Beyond Zero - Community

In this episode we take a look at farmers keeping carbon in the soil, Future Super keeps carbon out and Penang Citizens lower their carbon footprint.Guests:Deane Belfield - Australian Regenerative Farmers AssociationSimon Sheikh - Future SuperThing Siew Shuen - Penang Green CouncilJeremy Leggett - "Winning the carbon war"

The title of this episode refers to Pope Francis's words "We are at the limit of suicide, to say a strong word. Our world is on a suicidal course unless we  pay attention and pull out of this nosedive into the sixth great extinction."Our guests joining Vivien in the studio for this episode areLyn Bender - practising psychologist and former Manager of  Lifeline, MelbourneDeborah Hart - author of Guarding Eden and gloabl, roaming 'angel'Blair Palese - CEO, 350.org

With thousands of scientists condemning the cuts to the CSIRO, Viv brings Dr Liz Hanna (The Australian National University) to speak about the health impacts of the recent funding cuts.Also, Julie Lyford brings us Groundswell Gloucester's victory over AGL Energy, who have now withdrawn their franking intentions.    Where next for Coal Seam Gas?Tom Doig (author of 'The Coal Face') celebrates Morewell, home of Hazelwood Power Station, and the heroes rebuilding at the end of the coal age.

In this episode Viv brings us: Bill Hampel, author of 'Against the Grain – 14 farmers adapt to climate change'. A book full of hope based on solid action and evidence on Australian farms. The average Aussie farm produces enough to feed 600 people, that's 150 at home and 450 overseas. How can we help them?De Grebner explains how suburban gardeners are cultivating trees and even planting them on farms with The Tree Project. Restoring urgently needed Indigenous vegetation and repairing Victoria’s damaged ecosystems.Senator Larissa Waters tells us about the way forward after the Paris Climate Conference and introduces BZE listeners to the Greens' plan to sustain the workforce as coal goes out of production. 

While  governments cling to the old energy mix and toy with nuclear, BZE shows the way forward. Greens leader Senator Richard Di Natale talks about the trillions set to be invested in lowcarbon technologies. Luke Taylor takes us behind the scenes as SLF strengthens or resolve to be resilient and creative about climate. Gemma Weedall tells us why S.A leads on renewables and how Eco Socialism opens up new avenues of action.

In this episode Viv brings us:- Professor Michael Hall from NZ analysing the place of the tourist industry in a carbon constrained world- Lyn Bender, Psychologist commenting on climate change taboos, and- Professor Robert Manne deconstructing why those who could fail to do:  addressing the spectre of  climate change.   

Can we forge a new dynamic out of an imperfect agreement?Co-operation,decarbonisation and courage mes braves!!Tune in to hear our guests:Christine Milne - Global Greens AmbassadorAndrew Bradley - Holdfast Communications DirectorStephen Bygrave - Beyond Zero Emissions CEOHomework for this week, check out Solar Citizens website and get involved!  :)

Take the climate mobilization pledge via the Climate Mobilization websiteDr Margaret Klein Salamon article The Transformative Power of Climate Truth"We recognize that the climate problem is a global emergency that threatens to cause the collapse of civilization within this century."  Margaret Klein SalamonPublished April 27, 2015  

BZE tours the Great Forest National Park with the people who are working to preserve it. We speak to Senator Janet Rice about why so called" forest waste " must not be included in any renewable energy target and WHY preserving trees is a brilliant tactic to slow down climate disruption.When the state forests become National Park, a Carbon Sink worth $40 million each year will be created. The effect of letting this moist forest age gracefully will be to slow down the impacts of climate change. Vivien also chats with Artist Karena Goldfinch, Forest campaigner Steve Meacher and the Knitting Nanas (First broadcast on 15th June 2015) 

Dipping back into our archives, this episode on heat stress is clearly timely as we swelter through 40 odd degree days.  Vivien talks with Greg Foyster, and Maggie Baron from 'The Big Issue' about the severe impact of Heat Waves and the people who are hit the hardest.Then, an interview with the National Coordinator of the Australian Wind Alliance, Andrew Bray regarding the RET followed up with BZE's CEO, Stephen Bygrave, in the studio and speaking with Viv about the importance of consistent government policy in underpinning investment in renewables.(First broadcast 13 April 2015)

In this episode, Viv hosts Deborah Hart, Carol Ride, Fiona Armstrong and Julian Vincent in the studio.  These four climate change activists, and contributors to the book "Guarding Eden,"  share their journeys with us. (First broadcast on 31 August, 2015)      

In this episode, Naomi Klein, at Town Hall, Seattle dissects the issues around transitioning to climate justice, followed by a Q&A - this audio courtesy of Alternative Radio."The historical responsibility for the vast majority of greenhouse gas emissions lies with the industrialised countries of the Global North. The production and consumption habits of countries like the United States continue to threaten the survival of humanity and biodiversity globally. It is imperative that the North urgently shifts to a low carbon economy.”

