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
Up, up, and away: carbon emissions in the 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…
00:06:29 |
Sat 14 Dec 2024
1. Burnt: No Ordinary Fire
Five years on from the Black Summer bushfires, many people are still dealing with the loss and grief of what happened, and how they were left to pick up the pieces. This series focuses on one devasta…
00:28:21 |
Thu 12 Dec 2024
Are bioplastics the solution to fossil fuel dependency and plastic pollution?
As plastic pollution grows, there's more interest in sustainable alternatives like bioplastics. Global bio-based plastic production has more than doubled since 2010, but some have concerns about the …
00:02:37 |
Thu 05 Dec 2024
World's highest court hears largest-ever case on climate justice
The largest case to be held at the world's top court is underway with climate justice under the spotlight and significant implications for Australia's fossil fuel industry. Climate activists have con…
00:06:52 |
Tue 03 Dec 2024
Australia's 'beating heart' - the Murray Darling Basin - is declining in health
The Murray-Darling River Basin provides water to more than 3.6 million Australians and covers more than a million square kilometres. Despite 30 years and billions of dollars spent trying to protect i…
00:04:51 |
Tue 03 Dec 2024
Severe storms in Australia raise fears of future wild trends
Australia has been hit with severe storms in the past few weeks. The increasingly common presence of floods has worried Australians that fear a future of extreme weather for the country.
00:06:22 |
Mon 02 Dec 2024
Negotiations reach a critical point to stop the world from drowning in plastic
The world’s nations will finish negotiating a treaty this weekend to address the global plastic pollution crisis. Led by Norway and Rwanda, 66 countries plus the European Union say they want to addre…
00:06:23 |
Sun 01 Dec 2024
COP29 fails to secure clear climate finance goals but delivers definite doubts over global response
The COP-29 summit has ended without clear climate finance targets, highlighting divisions over funding commitments to tackle global warming and support vulnerable nations. A last-minute agreement on …
00:07:02 |
Mon 25 Nov 2024
New report notes further decline in Great Barrier Reef coral cover
Substantial coral losses on the Great Barrier Reef of up to 72 per cent have been recorded following extensive bleaching and natural disasters last summer. The declines have been noted in new researc…
00:03:22 |
Tue 19 Nov 2024
COP summit 'no longer fit for purpose' say leading climate experts
The COP Climate Summit has been branded "no longer fit for purpose" in an open letter to the United Nations. The letter, signed by a series of former diplomats and leading climate experts, calls for …
00:06:13 |
Sat 16 Nov 2024
"We are talking about talking": frustrations rise at COP29 over climate finance goals
Economists have told COP29 that developing countries need at least $1.5 trillion annually by the end of the decade to cope with climate change. The success of this year's UN climate summit therefore …
00:06:54 |
Fri 15 Nov 2024
INTERVIEW: Climate finance gap for Pacific nations revealed in new report
A new report has calculated how much annual climate finance is needed to flow from rich nations to Pacific countries. The funds would help speed up the energy transition, address climate impacts, and…
00:11:35 |
Thu 14 Nov 2024
'You caused the problem. You solve it': Bangladeshi leader tells rich nations to pay for climate commitments
Argentina's government has ordered its negotiators to withdraw from the COP29 climate summit in Azerbaijan. The country's leader, Javier Milei, has described the climate crisis as a socialist lie, an…
00:05:02 |
Thu 14 Nov 2024
What these Pacific youth leaders want to see come out of COP29
Pacific Island youth leaders say the stakes couldn't be higher at this year's United Nations climate summit. Even as Donald Trump threatens to pull out of the Paris climate agreement for a second tim…
00:09:23 |
Tue 12 Nov 2024
Are fungi a weapon to fight climate change?
As world leaders debate ways to reduce carbon emissions at the COP29 climate conference in Azerbaijan ((Nov 11-22)), one Australian start-up believes fungi could be the key to mitigating climate chan…
00:06:00 |
Sun 10 Nov 2024
Experts brace for Trump's 'disastrous' climate agenda but say the global fight will continue
While many fear the re-election of Donald Trump as United States President will mean a major setback for climate action, experts say there is still hope. Ahead of the COP29 Summit in Azerbaijan, it's…
00:08:05 |
Sun 10 Nov 2024
Report says urgent action needed to avoid rising costs as Australia faces emissions tipping point
The 2024 State of the Climate Report has been released and warns that if action is delayed, the costs of adapting to an ever-changing climate will continue to increase. With Australia less than a dec…
00:08:29 |
Wed 30 Oct 2024
Red list of endangered species now counts 742 Australian species
A fluffy native mouse and five other Australian species have been added to the International Union for Conservation of Nature’s Red List. According to the Australian Conservation Foundation, Australi…
00:05:38 |
Tue 29 Oct 2024
'Amazon tipping point' focuses attention on escalating biodiversity loss
Global environmental leaders are assessing the world’s plummeting biodiversity levels and commitments by countries to protect plants, animals and critical habitats. The two-week United Nations Biodiv…
00:06:41 |
Tue 22 Oct 2024
INTERVIEW: Former defence chief Chris Barrie talks to SBS about Australia's climate security
A new report by the Australian Security Leaders Climate Group has outlined how the government’s risk and security agenda fails to include climate change, leaving the country and the population vulner…
00:14:50 |
Sat 12 Oct 2024
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