Beyond Zero - Community

In this episode, BZE Community radio goes on a listening tour to find out who has done what work in relation to transitioning workers out of carbon heavy jobs.  Viv builds on the talk (March 2015) by Bob Massie from Harvard who visited Latrobe and Hunter Valleys as well as the Galilee Basin and found a lot of rehabilitation needs to be done.Join our guests: Amanda Tattersall from Unions NSW, John Parker from Gippsland Trades and Labour Council, Dave Kerrin - Earthworker Co-Operative, Darren Snell, RMIT University, Tim Gooden Geelong Trades hall and John Rainford - A Short History of Social Democracy throw in their two bob’s worth.Here's one idea from Renew Economy (online magazine)

This episode is a tribute of sorts to the outgoing leader of the Australian Greens party, Senator Christene Milne.   The first piece is a speech of Senator Milne's given at Sydney University, April 27th,  followed by a short interview with Fran Kelly after the announcement of her departure. Lastly, Beth Shepherd interviews Soren Dahlgaard, artist and curator, about the Maldives Exodus Caravan show.   This show is an interactive art project exploring the link between politics and environmental action as well as the impact of climate disruption on low-lying nations.

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

In this episode we are ramping up against big coal from the Galilee basin to the LaTrobe Valley.    Included is an interview with Thom Mitchell (journalist with New Matilda),  some of the speeches from the 'Replace Hazelwood Rally' in Melbourne (15th April), Jennifer Colbert from Solar Neighbours has set up a scheme for avoiding big coal, and finally, Beth Shepherd interviews Joanna Bosse (Curator of Ian Potter Museum of Art, Melbourne University) in relation to CLIMARTE.  

 Ellen Sandell (Melbourne Greens, Vic) speaks to Viv about the Green's campaign to close down dirty brown coal Hazelwood power station (dirtiest in Australia, 3rd dirtiest in the world).  In 2010 the Victorian Labour Party promised to phase out Hazelwood, Ellen Sandell and the Greens are now reminding  Labour of John Brumby's promise to shut down Hazelwood and replace its output with clean energy.  GDF Suez owns Hazelwood and on its website  states that it is 'has become one of the nation’s leading independent power companies.'  Ellen and Viv discuss GDF Suez's responsibilities in relation to Hazelwood. Earthworker Co-op - bringing green jobs to the LaTrobe Valley by making solar hot water systems.  Call 1300 GO EARTHDavid Spratt, thought leader and co-author of Climate Code Red is in the studio, reiterating the action required to arrest, combat and reverse clilmate change, that is: 1) build renewables, 2) close down the fossil fuel industry (remember Australia is the h

Viv speaks 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.James Curzon interviews Andrew Bray from the Wind Alliance about wind farms & the RET.Stephen Bygrave (CEO, Beyond Zero Emissions) speaks to Viv about business uncertainty due to the government's policies, or lack of them, surrounding the RET and the government's so-callled  'Black Paper' about our energy future.Plus... Paris must have a goal of net zero emissions and no more carbon budgeting!View Getup video - 'Don't cut the RET Tony Abbott'  - Click here 

As the climate crisis continues to unfold so too does the polarisation of core strategy within the environment movement. At one end of the spectrum, some environmentalists are fueled by a strong belief that speeding up an implosion of the global financial system is the only thing that can prevent catastrophic climate change – they emphasise a need to focus all efforts on building our resilience to survive in low resource-dependent and localised economies. Counter to this position are others who remain firmly dedicated to building a mass global movement to achieve a full-scale emergency, wartime-like transition of our economy – they anticipate the restoration of safe climate conditions by rapidly eliminating greenhouse gas pollution and actively cooling the planet through conversion of the current system. It seems that urgent times create radical responses – we have run out of time for half measures – what will it take to rescue the climate?For the full debate, including video click here.

In this episode Adam Searle  (ALP NSW) and John Kaye (Greens) speak with Viv and Alan Rusbridger (Editor in Chief, The Guardian) explains why on his way out of the editorship at The Guardian he decided to commit to the  'Biggest Story in the World', which is of course, climate change. 

"They know coal is coming to an end"Harvard economist Bob Massey on his tour of coal rich regions. He outlines the transition we must make with jobs, with our economy and with our way of working together. Bob is the former head of the New Economy Coalition.Blair Palese from 350.org describes Bob's tour from the Latrobe Valley to the Galilee Basin.

Tonight we have two representatives from Energy Freedom, firstly Viv speaks with James Branwell, Coordinator Energy Freedom, then Jane speaks with Richard Keech, Researcher for Beyond Zero EmissionsFinishing up this episode, George Marshall is the founder of the Climate Outreach Information Network and author of Don't Even Think About It: Why our Brains Are Wired to Ignore Climate Change. He blogs at www.climatedenial.org

How's our health? In this episode Viv measures our health with interviews with Professor Peter Sainsbury, University of Sydney, and then Fiona Armstrong, author of "Our Uncashed Dividend: The Health Benefits of Climate Action".   Lastly, Francis Grey (founder of Economists at Large) stacks up our current economic health against the effects of climate change.

In this episode Vivien talks to Rod Quantock, Dagmar Graczyk and Leigh Ewbank and finds out the projected date for the last Tim Tam on earth. In early 2014, Rod Quantock became a research associate at the Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute, University of Melbourne, working on the presentations of climate change impacts and resource crises. Dagmar Graczyk, Manager for South Asia, works for IEA (International Energy Agency).Leigh Ewbank, Yes 2 Renewables Community Coordinator, for Friends of the Earth (FOE).