Podcasts about reneweconomy

Get bonus content at wickedproblems.earth! Why is it, every time the lights go out, anywhere in the world, there are ten influencers with pre-written posts about how it's the fault of wind and solar on the grid? Whether it's Spain in 2025 or Texas in 2021 or the UK in 2019 or South Australia in 2016 - before the lights are even back on, never mind an investigation, there is a lightning-fast squad of people who pop up on social media, in TV interviews, in newspaper columns, who claim with absolutely certainty that it was renewables. It was too much wind. Or too little wind. Or not enough sun. Or too much sun. Or all of the above - often in the same interview. It doesn't need to make logical sense. It just needs to tickle your cortisol and dopamine receptors. Even if it affects the public debate - does it prevent steel going into the ground to build out more solar and wind in these places? And if it hasn't to date, is that what's about to happen in Texas?Legendary climate and energy analyst Ketan Joshi returns to the show to hash out the whys and wherefores of it all. And what we might do about taking some of that pollution out of our information environment.Plus an unscheduled special guest appearance from our dogs.01:22 The 2016 Australian Blackout 02:17 Media's Role in Renewable Energy Perception 04:37 Technical Details of the Blackout 07:02 Public Reaction and Misunderstandings 11:24 Comparing Global Blackouts 13:27 The Role of Disinformation 18:16 Future of Renewable Energy and Grid Management 37:02 Meet the Dogs 37:59 Discussing Pre-Bunking 40:05 Wind Turbine Health Fears 45:03 Texas Renewable Energy Growth 52:23 Bluesky's Future Read Ketan's Stuff His analysis in RenewEconomy. WindfallQuote by Akshat Rathi in Bloomberg Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Support us on Patreon... Team LMSU are calling all Summerupperers to come join the expanded LMSU universe and support our Patreon! This year we are upping the ante and every fortnight when a regular episode drops, there will be a delicious, subscriber only BoCo episode. Because, THERE IS TOO MUCH! This week we look beyond the election and consider the implications for all the great climate and energy policy processes, both progressing and prospective! https://www.patreon.com/LetMeSumUp.---This is a rapid response episode, so not much in the way of shownotes! Although you may wish to check out Luke's op-ed in RenewEconomy – penned on the plane to Auckland on Sunday – laying out the historic opportunity the Albanese Government now has before it to transform the Australian economy.This is our episode for this week, so we'll be back a fortnight from Friday! In the meantime send your hot tips and suggestions for papers to us at mailbag@letmesumup.net and check out our back catalogue at letmesumup.net.

Tim Buckley joins the Spark Club regular podcast on the day the Australian Federal Election is announced for 2025.  Highlights Federal election has been called this morning - for 3rd May 2025 Budget - not much climate or energy information in the budget, perhaps there's more to be announced during the election.   BYD's amazing stats. Matt Pollard's oped in RenewEconomy. 120,000 R&D staff!!! EV momentum Tim shares overall EV market stats, perhaps a lowlight for Tesla.  Caroline's Wang work on electricity generation stats. Highlighting the first two months of 2025 performance. Lowlights Tim Buckley article in the Guardian.  Peter Dutton's new energy plan sounds like a gas. In reality it means more emissions – and more profits for industry Main Story Harry Martin's International Solar PV and Bess Manufacturing Trends. See Climate Energy Finance report.  What's coming up? The Electrification of everything announcement - National Household battery strategy.     

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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This week Tim shares some good news from Canberra with the Climate Capital Forum leading a delegation to meet with politicians across the spectrum and share a positive message. Our focus this week on the South Australian State government working in partnership with the PM Anthony Albanese Federal Government to put the financially distressed Sanjeev Gupta GFG Alliance's OneSteel Manufacturing division into administration, and to offer a A$2.4bn rescue and modernisation package to transform Whyalla into a potentially world leading green iron and steel centre. For more information, refer our detailed Linkedin post here: https://lnkd.in/gkxY-hCE And Climate Energy Finance's Matt Pollard published his key thoughts in RenewEconomy here: https://lnkd.in/g3J6HxQK Enjoy the podcast. 

