EMERGENCY POWERS AND THE DECLARATION DEBATE As the momentum for a climate emergency response grows louder, so too does the fear of authoritarian power and loss of democratic rights. Can we set out to achieve maximum protection from climate change while safeguarding our liberties and creating a more just world? Are these objectives irreconcilable? Nyadol Nyuon – Lawyer & Human Rights AdvocateTim Costello – Former Chief Advocate & CEO of World Vision AustraliaNicole Rogers – Associate Professor School of Law and Justice, Southern Cross UniversityPhilip Sutton – RSTI, Strategy Analyst, Breakthrough Moderated by Corinne Grant – Lawyer & Human Rights AdvocateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Frontline Climate Stories From Across Australia Australia’s first responders and affected communities are confronting  the devastating climate impacts playing out around the country. Hear first-hand accounts from people on the ground as an unprecedented crisis hits home. Greg Mullins – Former NSW Fire & Rescue CommissionerAnika Molesworth  – Broken Hill Farmer & ScientistMajor Michael Thomas – Defence & Climate Security AnalystMayor Vonda Malone – Mayor of Torres Strait IslandsPaddy Manning – Journalist & Writer Moderated by Jane Caro – Writer & Social CommentatorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FRAMING EMERGENCY THREAT & RESPONSE The power of language and the way we frame an issue has the ability to ignite or switch people off. When the way we communicate has a big effect on attitudes and reactions, how do we get the climate message right to successfully mobilise people at the necessary scale and speed of action? How do we effectively communicate the scale and speed of action that is now required? How do we navigate the delicate terrain of facts, fear, courage, identity and reality? Margaret Klein Salamon – Founding director of The Climate MobilizationRebecca Huntley – Australian social researcher and expert on social trendsRichie Merzian – Director Climate & Energy Program The Australia Institute Moderated by Adam Morton – Guardian Australia’s Environment EditorSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PART TWO: DRAWDOWN & THE COOLING CONUNDRUM Our climate is already dangerously hot. Turning this around will take not only the rapid elimination of greenhouse emissions, but will also require drawing a vast amount of carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere as fast as humanly possible, starting now. What would the race to rollout negative emissions at national level look like for a below zero Australia? Biological Systems Unearthing the potential for biological systems to deliver the drawdown at scale and speed to achieve safe climate conditions Joe Herbertson – Director of The Crucible Group & Conjoint Professor, University of NewcastleKate Dooley – Research Fellow and Lecturer at Melbourne UniversityPeter MaCreadie – Director of Deakin’s Blue Carbon LabTony Rinaudo – Natural Resources Management Specialist, World Vision Moderated by Natasha Mitchell – Radio National presenterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CLIMATE CODE RED: AUSTRALIA’S CLIMATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE The world is staring down the barrel of the biggest, most all-encompassing, multifaceted challenge in human history. We now need to pull off a monumental operation, and time is of the essence. What’s our best chance of success and how will Australia respond across the political, economic and social spectrum? An expert panel takes the hot seat for a not-so-hypothetical plunge into thinking the impossible and making it happen. Kerryn Phelps – Former Head of the Australian Medical AssociationGreg Mullins – Former NSW Commissioner of Fire & RescueLidia Thorpe – Activist and Former PoliticianOliver Yates – Former CEO, Clean Energy Finance CorporationIan Dunlop – Former Chair of the Australian Coal AssociationCarmen Lawrence – Former WA Premier & Social AcademicPaul Gilding – Climate Risk Analyst & Business ConsultantCheryl Durrant – Former Director of Preparedness and Mobilisation Australian Defence Force Hosted by Ali Moore – Journalist & Broadcaster.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WHAT’S THE EMERGENCY? As catastrophic fires and drought sweep eastern Australia, world-leading scientists warn that climate tipping points are too risky to bet against. What are the likely ecological and social consequences and how does the evidence justify an emergency-level response? Michael Mann – Director, Earth System Science Center, Pennsylvania State UniversityDavid Spratt – Research Director at Breakthrough – National Centre For Climate Restoration Moderated by Jo Chandler – Science Writer & JournalistSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PROFESSIONALS & INDUSTRIES MOBILISE In the wake of government climate emergency declarations, many new voices are joining the call.  Universities, professionals and industry bodies are turning up the heat and declaring their support for emergency level action. Hear from the industry activists bringing their sectors onboard. Caroline Pidcock – Architects DeclareDavid Williams – CEO, Planning Institute of AustraliaJane Hadjion – Engineers DeclareRichard Yin – Doctors for the EnvironmentSusanne Etti – Tourism Declares Moderated by Heidi Lee – Industry Investment Lead, Beyond Zero EmissionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

PART ONE: THE NATIONAL DECARBONISATION ROLLOUT Our climate is already dangerously hot, releasing further emissions is not going to solve the climate crisis. With no time to lose, how fast can Australia make its emergency transition to a zero emissions economy? Oliver Yates – Former CEO, Clean Energy Finance CorporationVanessa Petrie – CEO, Beyond Zero EmissionsQiao Nan Han – Vice President Maoneng GroupBrendan Condon – Zero Carbon Business InvestorThomas King – CEO, Food Frontier Moderated by Bernie Hobbs – Science Communicator & JournalistSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

CLIMATE POLITICS IN THE AGE OF EMERGENCY It’s becoming abundantly clear that we can’t deal with the existential threat of climate disruption with the usual politics of slow change and compromise. How can we develop a stand up, fearless form of leadership that moves us beyond the failure of business & partisan politics as usual?  Peter Garrett – Former Federal Minister for the EnvironmentZali Steggall – Federal Member for WarringahPaul Gilding –Climate Risk Analyst & Business ConsultantJean Hinchliffe – Student Strike Organiser Sydney Moderated by Lenore Taylor – Editor of The Guardian AustraliaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

AUSTRALIA & THE WORLD IS DECLARING Over 1000 local, city, state and national governments around the world have declared a climate emergency, with over 70 in Australia leading the call. From capital cities to local councils on the frontline, there’s a growing recognition of the scale and speed of the threat we now face. How can governments turn these breakthrough declarations into emergency action? Clover Moore – Lord Mayor of SydneyShane Rattenbury – Minister for Climate Change & Sustainability ACT GovernmentVonda Malone – Mayor of Torres Shire CouncilTrent McCarthy – Councilor Darebin City CouncilCarol Sparks – Mayor Glen Innes Severn Council Moderated by Cr Cathy Oke – Councilor City of MelbourneSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.