“We will take this emergency seriously,” said opposition leader Bill Shorten just two days before the federal election and on the same day the ACT Government declared a climate emergency.
Category: Australian matters
Direct action, disobedience and an emergency restart button
Our guests in The Sustainable Hour on 15 May 2019 are from the Australian climate action community
In defense of our planet: Give your vote to the kids
London calling: In The Sustainable Hour on 8 May 2019, we cancel some of our planned interview appointments in order to make room for reporting about something historic: the breakthrough for the climate emergency declaration and mobilisation which has been pushed forward by the school strikers and the Extinction Rebellion
#ClimateStrikers’ call to politicians: Show us you mean it
Climate change is here, the Australian election is here, and the third national student climate strike is here. We have two youth strikers in the studio, Caitlin Ramsay and Hilary Cao, who say they are ready to act like their lives and their futures depend on it. We open the
New music, facts and atmosphere for change
Guests in The Sustainable Hour on 24 April 2019 are singer Andrea Robertson, professor Melissa Haswell, Fatima Kidwai from Climate Leaders, Tina Zenou who stopped eating meat, and Brian Paterson from Urban Systems.
Recycling action in a climate and health election
In The Sustainable Hour no 263, Fiona Armstrong, founder of the Climate and Health Alliance, informs us about the effects of health with climate breakdown, and Michael Strickland from WM Waste, explains how the company achieves a recycling rate of approximately 80 per cent.
Climate emergency party enters federal election
Australia has a new ‘Climate Party’ formed around the climate emergency. It is called Independents for Climate Action Now, ICAN.
People and communities cut the carbon
Hepburn community heads for zero carbon by 2029, Shannon Lughnone sets out on an extremely long walk, Extinction Rebellion group starts in Geelong, and Mik has decided to ‘walk the talk’, get solar and renovate his house.
Australian doctors declare a climate emergency
Doctors from across Australia gathered on 6 April 2019 in Hobart to declare a climate emergency.
Everyone has a responsibility to do something
We have five overseas students from Deakin University in the studio today. They do Colin’s job and tell us how their country views sustainability and the environment.