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7amThe widening gaps in Albanese’s climate promisesCyclone Alfred should not have tracked as far south as it did. But in March it tore through Brisbane, the Gold Coast and the Northern Rivers, affecting about four million people. One of them was climate scientist and IPCC lead author, Joëlle Gergis. She says the storm’s freak southward drift, driven by record-warm ocean temperatures, shows the climate crisis is outrunning politics. Today, Joëlle Gergis on how far governments have fallen behind their climate promises – and the bold action Australia must take before the next disaster strikes. If you enj...2025-06-2515 min
7amBurnt mansions: Why the next election is a fork in the roadAs wildfires tore through some of LA’s most affluent neighbourhoods, burning down mansions owned by celebrities, some wondered if it might be a turning point in how seriously we take the climate crisis. But climate scientist Joëlle Gergis wasn’t sharing that hope. Instead, Gergis was angered by our heartache for wealthy communities while the impact of climate change disproportionately affects the poor. And to make matters even worse, a climate denier has entered the White House. Now, Gergis is turning her attention to the upcoming election here in Australi...2025-01-2314 min
Big IdeasHow to cut through political spin — Richard Denniss, Joelle Gergis, Yanis Varoufakis, Tom Keneally with Natasha MitchellJoin host Natasha Mitchell and guests for some straight talk that cuts through spin and jargon. Has the way politicians speak ever made you shout at the television, feel bamboozled, helpless, or shut out of democratic debate over our shared future? Pollie-talk can make important issues opaque, the inequitable seem fair, and the fair seem inequitable. Hear from Richard Denniss (author of Econobabble: How to decode political spin and economic nonsense), Yanis Varoufakis (author of Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism), Joelle Gergis (author of Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope) and Thomas Keneally (Schindler's List). Original broadca...2025-01-0754 min
Follow The MoneyHighway to hell with Joëlle Gergis | Summer Book ClubDo Australians truly grasp the impact of a warming planet and what it could mean for our sunburnt country? On this Summer Book Club episode of Follow the Money, climate scientist and author Dr Joëlle Gergis joins The Australia Institute’s Polly Hemming to discuss Australia’s climate policy inertia and the impact of rising temperatures. This discussion was recorded on Friday 28 June 2024 and things may have changed since recording. To join our free Australia’s Biggest Book Club webinars live, register via our website. Order the first book from our new im...2024-12-2536 min
Let Me Sum UpThunderstruck By Dirty Deeds On The Highway To HellSupport us on Patreon... Tennant, Luke and Frankie are calling all Summerupperers to come join the expanded LMSU universe and support our Patreon! Sign up today for access to coveted BoCo like our recent bonus episode on brat summer and US election implications for climate, as well as other savoury morsels like our notes on papers read, alternate paper titles and so so many custom memes. Head on over to https://www.patreon.com/LetMeSumUp.—After shamelessly spruiking our latest subscriber-only bonus content – LMSU speculation on the US election and its implications for mitigation – we pop ac...2024-08-081h 18
Find Your Voice with Zoe DanielDr Joëlle GergisAustralia’s vulnerable climate and liveability won’t wait for rudimentary debate and ideology. Internationally recognised climate scientist, Dr Joelle Gergis joins Zoe Daniel MP to discuss her latest release, Highway to Hell: Climate Change and Australia's Future, and what’s at stake for us all if we don’t act with science-led urgency.Joelle Gergis is an internationally recognised expert in Australian and Southern Hemisphere climate variability and change who has authored over 100 scientific publications and was a lead author on the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on the Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report — a gl...2024-06-2631 min
Big IdeasHighway to Hell — Joelle Gergis on climate change and Australia’s futureLeading Australian climate scientist Dr Joelle Gergis takes a timely look at Australia's perilous future in a warming world."Most Australians aren't aware how bad things are and how much worse they will get." — Joelle GergisThis event was recorded at Gleebooks in Sydney on Tuesday June 4, 2024.SpeakersDr Joelle Gergis Climate scientistAuthor, Highway to Hell — Climate Change and Australia's Future (Quarterly Essay #94, Black Inc Books)Marian Wilkinson Journalist and author2024-06-2552 min
Future PerfectThe highway to climate hell, an update on Ukraine, banning kids from social media + moreDylan is joined by climate scientist and author Joëlle Gergis to dig into her new Quarterly Essay Highway to Hell: Climate Change and Australia’s Future, which confronts what the future holds if action isn’t taken on the climate crisis. (0:55)Jon Richardson, Visiting Fellow at ANU and former diplomat, gives an update on the status of the war in Ukraine and the outcomes of the Ukraine peace summit over the weekend. (18:23)Jordy Kaufman, Associate Professor at Swinburne University, breaks down why calls to ban kids under 16 from using social media won’t work, and how...2024-06-171h 21
InsidersOn Background: Are politicians failing the climate?The science of climate change is often overlooked when politicians debate the cost of Australia's net zero transition and emission reduction targets. David Speers dives deep into the science with one of the world's leading experts on climate change and its impacts on Australia and our region – Dr Joëlle Gergis. 2024-06-1423 min
Active and EffectiveTaz - For the love of our landscapesIn this episode of Active and Effective I speak to extraordinary landscape artist and fellow forest activist Taz Whitkamp. Taz spends her time bushwalking in forests, snow boarding and “invoking the uniqueness” of our precious Australian landscapes in her beautiful artworks. I was struck by the creative response of Taz painting live at Weaselstock music festival - rwhere she was raising funds and awareness for the Bob Brown Foundations efforts to end native forest logging. We also discuss experiencing Non Violent Direct Action (NVDA) in Brooman State Forest.Get to know Taz and get inspired to know more...2024-04-1528 min
Literary La TrobeDavid and Goliath (2023 Bendigo Writers Festival)The perennially popular account of David and Goliath is understood as a tale of courage, faith and overcoming seemingly impossible odds. What does a contemporary writer do when faced with a story of biblical proportions? Three of today’s most insightful thinkers bear witness to an epic struggle between adversaries with wildly disparate power and resources.
Antony Loewenstein (The Palestine Laboratory, Scribe)
Paul Cleary (Title Fight, Black Inc.)
Joelle Gergis (Humanity’s Moment, Black Inc.)
Chair: Associate Professor Liz Conor (History, La Trobe University)
Recorded at the Bendigo Writers Fest...2024-04-131h 00Literary La TrobeDream On (2023 Bendigo Writers Festival)I have a dream. Dream large. Blue sky dreaming. A dream come true. You may say I’m a dreamer. We ask four extraordinary thinkers to dream on.
Professor Megan Davis – constitutional lawyer, co-chair of the national campaign to recognise the Voice to Parliament, author of Everything You Need to Know About the Uluru Statement.
Professor Frank Bongiorno – whose new political history of Australia, Dreamers and Schemers, is about to be released by La Trobe Uni Press, an imprint of Black Inc.
