climate change

Former Liberal Leader Dr John Hewson joins Panorama to talk about the carbon tax legislation, opposition tactics, and climate change politics worldwide.

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Rowena met up with Penny Algar, who is an artist and horticulturalist, to talk about how Penny explores the inter-relationship between humans and the natural environment in her artworks.
 
Penny is particularly passionate about bringing art into environmental conservation projects and she often uses art to raise awareness about climate change and the importance of conservation and revegetation.
 
Here is Part 1 of Rowena's conversation with Penny.

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Art in Public Space Interview with Penny Algar 4 September.mp3

Are you a climate scientist?
There aren’t a whole lot of people who are. But if you look and listen to the news, most journalists show two types, those who do and those who do not believe climate change is human induced.
And it’s got many climate scientists annoyed, because while this coverage makes it seems like half do and half don’t, when, according to a US report 97 per cent do believe in man-made climate change.

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FINAL Climate science Package.mp3

You may have seen those ads featuring Cate Blanchett, funded by Get Up, the Australian Council of Trade Unions and other organisations, about saying Yes to a price on carbon.

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FINAL ETS carbon tax committee.mp3

On Thursday the Gillard government announced that it would tackle the ETS debate and try to pass legistlation where former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd failed. The goal is to begin withy a fixed price on carbon for a period for three to five years, starting in July 2012, transitioning to an emissions trading scheme later on.
 
Opposition leader Tony Abbott has already said he'll oppose the scheme, calling on the Australian people to revolt in opposition.
 

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CARBON TAX announcement podcast.mp3

The result of the election for the two major parties still hangs in the balance. What's clearer, though, is a huge swing to the Greens - the Greenslide!

New Greens' MP for Melbourne, Adam Bandt, was quick to throw his support behind the Labor Party to help them keep government. But what changes are we going to see on the big issues like asylum seekers, climate change and gay marraige?

Beau Donelly reports.

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Greens - SYNcast.mp3

We have a parlianment, 150 people in the House of Representitives and 68 in the Senate. So Julia Gillard's idea of choosing 150 random australians to decide whether or not we take action on climate change has taken the electorate as a little odd.
 
 
Do we need a citizens' assembly? Is there a consensus on climate change? Below the Line reporter Emma Buckley Lennox hit Queen Victoria Market to see what the citizens' think.

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VOX FINAL.mp3

Emissions trading, energy efficiency, carbon tax...what does it all mean?

Kevin Rudd faced a big backlash when he decided to shelve his emissions-trading scheme - one of his key election promises - but how many Australians actually understand how an ETS would work and what other parties are proposing?

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Tim Flannery - SYNcast.mp3

In the face of a clear scientific consensus, 30 per cent of Australians think concerns over global warming are exaggerated. How did it get to this?

We get most of our understanding of science from the media, so are journalists to blame that the heat has left the issue?

Panorama's Nick Toscano and Hayley Crane talk to a journo about balance and bias in reporting climate change, and to the Greens on why the political push has cooled, and why they blocked the ETS.

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Climate change balance- SYNcast.mp3

A provocative piece of public art is set to be installed in Melbourne's CBD.

It's called Red Fragments and bears inscriptions like "blood from a dead baby in Congo" and "blood from a dead seal in Queensland" - intended to be comments on the effects of climate change.

Melbourne's meant to be the arts capital - so does controversial, uncomfortable art have a place on our streets?

Hayley Crane and Amelia Caddy report.

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Public art - SYNcast.mp3