NCAT's other innovative sustainable agriculture programs. 

In this episode of Voices from the Field, Stacie Peterson, Energy Program Director at the National Center for Appropriate Technology, talks with Meg Caley, Executive Director and co-founder of the Colorado nonprofit Sprout City Farms. Sprout City Farms began in 2010 with a vision of increasing food access and community resiliency through farming underutilized urban land. Among its partnerships, Sprout City Farms works with Jack's Solar Garden in Longmont, Colorado, growing crops in the spaces between solar panels at the site, which is the largest agrivoltaic research facility of its kind in the United States. Related NCAT Resources: Sheep and the Sun. Solar Grazing with Lexie HainNCAT's AgriSolar Clearinghouse Aims to Make Solar More Accessible to Land ManagersNCAT's AgriSolar Clearinghouse Brings Together Solar and AgricultureAgriSolar ClearinghouseSoil for Water Other Resources: Sprout City FarmsJack's Solar GardenColorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center Contact Stacie Peterson at stacieb@ncat.org Please complete a brief survey to let us know your thoughts about the content of this podcast. You can get in touch with NCAT/ATTRA specialists and find access to our trusted, practical sustainable-agriculture publications, webinars, videos, and other resources at ATTRA.NCAT.ORG. Learn about NCAT's other innovative sustainable agriculture programs. 

Australia cannot solve the climate crisis while we keep opening new gas fields and coal mines. In this episode we're listening back to our webinar with Greens Leader Adam Bandt MP for a discussion about how Australia can rapidly transition to a clean energy economy and move beyond fossil fuels.This was recorded on Thursday 19th May 2022 and things may have changed since recording.The Australia Institute // @theausinstituteHost: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennettGuests:Adam Bandt MP, Australian Greens leader and Member for Melbourne // @AdamBandtRichie Merzian, Climate & Energy Program Director, Australia Institute // @RichieMerzianProducer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermaceyEdited by: Louise OsbourneTheme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

Carbon Net Zero. A 55 second 'cheat note' guide by Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell. What is net zero? What happens if enterprises can't meet net zero? What are carbon credits? Great for business meetings, dinner parties or whenever you need just a little bit of knowledge to get you through. Want to know more? Please listen to the full podcast, Carbon Net Zero with Tony Wood, Energy Program Director at the Grattan Institute and Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell.

Australian energy companies are pushing back against, vowing to keep exploring new oil and gas opportunities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tony Wood, Energy Program Director at the Grattan Institute demystifies Net Zero Carbon with Burgernomics host Ross MacDowell. Straightforward explanations, highlighting the problems and defining responsibilities. This is a fascinating conversation. Climate experts believe 6 bn tonnes of carbon dioxide needs to be removed from the atmosphere by 2050 if climate change is to be avoided. To date 0.00016% or 10,000 tonnes have been removed. Net Zero Carbon will create massive shifts within the Australian economy, both pluses and minuses. Over the next 30 years, $86 billion dollars of coal and liquified natural gas export sales will disappear. Net Zero will reduce massive insurance payouts caused by bad weather events related to global warming. Net Zero will cause billions of dollars to be invested in new technology transferring Australian industry to net zero carbon emission by 2050. Will the change to net zero cause consumer prices to rise to cover the cost of the transition? Will huge gov't subsidies be required to shift industries into net zero putting pressure on our tax base? What are the role of carbon credits?