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

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

This week we welcome to the show, 2024 IT Journalism Award finalist Petra Stock, Science Journalist for Cosmos Magazine Petra joins us on Influencing Insider this Thursday 21st March at 1pm and will discuss:  What Cosmos covers, their audience and their content objectives How to share your news content with Petra The stories Petra has found the most interesting to work on in her career. About Petra Stock Petra Stock is a Science journalist for Cosmos Magazine reporting on all things science, tech, education, climate change and environment. Petra has an extensive portfolio of published work as both a journalist and engineer– including news, online and magazine features, investigations and explainers – across magazine, online and podcast formats in Cosmos, Nine, The Age, Australian Geographic, Crikey and RenewEconomy. About Cosmos Magazine Cosmos is a quarterly science magazine. Their aim is to inspire curiosity in ‘The Science of Everything' and make the world of science accessible to everyone. They deliver the latest in science with beautiful pictures, clear explanations of the latest discoveries and breakthroughs and great writing. Winner of 47 awards for high-quality journalism and design, Cosmos is a print magazine, online digital edition updated daily, a daily and weekly e-Newsletter and educational resource with custom, curriculum-mapped lessons for years 7 to 10.

Macquarie marches in to Australian renewables by RenewEconomy

Polly Hemming is a Senior Researcher at The Australia Institute's Climate & Energy Program. Just this week she was giving evidence to a Parliamentary committee on the Labor Party's signature climate policy, the "Safeguard Mechanism" - which, I'm sorry to say, stinks. It stinks real bad.  Here Polly lays out exactly just how much of a mess this policy is: how it's not designed to reduce emissions that are cooking the planet, but rather protect the profits and interests of the fossil fuel lobby. We also discuss the DEEPLY dodgy world of carbon offsets and the marketisation of the natural world, and wonder how this whole thing is going to play out politically.  Join the LIASYO Facebook group here please and thank you If you've got the means please support this show by becoming a Patron My debut book I, Millennial: One Snowflake's Screed Against Boomers, Billionaires & Everything Else is out now I'm currently touring my new stand up show IT IS I all over the country: ADELAIDE | GOLD COAST | CANBERRA | MELBOURNE | SYDNEY | CAIRNS | TOOWOOMBA | BRISBANE To get discounted tickets to Perth, Adelaide, Melbourne & Sydney, use the promo code PODCAST For discounted tickets to my shows in Brisbane, click here I'm doing just 2 shows of my comedy lecture YES/NO at the Melbourne Comedy Festival – BOOK HERE  Check out with my other podcast about the Greens and green politics with Emerald Moon, Serious Danger @PollyJHemming @TheAusInstitute AustraliaInstitute.org Polly's speech, "What is Climate Integrity?"  Labor's Safeguard policy is a mirror image of fossil industry greenwashing by Ketan Joshi for RenewEconomy.com.au The Great Stock'n'Coal Swindle by Nick Feik 

Helen Haines (pictured) has always campaigned on climate matters and was delighted to hear that the Lower House of Australia's Federal Parliament had adopted the Labor Party's Climate Change Bill, particularly because that move had included four amendments for which she had been the prime mover and had effectively written them. The Independent for the Seat of Indi was, sadly, not in Canberra, for this historic moment as she was locked at home wrestling with Covid-19. Ms Haines has worked closely with engineer, entrepreneur and the "electricity everything" fellow, Saul Grittith, and recently the pair wrote a piece for Reneweconomy headed "Home is where the heart is – or should be – on energy and climate policy". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/robert-mclean/message