Akuch Anyieth - Sudanese refugee, author of the memoir Unknown, award-winning domest...2024-04-021h 15
Stories, Poems & Music - The Creative Process: Novelists, Poets, Non-fiction Writers, Musicians, Screenwriters, Playwrights & Journalists on WritingJoëlle Gergis - Lead Author - IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Author of “Humanity’s Moment”Dr. Joëlle Gergis is an award-winning climate scientist and writer at the Australian National University. She served as a lead author for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report and is the author of Humanity’s Moment: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Sunburnt Country: The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia. Joëlle has also contributed chapters to The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg, and Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility, edited by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua."We're really starting to witness serious climate extremes that can no longe...2023-10-2747 min
Books & Writers: Novelists, Screenwriters, Poets, Journalists, Playwrights, Non-fiction Writers & Showrunners Talk Writing, Creativity & The Creative ProcessSpecial Earth Day Stories - Environmentalists, Artists, Students & Teachers share their Love for the Planet - Part 1Today we’re streaming voices of environmentalists, artists, students, and teachers. Enjoy Part 1 of this Special Series with music courtesy of composer Max Richter.All voices on this episode are from our interviews for The Creative Process & One Planet Podcast:MAX RICHTERINGRID NEWKIRK, Founder of PETABERTRAND PICCARD, Aviator of 1st Round-the-World Solar-Powered Flight, Explorer, Founder, Solar Impulse FoundationCARL SAFINA, Ecologist, Founding President of Safina CenterCLAIRE POTTER, Designer, Lecturer, Author of “Welcome to the Circular Economy”ADA LIMÓN, U.S. Poet Laureat...2023-10-1815 min
Climate Change and HappinessAn Australian Climate and Emotions Perspective with Dr. Joelle Gergis
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Season 3, Episode 4: An Australian Climate and Emotions Perspective with Dr. Joëlle GergisJoëlle Gergis is an award-winning climate scientist and writer from the Australian National University. Joëlle was a lead author on the IPCC 6th Assessment report: Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis. As the southern hemisphere summer approaches, Joëlle Gergis spoke with Panu and Thomas about her most recent book Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and the unique emotional challenges of confronting the human and wildlife toll of climate disasters in Australia. As Joelle...2023-10-1337 min
The Conversation WeeklyFear and Wonder: how species are responding to climate changeAround half of all life on Earth is on the move because of climate change. It's another staggering statistic from the recent synthesis report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and a shift explored in a recent episode of Fear & Wonder, a new podcast from The Conversation. We're running that full episode through our channel this week. It features Finnish fisherman scientist Tero Mustonen and Australian marine ecologist Gretta Pecl from the University of Tasmania.Fear and Wonder is hosted by IPCC lead author Joelle Gergis and journalist Michael Green. It's produced by Michael G...2023-08-3146 min
Climate OneNavigating Science and Feelings on a Destabilized PlanetThis year is shaping up to be the hottest year in 125,000 years. It may also be the coolest year a child born today will ever see. In “The Quickening,” science writer Elizabeth Rush documents her journey to Antarctica's infamous “doomsday” glacier as she contemplates what it would mean for her to have a child at this time of radical change. In “Humanity’s Moment,” IPCC climate scientist Joëlle Gergis wrestles with their own questions of how we can all find enough hope to restore our relationships with ourselves, each other and the environment. Guests:Elizabeth Rush, Au...2023-08-181h 01
Commonwealth Club of California PodcastNavigating Science and Feelings on a Destabilized PlanetThis year is shaping up to be the hottest year in 125,000 years. It may also be the coolest year a child born today will ever see. In “The Quickening,” science writer Elizabeth Rush documents her journey to Antactica’s infamous “doomsday” glacier as she contemplates what it would mean for her to have a child at this time of radical change. In “Humanity’s Moment,” IPCC climate scientist Joëlle Gergis wrestles with their own questions of how we can all find enough hope to restore our relationships with ourselves, each other and the environment. Guests:Elizabeth Rush...2023-08-181h 01
7amEl Niño is coming, at the worst possible timeEl Niño is coming again and Australia is vulnerable. The UN’s World Meteorological Organization declared this week that the extreme weather event has begun, and the impacts will be felt across our health, ecosystems and economy.Today, climate scientist, contributor to The Saturday Paper and a lead author for the IPCC Joëlle Gergis – on what’s headed our way and what we have to do to avert crisis. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramGuest: Contributor to The Saturday Paper and a lead aut...2023-07-0514 min
Climate Action ShowTHROWING DOWN THE GAUNTLET .Blockade Australia and Fear and WonderCLIMATE ACTION SHOW JULY 3RD 2023Produced by Vivien LangfordFear and Wonder produced by Michael Green for The Conversation THROWING DOWN THE GAUNTLET Blockade Australia and Fear and Wonder - What is fair? Guests:Niabh - She abseiled off a bridge in Melbourne with Blockade Australia.They blocked 6 lanes of traffic leading to the port Aida Diongue-Niang - Senegalese meteorologist and IPCC Author on Loss and damageGueladio Cisse - Mauritanian public health expert on water Throwing down the gauntletAt the end of June Blockade Australia had a week of action stopping the flow of commerce into the ports of 4 major cities in Australia. In N...2023-07-0300 min
The Land & Climate PodcastIs there still a case for hope on climate change?Joëlle Gergis (@joellegergis) is an award-winning climatologist and writer based at the Australian National University. Her latest book, Humanity's Moment: A Scientist's Case for Hope, is a passionate and unsparing look at what has been lost but also what can still be saved - and why should still have hope. Dr Gergis draws on her experience as the lead author of Working Group 1, of the IPCC's latest assessment report (AR.6), as well as on her own experiences of facing up to the scale of the challenges posed by a rapidly warming natural world. She speaks to Edward Robinson. P...2023-06-2322 min
Future Cities · Sustainability, Energy, Innovation, Climate Change, Transport, Housing, Work, Circular Economy, Education & Environmental SolutionsSpecial World Oceans Day Stories - Environmentalists & Artists share their Love for our Oceans & PlanetHappy World Oceans Day! Today we’re streaming voices of environmentalists and artists with music courtesy of composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Erland Cooper.Voices on this episode areGIULIO BOCCALETTIAuthor of Water, A BiographyNatural Resource Security & Environmental Sustainability ExpertChief Strategy Officer 2016–2020, The Nature ConservancyPAULA PINHODirector of Just Transition at the European Commission Directorate-General for EnergyRON GONENFounder & CEO of Closed Loop PartnersFmr. Deputy Commissioner of Sanitation, Recycling & Sustainability, NYCMARCIA DESANCTISJournalist, Essayist, Author of A...2023-06-0822 minOne Planet Podcast · Climate Change, Politics, Sustainability, Environmental Solutions, Renewable Energy, Activism, Biodiversity, Carbon Footprint, Wildlife, Regenerative Agriculture, Circular Economy, Extinction, Net-ZeroSpecial World Oceans Day Stories - Environmentalists & Artists share their Love for our Oceans & PlanetHappy World Oceans Day! Today we’re streaming voices of environmentalists and artists with music courtesy of composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Erland Cooper.Voices on this episode areGIULIO BOCCALETTIAuthor of Water, A BiographyNatural Resource Security & Environmental Sustainability ExpertChief Strategy Officer 2016–2020, The Nature ConservancyPAULA PINHODirector of Just Transition at the European Commission Directorate-General for EnergyRON GONENFounder & CEO of Closed Loop PartnersFmr. Deputy Commissioner of Sanitation, Recycling & Sustainability, NYCMARCIA DESANCTISJournalist, Essayist, Author of A...2023-06-0822 minStories, Poems & Music - The Creative Process: Novelists, Poets, Non-fiction Writers, Musicians, Screenwriters, Playwrights & Journalists on WritingSpecial World Oceans Day Stories - Environmentalists & Artists share their Love for our Oceans & PlanetHappy World Oceans Day! Today we’re streaming voices of environmentalists and artists with music courtesy of composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Erland Cooper.Voices on this episode areGIULIO BOCCALETTIAuthor of Water, A BiographyNatural Resource Security & Environmental Sustainability ExpertChief Strategy Officer 2016–2020, The Nature ConservancyPAULA PINHODirector of Just Transition at the European Commission Directorate-General for EnergyRON GONENFounder & CEO of Closed Loop PartnersFmr. Deputy Commissioner of Sanitation, Recycling & Sustainability, NYCMARCIA DESANCTISJournalist, Essayist, Author of A...2023-06-0822 minLOVE - What is love? Relationships, Personal Stories, Love Life, Sex, Dating, The Creative ProcessSpecial World Oceans Day Stories - Environmentalists & Artists share their Love for our Oceans & PlanetHappy World Oceans Day! Today we’re streaming voices of environmentalists and artists with music courtesy of composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Erland Cooper.Voices on this episode areGIULIO BOCCALETTIAuthor of Water, A BiographyNatural Resource Security & Environmental Sustainability ExpertChief Strategy Officer 2016–2020, The Nature ConservancyPAULA PINHODirector of Just Transition at the European Commission Directorate-General for EnergyRON GONENFounder & CEO of Closed Loop PartnersFmr. Deputy Commissioner of Sanitation, Recycling & Sustainability, NYCMARCIA DESANCTISJournalist, Essayist, Author of A...2023-06-0822 minThe Creative Process in 10 minutes or less · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Sustainability, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, TechnologySpecial World Oceans Day Stories - Environmentalists & Artists share their Love for our Oceans & PlanetHappy World Oceans Day! Today we’re streaming voices of environmentalists and artists with music courtesy of composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Erland Cooper.Voices on this episode areGIULIO BOCCALETTIAuthor of Water, A BiographyNatural Resource Security & Environmental Sustainability ExpertChief Strategy Officer 2016–2020, The Nature ConservancyPAULA PINHODirector of Just Transition at the European Commission Directorate-General for EnergyRON GONENFounder & CEO of Closed Loop PartnersFmr. Deputy Commissioner of Sanitation, Recycling & Sustainability, NYCMARCIA DESANCTISJournalist, Essayist, Author of A...2023-06-0822 min
Climate ConversationsClimate News: Joëlle Gergis talks about 'the land of flooding rains'; Libby Robin discusses her new book, What Birdo is That?; James Hansen’s new climate bomb; 'Our Fragile Moment' by Michael MannAustralian climate scientist, Joëlle Gergis (pictured) understands rain and the country's conditions and writes about the in Australian Geographic "Australia is a land of flooding rains. But climate change could be making it worse";
"Fungi Conference – Fungal connections to flora and fauna";
"The Swanpool Environmental Film Festival";
"James Hansen’s new climate bomb: Are today’s greenhouse gas levels enough to raise sea levels by 60+ metres?";
"What Birdo is that?";
"Fact check: Is Europe the only part of the world that has reduced its greenhouse gas emissions?";
"Glob...2023-06-0613 min
Climate Action ShowWORLD ENVIRONMENT DAYCLIMATE ACTION SHOWJUNE 5TH 2023Produced by Vivien Langford WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY- FOCUS ON PLASTICStories - Environment Day | United Nations Guests :Song :Warrior // Meraki Mae – The Environmental Music Prize : WATCH the video of Lismore floods. Tero Mustonen - Winner of the Goldman prize for Climate and Energy 2023. He is featured in this weeks episode of Fear and Wonder produced by Michael Green and Joelle Gergis for The Conversation Tero Mustonen, a Finnish scholar, fisherman and president of the NGO Snowchange Cooperative, brought together Sámi Indigenous knowledge holders, Western science, and community members to preserve culture and protect and restore massive areas of carbon...2023-06-0500 min
Climate Action ShowSCENES FROM THE CLIMATE ERACLIMATE ACTION SHOWMAY 22ND 2023 Produced by Vivien LangfordSCENES FROM THE CLIMATE ERAGuestsCarissa Licciardello - Director at Belvoir Theatre of Scenes from the Climate EraDavid Finnigan - Writer of Scenes from the Climate Era. (401) David Finnigan - When will the climate era end? - YouTube“We knew there was a mass extinction happening, we all felt bad about it. But you couldn’t think about it every second of every day. I had a bad breakup that year, I was trying to pay rent. We were just living our lives.”A frog, the last of its species, starts calling for a mate, but th...2023-05-2200 min
Climate Action ShowHEATWAVES SCIENCE - EXTINCTION PREVENTIONCLIMATE ACTION SHOW MAY 15TH 2023Produced by Vivien Langford HEATWAVE SCIENCE ------ EXTINCTION PREVENTIONUNITE TO SURVIVE Guests :Extinction Rebellion TV Live.(396) XR Big One. 21-24 April 2023 - YouTube The Big One featured 200 climate action groups gathered in London in April. A joyful crowd of 60,000 extra ordinary people swarmed with more pageantry than the coronation. I extracted some comments to show the depth, education and ardour of these climate activists determined to turn the tide.. We hear from The Climate Media Coalition , XR doctors and nurses, Trade Unions, Engineers for climate action and a retired policeman on how Citizens Assemblies can cut th...2023-05-1500 min
Climate Action ShowSEA LEVEL RISE, GLACIERS AND OCEANSCLIMATE ACTION SHOW MAY 8th 2023Produced by Vivien LangfordSEA LEVEL RISE, GLACIERS AND OCEANS Featuring : Fear and Wonder Part 2 Guests:Greens Senator Jordan Steele-John on Woodside's contribution to the Safeguards Mechanism Bill(20+) Senator Jordon Steele-John | FacebookHe refers to the IPCC Sixth report. If you want to dip in try Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate — (ipcc.ch) Journalist Michael Green with part 2 of his series Fear and Wonder, courtesy of The Conversation.Today, IPCC author Joelle Gergis introduces us to an Icelandic Glaciologist and a British Oceanographer who also plays music. We learn about the causes of...2023-05-0800 min
Dirt RadioHumanity's Moment - A Climate Scientist's Case For HopeIn the wake of the latest IPCC reports, Alana Mountain from our forest collective sat down with lead IPCC author Dr Joelle Gergis to discuss her new book, 'Humanity's Moment - A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope'. You can listen to Dr Gergis new podcast here2023-05-0200 min
Climate Action ShowUNITE TO SURVIVE +Fear and Wonder Part 1CLIMATEACTION SHOWMAY 1ST 2023PRODUCED BY Vivien LangfordUNITE TO SURVIVE +Fear and Wonder Part 1 MAYDAY is an internationally recognised radio word to signal distress.Our MAYDAY show highlights the 4 day Extinction Rebellion event in London. The Big One.Their banner on Westminster Bridge said "UNITE TO SURVIVE".The distress already felt by workers is shown in thiscomment by NHS Spokesperson Holly Blackler:"We've experienced a pandemic and a heatwave that took us to the limits of our endurance. These two issues are intertwined. The climate crisis unfolding in front of us... and we are deeply concerned for our patients. For that rea...2023-05-0100 min
