170. Australia is Back!

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Welcome to another episode of Outrage + Optimism. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">As always, we examine issues at the forefront of the climate crisis, interview change-makers, and transform our anger into productive dialogue on building a sustainable future. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">In this episode, co-hosts Christiana Figueres and Paul Dickinson are joined by guest co-host and friend, Dean Bialek. Dean has worked on climate change for years in his native Australia, which is especially relevant to today’s episode.  </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The team spends some time Down Under一well, proverbially speaking一conversing with Aussies-extraordinaire Zali Steggall, Australia’s most renown international alpine skier, Teal Movement founder, and current independent member of the Australian Parliament for Warringah; and Mike Cannon-Brookes, climate activist and Co-Founder and Co-CEO of software juggernaut Atlassian Corporation Plc.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our guests weigh in on Australia’s new government, its audacious climate bill, and how a nation chock-full of renewable resources (but historically low political will) could be about to pivot to climate superpower status. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">We also have an update on the Environmental Music Prize from Edwina Floch, Founder of The Environmental Music Prize as well as a music track from the Winner of the Prize, King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">You won’t want to miss this inspiring podcast episode一It’s definitely ace!</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">NOTES AND RESOURCES </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">To learn more about our planet’s climate emergency and how you can transform outrage into optimistic action</span> <a href= "https://www.outrageandoptimism.org/subscribe?utm_campaign=subscribe&utm_source=foot