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
Defence officials say government's response to climate and security is "too hot to handle"
A report released by former military and defence leaders, titled Too Hot to Handle, has found Australia's defence capabilities face serious threats if climate change is not taken seriously. The secur…
00:05:28 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
Beer’s brewing battle: climate change is challenging traditional hop-growing
With summer approaching, few things are more appealing than a long, cold beer. Except with the climate warming up, brewing the perfect pint is becoming more of a challenge. In Germany, where they are…
00:05:05 |
Fri 27 Sep 2024
Emergency services spring into action amid severe weather in Tasmania
A series of cold fronts have brought damaging and destructive winds to Tasmania. Thousands have lost power and parts of Tasmania's south-east are now under flood warnings, with authorities warning th…
00:04:10 |
Sun 01 Sep 2024
Good Cop, Bad COP29: Azerbaijan's greenwashing ahead of crucial climate summit
More than a year after the arrest of Azeri anti-corruption academic Dr Gubad Ibadoghlu, human rights organisations are concerned about Azerbaijan's human rights record ahead of it's hosting of the an…
00:10:59 |
Sat 31 Aug 2024
Tuvalu and Australia celebrate climate pact - as Pacific leaders support regional policing deal
Anthony Albanese has secured regional support for his Pacific Policing Initiative, which the Australian prime minister says will strengthen collective peace and security. The initiative is widely see…
00:04:05 |
Wed 28 Aug 2024
Are we about miss this 'once-in-a-decade opportunity' for our subantarctic islands?
Being touted as a 'once-in-a-decade opportunity', Australia is conducting a ten-year review into the preservation of some our least-known but most pristine islands. Under a federal government proposa…
00:04:02 |
Fri 23 Aug 2024
Nuclear waste dump debate heating up over AUKUS, Coalition plans
Australia’s AUKUS agreement with the US and Uk will pave the way for nuclear submarines – and nuclear waste. But some experts say the government has not learned the lessons of three past attempts to …
00:07:43 |
Fri 16 Aug 2024
Is time running out for the Great Barrier Reef?
Last summer, the Great Barrier Reef suffered through in some of the hottest waters in 400 years. The finding, derived from analysis of coral cores, has shocked researchers who have warned human-made …
00:04:23 |
Thu 08 Aug 2024
Clean energy investors need policy stability, say business leaders
As the climate debate escalates in Canberra, a leading foreign investor in Australian renewable energy has called for politicians to stick to the plan. Business leaders from India have flown into Syd…
00:03:44 |
Tue 16 Jul 2024
Pacific Island nations urged to unite against climate change
Yessie Mosby is one of the so-called Torres Strait Eight, a group from the Pacific Islands which lodged a complaint with the UN Human Rights Council. Their complaint - that Australia is not doing eno…
00:02:14 |
Sun 14 Jul 2024
Nuclear power if we win power: Coalition reveals planned reactor sites
The federal Coalition has identified seven locations for future nuclear reactors. Peter Dutton says if they win the next election, they'll look to make nuclear power a part of Australia's energy futu…
00:05:10 |
Wed 19 Jun 2024
Severe climate change could mean no business for the snow business
Australia's 2024 ski season officially opens this long weekend. And as local businesses are busy preparing to welcome visitors, new modelling has shed light on what the future looks like for our snow…
00:02:35 |
Wed 05 Jun 2024
INTERVIEW: Pacific climate campaigners urge Australia to contribute to new climate fund
Pacific Island negotiators are making the case for new and innovative directions in climate finance as their nations reel from the frequency and intensity of multiple natural disasters.
00:10:34 |
Tue 04 Jun 2024
How feasible is nuclear power in Australia and what would it cost? CSIRO and experts take a look
What role should nuclear energy play in Australia's energy transition? The federal Coalition says the technology could help Australia move away from fossil fuels and towards a net zero economy. Now a…
00:07:48 |
Wed 22 May 2024
Should federal government payments to fossil fuel users be increasing?
The economic contributions of mining and gas producers are being weighed up as analysis reveals subsidies for the fossil fuel industry rose to $14.5 billion this financial year. The 31 per cent annua…
00:05:10 |
Wed 15 May 2024
Rubbish takes flight to reduce greenhouse gases
Some say modern air travel is rubbish, with cramped seats, delays and cancellations and high prices. But rubbish may have a significant role to play in the airline industry of the future. Australian …
00:04:57 |
Sat 04 May 2024
Why do pilot whales beach themselves? Researchers look for answers after latest WA stranding
The deaths of 28 pilot whales in a mass stranding event on a Western Australian beach is the second such event in under a year. There was a similar stranding at Cheynes Beach in Albany in July 2023, …
00:06:22 |
Fri 26 Apr 2024
Nations call to reduce plastic use by 60% by 2040
'Planet versus the plastics' is the new call to arms for Earth Day 2024, which is calling for a 60 per cent reduction in plastic use by 2040. The United Nations Environment Program has found humans p…
00:03:52 |
Mon 22 Apr 2024
South Australia's Riverland region bursting back to life after floods
It's been just over a year since South Australia's River Murray burst its banks in the biggest flood since 1956. For months flooding from high rainfall interstate put thousands of hectares of agricul…
00:05:09 |
Sun 21 Apr 2024
Coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef is 'a wake up call'
Coral reefs around the world are experiencing global bleaching for the fourth time - a result of warming ocean waters - driven in part, by climate change. The event is expected to be the most extensi…
00:03:44 |
Tue 16 Apr 2024
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