On the podcast today: ·       EPA Documents Reveal More Specs on the 2022 GMC Hummer EV Pickup | Car & Driver ·       Leaked document shares a glimpse into Tesla's current 4680 production yields - Drive Tesla ·       Fisker opens reservations for second EV | Electrek ·       Netherlands: Tesla Opened All Superchargers To Non-Tesla EVs | InsideEVs ·       Chevy Bolt EV, Bolt EUV Fire Investigation Closed | GM Authority ·       Volta is installing 1,000 EV fast-charging stations at Walgreens locations | Engadget ·       Volta Industries, Inc. - Volta Announces Collaboration Expansion with Walgreens ·       Drive Electric NL awarded $295K grant to open electric vehicle resource centre | CBC News ·       Car industry calls for electric charge watchdog | BBC News ·       Study: Hydrogen fuel-cell opportunity window has passed for cars | Green Car Reports ·       Fake Manual Gearboxes Patented For Toyota Electric Cars ·       EV chargers for V2G and V2H to arrive in Australia within weeks, after long delays - ABC News ·       Tesla says new gas generators "no longer rational” | RenewEconomy ·       Virtual Power Plant by ev.energy utilises only BEVs | electrive.com

Former Australian defence chief, Chris Barrie (pictured) has described the Australian Government's behaviour as "perplexing" as it claims to be strong on security issues when it is, in fact, weak, even silent, on climate change "the greatest threat to the future security, safety and well-being of all Australians". You can find more of his comments in the RenewEconomy story: "Morrison's lack of climate action puts national security at risk, former defence chief says". As it is with private people, Australian company boards are unsure how to respond to climate change and you can learn more about that in a story from the Melbourne Age - "Where to start?: Boards struggle with climate change risks, fail to act". More Quick Climate Links for today are: "‘He voted with Barnaby Joyce every time': Why GP decided to run in blue-ribbon seat"; "‘Falling apart': Internal report reveals dozens of toxic risks from power plant''; "The unhinged pursuit of profit is destroying us"; "Alan Kohler: Labor's depressing job creation and power price cut election policy"; "From pollutant to product: the companies making stuff from CO2"; "Want to fight climate change? Buy a coal mine"; "View from The Hill: Albanese's 43% emissions reduction target by 2030 has some political cover"; "‘I can only do so much': we asked fast-fashion shoppers how ethical concerns shape their choices"; "Making the tobacco industry pay for cigarette litter could stop 4.5 billion butts polluting the Australian environment"; "Most Australian households are well-positioned for electric vehicles – and an emissions ceiling would help"; "Ditching Powershop? These green electricity providers want your business"; "Analysis: Do COP26 promises keep global warming below 2C?"; "National Trust accused of ‘passive vandalism' after turning lake into ‘a bog"; "The American Climate Consensus"; "Major bank boss' pay could be linked to climate targets"; "Rio Tinto lithium mine: thousands of protesters block roads across Serbia"; "‘One size fits all': how water-sharing rule changes threaten Hunter Valley farms". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".   Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Australia will pay high price for Morrison's lack of leadership by RenewEconomy