War still rages in Ukraine, and the G7 have made a strong statement against Russian energy. Leaders have vowed to phase out Russian oil and gas from their economies, with the White House confirming a deal for Australian gas to supply Europe was underway. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Twenty years ago, BP attempted an ambitious rebrand claiming that henceforth the initials BP would stand for Beyond Petroleum (formally British Petroleum). Two years ago, and STILL one of the world's largest oil and gas producers, they announced their new climate-friendly purpose: To reimagine energy for people and our planet. So what are the actions CEO Bernard Looney and his leadership team would have to take to plug this gusher and actually win back our trust? To get to the bottom of this barrel, we talk with three experts on energy, climate, and marketing: Tyson Slocum, Energy Program Director at national consumer advocacy group Public Citizen, Duncan McLaren, Climate Policy Expert, and Jamie Henn, co-founder of 350.org and Director of Fossil Free Media. Guests: Tyson Slocum - Energy Program Director, Public Citizen Duncan McLaren - Climate Policy Expert Jamie Henn - Co-founder of 350.org and Director of Fossil Free Media We'd love to hear what you think about the show. Maybe you're inspired to take action, maybe you disagree with today's bullshit rating. Either way, we want to hear about it. Leave us a message at 212-505-2305. You might even be featured on an upcoming episode. Find out more at https://callingbullshitpodcast.com/. Background Reading: Read more about Tyson Slocum's work at Public Citizen here. Learn about Duncan McLaren's latest research at Lancaster University. Learn about Fossil Free Media's recent projects and how to get involved. If you love the show, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts. Find out more at https://callingbullshitpodcast.com/.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richie Merzian (pictured) is the Climate and Energy Program Director from The Australia Institute and talked today (November 10) with RN Breakfast host, Fran Kelly, about Australia being last on an international index on how countries are combatting climate change. Fran Kelly also talked with Agriculture Minister and the Minister for Northern Australia, David Littleproud, about that issue only the hear about what a wonderful job the Australian Government was doing in dealing with climate change. Today's Quick Climate links are: "Australia behind the rest of the world when it comes to EVs"; "Australian climate policy dead last on international index"; "National Farmers on the net-zero future"; "The Plan to Deliver Net Zero: The Australian Way"; "Banks are still financing fossil fuels – while signing up to net-zero pledges"; "Scott Morrison denies attacking electric vehicles in 2019 as he unveils new Coalition policy"; "Scott Morrison wants to be Australia's Prime Marketer – but voters aren't buying his woeful climate rebrand"; "1bn people will suffer extreme heat at just 2C heating, say scientists"; "Climate Derangement Syndrome"; "Getting off Gas with Judith Lucy"; "Supporting people emotionally in facing the climate reality"; "Motor industry pushes back against federal government's electric vehicle plans"; "The electric car revolution putting Australia and the rest of the world to shame"; "Coming to age in climate change"; "Climate change. We get it ... it's a mess you don't want to think about"; "Change The Story"; "Low Emissions Technology Roadmap"; "How can Australia get cracking on emissions? The know-how we need is in our universities"; "Electric vehicle deal to create regional jobs collapses"; "How Scientists Know That Climate Change Juices Heat Waves"; "Developing countries put a number on post-2025 climate finance needs: $1.3trn a year"; "A Swiss pianist, a Rwandan chemist… meet 15 ministers brokering a deal in Glasgow"; "From Chile and Taiwan via Glasgow, youth call for climate justice"; "Renewable energy made easy"; "How to reduce our carbon footprint"; "Climate Action Firmly Back On Agenda"; "New COP26 climate pledges are unlikely to slow the pace of global warming, UN says"; "Small cuts in air traffic would level off global heating caused by flying – study"; "‘The first sip was rather shocking': Cop26 delegates try Irn-Bru for the first time"; "If the super-rich want to live for ever our planet is truly doomed"; "Nonprofit Grid Alternatives trains women for careers in solar"; "Morrison to link $500 million for new technologies to easing way for carbon capture and storage"; "COP26: why education for girls is crucial in the fight against climate change"; "COP26: Climate Change Performance Index ranks Australia last for policy"; "COP26: World headed for 2.4C warming despite climate summit - report"; "Forrest says investors will pour 'billions' into big corporations' green energy push"; "‘System Change Not Climate Change': Capitalism And Environmental Destruction"; "“System change, not climate change!”"; "Fossil fuel advertising in sport ‘the new cigarette sponsorship', ex-Wallabies captain David Pocock says"; "NZ goes from innovator to handwringer on climate"; "Cop26: world on track for disastrous heating of more than 2.4C, says key report"; "COP26 talks still have ‘mountain to climb'"; "Capitalism trumps policy on climate: PM"; "Low emissions technology to receive $500m boost, including carbon capture and storage"; "What is the Morrison government's electric cars policy – and will it actually drive take-up?"; "From ‘war on the weekend' to ‘key building block': Scott Morrison denies EV backflip"; "Study reveals how improving our health can help the planet"; "U.S. ‘Won't Have Coal' by 2030, John Kerry Predicts in Glasgow"; "John Kerry Sees a Deal on Global Carbon-Trading Rules at COP"; "U.K. Wants Nations to Improve COP Plans, But Offers a Way Out"; "U.K. Rejects Alliance Seeking Fixed Date to End Oil and Gas"; "One Billion People to Face Deadly Heat Stress If World Warms 2C"; "Cop26 is creating false hope for a 1.5C rise – the stark reality is very different"; "Countless metaphors capture the mood of COP26 in Glasgow"; "Four voices from COP26 on Paris Climate Agreement 1.5 degrees C target"; "A ‘just' climate change adaptation needs arts and culture"; "COP26 has begun, and so have difficult conversations"; "Frustrations over voices unrepresented in formal COP26 talks"; "New $1 billion fund to back Australian companies to develop low-emissions technology"; "Fears that COP's 1.5 degree climate goal may be slipping away"; "Obama fears failure and urges passion in Glasgow speech"; "Electric vehicle deal to create regional jobs collapses"; "‘Twiggy' Forrest preaches his green energy dream at an AGM like no other"; "It's good business for Australia to lead on carbon pricing". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Welcome to The Daily Aus - join Sam and Zara every weekday for a five-minute entree to your news diet. They'll cover the news of the day in your language and take a deep dive into the biggest story of the day so that you're armed with talking points when you meet your blind date, get caught chatting in the coffee line or have to face the in-laws. The Daily Aus is one of the most popular news pages in Australia on Instagram, and now they're hitting your headphones.In the news today: COVID alerts in NSW and Victoria, unemployment rate update and some good news about space agencies. For today's deep dive, we have a chat to Richie Merzian, the inaugural Climate & Energy Program Director at The Australia Institute. Richie is a former Australian Government representative to the UN climate change conference and worked at the Department of Climate Change and the Department of Foreign Affairs for almost a decade on both domestic and international climate and energy agendas..Follow us on Instagram and join 130,000 Australians @thedailyaus See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Climate change policy is in for a rocky ride in 2021. And sometimes it’s hard to make sense of where Australia stands on climate change. How are emissions going? And what do our politicians need to do to get to net-zero emissions by 2050? Listen to Tony Wood, Energy Program Director, discuss the year ahead for climate policy in Australia, and his latest piece in the Griffith Review, titled Remaking the Balance: Accords and antagonisms: Making progress in the combat for climate policy. Hosted by Kat Clay, Head of Digital Communications.