Fear and WonderLife on the moveAround half of all life on Earth is on the move because of climate change.That staggering statistic shows just one of the ways climate change is impacting animal species around the world, which is the topic of this week's episode.In case you're new here: Fear & Wonder is a new climate podcast, brought to you by The Conversation. It takes you inside the United Nations’ era-defining climate report via the hearts and minds of the scientists who wrote it. The show is sponsored by the Climate Council, an independent, evidence-based organisation working on...2023-04-2645 minThe Creative Process in 10 minutes or less · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Sustainability, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, TechnologySpecial Earth Day Stories - Environmentalists, Artists, Students & Teachers share their Love for the Planet - Part 1Today we’re streaming voices of environmentalists, artists, students, and teachers. Enjoy Part 1 of this Special Series with music courtesy of composer Max Richter.All voices on this episode are from our interviews for The Creative Process & One Planet Podcast:MAX RICHTERINGRID NEWKIRK, Founder of PETABERTRAND PICCARD, Aviator of 1st Round-the-World Solar-Powered Flight, Explorer, Founder, Solar Impulse FoundationCARL SAFINA, Ecologist, Founding President of Safina CenterCLAIRE POTTER, Designer, Lecturer, Author of “Welcome to the Circular Economy”ADA LIMÓN, U.S. Poet Laureat...2023-04-2215 minHeroes, Action, Adventure, Extreme Sports - Profiles in Courage - The Creative ProcessSpecial Earth Day Stories - Environmentalists, Artists, Students & Teachers share their Love for the Planet - Part 1Today we’re streaming voices of environmentalists, artists, students, and teachers. Enjoy Part 1 of this Special Series with music courtesy of composer Max Richter.All voices on this episode are from our interviews for The Creative Process & One Planet Podcast:MAX RICHTERINGRID NEWKIRK, Founder of PETABERTRAND PICCARD, Aviator of 1st Round-the-World Solar-Powered Flight, Explorer, Founder, Solar Impulse FoundationCARL SAFINA, Ecologist, Founding President of Safina CenterCLAIRE POTTER, Designer, Lecturer, Author of “Welcome to the Circular Economy”ADA LIMÓN, U.S. Poet Laureat...2023-04-2215 minArt · The Creative Process: Artists, Curators, Museum Directors Talk Art, Life & CreativitySpecial Earth Day Stories - Environmentalists, Artists, Students & Teachers share their Love for the Planet - Part 1Today we’re streaming voices of environmentalists, artists, students, and teachers. Enjoy Part 1 of this Special Series with music courtesy of composer Max Richter.Voices on this episode areMAX RICHTERINGRID NEWKIRK, Founder of PETABERTRAND PICCARD, Aviator of 1st Round-the-World Solar-Powered Flight, Explorer, Founder, Solar Impulse FoundationCARL SAFINA, Ecologist, Founding President of Safina CenterCLAIRE POTTER, Designer, Lecturer, Author of “Welcome to the Circular Economy”ADA LIMÓN, U.S. Poet Laureate, Host of The Slowdown podcastCYNTHIA DANIELS, Grammy and Emm...2023-04-2215 minOne Planet Podcast · Climate Change, Politics, Sustainability, Environmental Solutions, Renewable Energy, Activism, Biodiversity, Carbon Footprint, Wildlife, Regenerative Agriculture, Circular Economy, Extinction, Net-ZeroSPECIAL EARTH DAY STORIES - Environmentalists, Artists, Students & Teachers share their Love for the Planet - Part 1Today we’re streaming voices of environmentalists, artists, students, and teachers. Enjoy Part 1 of this Special Series with music courtesy of composer Max Richter.All voices on this episode are from our interviews for The Creative Process & One Planet Podcast:MAX RICHTERINGRID NEWKIRK, Founder of PETABERTRAND PICCARD, Aviator of 1st Round-the-World Solar-Powered Flight, Explorer, Founder, Solar Impulse FoundationCARL SAFINA, Ecologist, Founding President of Safina CenterCLAIRE POTTER, Designer, Lecturer, Author of “Welcome to the Circular Economy”ADA LIMÓN, U.S. Poet Laureat...2023-04-2215 minFuture Cities · Sustainability, Energy, Innovation, Climate Change, Transport, Housing, Work, Circular Economy, Education & Environmental SolutionsSpecial Earth Day Stories - Environmentalists, Artists, Students & Teachers share their Love for the Planet - Part 1Today we’re streaming voices of environmentalists, artists, students, and teachers. Enjoy Part 1 of this Special Series with music courtesy of composer Max Richter.All voices on this episode are from our interviews for The Creative Process & One Planet Podcast:MAX RICHTERINGRID NEWKIRK, Founder of PETABERTRAND PICCARD, Aviator of 1st Round-the-World Solar-Powered Flight, Explorer, Founder, Solar Impulse FoundationCARL SAFINA, Ecologist, Founding President of Safina CenterCLAIRE POTTER, Designer, Lecturer, Author of “Welcome to the Circular Economy”ADA LIMÓN, U.S. Poet Laureat...2023-04-2215 minStories, Poems & Music - The Creative Process: Novelists, Poets, Non-fiction Writers, Musicians, Screenwriters, Playwrights & Journalists on WritingSpecial Earth Day Stories - Environmentalists, Artists, Students & Teachers share their Love for the Planet - Part 1Today we’re streaming voices of environmentalists, artists, students, and teachers. Enjoy Part 1 of this Special Series with music courtesy of composer Max Richter.All voices on this episode are from our interviews for The Creative Process & One Planet Podcast:MAX RICHTERINGRID NEWKIRK, Founder of PETABERTRAND PICCARD, Aviator of 1st Round-the-World Solar-Powered Flight, Explorer, Founder, Solar Impulse FoundationCARL SAFINA, Ecologist, Founding President of Safina CenterCLAIRE POTTER, Designer, Lecturer, Author of “Welcome to the Circular Economy”ADA LIMÓN, U.S. Poet Laureat...2023-04-2215 minFear and WonderWetter and drier"The wet gets wetter and the dry gets drier".That's one of the key messages from the chapter in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) latest report on how climate change is impacting Earth's water cycle. And it's the topic of our latest episode.In case you're new here: Fear & Wonder is a new climate podcast, brought to you by The Conversation. It takes you inside the United Nations’ era-defining climate report via the hearts and minds of the scientists who wrote it. The show is sponsored by the Climate Council, an ind...2023-04-1939 minFear and WonderEquationsFear & Wonder is a new climate podcast, brought to you by The Conversation. It takes you inside the United Nations’ era-defining climate report via the hearts and minds of the scientists who wrote it. The show is sponsored by the Climate Council, an independent, evidence-based organisation working on climate science, impacts and solutions.The show is hosted by Joelle Gergis, a climate scientist and lead author for the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and her friend Michael Green, an award-winning journalist.In this episode, we're unraveling one of the major shift...2023-04-1245 min
Climate Action ShowHUMANITY'S MOMENT BY JOELLE GERGISCLIMATE ACTION SHOWApril 3rd 2023Produced by Vivien LangfordHUMANITY'S MOMENT BY JOELLE GERGIS Guests: Joelle Gergis, CHristie Wilson and Charles Le FeuvreJoëlle Gergis – Humanity’s Moment : A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope is the first in our PSC in Conversation series for 2023. Begun in 2022, the series is designed to invite deeper conversation about the emotional and existential dimensions of climate change, looking at some of Australia’s most interesting thinkers on this topic. Dr Joëlle Gergis is an award-winning climate scientist and writer. She is an internationally recognised expert in Australian and Southern Hemisphere climate variability and change who has authore...2023-04-0300 minFear and WonderCool beastsFear & Wonder is a new climate podcast, brought to you by The Conversation. It takes you inside the United Nations’ era-defining climate report via the hearts and minds of the scientists who wrote it. The show is sponsored by the Climate Council, an independent, evidence-based organisation working on climate science, impacts and solutions.The show is hosted by Joelle Gergis, a climate scientist and lead author for the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and her friend Michael Green, an award-winning journalist.In the last episode, we heard about some older, natur...2023-03-2943 minFear and WonderEntries from the LogFear & Wonder is a new climate podcast, brought to you by The Conversation. It takes you inside the United Nations’ era-defining climate report via the hearts and minds of the scientists who wrote it. The show is sponsored by the Climate Council, an independent, evidence-based organisation working on climate science, impacts and solutions.The show is hosted by Joelle Gergis, a climate scientist and lead author for the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and her friend Michael Green, an award-winning journalist.In this episode, Michael and Joelle introduce the series and l...2023-03-2246 min
Climate ConversationsWebinar: Climate Scientist and author, Joëlle Gergis in conversation with Psychology for a Safe Climate - 'We are in the midst of humanity's most profound moment'People need to acknowledge that we are in the midst of humanity's most profound moment and that, according to climate scientist and author, Joëlle Gergis (pictured), is the most immediate thing people do regarding the climate crisis.
