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From massive storms to green future vision: Laura and Elizabeth Streb explore South Australia's rapid shift from fossil fuels and the inspiring actions of local festivals and government leaders.This show is made possible thanks our members! To become a sustaining member go to https://LauraFlanders.org/donate   Thank you for your continued support!South Australia has become a global leader in green energy transition, getting off fossil fuels faster, and to a greater extent than almost any other country. How did they do it, and what can we learn from them? In this special report, Laura goes Down Under with her partner, Elizabeth Streb, and her extreme dance company, and discovers how the region's culture and its many world-class festivals have helped pave the way for transformation. Helping to unpack it all is a range of impressive guests, including Susan Close, deputy premier of South Australia; Anoté Tong, the former President of the Micronesian island, the Republic of Kiribati; Ruth Mackenzie, former Artistic Director of the Adelaide Festival, now Program Director of Arts, Culture and Creative Industries Policy within the South Australia state government; Rob Brookman, the co-founder of WOMADelaide, the capital's premier outdoor festival; MacArthur “Genius” Award winner, Elizabeth Streb and the action heroes of her company STREB — and a WHALE. As you'll hear, it's taken politics, policy, science and culture to shift public practice in this extreme-weather-vulnerable area. Over the last decade, South Australia has faced massive storms, brush fires, and extreme heat that have put people, wildlife, and even the festival at risk. Now South Australia is leading the way and using art to help people envision a green future, but they can't solve the climate crisis alone. In this Climate Week special, we ask, how can the rest of the world follow suit?“I'd say that WOMADelaide is creating a tiny version of the planet as you would like it to be . . . If you've listened to music from Iraq or if you've listened to music from Vietnam, or if you've listened to music from Palestine and Israel, it's more difficult to say those people, we don't understand them, so we can't deal with who they are.” - Rob Brookman, Director, WOMADelaide Foundation“We don't get exempted from climate change because we've got a green electricity grid . . . It is globally caused and has to be globally solved. So part of what we do is not to boast about what we've done, but to hope that our leadership will show others that you too can do this. Come and learn from us.” - Susan Close, Deputy Premier, South Australia“We've got the arguments, we can tell you the facts, but people don't feel it . . . [Artists] reach into your head, into your heart, they dig in and then they motivate you to action. And of course if you can also motivate the artist in every single child in South Australia, then we really have a force to change the world.” - Ruth Mackenzie, Program Director Arts, Culture & Creative Industries Policy, South Australia Government“For the [Adelaide] festival to go to young people and be like, ‘Hey, we want to hear from you. We want you to be a part of this. What works do you want to see? What works do you want to make and what do you want them to be about?', is something that doesn't happen very often . . . Hopefully it'll mean we can get more people involved.” - Caitlin Moore, Artist, Activist“The science doesn't seem to be making an impact no matter how precise. Maybe the hard facts of science do not ring a bell as much as the emotional language of the arts . . . Maybe the arts can put it in a way that it touches the hearts of your political leadership.” - President Anoté Tong, Former President, Republic of KiribatiGuests:• Rob Brookman: Co-Founder, WOMADelaide; Director, WOMADelaide Foundation• Susan Close: Deputy Premier, South Australia• Cassandre Joseph: STREB Co-Artistic Director & Action Hero• Ruth Mackenzie: Former Artistic Director, Adelaide Festival; Program Director Arts, Culture & Creative Industries Policy, South Australia Government• Caitlin Moore: Director of Create4Adelaide, Adelaide Festival• Elizabeth Streb: STREB Founder, Co-Artistic Director & Choreographer• Anoté Tong: Former President, Republic of Kiribati• Bart Van Peel: Chief Navigating Officer, Captain