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 making a dent in plastic packaging pollution on coastlines, CSIRO finds
Plastic pollution along Australia’s coastline has dropped by more than a third over the last decade. That’s according to new research from Australia’s national science agency CSIRO, published in the …
00:03:51 |
Fri 04 Apr 2025
Can the oceans help in slowing climate change?
New experiments suggest that the ocean could hold the key to slowing down climate change. Marine carbon dioxide removal has been tested in waters from North America to New Zealand, but as Veronica Le…
00:04:00 |
Sat 29 Mar 2025
Advocates and MPs say there's something fishy about government's environment legislation
Greens senator Peter Whish-Wilson has confronted Anthony Albanese as the Prime Minister basked in the afterglow of his government's budget during the morning TV rounds. He's one of a number of people…
00:06:10 |
Wed 26 Mar 2025
Fears Pacific climate change "not on the agenda" for US aid funding
Donald Trump's 90 day pause on all USAID funding threw the sector into chaos. As the administration assesses which programs are considered suitable use of funds, it's clear one area doesn't fit that …
00:10:41 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
Research reveals violence against women increases in the wake of disaster
Climate Action Week in Sydney has seen more than 230 events bringing the community and businesses together to work towards a sustainable future. But a growing body of research suggests that women may…
00:08:32 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
From drill to grill: Continued fossil fuel use puts us all in the hot seat
The Climate Council is warning that Australia's biggest cities could face dangerously hot temperatures, unless action is taken to slow down climate change. The Council has released a 'heat map' which…
00:04:43 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
'No one wins if talks fail': Biodiversity back on the agenda after COP16 deadlock
Top environmental delegates have resumed talks for the United Nations' COP-16 biodiversity summit in Rome. They are set to negotiate a way to pay for $200 billion dollars a year of biodiversity prote…
00:06:13 |
Wed 26 Feb 2025
INTERVIEW: The planet at risk - from disinformation
Alexander Sangerlaub leads the think and do tank Futur Eins in Germany, which looks at the future of digital public spheres. I recently caught up with him in Berlin, after an event he was part of to …
00:05:47 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
Misinformation online is putting the planet at risk
The spread of false information is one of the biggest global risks, according to the World Economic Forum. Experts say climate denialism content, spread on digital platforms, could stall urgent actio…
00:04:00 |
Wed 19 Feb 2025
Is the air we breathe impacting our brains? Medical experts say yes
Australia ranks among the best in the world for air quality, but with worsening climate change and an ever extending bushfire season, some experts warn even low levels of air pollution are impacting …
00:09:22 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
The cooking innovation helping the environment and household budgets
A stove powered by recycled car oil is providing a cleaner and more affordable cooking option for households in Cameroon. The innovation, designed by a local engineer, is also helping to reduce envir…
00:03:35 |
Sat 08 Feb 2025
The world's largest iceberg on a collision course with a remote island
The world's largest and oldest iceberg is on a collision course with a remote island... potentially putting wildlife in danger. Known as 'megaberg' the colossal slab of ice is drifting towards South …
00:02:50 |
Sat 01 Feb 2025
The giant glacier threatening to raise sea levels
The Denman glacier in East Antarctica is one of the largest and fastest melting glaciers on the continent, and yet little is known about what’s causing the accelerated retreat. But over the past thre…
00:03:22 |
Thu 30 Jan 2025
2024 confirmed as the hottest year on record
The World Meteorological Organisation and NASA have confirmed that 2024 was the hottest year on record, with temperatures spurred on by greenhouse gas driven climate change. And the Bureau of Meteoro…
00:05:48 |
Sat 11 Jan 2025
Northern hemisphere hit hard by snow, blizzards
A massive snowstorm is disrupting the U-S and Europe, with record snowfall, power outages, and widespread travel chaos. Nearly 70 million Americans face blizzard warnings, icy roads, and over 1,400 f…
00:05:14 |
Mon 06 Jan 2025
Should we be drinking purified sewage?
For more than 50 years, cities around the world have been safely drinking recycled wastewater, from Los Angeles to Barcelona and Cape Town. Yet few Australian cities have taken that plunge. But with …
00:04:38 |
Sat 04 Jan 2025
Change Agents Revisited: Greg Mullins
The award winning SBS podcast series Change Agents has met some remarkable Australians over the last four years - individuals who are changing the society in which we all live. In this episode from 2…
00:13:01 |
Thu 02 Jan 2025
Fiji villagers on the front line of climate change
Climate change is forcing an increasing number of people to move from their homes, due to severe weather events and worsening environmental conditions. Some estimates forecast more than 1 billion peo…
00:04:13 |
Sat 28 Dec 2024
2024 Year in Review: Climate whiplash amid more weather extremes
Climate whiplash is the term being used to describe the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events that have swept the globe in 2024. Scientists say global average temperatures acro…
00:11:25 |
Mon 23 Dec 2024
Up up and away: carbon emissions in tourism industry on the rise
With the holiday season fast, approaching many people will be preparing to pack up and head out on holidays. But researchers are calling on people to consider the sustainability of their trips with c…
00:06:41 |
Sun 15 Dec 2024
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