We open today's Quick Climate Links with a story about Swedish teenage activist, Greta Thunberg (pictured). The first story we link to tells readers that “Greta Thunberg has spent three years raising the climate crisis alarm” and her mission could end up saving the world. A second story from The Guardian says: “Cutting methane should be a key Cop26 aim, research suggests”; A third story from The Guardian: “UK's home gas boilers emit twice as much CO2 as all power stations – study”; From Vice we hear: “Joe Manchin Makes $500K a Year From One of the Dirtiest Coal Plants in West Virginia.” And from Lighter Footprints we hear: “Boroondara has just passed a Climate Emergency Declaration!”; Two stories from RenewEconomy:  “Taylor and Pitt pour another $250m into CCS projects that may not be complete until 2031”; “Battery storage charges up for big switch to 5-minute settlements”; From The Driven we have two stories: “First Cupra Borns roll off production line at VW's Zwickau plant”; “I liked the electric Harley Livewire so much I bought one”; And from the University of Melbourne's Pursuit we read: “The impact of air pollution on life expectancy”; Propublica sends readers: “Postcard From Thermal: Surviving the Climate Gap in Eastern Coachella Valley”; CNBC carries the story: “Climate psychologist says neither gloom-and-doom nor extreme solution-obsessed optimism is the best way to discuss climate change productively”; From Impact Insight Technologies it's: “Kardinia Energy: ‘Printing' the world's first sustainable source of energy generation”; Deep Green Profit alerts readers to: “Sustainability for business growth and profit”; From The Melbourne Age readers learn about: “On the frontline of global warming, south-east Asia's dawdling jeopardises net zero”; Now it's two stories from Yale Climate Connections:  “Should ‘ecocide' become an international crime?”; “Reducing healthcare sector's greenhouse gas emissions”; From Global Optimism: “A Rapidly Melting Glacier & a Mixed Bag of Emotions: What to Do Next”; The American Psychiatric Association updates readers: “Climate Change and Mental Health Connections”; An article from the United Nations explains: “Climate Commitments Not On Track to Meet Paris Agreement Goals” as NDC Synthesis Report is Published”; From Newsroom we learn: “Cutting peak winter power use by 75 per cent”; From The Hill: “Deportations of Haitians spark concerns over environmental refugees”; The Post Carbon Institute says: “The Only Long-Range Solution to Climate Change”; A second story from The post Carbon Institute alerts readers to: “YOUTH RISING: The Next Generation of Climate Leaders and How We Can Help”; From the Albury/Wodonga ECOportal readers hear about a special event: “What about heat pumps? Guest Speaker James Bramwell, SusVIC, ACF Community Albury Wodonga Region”; And finally, coming up next week is the second part of two-part event from Conversation at the Crossroads considering “Australia's Energy Future”. Enjoy “Music for a Warming World”. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Energy Action's Tim Smith and the Energy Efficiency Council's Holly Taylor discuss how every Australian business can lead the change to active energy management leading energy and emission savings at least cost. Visit: “Building the Case for Change: How You can Lead your Business Towards Net Zero at Least Cost”. Ernesto's Manifesto from The Shepparton News tells readers: “Nero Fiddled Too”; Two stories from Climate for Change:  “Download the Climate Conversation Guide”; “Train with us”; From the Overview Effect with James Perrin: “David Holmgren sees a resilient future”; RenewEconomy tells readers: “Sun Cable: World's biggest solar and battery project expands again, gets Indonesia approval”; From The Driven: “Matt Kean: We need to have electric car sales only by 2035”; Three stories from The Guardian:  “Boris Johnson tells UN that Cop26 must be ‘turning point for humanity'”; “Josh Frydenberg to make case for net-zero, saying Australia can't risk being seen as a climate change pariah”; “‘No time to lose': Italian ambassador urges Australia to commit to net-zero before Cop26”; From Foundations for Tomorrow readers hear about: “Awareness to Action”; Lighter Footprints has a webinar coming up next month: “Going it alone! What States can do for Climate Action”; And from the BBC: “Climate change: Young people very worried - survey”; Advice from the Australian Conservation Foundation: “Climate conversations toolkit: engaging people in climate action”; Eliza asks people to: “Help me, help Earth”; Three stories from Yale Climate Connections:  “Climate change is increasing Lyme disease risk in New England”; “Making up for what you might have missed from IPCC's latest report”; “Fact check: No, the glaciers are not growing in Glacier National Park”; “Achieving Net Zero” - farming's 2040 goal; From Bloomberg Green: “China Bailing on Overseas Coal Should Be a Boon for Renewables”; And the World Resources Institute: “Allied for Climate Transformation By 2025 (ACT2025)”; Readers discover in The Los Angeles Times: “Imagine no Joshua trees in Joshua Tree National Park”; Two stories from The Conversation: “Grattan on Friday: After the deal on security, Scott Morrison turns to the shift on climate”; “Have climate change predictions matched reality? Podcast”; From The New York Times Climate Hub: “Netting Zero | Transport and Logistics for a Post-Covid, Net-Zero World”; And from The New Daily: “‘Do not walk away': Treasurer's pitch to protect mining industry on road to net zero”; Again, from The New Daily: “Michael Pascoe: Independents v Liberal Party – Destroying the village to save it?”; Telling it like it is on The New Daily: “Richard Denniss: Australia's carbon credits are a joke. Taxpayer money is being wasted on ‘hot air”; And from SBS News: “Boris Johnson tells humanity to 'grow up' to tackle climate change”; Friends of the Earth says: “Take Action: No new coal power station in QLD!”; From Climate Conscious: “Why COP26 Will Fail to Protect Our Climate”; Although it's behind a paywall, we can see on the Financial Review: “EnergyAustralia to quit coal early as reforms hang in balance”; ABC News tells us: “Massive NT solar farm a step closer as Sun Cable dramatically increases its capacity”; Two stories from Yes!: “Don't Tell Me to Despair About the Climate: Hope Is a Right We Must Protect”; “To Survive Climate Catastrophe, Look to Queer and Disabled Folks”; From RenewEconomy: “Morrison and Joyce need to follow the trillions shifting to zero emissions”; And finally from TeenVogue: “Big Banks Are Funding Fossil Fuel Projects — Let's Hold Them Accountable”. Enjoy "Music for a Warming World" Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