Boomer Collective Watch the broadcast episode cut for time at our YouTube channel and airing on PBS stations across the country  Music Credit:  "Steppin" & "Curious Jungle" by Podington Bear. And original sound production and design by Jeannie Hopper.Recommended book:Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals” by Alexis Pauline Gumbs, *Get the Book Here(*Bookshop is an online bookstore with a mission to financially support local, independent bookstores. The LF Show is an affiliate of bookshop.org and will receive a small commission if you click through and make a purchase.)Related Laura Flanders Show Episodes:•. Jubilee Justice Regenerative Farming: Tackling Racism with Rice. Watch / Listen•. Survival Guide for Humans Learned from Marine Mammals with Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Watch / ListenThe Future of Energy is Indigenous (and it won't involve pipelines!), Watch / ListenRelated Articles and Resources:•  South Australia's stunning renewable energy transition, and what comes next, by Giles Parkinson, RenewEconomy.com. Read Here•  Urban Ecology and Christie Walk setting the pace for low carbon urban precincts, by Carbon Neutral Adelaide• Extreme weather is wreaking havoc on Australian music festivals. Can they survive? By Nell Geraets, The Sidney Morning Herald, Read Here•  Playlist of Adelaide's sustainability efforts on Youtube, Watch HereFull Episode Notes are located HERE. They include related episodes, articles, and more.   Laura Flanders and Friends Crew: Laura Flanders, along with Sabrina Artel, Jeremiah Cothren, Veronica Delgado, Janet Hernandez, Jeannie Hopper, Sarah Miller, Nat Needham, David Neuman, and Rory O'Conner. 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In this episode of The Fully Charged Show Podcast, Robert Llewellyn sits down with Giles Parkinson, founder and editor of RenewEconomy, The Driven, and One Step Off the Grid—Australia's go-to sources for EV and clean energy news. They dive into Australia's rapid shift to renewables, the household solar boom, and why independent media plays a crucial role in educating the public, policymakers, and politicians. With an explosion of new EV options—including Range-Extending Electric Utes designed for Australia's ute-obsessed drivers—they also unpack Tesla's declining sales and how fresh competition is reshaping the market. The discussion covers vehicle-to-grid technology, the political and economic forces driving (or stalling) clean energy adoption, and how capitalism is proving that sustainability equals cheaper energy—forcing industries to adapt, regardless of political resistance. Plus, they tackle big-picture topics like decarbonising mining, nuclear energy, and Fortescue's clean energy ambitions. Want to hear more from Robert and Giles? Then see them live on stage at Everything Electric AUSTRALIA NSW at the Sydney Show Ground. Get your tickets here: https://everythingelectric.show  @EverythingElectricShow   @fullychargedshow   Check out our sister channel: https://www.youtube.com/@fullychargedshow Why are our episodes now sponsored? https://fullycharged.show/blog/dan-caesar-on-x-insta-youtube-and-why-we-made-a-contro[…]s-on-fully-charged-everything-electric-electric-vehicles-uk/ Support our StopBurningStuff campaign: https://www.patreon.com/STOPBurningStuff Become a Fully Charged SHOW Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fullychargedshow Buy the Fully Charged Guide to Electric Vehicles & Clean Energy : https://buff.ly/2GybGt0 Subscribe for episode alerts and the Fully Charged newsletter: https://fullycharged.show/zap-sign-up/ Visit: https://FullyCharged.Show Find us on X: https://x.com/Everyth1ngElec Follow us on Instagram: https://instagram.com/fullychargedshow To partner, exhibit or sponsor at our award-winning expos email: commercial@fullycharged.show Everything Electric AUSTRALIA NSW - Sydney Showground - 7th, 8th & 9th March 2025 Everything Electric LONDON (UK) - ExCel - 16th, 17th & 18th April 2025 Everything Electric CANADA - Vancouver Convention Center - 5th, 6th & 7th September 2025 Everything Electric SOUTH (UK) - Farnborough International - 10th, 11th & 12th October 2025 Everything Electric AUSTRALIA VIC - 14th, 15th & 16th November 2025 #fullychargedshow #everythingelectricshow #homeenergy #cleanenergy #battery #electriccars #electricvehicles

