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At the Paris climate talks, the World Bank encouraged the movie industry to inspire audiences to take action on climate change.
Through plots, characters and the clever placement of eco-friendly technology, they hope movies will motivate us to do our bit for climate change.
But will audiences find this entertaining or switch off?
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CSIRO scientists have published research showing a 99.999% chance that rising temperatures are caused by human activity. It is now beyond reasonable doubt that humans are contributing to changes in our climate. Writing in The Conversation they say, ‘ignoring the problem is no longer an option’. Read the article on this link -
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Dr Steve Rintoul, Dr John Church and Dr Pep Canadell of CSIRO discuss our climate science research to understand how and why the Earth system is warming.
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ARENA has an excellent video explaining what it does. After nearly 30 months of operation ARENA is seeing some real momentum towards achieving the vision of an Australia increasing powered by renewable energy.
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Years of Living Dangerously - nail-biting documentaries from the USA about climate change.
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A useful resource from the USA is called Climate Hot Map: Global warming effects around the world. There is map of the world showing impacts in many different places and part of the site focuses on solutions.
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More resources on clean energy are available from campaign organisations such as Solar Citizens and the Clean Energy Council, and political parties like the Greens. See John Kaye’s website -
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We often use the weather as a metaphor for how we’re feeling: gloomy, sunny or under a cloud. But how does it actually affect us? In this episode of TCTV, Nick Haslam describes the influence of sunny skies and rainy days on our moods. This video is a co-production between SBS World News and The Conversation.
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India’s Sysyphean task, Michael West SMH, 4/4/15
India solar financing master stroke; Galilee, coal and Australia energy market.
(Hard copy available).
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The Guardian invites you behind the scenes as we embark on a global climate change campaign. Eleven podcasts, ranging from ‘Keep it in the Ground’, to religion, economics and psychology dimensions of climate change.
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“We are in the midst of an energy revolution”, explained ARENA CEO Ivor Frischknecht in his keynote speech at the official launch of Panasonic’s agreement with ActewAGL, Red Energy and Ergon Energy to trial battery technology in solar-installed homes yesterday.
And today ARENA announces a $1.4 million in support for the University of Adelaide to develop an online Australian energy storage knowledge bank and build a mobile energy storage test facility.
ARENA Chair Greg Bourne builds on these themes and suggests storage is the new black in his plenary address to the 2015 Australian Energy Storage Conference this morning.
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Read about why Adani is a dud and how the government could be about to throw $5 billion at it (SMH, 6/6/15). Michael West’s article begins thus – ‘The CEFC, which now finances $3 billion of renewable infrastructure projects, made a profit of $25 million for the Commonwealth last year. This must be why our self-confessed Infrastructure PM has been striving so valiantly to kill it.’
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See how parties compare on post-2020 emission reduction targets
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Improve your understanding of the El Niño and La Niña and their impacts on our climate and weather with our new Understanding ENSO video
This video explains what El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is, how the cycle works including the science behind the phases, and the potential impacts on Australia’s climate and weather.
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PARIS TALKS 1 – Short video #1 explaining what’s going on
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PARIS TALKS 2 – Short video #2 explaining what’s going on
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RN BREAKFAST – story about installing small-scale solar in developing countries – a story of hope
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NAKED SCIENTIST ON SANTA’S CHRISTMAS JOURNEYS
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Global warming, caused by carbon pollution from burning fossil fuels like coal, gas and oil, is having a huge impact on the world around us. See how your world could change as global temperatures increase. Three scenarios ar3e listed - 1.5°C, 2°C. and 3°C+ - with effects shown for homes, communities, sports, farming, environment and the beach.
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Climate Change Australia pushes government on national energy plan.