The Australian National University doctor was in conversation with the deputy director of Psychology for a Safe Climate, Dr Charles Le Feuvre, discussing her latest book, "Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope".
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Tech, Innovation & Society - The Creative Process: Technology, AI, Software, Future, Economy, Science, Engineering & Robotics InterviewsHighlights - Joëlle Gergis - Lead Author - IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Author of “Humanity’s Moment”"So right now the world is fueled by the burning of oil, gas, and coal, and a lot of people are making a lot of money out of that. Whereas with things like renewable energy, you can put solar panels on your rooftop, and all of a sudden you're not paying anything in terms of an electricity price. If you happen to live in a sunny country like Australia, you end up getting your electricity for free from the sun, which is extraordinary, but actually renewable energy is the cheapest form of electricity over 60% of the Earth's surface, which...2023-01-0710 minSpirituality & Mindfulness · The Creative Process: Spiritual Leaders, Mindfulness Experts, Great Thinkers, Authors, Elders, Artists Talk Faith & ReligionHighlights - Joëlle Gergis - Lead Author - IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Author of “Humanity’s Moment”"So a lot of people ask, in my line of work as a climate scientist, 'How do you not just fall into a state of despair and really just see the really dark aspects of human behavior and our inability to correct our course and do the right thing?' And the truth is that we all have to reconcile it in some way. And you can either be really consumed by those darker emotions and that feeling that people don't care. Or you can just try and see beauty where it is and connect with other people who are...2023-01-0710 minTech, Innovation & Society - The Creative Process: Technology, AI, Software, Future, Economy, Science, Engineering & Robotics InterviewsJoëlle Gergis - Lead Author - IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Author of “Humanity’s Moment”Dr. Joëlle Gergis is an award-winning climate scientist and writer at the Australian National University. She served as a lead author for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report and is the author of Humanity’s Moment: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Sunburnt Country: The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia. Joëlle has also contributed chapters to The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg, and Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility, edited by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua."So right now the world is fueled by the burning of o...2023-01-0747 minSpirituality & Mindfulness · The Creative Process: Spiritual Leaders, Mindfulness Experts, Great Thinkers, Authors, Elders, Artists Talk Faith & ReligionJoëlle Gergis - Lead Author - IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Author of “Humanity’s Moment”Dr. Joëlle Gergis is an award-winning climate scientist and writer at the Australian National University. She served as a lead author for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report and is the author of Humanity’s Moment: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Sunburnt Country: The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia. Joëlle has also contributed chapters to The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg, and Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility, edited by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua."So a lot of people ask, in my line of work as a...2023-01-0747 minFeminism, Women’s Stories: The Creative Process: Empowering Stories, Inspiring Women, Gender Equality, Women's Rights & EmpowermentHighlights - Joëlle Gergis - Lead Author - IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Author of “Humanity’s Moment”"It was difficult to actually write about my dad because as I mentioned in the book, he died in 2017, and he was obviously a really significant person in my life. He really instilled this whole idea that education is the key to a better life, and that it's the great equalizer. So my heritage is from Egypt, so they were not wealthy. When my dad studied at university, he was able to break out of his social background, and it allowed him to move into other areas and create a better life, not just for him but for us.2023-01-0710 minFeminism, Women’s Stories: The Creative Process: Empowering Stories, Inspiring Women, Gender Equality, Women's Rights & EmpowermentJoëlle Gergis - Lead Author - IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Author of “Humanity’s Moment”Dr. Joëlle Gergis is an award-winning climate scientist and writer at the Australian National University. She served as a lead author for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report and is the author of Humanity’s Moment: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Sunburnt Country: The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia. Joëlle has also contributed chapters to The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg, and Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility, edited by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua."It was difficult to actually write about my dad because as I...2023-01-0747 min
The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, Tech, SustainabilityHumanity’s Moment: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope w/ IPCC, Lead Author JOËLLE GERGIS - Highlights"We're really starting to witness serious climate extremes that can no longer be ignored. And the IPCC, one of our key conclusions to that report was that effectively the human fingerprint on the climate system is now undeniable. It is now an established fact that we have warmed every single continent, every ocean basin on the planet. And again, that's a pretty serious thing to contemplate that human activity from the burning of fossil fuels and the clearing of land has led to this energy imbalance in the earth system, which is leading to a rapidly shifting climate."2023-01-0710 minThe Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: 2022-2023Humanity’s Moment: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope w/ IPCC, Lead Author JOËLLE GERGIS - Highlights"We're really starting to witness serious climate extremes that can no longer be ignored. And the IPCC, one of our key conclusions to that report was that effectively the human fingerprint on the climate system is now undeniable. It is now an established fact that we have warmed every single continent, every ocean basin on the planet. And again, that's a pretty serious thing to contemplate that human activity from the burning of fossil fuels and the clearing of land has led to this energy imbalance in the earth system, which is leading to a rapidly shifting climate."2023-01-0710 min
Sustainability, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Politics, Activism, Biodiversity, Carbon Footprint, Wildlife, Regenerative Agriculture, Circular Economy, Extinction, Net-Zero · One Planet PodcastHighlights - Joëlle Gergis - Lead Author - IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Author of “Humanity’s Moment”"The reason why I became a scientist, to be honest, is because of my deep love for the natural world and living in a country like Australia, which is absolutely extraordinary. You know, we have more unique plants and animals than anywhere on the planet. So more than places like Brazil or Papua New Guinea or Madagascar, these places you think of as being richly biodiverse. Australia actually tops the list, just in terms of the uniqueness of our natural environment. And so growing up in a place like that really infuses into your pores. And so I would...2023-01-0610 min
