<description>&lt;p&gt;A Green Sheep program is on the way! Plus, hear from Australia's youth ambassador to this year's climate change talks - she and her partner run a grazing and cropping farm in Queensland.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Also, in this episode, we talk about plans in NSW and Western Australia to make it easier to approve and build new wind and solar farms. But in Victoria, the Coalition wants to take the state in the opposite direction. If it wins November's state election it will pause efforts to build new transmission lines to connect wind and solar farms. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;There's also a lot going on to make Australia's environment law - the EPBC Act - more effective. And the Australian government is making changes to the Australian carbon credit scheme. Plus we talk about geothermal energy, and a NSW biodiversity protection scheme. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Earthed is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution. &lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;It's hosted by climate and sustainability communications consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Franziska Curran. And it's supported by a free weekly newsletter you can find at https://www.earthed.au.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;If you enjoy this episode please rate it, and share it with a friend or your network!&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Earthed: Australian climate + sustainability news

Murray Griffin and Franziska Curran

Your weekly climate + sustainability news fix

MAY 12, 202625 MIN
Earthed: Australian climate + sustainability news

Your weekly climate + sustainability news fix

MAY 12, 202625 MIN

Description

A Green Sheep program is on the way! Plus, hear from Australia's youth ambassador to this year's climate change talks - she and her partner run a grazing and cropping farm in Queensland. Also, in this episode, we talk about plans in NSW and Western Australia to make it easier to approve and build new wind and solar farms. But in Victoria, the Coalition wants to take the state in the opposite direction. If it wins November's state election it will pause efforts to build new transmission lines to connect wind and solar farms. There's also a lot going on to make Australia's environment law - the EPBC Act - more effective. And the Australian government is making changes to the Australian carbon credit scheme. Plus we talk about geothermal energy, and a NSW biodiversity protection scheme. Earthed is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from across Australia, for people who care about conservation, climate action, sustainability, and cutting waste and pollution. It's hosted by climate and sustainability communications consultant Murray Griffin and sustainability consultant Franziska Curran. And it's supported by a free weekly newsletter you can find at https://www.earthed.au. If you enjoy this episode please rate it, and share it with a friend or your network!