Climate Action Show

CLIMATE ACTION SHOWAPRIL 6TH 2026Produced by Vivien Langford WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME CANOE ON THE SEA TO SANTA MARTA Guests:Dr Simon Bradshaw - Greenpeace Australia COP 31 LeadThe Hon Chris Bowen - President of Negotiations COP31Bill Mc  Kibben - on How Cuba , helped by China is standing up to the weaponisation of oil. Read by Actor Rosie Whiley https://billmckibben.substack.com/p/surviving-on-trumps-dangerous-planetCovering Climate Now Webinar answers 3CR Question."Has the current war has made the transition away from fossil fuels UNTHINKABLE?As over 45 countries and civil society groups prepare for the Santa Marta Conference in Colombia,we are in the middle of a hideous oil and gas crisis. Beyond the  death and terror, the  climate changing emissions of war should rattle our dependence on oil and gas.SANTA MARTA is the bravest venture creating a safe place for importers and exporters alike to work out HOW to reduce that dependence... together.In this show we hear Dr Simon Bradshaw speak of the Talanoa meetings he has had in the Pacific. What will be uppermost for them at the conference including the connection between plastic in the ocean and the climate changing petrochemical industry? He says the message from most meetings is "We are all in the same canoe".To inform yourself about the high ambition at Santa Marta this month check out https://transitionawayconference.com/ We will report more on it this month and in May. Colombia has set a great example to the fossil fuel exporters of the workPresident Gustavo Petro has actively sought to reduce Colombia's reliance on coal and oil by stopping new exploration permits, raising taxes on fossil fuel companies, and joining the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative. He aims to transition to a cleaner economy, steering the state-owned oil company, Ecopetrol, toward renewable energy, despite concerns about economic impacts.Read Andreas Malm's  article COLOMBIA against the FOSSIL FUEL AGE.https://jacobin.com/2025/08/colombia-fossil-fuels-climate-petro#:~:text=Given%20the%20global%20 David Rovics is writing brilliant lyrics for our time. Support him on Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/cw/davidrovicsHere's his song for Cuba under siege "Staving us for liberty"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCQrLWOVmJ4        

Shae discusses how to build an ecological identity in young children, so that children can grow up feeling a part of nature and not separate from it. She reads from an interview with Jan White – an early childhood educator in the UK – who outlines the importance of outdoor play and nature-based learning for young children. She interviews Sue Wiedermann – an early childhood educator in Victoria – about how our relationship to nature play in early childhood centres in Australia has changed over the years and how we might incorporate better outdoor learning into childcare.Published interview with Jan White: https://www.immeshmagazine.com/writings/meandering

Produced and presented by Carly Dober. I attended an incredible panel discussion that the Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA) facilitated.The panel shared their knowledge about the issues surrounding the topic, as well as the solutions that exist. The event was facilitated by CAHA President Dr Rebecca Patrick, a Senior Lecturer in the School of Health and Social Development, Deakin University.Panelists included:Dr Cybele Dey - Child & Adolescent PsychiatristTamara Cavenett - President, Australian Psychological SocietyAssociate Professor Fiona Charlson - NHMRC Research Fellow at the Queensland Centre of Mental Health Research and School of Public Health, University of QueenslandProfessor Alan Rosen - Australian Health Services Research Institute, University of Wollongong; Brain and Mind Centre, University of SydneyCarol Ride - Founder and Acting Executive Director, Psychology for a Safe ClimateGeorgia Langmaid - Planetary Health Project Officer, Enliven VictoriaPlease ensure to check out their website https://www.caha.org.au/ And the report referenced during the discussion for more context- How Climate Change Affects Mental Health in Australia : https://www.dea.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Report-How-Climate-Change-Affects-Mental-Health-in-Australia-v3-1.pdf

Shae discusses green colonialism, what it is, how we see it in climate activism and the overall nuances that come with considering solutions to confront climate change and better ourselves as activists. To get a better understanding of this, Shae interviews Tiahni Adamson from Bush Heritage Australia.This show features music: Coming Home by Joey Leigh Wagtail and Cameleon by Ziggy Ramo.  References Akama, J. S., Maingi, S. and Carmago, B. A. (2011) ‘Wildlife Conservation, Safari Tourism and the Role  of Tourism Certification in Kenya: A Postcolonial Critique’, Tourism Recreation Research, 36(3)Bocarejo, D. and Ojeda, D. (2016) ‘Violence and Conservation: Beyond Unintended Consequences and  Unfortunate Coincidences’, Geoforum, 69, doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2015.11.001. Gilio-Whitaker, D. (2019) The Story We’ve Been Told About America’s National Parks Is Incomplete.  Available at: https://time.com/5562258/indigenous-environmental-justice/ Jago, R. 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CLIMATE ACTION SHOWMARCH 2ND 2026Produced by Vivien LangfordF I G H T I N G not  D R O W N I N G FROM BELEM TO SANTA MARTA - Part 2 -THE FIRST INTERNATI0NAL CONFERENCE ON  TRANSITIONING AWAY FROM FOSSIL FUELS - Yes Just that!Guests: Daniela Duran Gonzalez - Head of the Office of International AffairsMinistry of Environment and Sustainable Development in Colombia Patrica Suarez - a Murui Indigenous woman, advisor to the general coordinating body of the National Organisation of Indigenous Peoples of the Colombian Amazon (OPIAC) Tasneem Essop - Executive Director of Climate Action Network International the largest global network of over 1,300 civil society organisations, in over 120 countries, fighting the climate crisis. Alex Rafalowicz - Executive Director of the Fossil Fuel Non Proliferation Treaty Initiative.  Santa Marta "will be quite a large and historic event that will draw through thinking about how can we address the challenges that we have for realising the phase-out”  Film : FIGHTING NOT DROWNING by C. MackenzieA short film and showing how Pacific Students with the diplomatic support of The Hon Ralph Regenvanu of Vanuatu, took a case to the International Court of Justice.As Philippe Sands says " A single line from the ICJ can be used in National courts around the world" you will hear voices from this film but please watch it.-  available on YoutubeAs Julian Aguon, author, Indigenous human rights lawyer and founder of Blue Ocean Law says,“I’m trying to use the law to wrap my arms around what I most love and wish to protect.”  Thanks to the Fossil Fuel Treaty Initiative for permission to broadcast material from their webinar and film.