Chris travels to Australia and interviews Giles Parkinson, a longtime journalist and observer of the energy transition Down Under.

A giant solar farm planned in remote Northern Territory has been given environmental approval. Australian billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes is backing the Sun Cable project that would send electricity to Darwin and beyond to Singapore, via an undersea cable. Today, Giles Parkinson from RenewEconomy.com.au on when it might be up and running. Featured: Giles Parkinson, founder and editor of RenewEconomy.com.au

Dylan and Kulja are joined by Dr Nicole Lee, Adjunct Professor at the National Drug Research Institute, who discusses the popularity of vaping products and whether they should be banned in Australia; Giles Parkinson, Editor at Renew Economy, explores the future for gas in Australia and breaks down current disinformation targeting electric vehicles and households; and regular guest Jeff Sparrow chats about the state of the Liberal Party following a string of election losses and division over the Voice to Parliament.

In this week's podcast Robert is joined by Giles Parkinson, founder and editor of The Driven, Australia's most-read online electric vehicle news site - and one of Robert's go to favourites. In their first proper catchup since 2019, Giles brings Robert fully up to speed with all that's been happening recently in Australia. Discussing topics like the new more eco-friendly Government, Teals, how the boom in rooftop solar is disrupting the Aussie energy industry, increasingly extreme weather events, and the growing demand for electric Utes! We also find out what Robert did when he experienced his first proper Australian rainstorm!!

On this episode of The Grapevine; Kulja and Dylan are joined by Grapevine regular Giles Parkinson from Renew Economy to chat all things energy policy in both the upcoming Victorian state election and this week's Federal Budget; and Dr Marika Sosnowski, research fellow with the German Institute for Global Area Studies explores 'What's Going on in Syria'.

On this episode of The Grapevine, Kulja flies solo with Dylan away for the week. She discusses new environmental and clean energy action with Giles Parkinson, Editor of Renew Economy; Stephanie Convery, Inequality Reporter for The Guardian reports on the rising cost of Medicare, Bulk-billing in critical condition and how these changes are impacting those most vulnerable; Executive Director of Refugee Legal, David Manne talks on the Refugee reform agenda.

Giles Parkinson, founder and editor of RenewEconomy joins Alan Kohler on this week's episode of The Money Café for a deep dive into the government's climate plan ahead of the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The World Resources Institute has announced that Stientje van Veldhoven (pictured) has been appointed to a senior role: "Stientje van Veldhoven Selected to be the Next Head of WRI Europe"; Giles Parkinson from RenewEconomy reports: "Green hydrogen could help solve the puzzle of getting to 100 pct renewables"; Inside Climate News reports about: "Farming Without a Net"; At Yale Climate Connections tells readers about: "Young activist works to shut down oil drilling across Los Angeles"; From Grist we hear: "Can a tiny clothing company force the shipping industry to clean up its act?"; More from Inside Climate News: "Warming Trends: Tuna for Vegans, Battery Technology and Climate Drives a Tree-Killer to Higher Climes"; From NPR it is: "Climate Change Is The Greatest Threat To Public Health, Top Medical Journals Warn"; And from The New Daily: "‘Missing in action': Huge super funds slammed on climate voting"; The Atlantic writes about: "When the Climate Crisis Becomes Unignorable"; The New York Times: "She's Green. She's Young. And She Wants to Change Germany"; From The Guardian, Helena Horton writes: "Animals ‘shapeshifting' in response to climate crisis, research finds"; Again from the Guardian, we discover: "Coal companies allowed to delay environmental offsets on NSW mines for up to 10 years"; We can hear the latest podcast from Juice Media: "Podcast 24: Bullsh|t climate solutions: CCS & Blue Hydrogen | with Richie Merzian"; A 2019 story from the ABC says: "'Passive' home more expensive to build but cheaper to run, achieves highest bushfire risk rating"; And in another ABC story: "Wind farm nuisance test case starts in Victoria Supreme Court"; George Monbiot tells us: "We cannot build our way out of the environmental crisis"; Scientific American carries the story: "To Solve the Environmental Crisis, We Must Foster the Power to Imagine"; Blanche Verlie writing in Scientific American says: "What the Acrid Smoke from Wildfires Can Teach Us"; From the Sydney Environment Institute comes another story from Blanche Verlie: "New Book Tackles Climate Anxiety, Transformation and Possible Futures"; And the Sydney Environment Institute reports: "Accounting for Climate Change: Translating Climate Data into Financial Risk"; Margaret Simmons writes an opinion piece in The Melbourne Age: "News Corp's shift on emissions reveals limitations of power". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Geelong's The Sustainable Hour has just interviewed the fellow behind "Vote Earth Now", Dr Rob Eisenberg. And in a guest essay in The New York Times, Auden Schendler, says that "Worrying About Your Carbon Footprint Is Exactly What Big Oil Wants You to Do". On RenewEconomy, Giles Parkinson writes that "AEMO's new reliability forecasts give lie to Taylor's Coalkeeper campaign". The Financial Review tells us that "Barnaby Joyce doubles down on climate change as an elitist issue". And on the ABC reminds us that a "Plan to plant a billion trees yet to take root three years after target set". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".   Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Ebikes are being touted as a solution to our transport woes in a Climate Conscious story - "Could e-Bikes Solve Our Transportation Problems?" Other stories mentioned today are: The Melbourne Age - "Australia's emissions fell 5 per cent during first year of coronavirus pandemic"; And there's a related report from the Federal Government - "National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Quarterly Update: March 2021"; A further story from The Melbourne Age warns about sea level rises - "Even 1.5C warming will still leave world's coasts exposed to extremes"; A story from The Guardian by Katharine Murphy alerts us to the potential of renewables - "Renewables could meet 100% demand in Australia at certain times of day by 2025, report says"; Another story from The Guardian, this time an essay, discusses the fires in Greece - "Greece's deadly wildfires were sparked by 30 years of political failure"; And on The Conversation it's - "1,600 years ago, climate change hit the Australian Alps. We studied ancient lake mud to learn what happened"; Scott Hamilton and Stuart Kells also write on The Conversation - "Robber barons and high-speed traders dominate Australia's water market"; And on Climate Conscious George Dillard gives his view on how GM engineered capitalism and the climate crisis in the story - "How GM Enabled Modern Capitalism — and Environmental Crisis"; The New York Times writes about the intensity of America's wildfires - "Evacuations Ordered Near Lake Tahoe as the Caldor Fire Intensifies"; Yale Climate Connections tell readers - "Cities can play a key role in the transition to electric vehicles"; A guest essay in The New York Times tells readers - "The Point Is That People in the South Are Suffering"; Wind farms of America's Long Island and job opportunities, according to this Yale Climate Connections story - "Wind farms off Long Island, New York, to create new jobs"; Giles Parkinson from RenewEconomy has some good news with - "Sun Cable: World's biggest solar and battery project is about to get a lot bigger". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

