UTS 4 Climate brings together leading thinkers from politics, economics, science and journalism to continue the conversation on climate.This podcast features conversations conducted in 2020 by the Honourable Bob Carr, Industry Professor of Climate and Business at the University of Technology Sydney. This series creates a space to explore climate change from all angles and find practical answers to what we can do to address the climate crisis and secure our futures. This podcast was made by Impact Studios at UTS in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainable Futures.
Latest episodes
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32 min
1.The Carbon Club: Bob Carr in conversation with Marian Wilkinson
In 2007 it looked like there was a political consensus to price carbon in Australia, in a move that would provide a transition to a post-carbon economy. So how did Australia's clim…
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29 min
2. How to Talk About Climate Change: Bob Carr in conversation with Rebecca Huntley
Maybe the mention of our climate future makes you feel anxious, angry, scared or just detached. If so you’re not alone.Learning to talk about climate change and having meaningful c…
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28 min
3. After the Fires: Bob Carr in conversation with Zali Steggall and Martijn Wilder
The devastating effects of the 2019-2020 bushfires saw Australian communities ravaged by the impacts of climate change. Many viewed the tragedy as a long overdue wake-up call, and…
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34 min
4. Investors Dump Coal: Bob Carr in conversation with Tim Buckley
A striking development has occurred in the world of corporate finance in 2020. Over the past months, a string of corporations have divested from thermal coal, starting with US inve…
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27 min
5. Sunlight and Seaweed: Bob Carr in conversation with Professor Tim Flannery
There is an unlikely hero that could help deliver us from climate catastrophe, and that hero is found washed up on our beaches and lives deep in our oceans.In this final UTS 4 Clim…
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5 min
Introducing UTS 4 Climate
With oceans acidifying, the destruction of our coral reefs, the arctic ice sheets melting, droughts, floods and fires raging across the country; many of us are still looking for th…