{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6244d1918dd186001211b37a/69158b1461157d146c1cb2b5?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Stop talking about the Coalition on climate","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6244d1918dd186001211b37a/1763019420144-efa9e466-06af-4fed-9828-6b935664db0f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>So the Coalition has (again) decided to ditch net zero. How much should you care? Very little, according to <em>Crikey</em> climate contributor Ketan Joshi. Far more pressing is the state of climate, environment and energy policy-making by the Labor government — which could pass world-leading legislations with the help of a supportive Senate, but is instead pursuing its own form of climate denialism.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Joshi joins the podcast to explain which policies and amendments could change the game for Australia, spill some gossip about the bid to host COP31, and shares how he remains committed to optimism even as the fossil fuel disinformation machine tries to kill hope.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Read more:</strong></p><ul><li><a href=\"https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/06/net-zero-labor-coalition-liberals-nationals-dan-rapacholi/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Forget the Coalition, Labor has already abandoned net zero in all but name (and its excuses are absurd)</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/13/net-zero-opponents-elites-higher-taxes-coalition/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Net zero opponents: Sneering elites who want higher taxes, higher prices and bigger government</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/20/queenslands-deadly-coal-plan/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">‘Pragmatism’ and positivity — two bad ideas helping Queensland’s deadly coal plan</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/16/anti-wind-disinformation-targets-critics/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How I was targeted and intimidated by information arsonists</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/09/12/what-donald-trump-taught-me-renewable-energy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">What Donald Trump taught me about renewable energy</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href=\"https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/07/21/climate-change-media-reporting-failure\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The media has given up on climate change. Here’s why the rest of us can’t</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Crikey"}