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Something different this week.

Grace Rodgerson is a Ph.D candidate at Monash University and has recently published a paper on how we think about "innovation" in Australian local government climate strategies.

We caught up for a video chat about about what do we mean by innovation, what kind of innovation are strategies pursuing (and what should they be doing) and how we can think differently about being truly innovative in responding to the threat of climate change.

​Grab a coffee, chuck on the headphones and learn something new.
Warrnambool City Council councillors have abandoned a flood study, citing a lack of confidence in the science.

​Councillors stated that they could not believe the"supposed science."
More than a third of Australians wrongly believe EVs are more likely than regular cars to burst into flames.

It's part of a global study into attitudes towards electric. vehicles and suggests we've got some work to do to counter disinformation.

Large-scale renewables projects can often face local opposition, partly because of a threat to biodiversity.

What if we started the other way around when planning new projects?
The City of Onkaparinga is looking for a Senior Sustainability Advisor. 

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