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Trailblazers in the fields of energy, engineering and the environment explore some of the innovations and inventions shaping the sustainability landscape. Hosted by Richie Merzian, CEO of the Clean Energy Investor Group, this enlightening panel discussion features celebrated inventor Professor Veena Sahajwalla AO, solar pioneer Dr Muriel Watt AM and CEO of the Mulloon Institute Carolyn Hall. Join these inspiring leaders as they showcase the exciting and practical climate technologies and initiatives leading us towards a more sustainable future.

COP29, the 2024 UN Conference of the Parties on Climate Change, ran from November 11-22 in Azerbaijan.The main decision was how to pay for poorer nations' climate financing - decarbonisation, adaptation, and resilience to climate impacts – which are hitting them hardest despite contributing the least.The major win of the event was an eleventh-hour agreement on carbon markets, while some other negotiations failed the reach their goals, or reached an impasse.Richie Merzian was on the ground in Baku during COP29. Richie, the CEO of Clean Energy Investor Group, joins host Rose Mary Petrass, senior journalist at FS Sustainability.This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: OP3 - https://op3.dev/privacy

Donald Trump is back. Richie Merzian from the CEIG joins the podcast to discuss the likely impact on climate efforts, COP29, and the outlook in Australia as its big renewable tender is accelerated.

CLIMATE ACTION RADIO SHOWProduced by Vivien LangfordSeptember 23rd 2024 TAKING CLIMATE TO THE WORLD'S HIGHEST COURT -  THE TALBOT ORATION "Will it take losing all our islands before the world listens to our stories? Still today slowly the once beautiful island that some of my relatives and family call home is being eaten away day by day by the sea"Cynthia Houniuhi, President of the Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC)To find out more and lend support : https://www.pisfcc.org/icjao Internationally renowned Pacific climate champion, Cynthia Houniuhi, tells her story of fighting for change in the world's highest court.Following her address, Cynthia was joined by a panel of fellow climate campaigners, including ABC presenter and popular television personality, Craig Reucassel, and International Director at the Smart Energy Council, Richie Merzian, in a discussion hosted by 10 News First presenter Narelda Jacobs OAM. As President of Pacific Islands Students Fighting Climate Change (PISFCC), Cynthia led a team of activists to agitate for the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to define the responsibilities of nations to combat climate change, and the legal consequences of failing to do so. Born and raised in the Solomon Islands, Cynthia is witnessing first-hand the devastating impacts of climate change in the Pacific and is committed to ensuring nations around the world understand their obligations to take positive climate action. Cynthia and PISFCC are powerful examples of how the work of youth activists is safeguarding the world for generations to come. 

CLIMATE ACTION RADIO SHOWNOVEMBER 28TH 2022Produced by Vivien Langford PACIFIC ISLAND ELDERS -  ANOTE TONG  and TOMMY E. REMENGESAUCourtesy of Pacific Elders Voice, Edmund Rice Centre and The Australia Institute GuestsHis Excellency Former President of Kiribati - ANOTE TONGHis Excellency Former President of Palau - TOMMY E.REMENGESAU JnrIn conversation with Ebony Bennett and Richie Merzian at The Australia Institute 13/09/22 

Recorded on the ground in Sharm El-Sheikh as negotiations got to the pointy end of things at COP27, your intrepid hosts ditch the usual format in this very special episode of Let Me Sum Up.Listen in as we dive into all things COP27: the hot button issues in the negotiations, the vibe on the ground and around the pavilions, Team Australia's presence at this COP (coffee diplomacy included) as well as our personal highlights across an incredibly packed couple of weeks full of speeches, events and launches of papers! So many papers! Don't worry Summer-upperers, we've got material to keep this pod going in perpetuity. Frankie's One More Thing was a look ahead at future COPs! COP28 next year will be in Dubai, UAE, and early insights from the presidency have energy transition, finance for adaptation and inclusivity from a gender and youth lens are key thematics. Following Dubai we are looking at Eastern Europe in 2024  (Prague anyone?) and Brazil in 2025 before a potential Australian COP31 in 2026! Tennant's One More Thing was to promote a new avenue of Let Me Sum Up *cough* propaganda *cough* CONTENT! If you were following along on our socials the last couple of weeks you will have seen us slaving away to bring you content and daily video reports on the goings on. These are now all available on our shiny new Youtube channel where you can binge watch them all over again and see cameos from legends like Anna Freeman, Matt Kean, Jojo Rouse, Richie Merzian, Darren Miller and Krista Singleton-Cambage.Luke's One More Thing is to ask all of YOU, dear Summer-upperers, for your vote on what climate-related movie we should watch and discuss for our very first holiday special and last episode of the year before the X-mas break. Should it be Soylent Green, The Day After Tomorrow or Don't Look Up? Make your vote count RIGHT HERE.And that's a wrap on COP27 from us in Sharm El-Sheikh Summer-Upperers! We shall see you next time and until then, please keep tweeting your thoughts to us at @LukeMenzel, @TennantReed and @FrankieMuskovic and if you would like to weave some golden threads through our back catalogue, give us your feelpinions or suggest papers to read we are always here for that - hit us up at mailbag@letmesumup.net.