EPISODE #28: Climate and Energy Policy with Richard Merzian from the Australian Institute. Richie Merzian is the inaugural Climate & Energy Program Director at The Australia Institute. Richie is a former Australian Government representative to the UN climate change conference and worked at the Department of Climate Change and the Department of Foreign Affairs for almost a decade on both domestic and international climate and energy agendas.We speak with him about Australia's attitudes towards climate change and energy, assessing the fairness of emissions targets, hydrogen and coal. It was great to speak with him and listen to this podcast on Spotify or Apple podcasts. #climatepolicy #theaustralianinstitute #Energy #podcast #lifeonplaneta #hydrogen #sustainabilityOutline of Podcast:0:00 - Introduction10:41 - Intro to Richie13:06 - The fallacy of coal providing stable jobs16:42 - How to respond to people who claim coal is important for the economy17:41 - Jobs generated by Renewable Energy19:14 - Why are we not transitioning to Renewables quicker?21:11 - Hydrogen23:20 - Carbon Capture Storage31:15 - Individual Impact

Far from fuelling the recovery from the COVID recession, natural gas will inevitably decline as an energy source for industry and homes in Australia. Listen to Tony Wood, Energy Program Director, and Guy Dundas, Energy Fellow, bust the three biggest myths around a gas-led recovery in their latest report: Flame out: the future of natural gas in Australia. Hosted by Kat Clay, Head of Digital Communications. You can read the report in discussion here: https://grattan.edu.au/report/flame-out-the-future-of-natural-gas

