Producing heat without pollution; The bird that changed a RAAF flight path

This week, we talk about new, clean technologies to generate heat and steam for factories, without causing climate pollution. We take a stroll by a Queensland creek looking for fish that haven't been seen in its waters for decades. Plus, we look at four special features of a proposed huge new Western Australian data centre. And we ask two big questions: How do you tell if companies are telling the truth about how they're protecting the environment? And how do we tell if the things we do to protect nature, are actually protecting it?

And our quiz question for the week - what rare Australian bird led to the Royal Australian Air Force changing a flight path so as not to disturb it?

Earthed is a quick, weekly round-up of climate of climate, nature and sustainability news from around Australia. It's hosted by Murray Griffin and Franziska Curran. If you enjoy this episode please follow the show, and rate it!

Links this episode:

What the UN says about our efforts to fight climate change: https://www.unep.org/en/publications/report/emissions-gap-report-2026

Petrie Creek fish weirs: https://www.dcceew.gov.au/about/news/overcoming-barriers-native-fish-petrie-creek

Government advice on making sure environmental claims are legit: https://www.accc.gov.au/system/files/making-emissions-claims-to-consumers_1.pdf

'Hot, here, now' - a snapshot of commercial heat pump use in Australia: https://www.a2ep.org.au/_files/ugd/c1ceb4_9060eec0c96b46f69df307e0652b56eb.pdf