Beyond Zero - Science and Solutions

This is the second and final segment of the discussion with Peter Kalmus NASA scientist and climate activist. Peter is also an astrophysicist, writer, and climate activist. He has co authored the award winning book, "Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution", founded the website noflyclimatesci.org, co-founded the app Earth Hero: Climate Change and cofounded the ClimateAd project.

This is part 1 of a two part show.Peter Kalmus is a NASA scientist ans climate activist who has achieved amazing things in the climate space in a short space of time.Not only is he an American climate scientist, astrophysicist, writer, and climate activist he has co authored the award winning book, "Being the Change: Live Well and Spark a Climate Revolution", founded the website noflyclimatesci.org and co-founded the app Earth Hero: Climate Change. As well he has started the ClimateAd...

Prof. Ron Milo earned a BSc in Physics and Mathematics at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and a PhD in Biological Physics at the Weizmann Institute of Science. Ron and his lab members bring the tools of systems biology to bear on the challenges of sustainability. His research aims to understand the cellular highways of energy and carbon transformations known as central carbon metabolism in quantitative terms. His research team employs a combination of computational and experimental...

Assaad Razzouk talks about renewable energy opportunities in Asia. The opportunities and challenges are very different from country to country in this region.Assaad heads two companies which are based in Singapore, Reneum and Sindicatum Renewable Energy.Sindicatum is a developer, owner and operator of clean energy projects in key markets that are perennially short of electricity, particularly in non-urbanized areas.Reneum is striving to incentivize green growth and bring clean energy to...

This is the third part of a conversation with Robert Llewellyn, well known actor, comedian and electric car and sustainable tech advocate. Here he talks about diesel, electric planes, transformative battery technologies, offices powered by electric cars and progressive sustainable cities.

Robert Llewellyn not only is a well known actor (Kryten in the TV serties Red Dwarf), comedian and writer but more importantly also an electric car and sustainable tech advocate. Here is part 2 of an interview with him talking his experiences with renewable energy and electric vehicles around the world.

Listen to the very entertaining and informative Robert Llewellyn talk about Red Dwarf, Fully Charged and Scrapheap Challenge. Over three episodes he colurfully paints the picture of electric transport and renewable energy around the world.

Dr Alina Dini has worked with amazing startups around the world including Tesla and is described as a thoughtful communicator, a strategic consultant, and a skilled collaborator. As well as being captivated by renewable energy innovation and how it can build long term financial and climate resilience she is renowned for leading visionary discussions about the future.

According to the Climate Council project tracker, in 2019 renewable energy investment in Australia was over $19b with Victorian projects contributing to more than a quarter of that sum. The Minister for the Envitronment and Climate Change Lily D'Ambrosio tells us what the future holds for VIctorians coming out of the lengthy covid 19 lockdown...

Jeffrey Sachs and Stefaan Vergote speak about climate and transitions at the Global Smart Energy Summit

Listen to ev expert Bryce Gaton speaking about the state of play with electric vehicles in Australia. Bryce is part of AEVA the Australian Electric Vehicle Association.He also talks about the list of international guest and topics at the 2020 EV Vision e-conference on November 27th 2020.

This week we turn to the topic of demand response by industry and hear Simon Holmes à Court’s presentation on demand response opportunities in the aluminium sector. Simon is senior advisor to the Climate and Energy College at Melbourne University and sits on the board of the Smart Energy Council. All recordings from the summit are now available at www.smartenergy.org.au

BZE speaks to Audrey Zibelman, CEO and Managing Director of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) who presented recently at the Global Smart Energy Summit, on the transition of our energy system in the eastern part of Australia.

BZE speaks to Dr Anika Molesworth founding director of Farmers for Climate Action, a movement that puts farmers on the frontlines of climate change. Anika was the 2017 Young Australian of the Year NSW Finalist, has a PhD in agricultural science, speaks on agro-ecological systems resilience, and has worked for many years in international farming development.

Beyond Zero listens to Smart Energy Council annual conference online. Today I’m playing two talks, one from David Spratt who is Research Director for Breakthrough, the national centre for climate restoration. The second talk is by the Honorable Mark Butler Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy

Beyond Zero speaks to Paul Davies, Operations manager at Rectifier Technology, a Melbourne-based company which has unveiled its first two-way electric vehicle charger

Beyond Zero speaks to Dan van Holst Pellekaan MP, SA Energy Minister

Beyond Zero speaks to Anna Skarbek CEO of ClimateWorks Australia, working to develop the low carbon economy.

Beyond Zero brings you highlights of the recent Energy Ministers Summit meeting, held by the Smart Energy Council.

Beyond Zero speaks to Emma Herd, Chief Executive Officer at the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC) since August 2015. Emma has worked in climate change, sustainability, public policy and finance for almost twenty years.