Sustainability, Climate Change, Renewable Energy, Politics, Activism, Biodiversity, Carbon Footprint, Wildlife, Regenerative Agriculture, Circular Economy, Extinction, Net-Zero · One Planet PodcastJoëlle Gergis - Lead Author - IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Author of “Humanity’s Moment”Dr. Joëlle Gergis is an award-winning climate scientist and writer at the Australian National University. She served as a lead author for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report and is the author of Humanity’s Moment: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Sunburnt Country: The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia. Joëlle has also contributed chapters to The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg, and Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility, edited by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua."The reason why I became a scientist, to be honest, is b...2023-01-0647 minOne Planet Podcast · Climate Change, Politics, Sustainability, Environmental Solutions, Renewable Energy, Activism, Biodiversity, Carbon Footprint, Wildlife, Regenerative Agriculture, Circular Economy, Extinction, Net-ZeroHighlights - Joëlle Gergis - Lead Author - IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Author of “Humanity’s Moment”"It's unbelievable to stop and think that you've got such heat extending so far into polar regions that even these places are burning in the Arctic. I mean, it's extraordinary. And not just trees but also the permafrost, the frozen soils underneath. These frozen places in the Arctic are also starting to thaw. And when they start to thaw, that releases a lot of methane. Methane is a very, very powerful greenhouse gas. And along with carbon dioxide that really combines to accelerate warming. And so this is the thing. We're witnessing these changes in our lifetime. And to...2023-01-0610 minOne Planet Podcast · Climate Change, Politics, Sustainability, Environmental Solutions, Renewable Energy, Activism, Biodiversity, Carbon Footprint, Wildlife, Regenerative Agriculture, Circular Economy, Extinction, Net-ZeroJoëlle Gergis - Lead Author - IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Author of “Humanity’s Moment”Dr. Joëlle Gergis is an award-winning climate scientist and writer at the Australian National University. She served as a lead author for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report and is the author of Humanity’s Moment: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Sunburnt Country: The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia. Joëlle has also contributed chapters to The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg, and Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility, edited by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua."It's unbelievable to stop and think that you've got such heat ex...2023-01-0647 min
The Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, Tech, SustainabilityJOËLLE GERGIS - Lead Author - IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Author of Humanity’s MomentDr. Joëlle Gergis is an award-winning climate scientist and writer at the Australian National University. She served as a lead author for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report and is the author of Humanity’s Moment: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Sunburnt Country: The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia. Joëlle has also contributed chapters to The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg, and Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility, edited by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua."We're really starting to witness serious climate extremes that can no longe...2023-01-0647 minThe Creative Process · Arts, Culture & Society: 2022-2023JOËLLE GERGIS - Lead Author - IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Author of Humanity’s MomentDr. Joëlle Gergis is an award-winning climate scientist and writer at the Australian National University. She served as a lead author for the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report and is the author of Humanity’s Moment: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Sunburnt Country: The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia. Joëlle has also contributed chapters to The Climate Book by Greta Thunberg, and Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility, edited by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua."We're really starting to witness serious climate extremes that can no longe...2023-01-0647 minThe Creative Process in 10 minutes or less · Arts, Culture & Society: Books, Film, Music, TV, Art, Writing, Creativity, Education, Environment, Theatre, Dance, LGBTQ, Climate Change, Sustainability, Social Justice, Spirituality, Feminism, TechnologyJoëlle Gergis - Lead Author - IPCC Sixth Assessment Report - Author of “Humanity’s Moment”"We're really starting to witness serious climate extremes that can no longer be ignored. And the IPCC, one of our key conclusions to that report was that effectively the human fingerprint on the climate system is now undeniable. It is now an established fact that we have warmed every single continent, every ocean basin on the planet. And again, that's a pretty serious thing to contemplate that human activity from the burning of fossil fuels and the clearing of land has led to this energy imbalance in the earth system, which is leading to a rapidly shifting climate."2023-01-0510 min
Climate Action ShowHumanity's Moment with Joëlle GergisProduced & presented by Carly Dober Webinar hosted by The Climate Council, facilitated by Dr Simon BradshawGuests: Dr Joëlle GergisShe is an internationally recognised expert in Australian and Southern Hemisphere climate variability and change who has authored over 100 scientific publications. Her research focuses on focuses on providing a long-term historical context for assessing recently observed climate variability and extremes.Between 2018 and 2021, Joëlle served as a lead author on the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on the Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report – a global, state-of-the art review of climate change science. https://www.joellegergis.com/ https://www.climatecouncil.org.au/2022-11-1400 min
Better Than Yesterday with Osher Günsberg458: Hope and Humanity with IPPC Lead Author Dr Joëlle GergisDr Joëlle Gergis is an internationally recognised expert in Australian and Southern Hemisphere climate variability and change who has authored over 100 scientific publications.She is a lead author on the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Sixth Assessment Report.Join the oshergünsberg Discord Server! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.2022-11-131h 17
Uncommon Sense – Triple R FMInterview with Joëlle Gergis, Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for HopeAward-winning climate scientist and writer Dr Joëlle Gergis, delves into her new book, Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope. Joëlle is an Australian Lead Author of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report and an advisor to the Climate Council.2022-10-1147 min
Uncommon SenseFederal Politics With Jonathan Green; A Climate Scientist's Case For Hope; UK Politics With Andrew WalterBroadcaster and guest columnist for The Politics Jonathan Green talks all things federal politics. Award-winning climate scientist and writer Dr Joëlle Gergis, delves into her new book, Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope. Joëlle is an Australian Lead Author of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report and an advisor to the Climate Council. Dr Andrew Walter, Professor of International Relations at the University of Melbourne, stops by to chat about the latest in UK politics, including the mini-budget that caused the British pound to plummet to an all-time low and...2022-10-041h 55Uncommon SenseA Climate Scientist's Case For HopeAward-winning climate scientist and writer Dr Joëlle Gergis, delves into her new book, Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope. Joëlle is an Australian Lead Author of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report and an advisor to the Climate Council.2022-10-0447 min
Explore A Soul-Stirring Full Audiobook On Your Commute.Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope by Joëlle GergisPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626073to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope
Author: Joëlle Gergis
Narrator: Casey Withoos
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 24 minutes
Release date: October 1, 2022
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
A personal call to action from an Australian IPCC author. Acknowledging that the world as we know it is coming apart is an act of courage. If I live to look back at this troubled time, I want to say that I did all that I could, that I was on the right side of history. The question is, do y...2022-10-0110h 24