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

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

Australia's Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister, Angus Taylor (pictured), has not been shy in letting people know about his dislike for renewable energy and you can read about his "success" in delaying its implementation in a story from RenewEconomy: "After three years, Taylor is finally succeeding in his promise to stop wind and solar"; Another story from RenewEconomy tells us about a Scottish wind farm: "World's largest floating wind farm completed in Scotland"; From the ABC: "Bushfire survivors win landmark climate change case against NSW EPA"; From The Guardian: "Santos sued for ‘clean fuel' claims and net-zero by 2040 target despite plans for fossil fuel expansion"; From The New York Times: "Nuclear Power Can Save the World"; The Post Carbon Institute: "Questions to Richard Heinberg from a 15-Year-Old Student"; The Guardian on unexpected rain in Greenland: "Rain falls on peak of Greenland ice cap for first time on record". From Climate Connections: "Here's what makes a new Amazon carbon study so unnerving"; The Melbourne Age: "Santos hit with climate lawsuit over ‘net zero' claims". And the Melbourne Age says: "Global carbon tax could turbocharge ‘green shorting', ethical funds say".   Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

"Doom scrolling" is a term handed out to people who search the internet for apocalyptic climate change stories. Well, you can still do that, but it is hardly necessary anymore as almost any credible news service will give the readers/viewers the facts about our questionable future, why it is shaping the way it is and the possible solutions. And today, we reference just three stories: RenewEconomy tells readers - "Solar exceeds coal for first time, as renewables set new records on Australia's main grid'; The Grattan Institute helps us understand Towards net zero - "Practical policies to reduce industrial emissions"; And the Melbourne Age writes about extreme weather - "IPCC report may have underplayed risk of freak El Nino and La Nina events". Listen to "Music for a Warming World".   Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

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".

Prime Minister Scott Morrison represented Australia at the U.S, President Joe Biden's "Leaders Summit on Climate" and his performance was met with resounding criticism. Among those to lambast the Australian PM were Ketan Joshi from RenewEconomy; Frank Jotzo writing in The Guardian; and Richie Merzian writing on The New Daily. Another who commented about the Joe Biden climate summit was Michelle Grattan writing on The Conversation. The New York Times also recognized "Earth Day" with another of its webinars in the "Netting Zero" series. Enjoy the music from the Melbourne-based group, "Music for a Warming World". The group has just released a new album - check it out when you visit their website.

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".

In what seems like "another life ago", I heard in 2006, soon after stumbling accidentally into the climate conversation, that if the discussion ever became politicised, all was lost. That happened almost immediately and the difficulty was illustrated just recently when the former Australian Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull (pictured), was appointed to a newly created New South Wales net-zero emissions and clean economy advisory board and in almost the same breath, removed from the role. The reasons were many, but they were primarily driven by political interests. RenewEconomy published a story about this latest development. This podcast is produced from within the haze of aphasia and here at Climate Conversations we enjoy the sounds of "Music for a Warming World".  

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.

