Climate calling
Make sense of the latest news about climate change and the environment, with reports and interviews from the SBS News team. Hear the story behind the headline.
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 168
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Australia's greatest threat: Not war, not terror, not pandemic... but the climate
As the Coalition remains divided over net zero emission targets, former security leaders are warning the government that climate change poses an immediate national security threat.In the Senate, the …
00:07:02 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
Spain prepares for future extreme weather after 'environmental catastrophe'
After a summer in which much of western and southern Europe were impacted by catastrophic fires and searing heat, Spain now forming a plan to prepare for future disasters.Scientists say action is nee…
00:07:23 |
Tue 02 Sep 2025
Broad consensus offers hope of fixing 'broken' environment laws
Environment Minister Murray Watt has announced an accelerated timeframe to improve Australia's 'broken' biodiversity and conservation laws. It comes after broad consensus emerged on the urgent need f…
00:07:47 |
Tue 26 Aug 2025
Unprecedented bleaching across WA's reefs from last year's marine heatwave
Last summer's marine heat wave was the largest and most intense on record in Western Australia, says a new report from the Australian Institute of Marine Science. The sustained heat has caused unprec…
00:03:36 |
Tue 12 Aug 2025
Government told to be ambitious on emissions reduction: Coalition MPs say scrap the plans
The government is under pressure from the United Nations and the crossbench to set an ambitious climate target. It comes as some coalition backbenchers are pushing for net zero to be scrapped all tog…
00:03:10 |
Tue 29 Jul 2025
Embrace clean energy says UN climate chief: or put Australia's living standards at risk
The UN's top climate diplomat is in Australia, and is urging Australia to aim high when it reveals its carbon emissions reduction target later this year. But it's an issue heavily coated in politics.…
00:03:37 |
Mon 28 Jul 2025
Top court delivers landmark ruling on global obligations to curb climate change
The International Court of Justice has delivered a historic ruling on international climate obligations, opening the door for possible reparations. After a lengthy campaign led by law students in Pac…
00:08:37 |
Thu 24 Jul 2025
Libraries usually like bookworms - but not these ones
Hungary's oldest library is fighting a beetle infestation. The creatures have been found in a section of the 1,000 year-old Pannonhalma Archabbey library, housing around a quarter of the abbey's 400,…
00:05:01 |
Sat 19 Jul 2025
Strong demand from Tuvalu for Australian residency as visa lottery closes
280 Tuvalu citizens will be granted permanent residency each year as part of a landmark pact with Australia. But for some, the offer is bitter-sweet, as their island-home disappears.
00:04:57 |
Sat 19 Jul 2025
Love will keep driving us: Torres Strait Islander 'in shock' after landmark climate case dismissed
The Federal Court has dismissed a landmark case which argued the federal government breached its duty of care to protect the Torres Strait Islands from climate change. The case, brought by Traditiona…
00:05:51 |
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Not so sweet: explaining the impact of sugar substitutes on the environment
Environmental researchers are calling for greater attention and potential regulation of artificial sweeteners, as they are building up in the environment and waterways around the world. A new study o…
00:04:29 |
Mon 14 Jul 2025
'It's like a bomb has gone off': the algal bloom devastating SA marine life
Toxic algae is taking over the waters off South Australia, with devastating consequences for marine life. It's also impacting the state's fisheries, and prompting fears of serious long-term effects.
00:10:40 |
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Study says the burning of fossil fuels responsible for 1,500 deaths
A landmark study from Imperial College London has attributed 1,500 deaths during last week’s European heatwave directly to human-induced climate change. It's the first rapid attribution study to go b…
00:06:35 |
Thu 10 Jul 2025
Thousands seek Australian climate visas as Tuvalu sinks
More than one-third of the people in the tiny Pacific nation of Tuvalu, which scientists predict will be submerged by rising seas, have applied for a landmark climate visa to migrate to Australia. Th…
00:08:11 |
Mon 30 Jun 2025
Hello possums: authorities race to save new population of Leadbeaters found in NSW
The Leadbeater's Possum can fit in the palm of your hand, and it has been presumed extinct twice. Now a new population has been discovered in New South Wales, and the race is on to protect it.
00:08:41 |
Fri 20 Jun 2025
Mapping the effects of extreme weather in our region
Extreme weather events in our region are causing communities and countries to reassess how to respond to these events. The World Meteorological Organisation has mapped these changes in our region, hi…
00:06:19 |
Thu 05 Jun 2025
Calls for more to be done to address natural disaster costs
New Treasury analysis shows the cost of Cyclone Alfred and other floods across New South Wales and Queensland has reached around $2.2 billion dollars. Community leaders, economists and climate resear…
00:06:30 |
Mon 02 Jun 2025
Study finds rising temperatures pose a mental health burden
Researchers are warning extreme heat is a threat to mental health. Doctors have long warned of the dangers of heat related stress and now a study suggests rising temperatures could increase the burde…
00:04:16 |
Sat 19 Apr 2025
"Magic" unusual bird sightings emerge after floods in central Australia
More than 150,000 livestock are dead or lost following widespread flooding in northeastern Australia. But researchers say the floods will provide a lifeline for some species, reviving bird population…
00:02:32 |
Sun 13 Apr 2025
'Learning to cope': Climate adaptation actions stalls for over a decade
Climate adaptation refers to the process of adjusting to the actual or projected effects of climate change and ensuring vulnerable communities are well-equipped for disaster. But some experts say the…
00:07:07 |
Fri 04 Apr 2025
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