On Air with Zephyr

Conversations across environmental issues, leading research and recent news

About the show

The team at Zephyr Environmental brings you conversations and discussions with various experts in the fields of climate change, atmospheric science, carbon and emerging technologies.
Join us each month for a new episode.

Episodes

  • Clean Air Conference Hobart 2024: Episode 13

    December 16th, 2024  |  15 mins 8 secs

    The final episode of the series, we talk all things Antarctica with Ruby, Marc and Elizabeth. We hope you enjoyed the series, thanks for listening.

  • Clean Air Conference Hobart 2024: Episode 12

    December 16th, 2024  |  14 mins 43 secs

    Francine and Jeff returned to the pod booth to talk with Russ about second careers, being on the committee together and anything else that was on their mind!

  • Clean Air Conference Hobart 2024: Episode 11

    December 16th, 2024  |  10 mins 46 secs

    Sophie and Alida joined Russ to talk about CASANZ's Emerging Air Quality Professional (EAQP) and climate change special interest group (SIG) and how to join these.

  • Clean Air Conference Hobart 2024: Episode 10

    December 16th, 2024  |  17 mins 24 secs

    DING DING - let's get ready to rumble for the State of Origin Branch Presidents! Russ sat down with Dave, Craig and Ruth to debate which state is best, their presidential style, and their greatest achievements with nothing held back!

  • Clean Air Conference Hobart 2024: Episode 9

    December 16th, 2024  |  11 mins 59 secs

    What's it like to run an independent air quality consultancy? And why make the move? Damon, Gary and Martin (all directors and co-founders of independent air quality consultancies) sat down with Russ to talk about those things along with CASANZ conference memories.

  • Clean Air Conference Hobart 2024: Episode 8

    December 16th, 2024  |  14 mins 23 secs

    Lidia Morawska stepped into the pod booth to talk with me about her career, indoor air quality and what brought her to the conference.

  • Clean Air Conference Hobart 2024: Episode 7

    December 9th, 2024  |  24 mins 37 secs

    So who is the grumpiest old man of odour? Listen in and you'll find out. We delved into the history of odour measurements and assessments with four of the stalwarts of odour research and consulting.

  • Clean Air Conference Hobart 2024: Episode 6

    December 9th, 2024  |  11 mins 29 secs

    Following her fantastic keynote address, Dr Carolyn Orr sat down with us to talk about her brilliant presenting style, her TEDx talk, activism and how her career has grown to where she is now.

  • Clean Air Conference Hobart 2024: Episode 5

    December 9th, 2024  |  15 mins 40 secs

    Keynote speaker Cameron McNaughton entered the pod booth to talk about his time in Hawaii, his keynote address and his previous nuclear talks.

  • Clean Air Conference Hobart 2024: Episode 4

    December 9th, 2024  |  15 mins 11 secs

    Keynote speaker Matt Riley joined us to discuss his day job, NARCliM 2.0, his role on the CASANZ committee and a sneak peak of his keynote address.

  • Clean Air Conference Hobart 2024: Episode 3

    December 9th, 2024  |  20 mins 56 secs

    The hosts with the most! Jeff Bluett and Gerda Kuschel, the wonderful Clean Air Conference hosts joined us to talk about favourite conferences, working together and CASANZ has got talent.

  • Clean Air Conference Hobart 2024: Episode 2

    December 6th, 2024  |  14 mins 38 secs

    There are many incredible people that go into organising and bringing together a fantastic CASANZ conference. Two of these wonderful people are Vicki Callaway and Janelle Wildish, who joined us for an episode to discuss how they bring these events together and some of their favourite memories.

  • Clean Air Conference Hobart 2024: Episode 1

    December 5th, 2024  |  17 mins 23 secs

    First podcast and we've gone to the very top! Francine Manansala, the Society President of the Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand (CASANZ) spoke to us about how she began her career in air quality and climate change, how she became the society president and all things CASANZ.

  • Clean Air Conference Hobart 2024: Trailer

    December 4th, 2024  |  38 secs

    Welcome to the Clean Air Conference podcast. This podcast series comes to you LIVE from the 27th International Clean Air and Environment Conference, organized by the Clean Air Society of Australia and New Zealand (CASANZ). In this series we talk to keynote speakers, society presidents and state presidents, and all the people that bring this conference together! Enjoy.

  • Episode 15: Decarbonisation of ports and shipping – will it all be smooth sailing?

    November 26th, 2024  |  43 mins 18 secs

    On the podcast this month we decided to seas the day and head out onto the open water and talk about shipping and in particular the decarbonisation of ports and the shipping sector. But will it all be smooth sailing?

    Ryan Bennett, Senior Manager of Planning and Sustainability at the Port Authority of New South Wales joined the Zephyr Team to talk about decarbonisation and net zero targets.

  • Episode 14: Can bankers save the planet?

    October 30th, 2024  |  47 mins 49 secs

    This month's guest was Seamus Collins, Chief Investment Officer for an Industry Super Fund, who spoke to us about finance and the role it plays in carbon markets and tackling climate change.