CLIMATE ACTION SHOW

OCTOBER 7th 2024

Produced by Vivien Langford with Simon Walker in UK

"CLIMATE MELTDOWN" Antonio Guterres

As England closes its last coal fired power plant,  UK Just Stop Oil keeps up the pressure to stop licensing new oil and gas projects. The jail sentences  for acts of non violent civic action are extreme. UN Human Rights Commissioner Volker Türk described the sentences as "deeply troubling".^[14] Michel Forst, the United Nations special rapporteur for environmental defenders, attended two days of the trial and was critical of the proceedings, stating that such severe sentences for non-violent protest are "not acceptable in a democracy"

Good News -very late in history for UK and far in the future for Australia.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-30/last-coal-fired-power-plant-in-uk...

Guests

1. From the United Nations:

Mia Mottley -Prime Minister of Barbados

" Prayers and hopes are not strategies that can tackle the climate crisis"

Antionio Guterres- Secretary General of the UN - "We are in a crisis of Climate Meltdown"

2. Courtesy of Democracy Now :Amy Goodman and Nermeen Shaikh

We host a roundtable discussion on the climate crisis and the Democratic Party’s response with Ojibwe lawyer and founder of the Giniw Collective Tara Houska; climate organizer Collin Rees, who was part of the ExxonMobil action at the DNC; and climate scientist Michael Mann.

Professor Michael Mann - https://thebulletin.org/2024/08/project-2025-the-right-wing-conspiracy-t...

Collin Rees - Oil Change US - https://oilchangeus.org/

Tara Houska - https://healingmnstories.wordpress.com/2023/08/17/labor-management-strif...

3. From Simon Walker in UK

Dr Kush Naker - https://juststopoil.org/       https://fossilfueltreaty.org/

Discuss the Whole Truth Five including Roger Hallam who face 4 years in prison.

https://novaramedia.com/2024/07/19/the-whole-truth-five-refused-to-be-si...

4. From Sydney Environment Institute - Stories are the Toolkit

Episode 1: Coordinating the Boats

Flood-affected communities do not remain idle when the need is urgent. This vignette covers one way in which community members organised a system of tracking and coordinating boat rescues to save lives and to minimise the substantial risk taken by those on the water.

New South Wales communities have faced devastating bushfires and floods, intensified by climate change. 

In response, communities have mobilised, organising crucial response and recovery efforts that have saved lives, provided support, and built long-term resilience. 

Storytelling is an invaluable tool in risk reduction planning, serving as a powerful means of conveying complex information, fostering community engagement, and preserving cultural heritage.  These narratives often highlight local knowledges, which are crucial for understanding and addressing unique risks and challenges faced by specific regions.