CLIMATE ACTION RADIO SHOW
Produced by Vivien Langford
August 5th 2024
Guests
Dr Peter Sainsbury - Climate&Environment writer at Pearls and Irritations
Simon Knott and Deb Adams - B_K_K Architects
David Rovics - Song "Humanitarian Pause"
Polly Hemming - Director of the Australia Institute's Climate and Energy Programme at the launch of
Everyone invited . To register :
https://www.risingtide.org.au/blockade-updates#:~:text=The%20People's%20Blockade%202024%20will,Muloobinba%20(Newcastle)%20on%20Awabakal%20and
As Polly Hemming says if it is lack of bravery which got us into the dire climate situation we are in, it is BRAVERY which will get us out. She was talking to a committed group preparing for the big blockade of Newcastle Coal Port in November. Please consider coming up to Newcastle.
Polly Hemming on Gas v Green Manufacturing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aInmJ7SkqVg
Peter Sainsbury talks about the shift away from the right in French and British elections. The importance of a forward looking climate policy in USA and India and the rise of China in renwable energy.https://johnmenadue.com/author/peter-sainsbury/
Simon Knott and Deb Adams talk about trend in architecture to retrofit buildings to save on energy including the gold standard of the Passive House. The photo above is of a Sydney building called Quay Quarter Tower which retains over 65% of the original structure (beams, columns, and slabs) and 95% of the original core, resulting in an embodied carbon saving of 12,000 tonnes (the equivalent of 35,000 flights between Sydney and Melbourne). https://3xn.com/project/quay-quarter-tower-2
“Mid and late 20th century towers are reaching the end of their usable lifespans. We know that we can no longer demolish and build the way we have in the past – that we must instead extend the life and potential of the buildings we already have. This is the most essential definition of sustainability in architecture – and the driving force behind Quay Quarter Tower."
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