On this episode of The Grapevine, Kulja and Dylan get on the line with PhD candidate at Melbourne Uni's Law School, Elizabeth Hicks, and Greg Dore, infectious disease physician and epidemiologist at UNSW's Kirby Institute, to discuss the epidemiological and policy challenges of bringing Australians returning from international travel.Then in the wake of the IPPC report on the impact of 1.5 degrees of global warming, Editor of Renew Economy, Giles Parkinson, calls in to talk about economic solutions to the threat of climate change as the Tomago Aluminium smelter announces it intends to be fully renewable by 2030.And following Sky News Australia's one week account ban from YouTube, freelance journalist, author and journalism academic, Margaret Simons, breaks down her article for Inside Story, ‘Is Sky News taking Australia by Storm?'.

RenewEconomy's Giles Parkinson and CSIRO Principal Research Scientist Dr Adam Best join us to discuss the latest in batteries - big and small; then former US Ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk on diplomacy, political developments in Israel and Palestine, and the 'master of the game' - US diplomat Henry Kissinger; And, Alex Oliver director of research at the Lowy Institute and Rory Medcalf, head of the National Security College at the Crawford School of Public Policy give us their pick of books, shows, podcasts and music this month.

Batteries big and small are the key to Australia's transition to renewables, and could be an important part of making us a renewable 'superpower'. Giles Parkinson, founder of the independent energy website RenewEconomy, and Dr Adam Best, Principal Research Scientist at CSIRO Manufacturing, join us to discuss the latest in battery development and how batteries might take Australia from "analog to digital".

It will take years for the dust kicked up in 2020 to settle - for this show we will be looking forward at some of the most recent developments that are most likely to carry forward into Australia's future. Zali SteggallWe will be speaking with Zali Steggall the ex-Olympic skier and Warringah Independent MP who put forward the Climate bill earlier this month in an attempt to bring Australia to zero emissions by 2050.Links:www.climateactnow.com.auhttps://www.climactic.com.au/show/talking-in-this-climate/Giles ParkinsonWe will also be speaking with Reneweconomy's editor Giles Parkinson about Australia's potential as a renewable energy superpower - is this idea still relevant in a post COVID Australia?Links:https://reneweconomy.com.au/https://thedriven.io/David BarndenWe will also be talking with Equity Generation Lawyers' partner David Barnden - who has been working on three major cases that could change how the courts consider climate law. David's most recent case that won worldwide attention was that of Mark McVeigh against 57 billion super fund REST for not considering climate risks into their investment. Incredibly REST settled out of court. We speak with David about what this and other cases could mean for climate law in this country.