In Episode 26 of First Fuel, we bring you a panel discussion from the launch of the third edition of the Energy Efficiency Council's annual energy briefing for Australian businesses, Navigating a dynamic energy landscape. Luke is joined by Bridgette Carter, Manager of Energy Sourcing & Utilisation at BlueScope Steel, Justin Merrell, Group Environment Director at Lion, Christina Tonkin, Managing Director of Corporate Finance for Institutional Banking at ANZ and Tony Wood, Energy Program Director at the Grattan Institute to discuss how businesses can manage risks and capture opportunities around energy and carbon in the midst of COVID-19. Mentioned in this episode: Navigating a dynamic energy landscape: A briefing for Australian businesses (Energy Efficiency Council) www.energybriefing.org.au Navigating a dynamic energy landscape: A briefing for Australian manufacturers (Energy Efficiency Council) https://www.energybriefing.org.au/sector-spotlights Lion becomes Australia's first large-scale carbon neutral brewer https://www.lionco.com/media-centre/lion-is-first-carbon-neutral-brewer Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative (Climateworks Australia & Climate-KIC) https://energytransitionsinitiative.org Start with steel: A practical plan to support carbon workers and cut emissions (Grattan Institute) https://grattan.edu.au/report/start-with-steel/ Connect with our guests: Find Christina at https://twitter.com/tonkinchristina Find Tony at https://twitter.com/tony_r_wood Connect with us: Find Luke at https://twitter.com/lukemenzel Find out more about the Energy Efficiency Council at www.eec.org.au Follow us on Twitter at https://twitter.com/EECouncil Email us at firstfuel@eec.org.au To find out how you can listen to an upcoming episode of First Fuel live, visit www.eec.org.au/podcasts

Energy Program Director for the Grattan Institute, Tony Woods had a long career in the gas industry but he tells Sean O'Shannessy that he doesn't see the Morrison government's gas plan effectively stimulating the Australian economy Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Mark Carney (former head of the Bank of England) agree. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/environmental-as-anything/message

The last time the Liberal Party turned their heads to energy, we had the NEG, which drove a factional wedge between the party room and led to the downfall of a PM. This time, it’s a global pandemic. You’d think once bitten twice shy, but politics is full of surprises. Are we going to be lifted above the pandemic by a hydrogen powered economy? Or is it just a lot of hot air?Max Tillman is joined by Richie Merzian, Climate & Energy Program Director at the Australia Institute. And Dr. Paul Brown, Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Trans-disciplinary Innovation at the Centre for Business and Social Innovation at The University of Technology Sydney.

In early September, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the reform of the energy system to aid Australia’s economic recovery from COVID-19. Much of this announcement focussed on gas as they key to stimulating manufacturing and investment in Australia. But is this really the case, and could Australia be missing an opportunity to move to more renewable energy sources? Two of Grattan's energy experts, Tony Wood, Energy Program Director, and Guy Dundas, Energy Fellow, shed light on these recent announcements in our latest podcast. Donate to Grattan Institute https://grattan.edu.au/donate

Australia continues to debate whether achieving very low or net zero emissions will cost jobs or open a new era for the country as an energy superpower. In this Grattan Institute/State Library of Queensland Webinar, a panel of experts explored the opportunities and barriers Australia will face in a low-emissions world. Speakers: - Anna Skarbek, CEO of ClimateWorks Australia - Professor Ross Garnaut, Professorial Research Fellow in Economics at The University of Melbourne - Guy Dundas, Energy Fellow, Grattan Institute - Tony Wood, Energy Program Director, Grattan Institute

Investing in ‘green’ steel could create 25,000 local manufacturing jobs, a multi-billion-dollar industry and cut emissions in Australia. It’s a win-win-win. Listen to Tony Wood, Energy Program Director, Guy Dundas, Fellow, and Paul Austin, Editor, discuss Grattan Institute’s latest report, Start with steel: A practical plan to support carbon workers and cut emissions. To read the report in discussion on the podcast, visit: https://grattan.edu.au/report/start-with-steel/

An interview with Teresa Wynia, Energy Program Director of District 4 HRDC

Australia’s commitment to the Paris Agreement means cutting carbon emissions to near zero over the next 30 years. Doing this at reasonable cost while maintaining reliability will require reforms and investment unprecedented in scale and complexity. Yet, recent history raises concerns that we need new foundations to underpin the policy reform agenda. This is an event recording of a public forum in the Energy Future series, hosted by Melbourne Energy Institute and Grattan Institute. Speakers Chloe Munro, Professorial Fellow, Monash University Richard Bolt, Vice President of Strategy and Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Tony Wood, Energy Program Director, Grattan Institute Moderator Madeleine Morris, Reporter, 7.30 at Australian Broadcasting Corporation

In Episode 1 of MCEA's Power Lunch we interview Leigh Currie, MCEA Climate and Energy Program Director, about MCEA's work to retire the last coal power plants in Minnesota and what 2019 will bring for our work to defend Minnesota's climate. This episode was originally recorded in July 2019, and is updated to reflect events in November 2019.