Michael Mazengarb is well known to regular Environmental as Anything listeners. He delivers his insights into the transition to renewable prosperity with the calm assurance of genuine expertise. Here he is speaking to Sean O'Shannessy on the news from September. https://reneweconomy.com.au/author/michael-mazengarb/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/environmental-as-anything/message

This is an episode of Climactic Candid, honest talks with climate engaged people from across society. I'm Mark Spencer, publisher of the Climactic Collective Podcast Network. My guest for this episode is entrepreneur Sara Bell. Sara Bell founded AMPLIFY in the belief that conscious consumers have the power to generate the pressure points needed to drive rapid change before 2030. The companies whose business models cause climate change have too much vested in the status quo to change willingly. Yet with no customers, these companies would face falling revenues and business failure so the option will be to change or fail. Sara spent four years legally challenging a £5.6 billion fossil fuel subsidy in the European Court as CEO of an energy tech company in London. She won, marking a massive career high. Sadly, the win was temporary as the UK government and EU Commission unlawfully reintroduced the scheme. The fight continues, but the process has convinced Sara that with the clock ticking rapidly, we can no longer rely on incremental change. The stories we tell about the future and how to get there have to change for this to happen.  Mark and Sara talk about the Tempus lawsuit, the fight she won with the UK Gov't and European Council, demand response in the power industry, conscious consumerism and the power of personal purchasing.  Links:  www.amplifybyample.com Sara in RenewEconomy   See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is an episode of Climactic Candid, honest talks with climate engaged people from across society. I'm Mark Spencer, publisher of the Climactic Collective Podcast Network. My guest for this episode is entrepreneur Sara Bell.Sara Bell founded AMPLIFY in the belief that conscious consumers have the power to generate the pressure points needed to drive rapid change before 2030. The companies whose business models cause climate change have too much vested in the status quo to change willingly. Yet with no customers, these companies would face falling revenues and business failure so the option will be to change or fail.Sara spent four years legally challenging a £5.6 billion fossil fuel subsidy in the European Court as CEO of an energy tech company in London. She won, marking a massive career high. Sadly, the win was temporary as the UK government and EU Commission unlawfully reintroduced the scheme.The fight continues, but the process has convinced Sara that with the clock ticking rapidly, we can no longer rely on incremental change. The stories we tell about the future and how to get there have to change for this to happen. Mark and Sara talk about the Tempus lawsuit, the fight she won with the UK Gov't and European Council, demand response in the power industry, conscious consumerism and the power of personal purchasing. Links: www.amplifybyample.comSara in RenewEconomy  See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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.

Michael Mazengarb from RenewEconomy gets us up to speed with this week's big stories on our transition to renewable prosperity --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/environmental-as-anything/message

A news round up from the week on our forests with Naomi Shine and the Stimulus Summit on the prospects for a A Renewables-Led Economic Recovery hosted by the Smart Energy Council and RenewEconomy. https://www.smartenergy.org.au/renewablesled-economic-recovery --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/environmental-as-anything/message

Michael Mazengarb is an Energy and Environmental Markets analyst, with a strong focus and history with renewable energy markets and policy who writes prolifically for RenewEconomy. He joins Environmental as Anything to lift the lid on our federal minister for shameful emissions secret report into his plans for our future. https://reneweconomy.com.au/author/michael-mazengarb/page/2/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/environmental-as-anything/message

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.

Can Steggall bridge the climate divide? by RenewEconomy

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

BZE speaks to EV expert Bryce Gaton, who works at Melbourne University’s School of Engineering as the EV safe work practice trainer/supervisor for the MUR-E (Melbourne University Racing – EV team). Bryce regularly writes on EV topics for ATA's ReNew magazine, RenewEconomy, is an editor for the Australian Electric Vehicle Association (AEVA) and has been working in the EV sector for 10 years. He currently owns and drives two EVs – a Nissan Leaf for commuting and a converted Citroen van for electrical/EV work.

BZE speaks to Sophie Vorrath, Deputy Editor of RenewEconomy and One Step Off The Grid, about the latest National Energy Outlook from Bloomberg New Energy Finance which predicts Coal to be kaput in Australia by 2050, as renewables, batteries take over. 