Richie Merzian, Director, Climate & Energy Program at the Australia Institute, and former Australian Government representative to the UN climate change conference. He joins the podcast from COP27 in Egypt to run us through what's happening, what's not, the weirdo nuclear advocates, the White Lotus resort that the conference is held at, and if the rest of the world is still laughing at us. Have a listen.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pacific Island nations are on the front line of climate change, and as Australia celebrates the passage of the 43% climate bill, Pacific leaders want to know that the new Australian Government's improved rhetoric on climate is matched by policy integrity when it comes to new gas and coal projects and exports. Join Their Excellencies Anote Tong, former President of Kiribati and Tommy E. Remengesau Jr., former President of Palau for the Regional Climate Diplomacy Forum. Hosted in partnership with the Pacific Elders Voice and the Edmund Rice Centre. This was recorded on Tuesday 13th September 2022 and things may have changed since recording. The Australia Institute // @theausinstitute Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennett Guests:  His Excellency Anote Tong, Former President of Kiribati (2003-2016) His Excellency Tommy E. Remengesau Jr., Former President of Palau (2001–2009; 2013–2021) Richie Merzian, Director, Climate & Energy Program, the Australia Institute // @RichieMerzian Producer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermacey Edited by: Emily Perkins Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot SessionsSupport Follow the Money: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Australia has one of the worst records in the world when it comes to climate change. Bushfires, scorching heatwaves, and the bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef are testament to the country's lack of climate change policy. But that could all be about to change with a new Labor administration elected that promises to end the climate wars. On the Sky News Daily Podcast, Leah Boleto is joined by Clare Armstrong, national political reporter for The Australian Daily Telegraph, Richie Merzian, climate and energy head at the Australia Institute think-tank, and Stephen McDonald, volunteer firefighter in Victoria and chief development officer with Earthwatch Australia. Editor: Philly Beaumont Producers: Emma-Rae Woodhouse & Rosie Gillott Guest Producer: Alys Bowen

Richie Merzian, Director of the Climate and Energy Program at The Australia Institute joins Amy for part 3 of our election policy series – climate change and energy policy. Richie looks at Australia's current climate targets and tells us what targets and policies are needed to keep global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees or at the very worst, 2 degrees. He also examines and evaluates what Labor, the Coalition, the Greens, and the independents are proposing to do about climate change and energy policy at this federal election. Broadcast on 10 May 2022.