On this episode of The Grapevine, Kulja and Dylan speak with journalist, author, and chief political correspondent of the ABC's ‘7:30', Laura Tingle about her Quarterly Essay ‘The High Road'. Tingle contrasts the two countries' responses to socio-economic, and environmental circumstances to draw up some important lessons for Australian leaders.And Associate Professor Dave Nichols returns to breakdown Victoria's announced $5.3 billion budget for a new infrastructure project that will include big spending on social housing and public transport. Prof Nichols explains what these announced infrastructure projects means for the future of Melbourne.Then, following the announcement of an electric vehicle road use tax in Victoria, founder and editor of Renew Economy, Giles Parkinson gets on the line to discuss how this policy and the lack of incentives to buy electric vehicles is likely to drive down sales as much as 25 percent by 2050, and result in higher emissions in Australia.Finally, Dr Bob Boughton, the lead editor of ‘Comrades! Lives of Australian Communists' discusses the collection of 100 short biographical essays celebrating the centenary of the foundation of the Communist Party of Australia (CPA).The stories outline the role CPA members played in working-class organisations and progressive social change movements over the 70 years the party has been active.

On this episode of The Grapevine, Kulja and Dylan break down why Australia is turning into one of the most ‘indebted countries in the world' with investigative journalist Royce Kurmelovs as his new book Just Money paints a bleak picture of the influence of debt on Australia's culture, politics, and society.And as the Victorian Government introduces a new offence that would see metropolitan Melburnians face a $5000 fine for attempting to ‘escape' the ‘ring of steel', Professor of Urban Planning Dave Nichols discusses where the city really ends and the regions begin and explore some issues and politics around the boundary.Then, as Prime Minister Morrison performs a “massive backflip” on building a 1-gigawatt gas plant in the Hunter Valley, Giles Parkinson, founder and editor of RenewEconomy, discusses the Federal Government's announcement that Australia's two renewable energy agencies ARENA and CERF will be able to invest in low emissions technology and he implications for the future of renewables in Australia.

On this episode of The Grapevine, George Megolagenis talks about his article in The Good Weekend regarding Melbourne becoming Australia's largest city. Infrastructure upgrades abound but what does this mean for Melbourne's influence on culture and politics nationally?And Matt Cowgill, Senior Associate at the Grattan Institute and co-author of the report No free lunch: higher super means lower wage discusses the wisdom of raising Australia's superannuation guarantee from the current 9.5 percent to twelve percent.Then, Giles Parkinson, editor of RenewEconomy phones in to discuss climate politics and whether any meaningful change has come about as a result of this summer's bushfire disasters.

Giles Parkinson has a long career in financial journalism behind him, but fascinated with the rapidly emerging renewable energy industry and disillusioned with conventional journalism he made the jump a few years back and started 'Reneweconomy' which is na regularly updated news page focussed on the economics of renewable energy. It's something we refer to regularly so when I got the chance to visit Giles in Australia, I took the Fully Charged Show Podcast studio with me. Check out Giles's blog: https://reneweconomy.com.au If you want to contact us podcast@fullychargedshow.co.uk   Patreon Links: https://www.patreon.com/FullyChargedShow   DON'T FORGET - Please subscribe to The Fully Charged Show Podcast on whatever format you use. Most popular Podcast links: iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-fully-charged-show-podcast/id1449137711?mt=2 Google Play: https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL2Z1bGx5Y2hhcmdlZHNob3cubGlic3luLmNvbS9yc3M Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Y2gu0zZYruYTTqq3J4l7y?si=xkmJ_GVsQK6helTcUtJcaQ Stitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-fully-charged-show-podcast Pocket Casts https://pca.st/podcast/f4cb4da0-fc71-0136-324e-08b04944ede4

Australia's Prime Minister, Scott Morrison led a barrage against the media yesterday (February 25) talking about and promoting his government's latest effort in the climate change space - the "Climate Solutions Fund" (CSF).Few commentators had much to say in support of the CSF and the frequently used phase was "putting lipstick on a pig" as most considered it was a reboot of Tony Abbott's less than successful Direct Action Policy.Katharine Murphy from The Guardian was less than complimentary of the government's new policy; Giles Parkinson from RenewEconomy had few kind words for what the PM was proposing and a senior lecturer in economics from the University of Queensland, Ian A. Mackenzie wrote in The Conversation describing the policy as a "rebadged rehash of old mistakes".