Explore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureHumanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope by Joëlle GergisPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626073 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope Author: Joëlle Gergis Narrator: Casey Withoos Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 24 minutes Release date: October 1, 2022 Genres: Animals & Nature Publisher's Summary: A personal call to action from an Australian IPCC author. Acknowledging that the world as we know it is coming apart is an act of courage. If I live to look back at this troubled time, I want to say that I did all that I could, that I was on the right side of history. The question is, d...2022-10-0103 minExplore the Latest Full Audiobooks in Non-Fiction, Animals & NatureHumanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope by Joëlle GergisPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/626073to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope
Author: Joëlle Gergis
Narrator: Casey Withoos
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 24 minutes
Release date: October 1, 2022
Genres: Animals & Nature
Publisher's Summary:
A personal call to action from an Australian IPCC author. Acknowledging that the world as we know it is coming apart is an act of courage. If I live to look back at this troubled time, I want to say that I did all that I could, that I was on the right side of history. The question is, do y...2022-10-0110h 24
100 Climate Conversations030 | 100 Joëlle Gergis: Tracing Australia’s climate historyClimate scientist Joëlle Gergis formulated an unprecedented perspective of Australia’s climate history, uncovering how human activities have disrupted long-established patterns. Through a firm understanding of the past, Gergis presents a clear path toward a sustainable future. Joëlle Gergis is recorded live in conversation with Marian Wilkinson at Powerhouse Ultimo. For more information go to 100climateconversations.com/joëlle-gergis2022-09-2241 min
Democracy Sausage with Mark KennyHumanity’s moment with Joëlle GergisOn this episode of Democracy Sausage, climate scientist and lead author of the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Sixth Assessment report Joëlle Gergis joins us to discuss climate change and why this may be the most significant moment in human history. Will the 2020s be the decade when humanity rises to the challenge of climate change? On this episode of Democracy Sausage, Dr Joëlle Gergis - award-winning climate scientist from The Australian National University - joins Dr Marija Taflaga and Professor Mark Kenny to discuss the science of climate change, the opportunity for...2022-09-2043 min
Wild with Sarah WilsonJOELLE GERGIS: How an IPCC lead author does climate griefYou know the latest IPCC* Assessment Report? The one that came out at the end of 2021 that the UN secretary general dubbed “Code Red for humanity”? Australian climate scientist Joëlle Gergis was one of its lead authors responsible for its 3 million words of truly stark wake-up-call content.This episode I catch up with her at the Byron Writer’s Festival (where she was launching her new book on climate grief) and volley her with questions compiled by my Substack membership community.What does the report predict for Australia in 20 years? What can I tell...2022-09-2048 min
The reMAKERsSeason 2, Episode 9Where were you in the 2020s? Our next guest wants you to be able to say, ‘I was part of it, leading the change’. Dr Joëlle Gergis is one of the world’s leading climate scientists and, we reckon after this conversation especially, a national treasure. She’s devoted her career to the cutting edge of climate science: researching, teaching, writing and contributing to the UN’s IPCC Sixth Assessment Report. That’s the global, state-of-the-art review of climate change science, led by an international community of experts who volunteer their time. So are we too...2022-09-1530 min7amWhy a third wet summer could be the most dangerous yetWe could be in for another wet, cloudy summer. The chances of another La Niña weather event are growing, and it’s now very likely the east coast of Australia will be drenched once again.That could make it the riskiest summer yet for flooding, with catchments still full and communities still regrouping.Today, climate scientist and lead author on the IPCC’s most recent climate assessment, Joëlle Gergis, on our never-ending stretch of rainy summers and what they mean for the climate...2022-09-1213 min
Climate ConversationsPrince Charles was passionate about climate issues, but what will King Charles do about it?The question on the minds of many is will the passion for action on climate change by Prince Charles vanish now that he is King Charles (pictured)?
Stories discussing that issue can be found on The Conversation: "It would be appropriate for King Charles to remain strong on climate: Albanese" and SBS: "Will Charles as King mean an end to his climate change activism?"
And it was a question posed several years ago by Melbourne climate researcher and activist, David Spratt, who was also co-author of "Climate Code Red", that lives with me today and w...2022-09-1204 min
Climate ConversationsClimate Council Bookclub event: 'Humanity's Moment' author, Joëlle Gergis talks with Dr Simon BradshawClimate scientist and author, Joëlle Gergis (pictured), talks about her new book, "Humanity's Moment: A climate scientist case for hope", with the Research Director from the Climate Council, Dr Simon Bradshaw.
The discussion between Dr Gergis and Dr Bradshaw was a Climate Council Bookclub event.
Dr Gergis felt she had no option but to write the book as she had access to a vast array of information and evidence; evidence being illustrated with alarming rapidity and it personally reached something of a crescendo when it was predicted that Koalas would become extinct in New S...2022-09-0808 minFear and WonderPreview: Meet our hosts Joelle and MichaelCo-hosted by IPCC scientist Dr Joelle Gergis and journalist Michael Green, Fear and Wonder will take listeners inside the defining scientific advice on the climate crisis that threatens every human society on Earth, via the hearts and minds of the scientists who wrote it. Subscribe now to be the first to listen.Sound recording from Yle (Finnish Broadcasting Company) Archives. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-09-0801 min
Good Reading PodcastJoelle Gergis on the challenge we face in 'Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope'When climate scientist Joelle Gergis set to work on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change's (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, the research she encountered kept her awake at night. The evidence gathered by the world's top climate scientists showed that impacts on our climate were occurring faster than anyone had predicted.
Joelle Gergis takes us on a journey through the science of the IPCC's report and shares her personal reflections and insists there is cause for hope - if we embrace cultural and social change we can create a better world. Humanity's Moment is a climate scientist's personal guide...2022-09-0133 min
Good Reading PodcastJoelle Gergis on the challenge we all face in 'Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope'When climate scientist Joelle Gergis set to work on the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change's (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report, the research she encountered kept her awake at night. The evidence gathered by the world's top climate scientists showed that impacts on our climate were occurring faster than anyone had predicted.Joelle Gergis takes us on a journey through the science of the IPCC's report and shares her personal reflections and insists there is cause for hope - if we embrace cultural and social change we can create a better world. Humanity's Moment is a climate...2022-09-0133 min
The Women's Agenda PodcastThe case for hope on climate changeIPCC scientist Dr Joëlle Gergis joins The Women's Agenda Podcast The science of climate change can be overwhelming, upsetting, and leave us tempted to turn away. Dr Joëlle Gergis is a leading climate scientist and lead author on the UN's IPCC. She's determined to make climate science accessible to everyone, and demonstrate the case for hope along with the tipping point within reach that could see us getting close to the response the planet needs. She asks: Do you want to be part of the legacy that restores our faith in humanity?As on...2022-08-3031 min
Climate ConversationsClimate dystopia: Pakistan's devastating floods suggest the crossing of climate rubicon; Joëlle Gergis writes about 'Humanity's Moment'Joëlle Gergis writes about "Humanity's Moment: A climate scientist's case for hope" and the publication of that new book coincides, coincidently, with Pakistan's devastating new floods, discussed in the SBS story: "‘Climate dystopia at our doorstep’: Tens of millions battle Pakistan floods as death toll rises".
