Episodes

Nov. 24, 2022

COP27? Let Me Sharm Up

Your intrepid hosts ditch the standard format to give you the down-low direct from COP27 in this very special episode of Let Me Sum Up.

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Nov. 17, 2022

Bonus: Live from the Bedouin Tent at COP27

In this short bonus episode your intrepid hosts are joined by CEO of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Darren Miller, to unpack the latest from COP27 in Egypt.

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Nov. 9, 2022

Measure twice, cut nunce? Tackling methane from Aussie coal mines

Your intrepid hosts dig deep into 'Tackling Australia's Coal Mine Methane Problem.'

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Nov. 2, 2022

Bonus: We're going to COP27

In this short bonus episode, your intrepid hosts reveal they are all going to COP27 in Sharm El Sheikh. They also speculate on the possibility of Let Me Sum Up Live from Sharm – an event which is in no way organised, but if you will it dude, it is no dream...

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Oct. 26, 2022

Ka-ching! Act now for huge learning rate savings!

Your intrepid hosts learn about learning curves – and just how rapid they can be – from "Empirically grounded technology forecasts and the energy transition," a new report from Rupert Way, Matthew C. Ives, Penny Mealy, J. Doyne Farmer.

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Oct. 12, 2022

Horsemen 4, Humans 0? Apocalyptic climate scenarios

Your intrepid hosts contemplate a new report entitled "Climate Endgame: Exploring catastrophic climate change scenarios."

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Sept. 28, 2022

Fix homes, help hospitals: The Victorian Healthy Homes Program

Your intrepid hosts discuss the research findings from the Victorian Healthy Homes Program.

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Sept. 21, 2022

Bonus: Sugar and spice

In this short bonus episode, your intrepid hosts make a series of increasingly aggressive pitches for the pod.

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Sept. 14, 2022

Assessing climate pledge credibility, or laundering feelpinions?

Your intrepid hosts consider “Determining the credibility of commitments in international climate policy” from David G. Victor, Marcel Lumkowsky, and Astrid Dannenberg.

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Aug. 31, 2022

'The last fire in the forest': The Safeguard Mechanism consultation p…

Your intrepid hosts are joined by Guardian Australia Political Editor Katharine Murphy to discuss the Australian Government's Safeguard Mechanism Reforms consultation paper.

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Aug. 17, 2022

‘An orange, a picture of an apple and a mandarine shaped eraser’: Cri…

Your intrepid hosts consider “The Economics of Immense Risk, Urgent Action and Radical Change: Towards New Approaches to the Economics of Climate Change” a critique of Integrated Assessment Models from Nicholas Stern, Joseph E. Stiglitz and Charlotte Taylor.

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Aug. 3, 2022

Infrastructure Victoria presents 'A Very December 2021 Gas Report'

Your intrepid hosts explore Infrastructure Victoria’s Towards 2050: Gas Infrastructure in a Net Zero Emissions Economy.

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July 20, 2022

‘If you will it, Dude, it is no dream’: AEMO's 2022 Integrated System…

Your intrepid hosts dig into the 2022 Integrated System Plan from the Australian Energy Market Operator.

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July 6, 2022

Elementary, my dear IRENA: Hydrogen transport

Your intrepid hosts tackle Part II of IRENA's series on Global Hydrogen Trade, which goes deep on the technology available to transport hydrogen.

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June 23, 2022

Gold medal, gold foil or aluminium? The VCMI’s draft Claims Code of C…

Your intrepid hosts dive into the Voluntary Carbon Markets Initiative (VCMI) draft Claims Code of Practice.

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June 8, 2022

IPCC reveals how to decarbonise your industry with these 100 weird tr…

Your intrepid hosts unpack the 'Industry' chapter of 'Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change' report from Working Group III of the IPCC's Sixth Assessment Report.

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May 30, 2022

Premise and priors

Your intrepid hosts, Frankie Muskovic, Tennant Reed and Luke Menzel, explain the premise for their podcast, Let Me Sum Up.

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