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Climate360° : a changing climate's impact & brilliant people making a differencePutting Research to WorkIn the most recent Climate Change Performance Index (2025), Australia has dropped two ranks to 52nd place. But a recent emboldening of Federal government may see that negative trend reverse. This interview unpacks Australia’s current climate policy platform, and while being a long way from perfect, the positive changes occurring in Australia’s performance. We will look at how research can help inform good policy, and what policy levers look likely to deliver best outcomesClimateworks is taking on the transition to net zero emissions. They guide decisions from government, companies and institutions that can reduce emissions at the...
2025-12-1849 min
Climate360° : a changing climate's impact & brilliant people making a differenceLocal HerosAll across Australia there are communities taking climate action into their own hands. One example is in rural Victoria, where Totally Renewable Yakandanah (TRY) is a 100% volunteer run community group with “the lofty goal of powering this small Victorian town with 100% renewable energy, giving resilience, savings, lower emissions and showing that it can be done”. We talk to Juliette Milbank and Matthew Charles-Jones of TRY, about the challenges involved in the energy transition, the scale of the opportunity, and where they are on their journey. About Climate360ºClimate360º is a podcast series that will t...
2025-11-251h 12
Climate360° : a changing climate's impact & brilliant people making a differenceCleaning up the market.In the blame game of who is doing most, or least, corporations are not typically showered in climate glory. While some large companies are taking meaningful steps to decarbonise, there is also growing criticisms of greenwashing and climate tokenism. The Australian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR) is a major player in shining a spotlight on the good and the bad. We speak to ACCR executive director Brynn O’Brien about the important (and tireless) job of share activism and holding business to account. Brynn O’Brien is Executive Director of the Australian Centre for Corporate Resp...
2025-10-311h 00
Climate360° : a changing climate's impact & brilliant people making a differenceAfter the climate wars...For much of the recent two decades Australia’s big emitters have done a great job pushing the politics of climate denial. But we have, surely, now crossed the Rubicon. It’s real, and we need to do our bit. We talk to Ross Garnaut AC about his life work making the case that Australia must do its fair share. That means understanding the economic impacts and opportunities of the changing world we must now face. For Ross, Australia is sitting on an almost unique combination of climate positive resources, green-hungry trading partners and ever chea...
2025-10-191h 01
Climate360° : a changing climate's impact & brilliant people making a differenceRethinking and Reusing Big BuildingsWhat does it mean to be committed to sustainability, while working in an industry responsible for 40% of the world’s carbon emissions? Firstly, it means trying hard to adapt and retain old buildings, rather than bulldoze and start again. That’s about one third of those building emissions. Secondly, it means making buildings that are super efficient to run, with ‘operational carbon emissions’ accounting for the other two thirds. These issues are particularly important when working on large buildings, which are notoriously carbon intensive, to both build and operate.Sam Peart brings her engineering background to these challeng...
2025-10-021h 11
Climate360° : a changing climate's impact & brilliant people making a differenceClimate and the housing insurance crisisProfessor Paula Jarzabkowski talks to us about how housing in high-risk areas is bad policy and leads to an increase in what she calls the insurance protection gap. Our building codes are also not adapting to new climate conditions. As is so often the case in considering climate impacts, those at greatest risk are those least able to afford those impacts.About PaulaProfessor Paula Jarzabkowski is a strategic management expert at the University of Queensland, specialising in the intersection of insurance, risk, and climate change. Her research reveals how climate-induced disasters impact insurance markets...
2025-09-1859 min
Climate360° : a changing climate's impact & brilliant people making a differenceHemp to the RescueDoug Rennie is a third-generation farmer and regenerative agriculture trail-blazer. With a mix of changing climate and soil degradation biting hard on the farm’s productivity, his family is now exploring the cultivation and commercialization of industrial hemp. He talks about the challenges of introducing hemp as a viable crop in Australia, dealing with regulatory hurdles, production complexities, and market development.Alongside a host of collaborators in the production cycle, his work reveals hemp's extraordinary potential in both the sequestrating of carbon and as a carbon negative, super strong sustainable building material.Climate360° joined Doug at...
2025-09-0437 min
Climate360° : a changing climate's impact & brilliant people making a differenceBuildings as habitat.Join us as we interview Joost Bakker on the design of the Regenerative Futures Studio for Woodleigh School, a learning centre that exemplifies his principles. The project utilises carbon-sequestering materials like hemp and straw, emphasising the distinction between net-zero and truly regenerative design. The buildings also have a thriving indigenous rooftop garden incorporating an innovative rain water harvesting system that ensures an ongoing, climate resilient habitat. Locally sourced natural, recycled and repurposed materials feature throughout, Bakker demonstrates how architecture can actively contribute to environmental restoration and create an exceptional healthy, sustainable learning environment.https://www.futurefoodsystem.com
2025-06-2844 min
Climate360° : a changing climate's impact & brilliant people making a differenceThe Road to Paris is Steep. Very Steep.Join us for the second part of our conversation with Professor Dan Hill is a renowned designer, urbanist, and educator, currently based at the Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne.With a career spanning over two decades, Dan has led transformative projects intersecting design, technology, and urban development across global cities, including Manchester's Northern Quarter and Google's campuses. His expertise lies in crafting social and cultural infrastructures that respond to contemporary urban challenges.In this episode, our first long-form interview from the ClimateRelay: Building season, Dan introduces the Australian Carbon Reduction Roadmap...
2025-06-2346 min
Climate360° : a changing climate's impact & brilliant people making a differenceThe Road to Paris is Steep. Very Steep.Professor Dan Hill is a renowned designer, urbanist, and educator, currently based at the Melbourne School of Design at the University of Melbourne. With a career spanning over two decades, Dan has led transformative projects intersecting design, technology, and urban development across global cities, including Manchester's Northern Quarter and Google's campuses. His expertise lies in crafting social and cultural infrastructures that respond to contemporary urban challenges. In this episode, our first long-form interview from the ClimateRelay: Building season, Dan introduces the Australian Carbon Reduction Roadmap, a collaborative initiative launched in early 2025 with the aim of...
2025-06-1457 min
Climate360° : a changing climate's impact & brilliant people making a differenceClimateRelay: BuildingBuilding is a series of interviews with diverse thinkers and doers from the worlds of research, design, insurance, engineering and farming. Each in turn discusses how their work intersects with climate and building. Five full interviews will be published weekly, from next week, however we kick off this week with a ClimateRelay - a short excerpt from each of five interviews running back-to-back. In so doing, ClimateRelay is designed to demonstrate that climate issues cannot be discussed in silos. The impacts of climate change are intrinsically cross-disciplinary, requiring us to think in complex, non-linear ways.Building launches...
2025-06-061h 04
Age Well with Dr Sophie ShotterAt-home biohacking that actually works
Dr Sophie Shotter
Dr. Sophie and Fiona discuss:
• The Sensate
• Vagus nerve toning
• New research on the vagus nerve
• The parasympathetic system
• The Eight Sleep mattress
• Data around sleep
• Dr Matthew Walker
• The Oura ring
• The Whoop tracker
• Sauna blankets
• Portable ice baths
• Budget options
• Weighted blankets
• Acupressure mats
• Cuddle parties
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2024-06-2538 min