The end of the fossil fuel age is coming.

It is unstoppable.

Finance is essential to supercharge the shift & seize the benefits of resilient economies powered by renewables.

Let’s keep working for the ambitious #ClimateAction that people & planet deserve.

Chaos in Dubai. What did we expect with the weather as the world warms? theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

Yes staggering and from a highly reputable source. But Governments haven’t been listening. Fossil fuel companies continue to focus on short term profits over long term consequences for all. Time to transition out of fossil fuel subsidies. And time to act before it’s so much worse

How Australia’s medical colleges can lead our health care sector to net zero

ow.ly/knqo50RfQVO Doctors for the Environment Australia

Shawn F. Gremminger As a physician, would just ask that you give grace. The first patient may have had a new devastating diagnosis (leukemia, brain tumor) or was suicidal. The physician may have miscarried on the way to work, gotten a call that their own parent was in the ED, or needed to find last…

Don’t blame cloud seeding for the Dubai floods | Extreme weather | #climatechange theguardian.com/world/2024/apr…

World economy committed to an income reduction of 19% within next 26 years independent of future emission choices (relative to baseline without climate impacts)..damages already outweigh mitigation costs required to limit global warming to 2 °C by sixfold. nature.com/articles/s4158…

Today, the Academy provided evidence at the inquiry into Australia’s extinction crisis; Australia is failing to halt, slow or reverse the loss of biodiversity.

Australia has one of the worst records of species extinctions of any continent, with nearly 50% of the world’s known…

✅ One step closer to Titan! NASA confirmed the #DragonflyMission to Saturn's organic-rich moon. This allows the mission to progress to completion of final design, followed by the construction and testing of the entire spacecraft and science instruments. go.nasa.gov/4cXAQf8

PPI to treat EoE

Very interesting results-
Bottom line here is total PPI dosing in a day mattered less than frequency of dosing.

Helpful results to counsel patients on proper dosing strategy!

The whole point of science is that most of it is uncertain. That's why science is exciting--because we don't know. Science is all about things we don't understand. The public, of course, imagines science is just a set of facts. But it's not. Science is a process of exploring,…

Tackling plastic pollution needs scientists to be in the negotiating room at upcoming talks go.nature.com/4cSFJ9c

Toothless reforms disturbing. Protecting our environment protects our health. Australia’s long-sought stronger environmental laws just got indefinitely deferred. It’s back to business as usual. Not good enough. theconversation.com/australias-lon…

How enterochromaffin (EC) cells activate vagal afferent nerve endings in the small intestine- from Nick Spencer & colleagues

In Science, researchers present a strong, heat-resistant plastic completely derivable from renewable plant material that can be easily broken down in methanol.

Learn more: scim.ag/6D5

How do vaccines work to help your baby’s immune system protect them from serious diseases?

Find out #HowVaccinesWork ⬇️
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Plant-based cheeses are marketed as safe alternatives to raw-milk cheese for populations at high risk for foodborne infection. Listeriosis cases in Europe, including in pregnancy, were linked to consumption of vegan cheese. Read the full correspondence: nej.md/4bbW87h

Viewpoint makes the case for academic health systems to lead the way on climate change action in the US, including planning to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, educating current and future clinicians, and communicating with their patients and communities. ja.ma/4aUGm0f

Australian National Surveillance Plan for COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV health.gov.au/resources/publ…
It looks as though the Interim CDC is up and running. The plan looks good, but it would be lovely to see some national agreed definitions. Also, what access will the public have?

Great to see the call to make HECS debts easier to pay off gain momentum.

We're now at a quarter of a million signatures.

If the government doesn't listen to these people in the Budget, they'll certainly hear them at the ballot box next election.