Visit Sarah Wilson's podcast, "Wild" and hear about how to 'vote climate' on "THIS WILD ELECTION: EP 8, How to #voteclimate, with Richie Merzian". Today's Melbourne Age carries a fascinating, and critical piece, from the paper's Economics Editor, Ross Gittkins - "In this election, one critical issue stands above all others". Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Greenhouse effect: Palms and lavender replace hollyhocks in British gardens"; "Scottish Power boss urges Sunak to take swift action on energy bills crisis"; "Endangered tree seedlings planted in secret locations on NSW north coast"; "Scotland at the forefront of the 5th Industrial Revolution"; "Every great vision starts with a blueprint."; "Record downpours to bring new flood risks to Qld, NSW"; "#VoteForOurFuture"; "Solar Power Offers Puerto Ricans a Lifeline but Remains an Elusive Goal"; "Volunteer pilots rescue sea turtles stunned by cold water"; "It's time to rapidly rethink the climate crisis"; "Smart Strategies for Living in a Planetary Crisis"; "How a volcanic bombardment in ancient Australia led to the world's greatest climate catastrophe"; "Analysis of 5,500 apartment developments reveals your new home may not be as energy efficient as you think"; "Without a better plan, New Zealand risks sleepwalking into a biodiversity extinction crisis"; "Marine life will face mass extinction if oceans continue to warm"; "Chart: Lithium prices are through the roof this year"; "On an Endangered River, Another Toxic Disaster Is Waiting to Happen"; "Exclusive: Hyundai plans U.S. EV plant, in talks with Georgia"; "Climate limit of 1.5C close to being broken, scientists warn"; "$24 billion to halt extinction crisis promised by Greens through a 'billionaires tax"; "Cannon-Brookes warns ‘rebel alliance' is building against AGL's board"; "Salmon company Huon Aquaculture used underwater explosives more than 8,000 times to deter seals"; ''Glass Lewis recommends vote against Woodside Petroleum's climate plan"; "Will you ask your MP now for urgent climate action to protect Australians' health?"; "PM's department cited caretaker mode to encourage delay of coral bleaching report"; "Friends of the Earth Australia"; "What we can learn from weeds"; "Analysis: When might the world exceed 1.5C and 2C of global warming?"; "Varadkar says no farmers will be told to stop farming or reduce herd size"; "ResourceSmart Schools Awards – 2022 Finalists"; "A climate-resilient net-zero emissions economy by 2050"; "I'm Alex Steffen. I try to live well, see far and be a good ancestor"; "This is what the world's first floating city will look like"; "Global cement industry announces new programme of support for sustainable technologies"; "J.P. Morgan leads $200M investment in Arcadia's clean-energy platform"; "How California can get to a reliable, 85% clean grid by 2030"; "Chart: Lithium prices are through the roof this year"; "Senior home builds a social and eco-friendly community"; "Seattle apartment is an imaginative response to urban growth"; "CANON headquarters features modular, energy-efficient design"; "Why Preserving Forest Integrity Is As Vital As Preventing Deforestation"; "Climate Change Is Harming the Planet Faster Than We Can Adapt, U.N. Warns"; "Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability"; "Climate change: a threat to human wellbeing and health of the planet."; "Postcards from the frontlines of climate change"; "Coral bleaching in Great Barrier Reef linked to 'marine heatwave'"; "Vanuatu's push for legal protection from climate change wins crucial support"; "Woodside and fishing lobby planned to dump structure with toxic chemicals near Ningaloo"; “Limited time to do something”: Experts call for quick switch to zero-emissions transport"; "‘Devastating': 91% of reefs surveyed on Great Barrier Reef affected by coral bleaching in 2022"; "6 Things to Know About Direct Air Capture"; "Beyond Highways: Funding Clean Transportation through the US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law"; "Australia's future depends on science. Here's what our next government needs to do about it"; "Australia could rapidly shift to clean transport – if we had a strategy. So we put this plan together"; "Young voters will inherit a hotter, more dangerous world – but their climate interests are being ignored this election"; "Climate Conscious Leadership"; "Climate Change Is Straining California's Energy System, Officials Say"; "So You Want to Buy an Electric Car. Where Are You Going to Charge It?"; "India's Unbearably Hot Schools Show We Must Climate-Proof Education"; "Zelenskiy calls for end to blockade of Odesa port to prevent global food crisis"; "Apartment building retrofits can help the climate and save tenants money"; "The Next Economy"; "What Regions Need on the Path to Net Zero". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations

Richie Merzian, Director of the Climate and Energy Program at The Australia Institute joins Amy for part 3 of the Uncommon Sense election policy series – climate change. Richie looks at Australia's current climate targets and tells us what targets and policies are needed to keep global temperature increases to 1.5 degrees celsius or at the very worst, 2 degrees celsius. He also examines and evaluates what Labor, the Coalition, the Greens, and the independents are proposing to do about climate change and energy policy at this federal election. Former judge Stephen Charles AO QC and Dr Catherine Williams discuss what a robust and effective federal integrity commission looks like, as well as other accountability bodies and measures needed to protect our democracy from corruption. These include reforms to our political donations system, among many others. Their new book is called, Keeping Them Honest: The Case for a Genuine National Integrity Commission and Other Vital Democratic Reforms. Stephen Charles QC is a former Judge of Appeal in the Supreme Court of Victoria and Dr Catherine Williams is research director of the Centre for Public Integrity. Gabriel Shipton, film producer and brother of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaks about his film ITHAKA, which follows Assange's father John Shipton in the fight to free Julian. Gabriel discusses the chilling effect America's efforts to prosecute Julian are having on freedom of press and whistleblowers across the world, and the disturbing tactics deployed to silence him. Julian is currently being held in Belmarsh Prison, London. A court has formally approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the United States on espionage charges. His extradition will ultimately be a decision for UK home secretary, Priti Patel.

