Please RT and Please support my friend sean turnell who’s being detained by Myanmar’s military I don’t know him as well as Steve, but my experience is consistent with his claims!

"Australia, in partnership with the PNG government, must act immediately to help. Not next month or next week, but right now." Director of the Lowy Institute's Pacific Islands Program Jonathan Pryke writes for The Australian lowyinstitute.org/publications/a…

THREAD Ecosystem collapse & abrupt changes are emerging across the world in response to climate change and increase extremes. We have compiled a collection of examples in a new book, including how to build resilience or manage transitions when possible bit.ly/3dagMsC

Sydney - a reminder of what we did in Melb, for a less infectious variant. (This was the plan; it took a little longer than planned).

We are witnessing terrible climate devastation including floods, heatwaves, wildfires. As we seek to recover from #COVID19, a mere 18% of recovery spending in 50 major economies is green. We cannot afford to miss this opportunity to #BuildBackBetter bit.ly/3C2Zb0y

The latest IPCC report should temper the optimism fueled by the recognition of green energy’s profitability, and foster broad acceptance of the need for multilateral cooperation, argues Kemal Derviş of Brookings Global. bit.ly/3mVsfAe

. Grattan Institute It’s not just a good idea, it’s the law ;) Tim Cameron @abiylfoyp Gabriela D'Souza

1/3 Our family mourn the passing of David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu AM. A cinematic legend, cultural icon, painter and dancer - walked in two worlds but always remained true to his people and his homelands.

These are an awesome resource. And Saul and his team are good enough to include live links to much of the source data in their PDFs.

From the comments on the FT review of Top Gun

Why average temperature is a poor guide to impacts: 1⃣The 'weather bell curve' in a location is spreading out e.g. weaker jetstream➡️heatwaves shift latitude & stay in place longer 2⃣Damage is nonlinear: e.g. heat ❌duration➡️evaporation➡️dryness ➡️fires

So sad to hear of the tragic loss of ⁦Martin Ravallion⁩ — pioneering poverty researcher, one of the most influential economists of the ⁦World Bank⁩, and a respected ⁦Georgetown University⁩ professor. His contribution to our understanding of development was truly enormous.

Excellent CGDEV overview of the work of the influential and inspiring Australian development and poverty economist Martin Ravallion, who sadly passed away recently. This world bank blog post has more about him. blogs.worldbank.org/impactevaluati…

This conversation is a superb overview of Australian economic policy making from the 80s to today, packed with reflections on power, events, economic philosophy and current challenges.

NEW: The global market for the top clean technologies is set to triple to over $2 trillion by 2035, close to the value of today's crude oil market Countries are competing for the economic benefits, with implications for energy, industry & trade policies: iea.li/4f8pKos

There is zero doubt Elon Musk is using X to amplify extreme right figures. The claims in this video are all easy to verify.

"In this plot, `imports` and `exports` are from the perspective of US: imports from country and exports to country"

"There is no case since WW2 of starvation that has been so minutely designed and controlled" Famine expert Alex de Waal on Israel deliberately starving an entire civilian population

"They have to call a spade a spade and acknowledge that they are now dealing with an ongoing genocide" International Law Professor William Schabas on what western govts need to do

Join me Monday evening in Melbourne for a conversation about my new book, Righting Wrongs: Three Decades on the Front Lines Battling Abusive Governments. readings.com.au/events/kenneth…