A conversation with Energy Program Director, Tony Wood and Associate Lucy Percival. Wholesale electricity prices rose by 130 per cent between 2015 and 2017. But governments can’t fix the problem, because most of the price rises are caused by issues beyond their control. Politicians should tell Australians the harsh truth: high electricity prices are the new normal.

A conversation with Energy Program Director, Tony Wood. Energy has become one of the great barbecue-stoppers of Australia. Electricity and gas bills are soaring, energy supplies seem to be less reliable than they used to be, and if you really want to start an argument around the barbeque, say you’re in favour of coal-fired power, or that you want nothing but renewables such as wind and solar.

As what may prove to be one of the most historic weeks in American politics draws to a close, host Antonia Juhasz leads a discussion on energy, climate, and election year politics with guests Tyson Slocum, the Energy Program Director at Public Citizen in Washington, DC and Kelly Mitchell, Energy Campaign Director for Greenpeace, from Chicago. This week, Senator Sanders won an upset victory in Indiana, ensuring an energized race with Secretary Clinton straight through the convention, while Donald Trump became the presumptive Republican nominee for President of the United States. There are stark differences between all remaining Presidential candidates on these issues.  But the election is not just about the Presidency, it is also about Congress, state and local contests, all with critical outcomes for energy, climate, and the planet. Our expert guests help steer us through a confusing web of policy and pomp to get to exactly what you need to know during this historic election year.   The post Energy, Climate & Election Year Politics appeared first on KPFA.

INTERVIEWS: Alicyn Gitlin, who coordinates the Campaign to Restore and Protect the Greater Grand Canyon Ecoregion  for the Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter.  She is joined by: Sandy Bahr, who is Chapter Director for the Grand Canyon chapter of the Sierra Club. Anne Mariah Tapp, Energy Program Director of the Grand Canyon Trust. NUMNUTZ OF...

INTERVIEWS: Rebuttal to Federal Court go-ahead for uranium mining in the Grand Canyon: Alicyn Gitlin, who coordinates the Campaign to Restore and Protect the Greater Grand Canyon Ecoregion for the Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter; Sandy Bahr, Chapter Director for the Grand Canyon chapter of the Sierra Club; and Anne Mariah Tapp, Energy Program Director of the Grand Canyon Trust. NUMNUTZ OF THE WEEK: More Food News from Fukushima! (a new feature?) - this time... gold metal tap water from Fukushima?!? PLUS: Derelict boat from Fukushima found off Oregan coast... but it's not the first; US NRC okays High Burn-Up Fuel for Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Ohio. SEE: Donna Gilmore's assessment of HBF's dangers at: www.SanOnofreSafety.org to learn what's wrong with THAT picture; Last week's Numnutz gets even numnutzier as Milan Expo 2015 subject to corruption, scandal, police investigation, arrests and jailings; TEPCO robot in Fukushima Unit 1 burns out after moving only 10 meters - no word on what data, if any, it was able to collect; and education has just become more dangerous as Japan opens new high school in evacuation zone.

INTERVIEWS: Rebuttal to Federal Court go-ahead for uranium mining in the Grand Canyon: Alicyn Gitlin, who coordinates the Campaign to Restore and Protect the Greater Grand Canyon Ecoregion for the Sierra Club Grand Canyon Chapter; Sandy Bahr, Chapter Director for the Grand Canyon chapter of the Sierra Club; and Anne Mariah Tapp, Energy Program Director of the Grand Canyon Trust. NUMNUTZ OF THE WEEK: More Food News from Fukushima! (a new feature?) - this time... gold metal tap water from Fukushima?!? PLUS: Derelict boat from Fukushima found off Oregan coast... but it's not the first; US NRC okays High Burn-Up Fuel for Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Ohio. SEE: Donna Gilmore's assessment of HBF's dangers at: www.SanOnofreSafety.org to learn what's wrong with THAT picture; Last week's Numnutz gets even numnutzier as Milan Expo 2015 subject to corruption, scandal, police investigation, arrests and jailings; TEPCO robot in Fukushima Unit 1 burns out after moving only 10 meters - no word on what data, if any, it was able to collect; and education has just become more dangerous as Japan opens new high school in evacuation zone.