Climate is the #1 issue this election for Australian voters. And yet politicians are making a meal of it and hiding their lacking climate policies in misinformation. This ep I outline each party's climate policy (or lackthereof in the case of the Liberal National Party) and I invite The Australia Institute's climate director Richie to sift through the classic climate lines/lies that are bandied about so that we can all navigate things more clearly, you know the ones, that we're meeting our commitments “at a canter”, that EVs can't tow a boat, that renewable energy kills jobs…You can learn more about the Richie's work The Australia Institute https://australiainstitute.org.au/expert/richie-merzian/Here's the ACF report I mentionhttps://assets.nationbuilder.com/auscon/pages/20278/attachments/original/1651099093/The_truth_about_jobs_creation_-_ACF_report.pdf?1651099093 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Richie Merzian, Climate & Energy Director at The Australia Institute, said it only further increased the need for Australians to get out there and buy electric cars. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Richie Merzian sees a simple three-step solution to climate change: get to 100 per cent renewables, electrify everything, then learn how to remove carbon from the atmosphere through sequestration. As climate and energy program director at think-tank The Australia Institute he advocates for meaningful policy action towards these goals. He brings insights from his experience as both a climate campaigner and government insider. Richie Merzian is recorded live in conversation with Yaara Bou Melhem at Powerhouse Ultimo. For more information go to 100climateconversations.com/richie-merzian

Today we bring you another conversation from the Australia Institute's webinar series. We spoke to retired Admiral Chris Barrie AC (Ret), former Chief of the Australian Defence Force and honorary Professor at the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre ANU about the need for real leadership to tackle the profound security implications of global warming. He was in conversation with Richie Merzian, director of the Australia Institute's climate & energy program. This was recorded live on 23 March 2022 and things may have changed since recording. Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennettGuests:Admiral Chris Barrie AC (Ret)Richie Merzian, Climate & Energy program director, Australia Institute // @richiemerzianThe Australia Institute // @theausinstituteProducer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermaceyEditor: Holly ForrestTheme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars in 2021. This episode you'll hear from the Prime Minister of Samoa, the Hon. Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa on climate change and the Pacific, as part of the Australia Institute's Regional Climate Diplomacy Forum, with youth climate activist and UNICEF Pacific Ambassador from the Solomon Islands, Gladys Habu. They were in conversation with Richie Merzian, Climate & Energy program director at the Australia Institute.This episode was recorded live on 6 October 2021 and things may have changed since recording.Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennettGuests:The Hon. Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, Prime Minister of the Independent State of SamoaGladys Habu, Youth climate activist & UNICEF Pacific Ambassador from the Solomon Islands // @Gladys_H_Ben Oquist, Executive Director of the Australia Institute // @BenOquistRichie Merzian, Climate & Energy program director, the Australia InstituteThe Australia Institute // @theausinstituteProducer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermaceyTheme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

Our summer podcast series brings you some of the best conversations from our webinars in 2021. This episode we bring a discussion with Shadow Minister for Climate and Energy Chris Bowen MP about how the globe's climate emergency is Australia's jobs opportunity. He was in conversaton with Richie Merzian, climate & energy program director at the Australia Institute.This episode was recorded live on 14 April 2021 and things may have changed since recording. Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennettGuests:Chris Bowen MP, Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy // @BowenchrisRichie Merzian, Climate & Energy program director // @RichieMerzianThe Australia Institute // @theausinstituteProducer: Jennifer Macey // @jennifermaceyTheme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

