WHO'S GONNA SAVE US?

We want to know who YOU think is going to save us from climate change? 

Who’s your climate hero?

Think big and small – is it someone like Saul Griffith, with an ambitious plan for the nation? Or maybe it’s more local, like the gang at Totally Renewable Yackandandah, who are focused on transforming their community’s future?

Whoever it is, we’d love to hear your ideas!

Email us at climatepod @ abc DOT net DOT au and may...

Politicians have been slow to act on climate change, even though people want more action. So what would happen if everyday people got the keys to climate policy? 

Well, France gave it a crack. In 2019, 150 French citizens were asked to come up with their country’s climate policy and told that their ideas would be adopted.

But did it work? And is deliberative democracy a climate solution we’ve been overlooking? 

Guest...

Traditionally Australia's electricity system has been dirty, and heavily centred around coal communities. But there's a shift happening. 

Towns around the country – from Yackandandah, to Shackleton, to Marlinja – are using renewables to take control of their energy.

The benefits are flowing back into local communities, and remote places are finally getting reliable power.

Guests: Karrina Nolan, Trent Di Fulvio, Margo...

Saul Griffith has an ambitious plan to save the planet. And it all begins at home.

It’s an electrified revolution for the Australian household! We also meet the petrolheads swapping out fossil fuels for electrons.

Climb in, help the environment, save money… and have some fun along the way.

Guests: Saul Griffith, Andrew Davies, Cameron Gardiner

Host: Jo LauderReporters: Joel Werner, James PurtillSeries Producer: Cheyne...

Gomeroi woman Dorothy Tighe stood up to a room full of powerful people for her country. Student Solomon Yeo took his message from a Vanuatu university to the UN General Assembly. 

Solomon's story and the fight of the Gomeroi are part of a new wave of climate action: one that's happening in courtrooms.

It's all about finding bold and creative ways to stand up and be heard, amid a surge of climate litigation around th...

What happens to Australia’s “carbon capital” when we phase out coal?

If we’re going to tackle climate change, we have to stop burning fossil fuels. That means big change for the towns across Australia whose economies depend on coal and gas. 

Reporter Cheyne Anderson visits Gladstone, in central Queensland, to meet some of the locals who are thinking hard about the future. 

Guests: Tobi Loftus, Jaclyn McCosker, Amanda...

For decades, scientists have been warning us about climate change. The warnings have been getting more and more urgent -- but we're still falling short of what the science says we need to do.  

Today, the stories of climate scientists who have become fed up with not being heard and are taking matters into their own hands. 

Some are getting involved in protests and blockades. Others are trying out more experimental w...

Have you ever done something that’s just blown everything up? A single decision that changed everything?

This episode is all about people taking a stand for the climate. It’s about being brave in those moments, backing yourself and what you believe is right. Choosing to do something, even if it means risking everything. 

We’re going to meet three people who didn’t think enough was being done about climate change in ...

This isn't a podcast about how climate change is real – we've known that for a long time. And it's not another show about the devastation climate change is causing, or how we got here.

Because we don't need to talk about the problem anymore. We know what's going on.

This is a show about how much better things could be, and the people who are fighting to get us there.

Reporters from the science team at ABC RN and trip...