When citizens take a coal project to court, are they vexatious vigilantes with a vendetta against development?  In this episode, Viv brings us Senator Larissa Waters and Professor Clive Hamilton, each discussing  "Lawfare" and threats to our democracy.  Then, Geoff Maddox takes us to a retreat at Maule's Creek and Jarrod Talbot talks about how mining is taking his sacred sites.

"For us climate change is not an event in the future.It's an event that we're dealing with now......The use of coal is simply bad economics, unless one refuses to count as a cost the damages and deaths now and in the future from air pollution and climate change."– Anote TongCheck out the podcast to hear from President Anote Tong of Kiribati, Tim Flannery from the Climate Council, and journalist Thom Mitchell from New Matilda, in Paris. Also featuring some of the activist climate action from last Friday's 60,000 strong Paris Climate Rally in Melbourne. http://www.peoplesclimate.org.au/

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

Vivien takes us to a vigil for the Filipino victims of Typhoon Hayan, outside Whitehaven Coal and to meet the people of BULGA fighting off Rio Tinto.But first we go to an International Symposium called 'Paris and Beyond'. Fergus Green tells us how Australia can be an energy superpower if we don’t miss the window of opportunity and Caroline Lambert talks about the European Union delegation to Australia. She is their first counsellor on climate and Environment.Guests: Fergus Green (LSE), Caroline Lambert (EU), Grace from Australian Youth Climate Coalition  BULGA v Rio (John Krey, Josh Creaser 350.org, Daisy Barham ACF, Jeremy Buckingham Greens NSW) The People's Climate March

The  worst environmental disaster of the twenty first century? Emissions greater than the whole US economy? Dr Daniel Murdiyarso from CIFOR, Centre for International Forestry Research talks about Indonesian peat fires. PLUS Tim Buckley from the Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis (IEEFA) on investor shock, stranded coal assets and how we can be a  superpower. Further Reading:Read up on the complex intersection of business and politics to what may amount as one of the greatest crimes against humanity and nature. https://theconversation.com/playing-with-fire-the-economics-and-network-of-fire-and-haze-47284 "As rains finally clear the skies over south-east Asia, dramatic Greenpeace photos show people and wildlife coping with the haze in one of the worst hit areas of Central Kalimantan on Borneo island." http://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2015/nov/02/indonesias-forest-fires-living-under-a-yellow-haze-in-pictures Indonesia is burning. So why is the world looking away? by

In this episode we find things are moving fast around Port Augusta. The coal mine and power plant are closing. Will Australia's first  Concentrated Solar Thermal plant with storage  be built here in its place?  Vivien called on local MP Dan Van Holst Pellekaan, to find out about the Sundrop Glasshouses and found out a lot more.Ellen Roberts talks to us from the Mackay Conservation group about the Adani coal project. Is it time for a court case  more about climate impacts than skinks and lizards? Billions of people trust their religious leaders more than politicians or environmentalists. We need them to get behind climate action. The Islamic Declaration and Pope Francis's "Laudato Si " call for rapid decarbonisation in words that will surprise you.Thea Ormerod founded the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change. She talks to us about how climate unites Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, Christians  and Jewish people.Arguably, the biggest event in town...And, have a look at these...One

In this episode, we look at another climate catastrophe contributor - black soot.  Killling more people than HIV, malaria, and TB combined soot and smoke from cookstoves and hearths contributes not only to direct deaths but is a major contributor to climate warming.Interviewed by Alex Smith, host of Radio Ecoshockauthor of Fire and Ice, Jonathan Mingle explains how this dirty residue, a.k.a. black carbon, is one of the world's most dangerous and least understood pollutants, leading to millions of premature deaths annually and contributing more to glacial melting than carbon dioxide does.Will black soot, the second greatest cause of global warming, be regulated at Paris?Vivien hunts down the answers with scientists Gerard Wedderburn Bisshop, David Karoly and Malte Meinshausen.Put this in your diary - Melbourne People's March.  If you do nothing else to support climate change, do this!  Friday, November 27th outside the State Library.  See you there. 

 In this episode we are heartened by a successful campaign to close down the Anglesea coal mine, with Barrister Andrew Laird outlining how this was achieved.And then we hear from Greens MP's Dr Adam Bandt and Ellen Sandell, and John Grimes, CEO, the Australian Solar Council. The campaign to close down the Hazelwood power station is gaining momentum and they want your supprt. And lastly,  there is also a piece from The Rt Hon. the Lord Deben head of the UK committee on climate change. Join a local Melbourne action group, as an example, check out Lighter Footprints