Glasgow was the first UN Climate Summit where fossil fuels were specifically targeted as the major cause of climate change - join our Climate & Energy director Richie Merzian -- just off the plane from Glasgow -- for a wrap up of the big outcomes from COP26, what the pact means for Australia and what we can expect for next year's COP27 in Egypt.This was recorded on 23 November 2021 and things may have changed since recording.australiainstitute.org.au // @theausinstituteHost: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennettGuest:Richie Merzian, director Climate & Energy program // @richiemerzianProducer: Jennifer Macey //@jennifermacey with additional editing by Eliza KloserTheme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

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

The annual Climate of the Nation Report shows that more Australians than ever before are concerned about climate change. And while Federal Cabinet meets to consider a new emissions reduction plan, the report also reveals that more than 80 per cent of Australians want coal fired power stations phased out.

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

This is the podcast companion to our latest Honest Government Ad: watch it hereYou can also view this podcast on our YouTube channel - which we recommend as it contains lots of visuals to help you follow the conversation.You can follow Richie Merzian hereHere are the links to some of the articles mentioned in the podcast.Here are the reports by the Australia Institute we used for the Honest Government Ad:- Sunk Costs- Money for Nothing- Gorgon-tuan ProblemHere's the bullshit OpEd by Joel Fitzgibbon we spoke aboutHere's Zali Steggal's Climate Act billHere's the SpinBin seriesIf you enjoyed this podcast please subscribe and most importantly, recommend it to others! This podcast was produced thanks to our Patrons. If you'd like to help keep us going, you can support us on Patreon or via these other options.Follow us on Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

The sixth IPCC assessment report sounded the alarm on the climate crisis, finding that human activity is changing the Earth's climate in “unprecedented” ways, with some of the changes now inevitable and “irreversible”. We unpack the latest report and the urgency of change with Richie Merzian and Alia Armistead from the Australia Institute's climate & energy team.Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennettGuest:Richie Merzian, director Climate & Energy program // @richiemerzianAlia Armistead, Graduate Researcher // @aliaarmisteadThe Australia Institute // @theausinstituteWebsite:australiainstitute.org.auProducer: Jennifer Macey //@jennifermaceyTheme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

The EU has announced it will introduce a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) as part of its efforts to reach net zero emissions by 2050. This has big implications for the Australian economy, especially carbon intensive expor industries. This week we talk to Richie Merzian and Hannah Melville Rea about what CBAMs are, how they work, why they aren't protectionist and how it will impact Australia. Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director at the Australia Institute // @ebony_bennettGuest:Richie Merzian, director Climate & Energy program // @richiemerzianHannah Melville Rea, Anne Kantor Fellow // @HannahMelReaThe Australia Institute // @theausinstituteWebsite:australiainstitute.org.auProducer: Jennifer Macey //@jennifermacey Theme Music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions

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

How would you debate with a climate change denier? This week Heidi and Bella will do it for you as they take on new personas to battle it out about the climate change debate. Heidi will play De Ny, a coal lobbyist and firm denier of climate change and Bella will be Cli Mate, climate scientist and activist. Extra points if you spot the name puns! Special guest appearances: 1. Shane Cornell discusses the price of renewable energy (from Episodes 23 & 24)2. Richie Merzian discusses jobs in the non-renewable vs. renewable industries (Episode 28)

Richie Merzian is the Director of the Climate & Energy Program at The Australia Institute.  With Australia embarrassing itself on the global stage when it comes to setting actual reduction targets that might actually do something, this was a great chance to check in with where the climate debate is at. Richie lays out just how lacking our commitments are, what they should be and what other countries are doing, as well giving me the rundown on electric vehicles, carbon accounting tricks, just transition models, fossil fuel subsidies and the (relatively straightforward) path to addressing this existential crisis.    If you’ve got the means please support this show by becoming a Patron Join the LIASYO Facebook group here please and thank you My 2021 show WE ARE ALL IN THIS is on at the Melbourne Comedy Festival NOW – just 6 shows left! My new show WE ARE ALL IN THIS is coming to Sydney for two nights only in May Or you can see WE ARE ALL IN THIS at the Newcastle Comedy Festival on May  I was on the latest episode of the Confessions of the Idiots podcast and it was great fun Support Shane Bazzi's legal fund because he's being sued by Peter Dutton  This was a great article on my friend Naser Moradi, a brilliant artist who has been in Australian immigration detention for more than six years @RichieMerzian australiainstitute.org Hot Mess - Richie's summary of Morrison's performance at Biden's climate summit The US is charging ahead on climate action, so where the bloody hell is Australia? by Richie Merzian ARTICLE: Labor backs coal beyond 2050 RESEARCH: Australian fossil fuel subsidies hit $10.3 billion in 2020/21  Cause of the Week: The Juice Media (thejuicemedia.com) 

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.