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"‘Extremely dangerous’ heat will be much more common by 2100";
"Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope";
"Major sea-level rise caused by melting of Greenland ice cap is ‘now inevitable’";
"Australia's Black Summer bushfires were catastrophic enough. Now scientists...2022-08-3003 min
Climate ConversationsNew Book: 'Humanity's Moment' - Joëlle Gergis spells out a 'Case for hope'; Quick Climate LinksClimate scientist, Joëlle Gergis, is finalizing a new book - "Humanity's Moment: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope" to be published late in August.
Her previous book - "Sunburnt Country: The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia" was published in 2018 giving an unparalleled perspective on how human activities altered patterns that have been with us for millions of years, and what climate change looks like in our backyard.
Dr Gergis also had an article published recently on The Conversation: "I’m a climate scientist and writer: this election is the most important in Australia’s history".
Other Quick...2022-05-2003 min
Yarra Libraries PodcastSchool Strike 4 Climate with Nina PasqualiniIn this episode of the Yarra Libraries Podcast you’ll find our interview with Nina Pasqualini; a climate activist from School Strike for Climate. She chats with Nic, a poet, author and member of the Yarra Libraries team, about the climate emergency. Nina shares how she became involved in climate activism, what it means to be an activist during a global pandemic, and how we can be involved too.
Schools Strike for Climate: WE ARE striking to tell our politicians to take our futures seriously and treat climate change for what it is: a crisis. They can show us that th...2021-03-1113 min
Viewpoints with Henry GrossekGriffith Review 70: Generosities of Spirit with Ashley HayHenry Grossek chats with Ashley Hay. Ashley has published three novels and four books of narrative non-fiction. Since mid-2018, she has been the editor of Griffith Review. Her most recent novel, A Hundred Small Lessons, was published in Australia in April 2017 and in the US in November that year. It was published in the UK in early 2018 and will appear in Italy in 2020.
Griffith Review 70: Generosities of Spirit – The Novella Project VIII
Stories of inner lives, resilience and potential realised, Generosities of Spirit presents Griffith Review's annual showcase of the best of Australian new writing.
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The GrapevineInvesting in social housing is the first step, what else can be done to help resolve Victoria's Homelessness crisis?On this episode of The Grapevine, how effective will Victoria’s $5.3 billion social housing project be for those threatened with, or experiencing homelessness?Dr Sarah Taylor & co-author Juliet Watson discuss the challenges of investing meaningfully, after their new report for RMIT’s Unison Housing Research Lab found social housing tenants are more likely to have experienced chronic, often lifelong, disadvantage than other groups.Then, author, historian, speechwriter, social critic, and humorist, Don Watson gets on the line to discuss the release of his new book ‘Watsonia: A Writing Life’, a definitive anthology of Watson’s greatest works...2020-11-2355 min
Climate Action ShowScientists and Journalists. What's it like when climate action is your day job?SCIENTISTS AND JOURNALISTSWHAT'S IT LIKE WHEN YOU'RE EXPOSED TO TOO MUCH CLIMATE CHANGE AND NOT ENOUGH ACTION?October 5th 2020.Production: Vivien Langford.Podcast : Andy BrittGuestsDr Joelle Gergis - Climate Scientist at ANU, Canberra. Author of Sunburnt Country and Witnesing the Unthinkable Prof. Johan Rockstrom - Earth Systems scientist at the Potscdam Institute for Climate Impact research, Berlin Nigel Topping - UK High level Climate Action Champion, London Marian Wilkinson - Esteemed journalist and author of The Carbon Club in conversation with Prof Bob Carr at the Institute for Sustainable futures, UTS Sydney Coral Wynter - Journalist , scientist and camp[aigner agains...2020-10-0500 min
ClimacticJoelle Gergis | Climate scientist, author, troubled sleeper
Dr Joëlle Gergis is an award-winning Australian climate scientist and writer, currently teaching at the Australian National University. She's the author of the book “The Sunburnt Country. The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia”.Joëlle is also one of the dozen or so Australian lead authors working on the IPCC's upcoming 6th assessment - in addition to her full-time teaching load. The results of the refined climate models that she and her fellow scientists are working on terrify her. While the final IPCC report won't be published until 2022, the results are available n...2020-08-1055 minClimacticJoelle Gergis | Climate scientist, author, troubled sleeper
Dr Joëlle Gergis is an award-winning Australian climate scientist and writer, currently teaching at the Australian National University. She's the author of the book “The Sunburnt Country. The History and Future of Climate Change in Australia”.Joëlle is also one of the dozen or so Australian lead authors working on the IPCC's upcoming 6th assessment - in addition to her full-time teaching load. The results of the refined climate models that she and her fellow scientists are working on terrify her. While the final IPCC report won't be published until 2022, the results are available n...2020-08-1055 min
Climate Action ShowKANGAROO ISLAND FIRES and ENERGY MINISTERS SUMMIT10th AUGUST 2020Production: Vivien Langford Podcast: Andy BrittKANGAROO ISLAND FIRES and ENERGY MINISTERS' SUMMIT1. From the Embers/Glowing Island from CBAA. Produced by Lisa Burns and Sarah Mashman. Featuring the voices of Kangaroo Island residents : Kate Welz, Sabrina and Peter Davis, Jayne bates and Dana Mitchell.https://www.cbaa.org.au/fromtheembers 2.Smart Energy Council Energy Ministers summit. Featuring John Grimes and Wayne Smith. Energy Ministers Dan Van Holst Pelekaan S.A - Bill Johnson W.A- and Shane Rattenbury -A.C.T Climate Scientist Dr Joelle Gergis in her article "Witnessing the Unthinkable" says "We have arrived at a point in h...2020-08-1000 min
Struggle and Resistance in the Far North by Rob PyneWitnessing the unthinkableWitnessing the unthinkableBY Joëlle GergisNew climate modelling suggests planetary crisis is coming much sooner than previously thought.https://www.themonthly.com.au/issue/2020/july/1593525600/jo-lle-gergis/witnessing-unthinkable?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=The%20Briefing%20-%20Wednesday%2022%20July%202020&utm_content=The%20Briefing%20-%20Wednesday%2022%20July%202020+CID_b79dba6d3b40bdb4a90b1b67549a0c97&utm_source=EDM&utm_term=THE%20MONTHLY#mtr Support the showFollow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/championoftheunderdog/Twitter: https://twitter.com/RobJPyneWebsite: https://www.robpyne.com.au/ 2020-08-0512 min
Byron Writers FestivalThe Anthropocene: Human Survival in the New EpochIn this session, science writer Joelle Gergis, author and public intellectual Clive Hamilton and Greenpeace Australia Pacific CEO David Ritter, offer their thoughts on the future of the planet and our role in it.2018-11-2648 min
Trust Me, I'm An ExpertTrust Me, I’m An Expert: Cyclone season approacheth, but this year there’s a twistThe Bureau of Meteorology's tropical cyclone outlook is out today. AAP Image/Bureau of Meteorology, Japan Meteorological AgencyAustralia has just had its driest September on record, and the second driest month ever: the only drier month was April 1902.
The Bureau of Meteorology’s tropical cyclone outlook is out today. It’s predicting a weaker-than-normal tropical cyclone season this year but if one hits – and it’s likely one will – it’ll bring water to rain-starved soil that will soak it up and reduce the flooding risk.
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