Labor climate and energy spokesman Mark Butler talks to RenewEconomy about two important topics: the proposed National Energy Guarantee and electric vehicles.

NSW grid treads fine line, big news in solar(and storage) usher in new era, and Frydenberg explains his emissions targets and where RenewEconomy gets it wrong.

It’s Sunday 10th June 2018 and this is your EV News Daily. Good morning, good afternoon and good evening! Wherever you're listening around the world, a very warm welcome from London, UK.  Here is today’s news about electric cars and the future of transport. My name is Martyn Lee and I go through every EV article online so you don’t have to. A quickie today as we’re away for the weekend, sadly not at FullyChargedLIVE (don’t tell the person who’s birthday party we’re going to) but I haven’t missed a show yet, so the portable mic is with me. Not as good as good as the studio but I’m coming to you live today from a Premier Inn!   #FullyChargedLIVE Day 2! Good morning if you’re listening to this and you’re going.    This is show 146, next Thursday is 150. I like a round number so if there’s anything you’d like to hear more of or less of, to add or improve, please do tweet @EVNewsDaily or email hello@evnewsdaily.com   MORE DETAILS ON PORSCHE TAYCAN First of all, let's get the pronunciation sorted for the new name of the Porsche Mission E. It's "Tie Con". And now we've heard from the CEO of Porsche Cars North America, Klaus Zellmer: "Our dealers are telling us that they can’t have this car soon enough, You can expect that there will be new faces in our dealerships and current customers adding a new, all-electric Porsche to their garage." "We anticipate roughly half of our vehicles sold by 2025 will be plug-in hybrids or battery electric vehicles," he said. "Which leaves the other half for internal combustion platforms. So, while some things change, others do not, and a Porsche will always be a Porsche." Yesterday on the podcast I was talking to you about why the announcement video for the Taycan used the tagline "Soul, Electrified", and there's more from Mr Zellmer today in line with what i was saying, which is that Porsche will want to head off any criticism than a Porsche which doesn't make roaring noises isn't really a Porsche. "We intend to redefine the high performance e-vehicle segment (with the Taycan)," Zellmer said. "From day one, our approach has been that a Porsche will always be the sports car of its segment, regardless of its powertrain. And our first all-electric sports car will drive like a Porsche and offer the sportiness and everyday usability we are known for." Stat check: 90kWh battery, two motors for all wheel drive, 0-62mph in 3.5 seconds, 800V/350kW charge speeds to add 100km of range every 4 mins.   ASTON MARTIN BOSS WARNS OTHER CEO TO ELECTRIFY OR DIE Andy Palmer at Aston Martin has done an incredible job since he's been in charge turning round the company so that it now faces a bright future and one which is already talking about how and when to electrify. Aston Martin enjoyed a 58percent increase in sales last year and it's first profit since 2010. However he's had a few words of advice (warning?!) for CEO's of other mainstream car makers. He says that as everyday cars become more of a commodity they need to differentiate. "I do believe we are at the beginning of end of the traditional automotive industry," Palmer recently told industry outlet Automotive News Europe. "For a long time, the business model has been stack ’em high and sell ’em cheap." "But profitless volume is no way to build a sustainable company. It makes no sense to spend one billion [euros] on a new car and discount it almost at launch," he said. 'We risk moving toward commoditization of a pod. The world does not need dozens of nameplates making the same objects. There are more than 75 automotive nameplates in Europe, but just four plane makers."   JAGUAR’S I-PACE UNDERCUTS TESLA RIVAL ON PRICE IN CANADA The Jaguar I-PACE has been showing up on my twitter feed a lot today as it's one of the highlights of FullyChargedLIVE, but I've got some price details for our Canadian listeners. The electric SUV will start at $86,500 when it's on sale late Summer. Putting that into perspective the Tesla Model X starts at $110,200. Stat check: dual motors, 0-62mph in 4.5 and one pedal driving with heavy regen gets you 385kms on a tank. Plus 100kW DC fast charging.   