Monday 22nd October 2018“Thinking Big” takes us to the Pilbara where CWP is planning to export gigawatts of wind and solar energy by undersea cable to Jakarta. Vivien Langford talks toAndrew Dickson Andrew Dickson about getting the social licence for this break through project to export renewable energy to Asia. What is the environmental impact and who will underwrite the finances for such a mega project?  Giles ParkinsonWe talk to Giles Parkinson editor of REneweconomy who has been following this project, with enthusiasm.  He also outlines how pumped hydro energy storage can solve the headaches of “FIRMING”.  As some leaders create anxiety around the transition from coal and gas,  listeners do not panic when the sun doesn’t shine etc, there are many minds converging round these problems and we want to keep you up to date.How could Tasmania become the Battery of the Nation?At the AFR Energy summit Vivien heard a lot about gas as the way to achieve firming intermittent wind and solar power. But it is still a fossil fuel.Steve DaveyBenjamin WhiteThen she met Steve Davey from TasHydro and Ben White (Head of stakeholder relations,  Community,  Environment and Planning for The Marinus Project at TasNetworks) from the Marinus Project. They are thinking big.  They tell us all about how as Victoria’s coal fired power retires gracefully, the energy stored by pumped hydro in Tasmania can be brought by the undersea Marinus cable to the eastern states.Is this project in competition with Snowy 2.0 or do we need both sources to firm up the energy supply?  Is pumped hydro better than gas for firming?Producer :Kurt Johnson,  Podcasts:  Roger Vize and Interviews:  Vivien Langford

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Dr. James Driscoll from Monash university about how the eruption of an Indonesian volcano led Mary Shelley to write Frankenstein.Then, Tom Sulston from Digital Rights Watch comes on the show to talk about the NBN and the lottery of fiber-to-the-home connections.Finally, Giles Parkinson from Renew Economy comes on the show to talk about political reform with climate change.

Monday 2nd July 2018Giles ParkinsonThis show is about the Energy Revolution from three points of view and what are the hurdles in its path. We chat to GILES PARKINSON about the Large-Scale Solar Industry Forum that was held in May.  Is Industry united about the National Energy Guarantee?  Does the Business Council of Australia represent industries that are already signing up for wind and solar power to reduce costs?  Is trying to resist the renewables based grid like resisting the Internet?  Adam BandtADAM BANDT is Federal member for Melbourne.Does his blood boil in parliament as there is no National Retirement Plan for our coal fired power plants?  Are the climate criminals locking us into a future dependant on coal?  How can we re-regulate electricity prices and tackle job insecurity in the coal rich valleys?  Leigh EwbankWe will also be chatting to LEIGH EWBANK about his work on the Act on Climate campaign with Friends of the Earth.  We get an understanding of exactly what challenges are involved in being heard by politicians in the upcoming Victorian state election and how to mobilize diverse communities.  Team: Roger Vize, Kurt Johnson and Vivien Langford 

Monday 7th May 20187th May 2018 BZE Community Radio Show with Andy, Kurt, Viv and RogerGiles ParkinsonGiles Parkinson, Founder and Editor of REneweconomy tells Vivien about new developments on the desert road to transition.Sanjeev Gupta’s Green Steel investments will boost the need for renewable energy at Whyalla and elsewhere.. He thinks that energy intensive industry is set to expand in Australia because of renewable energy potential. But can the grid cope? Giles talks about AEMO and his hopes for Audrey Zibelman. Meanwhile the share holders’ revolt mobilised by ACCR has got big companies pledging to consider climate change and others getting out of coal altogether. Is there momentum behind this?Peter HannamPeter Hannam, Senior Environment Editor at Fairfax News wrote the foreword for The town that said NO to AGL.He tells Vivien the inside story and his admiration for the people. Is it hard reporting on global warming in a media landscape so dominated by vested interests? And Why is so little climate action and campaigning reported in the media?   The town that said noJohn Watts was once a barrister in Sydney John retired to the town of Gloucester in NSW. He heard the mining company AGL was set to mine the area with a vast array coal seam gas wells extending to within 200 metres of the town’s limits. Residents of Gloucester became concerned and mobilized. What happened next was the creation of a protest group called Groundswell that experienced and resisted every strata corporate and political power. They won and John wrote a book about it called the Town that Said No to AGL.Read a review here: http://kujo.svbtle.com/book-review-the-town-that-said-no-to-aglAnd view another story on Earth Matters for Knitting Nanas against Gas and Greed: http://www.3cr.org.au/earthmatters/podcast/earth-matters-17112013Steve RobinsonSteve Robinson is a psychiatrist. He was honoured by the Doctors for the Environment (DEA)for his service to the Gloucester community and his environmental activism. He tells Vivien how the stress and anxiety for people living with the threat of expanded coal mines and new gas wells can affect their immune systems. Behind the brave faces is a heavy weight of worry. He pays tribute to the staunch community and values of towns which will increasingly have to stand up to prevent the degradation of their ecosystem and our climate.City Listeners can stand with them by sending a word of support or a donation toGroundswell Gloucester and Lock the Gate Alliance.  Read more:  Thanks to Giles Parkinson of Reneweconomy for the following podcasthttps://soundcloud.com/reneweconomy-646697966/the-20-billion-pilbara-renewables-hub