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

This is the podcast companion to our latest Honest Government Ad about the Kyoto Carryover Credits - watch it here. You can also view this podcast on YouTube - which we recommend as it contains lots of visuals and graphs to help you follow the story.Follow Richie Merzian here: twitter.com/RichieMerzianAnd follow/support the Australian Institute: tai.org.auRECOMMENDED READING / LISTENING:Listen to Simon Holmes à Court on Ep 8 of the Juice Media podcastClive Hamilton: Australia hit its Kyoto target, but it was more a three-inch putt than a hole in oneRichie Merzian: Australia admits it is on its own using cringe carbon loopholeTim Baxter: Excellent twitter thread with lots of graphsKetan Joshi: This isn't progress. It's a symptom of rot.Listen to Simon Holmes à Court on Waleed Aly's podcastIf you enjoyed this podcast please subscribe and most importantly, recommend it to others! This podcast was produced thanks to our Patrons. If you'd like to help keep us going, you can support us on Patreon or via these other options.Follow us on Youtube | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

This week joining the SpinProof live podcast is Richie Merzian - Director Climate & Energy Program - at Canberra based independent think tank - The Australia Institute. He tells us what exactly a think tank is & how they fit into the broader political landscape. Then we dig into the Budget looking at the Government's announcements, Labor's reply - & the media's coverage. We head to the US to discuss their election & the debates. Our #comeinspinner this week is #scottyfrommarketing & his chicken coop. Thanks to all those who joined us live - & please listen into the replay!

On May 28th Richie Merzian, Climate and Energy Director of the Australian Institute joined the Bayside Climate Crisis Action Group to talk the Australian Federal Government's post-COVID "gas-fired recovery" plans. Excerpts from 'Shipping Sunshine': Renewables, Gas, and Australia's Energy Mix | Q+A, May 25, 2020.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSzuBX6xpxI Get more from BCCAG at https://bccag.org.au/ See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

On May 28th Richie Merzian, Climate and Energy Director of the Australian Institute joined the Bayside Climate Crisis Action Group to talk the Australian Federal Government's post-COVID "gas-fired recovery" plans.  Excerpts from 'Shipping Sunshine': Renewables, Gas, and Australia's Energy Mix | Q+A, May 25, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSzuBX6xpxI Get more from BCCAG at https://bccag.org.au/ Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

On May 28th Richie Merzian, Climate and Energy Director of the Australian Institute joined the Bayside Climate Crisis Action Group to talk the Australian Federal Government's post-COVID "gas-fired recovery" plans.  Excerpts from 'Shipping Sunshine': Renewables, Gas, and Australia's Energy Mix | Q+A, May 25, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSzuBX6xpxI Get more from BCCAG at https://bccag.org.au/ Support the show: https://www.climactic.fm/p/support-the-collective/

On May 28th Richie Merzian, Climate and Energy Director of the Australian Institute joined the Bayside Climate Crisis Action Group to talk the Australian Federal Government's post-COVID "gas-fired recovery" plans. Excerpts from 'Shipping Sunshine': Renewables, Gas, and Australia's Energy Mix | Q+A, May 25, 2020.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OSzuBX6xpxIGet more from BCCAG at https://bccag.org.au/ See /privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

At the Pacific Islands Forum 2019, Scott Morrisson made his opposition to other Pacific Islands nations' views on climate change known. When it was called for an immediate global ban on the construction of new coal-fired power plants, Australia was the only country to opt out of supporting the statement. Director of the climate and energy program at the Australia Institute, Richie Merzian joins us to discuss our representation at the forum. Later, as of 2020, Australian universities will be measured across new performance criteria to unlock funding increases. These criteria include graduate employment outcomes, student experience, and enrolment of Indigenous, disadvantaged, and rural students. Desiree Cai, Australia-wide President for the National Union of Students, joins us to unpack these changes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.