POLESTAR FINDS BUYERS IN NORTH AMERICA Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath revealed on Thursday that North America is, in fact, the brand's biggest market, according to a Thursday report from Automotive News. Ingenlath shared the majority of the 500-plus buyers who've made the refundable $2,500 deposit for the hybrid sports coupe are from North America. It will come to the United States to be shown during Monterey Car Week in August. The Polestar 1 will be mostly sold on a subscription basis. Stat check: Hybrid powertrain, 2.0 litre engine with an electric motor on each axle, 93 miles of EV range   NEW OCTOPUS ENERGY TARIFF FOR EV OWNERS "Octopus Energy has launched a new “time of use” energy tariff especially designed for bringing down the charging cost for electric vehicle (EV) owners." wrties Catherine Neilan for CityAM: "The new tariff, called Octopus Energy Go, lets EV owners charge their cars for only 5p per kilowatt hour for four hours each night, which could make owning an EV 10 times cheaper than having a car running on fossil fuels. Other existing initiatives to bring down the power cost for EV owners include the Economy 7 tariff, also known as the differential tariff, which has reduced rates for seven hours per night. However, the Go tariff could be up to 25 per cent cheaper." Rebecca Dibb-Simkin, director of product for Octopus Energy, said: “Octopus is passionate about driving the UK’s switch to electric vehicles.We’re delighted to use our innovative tech both to offer the cheapest kWh charge in the market and enable your car to automatically charge itself, a brilliant way to unlock those electric car savings.”   RYDER ORDERS A LARGE FLEET OF 500 ELECTRIC VANS Ryder has placed an order for 500 electric vans for it's North American EV truck rental and lease fleet. That's on top of 125 vans which are already on order. Dennis Cooke, President of Global Fleet Management Solutions for Ryder, commented on the announcement: “Ryder continues to see broadening interest in EVs from businesses of various sizes and industries, and especially from those companies in the parcel, final mile, or beverage delivery space. Additionally, there’s interest from customers who have daily return to base routes of 40 to 100 miles and in markets with incentives available for electric vehicles. Companies continue to identify the potential long-term cost, environmental, and efficiency benefits of EVs. We’re proud to expand our relationship with Chanje and expect additional business announcements based on our sales pipeline. This latest announcement with Chanje is one more way we are demonstrating our commitment to maximizing the performance of our customers’ fleets, while providing the flexibility and convenience to implement EVs into their operations.”   WHY YOU MAY ONLY NEED TO CHARGE YOUR EV WEEKLY "Consumer perceptions and fears about the driving range of electric cars are often blamed as a major reason for the lack of take-up, but a new report illustrates how those ideas are ill-founded." says RenewEconomy.com.au: "In Australia, the average commuter travels 38km/day, the report shows. According to these figures, the LEAF (once available in Australia) would only have to be charged about once a week. A Tesla S owner on the other hand, would only need to plug in about once every 12 days. (As it turns out, most EV owners would charge them daily in any case, because of the convenience of charging them when parked at home).While charging times for EV drivers on long distance trips may still not be desirable, one thing is clear – range anxiety for those commuting on short distance trips or in the city may no longer be a valid concern."   I’d love to spread the word about electric cars so, if you can, share this somebody who might be interested. You can listen to every previous episode of this podcast on iTunes, Google Play, Spotify, YouTube, TuneIn, Stitcher, and the blog https://www.evnewsdaily.com/ – remember to subscribe, which means you don’t have to think about downloading the show each day, plus you get it first and free and automatically. It would mean a lot if you could take 2mins to leave a quick review on whichever platform you download the podcast. And if you have an Amazon Echo, download our Alexa Skill, search for EV News Daily and add it as a flash briefing. Come and say hi on Facebook, LinkedIn or Twitter just search EV News Daily, have a wonderful day, and I'll catch you tomorrow.   CONNECT WITH ME! evne.ws/itunes evne.ws/tunein evne.ws/googleplay evne.ws/stitcher evne.ws/youtube evne.ws/soundcloud evne.ws/blog

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

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.