This week Kulja and guest host, Holly, speak with Billy Griffiths, an Australian historian and author about his new book Deep Time Dreaming: Uncovering Ancient Australia.Then, Siobhan Mcginnity, the founder of Musicians for Hearing comes on the show to talk about hearing loss that can affect musicians.Finally, Giles Parkinson from Renew Economy comes on the show to talk about all the different aspects of South Australian energy.

In the final episode of Solar Insiders for the year, Giles Parkinson and Nigel Morris chronicle what went right, and what went wrong, in the local solar market, and what we can expect from storage.

Giles Parkinson and David Leitch discuss why there were more highs than lows in 2017, and why that might be repeated in 2018.

This week Kulja speaks with Nerida Conisbee, Chief Economist at REA Group, about the growing trend of build-to-rent propertyThen, Laura Khanna from the Community Grocer comes on the show for World Food Day and talks about providing an affordable pop-up market to communities in needFinally, Giles Parkinson from Renew Economy comes on the show to talk about Australian policy and investment in renewable energy

Power Ledger’s Jemma Green on how blockchain technology will allow consumers to share solar energy; while David Leitch and Giles Parkinson differ on whether we should ignore Tony Abbott.

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Phil Robertson from Human Rights watch about the recent humanitarian crisis happening on the Burmese/Bangladeshi borderThen, Matt Watson from Taipan Tiger Girls comes on the show to talk about the bands unique sound and upcoming showFinally, Giles Parkinson from the online newspaper, Renew Economy, comes on the show to talk about the state of energy supply in Australia

Giles Parkinson and Nigel Morris discuss the fire risks in rooftop solar systems, and some dodgy sales practices for solar panels and battery storage.

Quality issues are surfacing in the Australian solar market as the industry experiences a new revival. In this Solar Insiders podcast, Nigel Morris and Giles Parkinson go through the warning signs for consumers.

In this latest edition of the RenewEconomy Weekly Energy Podcast, RenewEconomy founder and editor Giles Parkinson and columnist and energy markets expert David Leitch look at new rules that may end the outrageous rorting of wholesale markets by the fossil fuel oligopoly.

Giles Parkinson and David Leitch discuss this weeks main events - politics, solar and storage.

Giles Parkinson and David Leitch discuss this weeks main events - politics, solar and storage.

Giles Parkinson and David Leitch discuss this weeks main events - politics, solar and storage.

Giles Parkinson and David Leitch discuss this weeks main events - politics, solar and storage.

Giles Parkinson and David Leitch discuss this weeks main events - politics, solar and storage.

Giles Parkinson and David Leitch discuss this weeks main events - politics, solar and storage.

Giles Parkinson and David Leitch discuss this weeks main events - politics, solar and storage.

Giles Parkinson and David Leitch wrap up 2016 and discuss what's to come in 2017.

Giles Parkinson and David Leitch discuss this weeks main events - politics, solar and storage.

Giles Parkinson and David Leitch discuss this weeks main events - politics, solar and storage.

In this episode we hear from Ben Caldecott (Oxford University)  on Stranded Assets, nothing to do with whales!Blair Palese , CEO of 350.ORG Australia follows up with a talk on Disruptive Divesting and then Giles Parkinson, from the online publication, Renew Economy , surfs the waves of the emerging decarbonised state.Lastly, but not leastly, Stephen Bygrave (CEO, BZE) reports from his trip in Europe, lighting the way forward in these relcalcitrant times.