The despair expressed by scientists this week isn't scaremongering - they are doing their job. Now it's up to the rest of us to decide what this moment requires of us and to radically change the direction of travel. My piece in The Guardian
#stubbornoptimism bit.ly/4bdo3DY

“Gas is yesterday’s fuel. The quickest, cheapest way to power our communities is renewables.” - Djingili elder Samuel Sandy, Chair of Nurrdalinji Aboriginal Corporation, on their #FutureGasStrategy submission being 'twisted' in the govt's final document.
theguardian.com/australia-news…

'This is nonsense.'

The Resource Minister's op-ed said that we need new gas, featuring a litany of misleading gas industry talking points.

There are too many to put in a tweet, listen to Richard Denniss debunk them one by one. (part 2) #auspol

How our lives, our planet and our mental health got trashed by something we scarcely understand: a doctrine that changed everything. Neoliberalism.
This week's column.
theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Demand for steak fuelling deforestation and extinction in NSW theage.com.au/environment/co…

Can biodiversity values be integrated into policy decisions? 🦆📈

A new study argues that the public support for species recovery and habitat improvement in England suggests biodiversity targets should be at the forefront of policy decisions.

doi.org/10.1002/pan3.1…

Vote well. Fly less. Eat less meat. Advocate. And support system change. theguardian.com/environment/ar…

This is disgusting - The relevant quote that was excluded from the report is '“The answer for the problems of energy security in our communities is not gas but solar energy which is free, plentiful and does not cause further damage to the climate.'

BREAKING NEWS

March 2024 saw atmospheric carbon dioxide levels 4.7 ppm up on 12 months earlier - the largest ever recorded year-on-year increase

We are now at 426ppm. When I was born it was 313ppm

Terrifying. No other word does this awful news justice.

theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Venezuela loses its last glacier as it shrinks down to an ice field theguardian.com/environment/ar…

A year of record breaking ocean temperatures. 🌊🌎🌡️

A WHOLE YEAR - every single day!!

Just let that sink in, then remember that it has a huge impact on ocean ecosystems. We, humans, rely on food & climatic regulation from the oceans to live.
We did this to our home. 🌎

Interested in #evaluation of transdisciplinary research? Check out: i2insights.org/category/main-…, especially this great revisited contribution on a transdisciplinary research quality assessment framework i2insights.org/2021/09/02/tra…
#I2Sresources

“What the fuck do we have to do to get through to people how bad this really is?”

Btw, my response was a warming of 3C, in line with many of my IPCC colleagues… theguardian.com/environment/ng…

Feeling very lucky to be selected for an #IndustryFellowship ! Can't wait to get started working with DEECA Victoria and RBG Victoria exploring human behaviour and developing interventions to promote positive human-nature interactions, protecting people and biodiversity.

Seven conservation pioneers who are ‘actually saving the world’ - Positive News positive.news/environment/se…

Nature conservation works: and it needs investment theconversation.com/nature-conserv…

I'm going to edit the 'Getting to Net Zero' article series for The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand for the next wee while.

It examines how, and whether, Australia can meet its net zero emissions target by 2050.

Academics, pitch me! [email protected]

theconversation.com/au/topics/gett…

1/ International Rivers expresses its concern & solidarity over the unfolding tragedy in #Brazil , where a partial #dam collapsed after heavy rain at the 14 de Julho hydroelectric plant, unleashing a wall of water. Over 30 people have died & dozens missing.
internationalrivers.org/news/statement…

“But none of these metrics, it seems, could truly prepare him for the act of bearing witness to the unfolding calamity he has dedicated his life to preventing” 💔 theguardian.com/environment/20…

Reunite humanity: The Monthly themonthly.com.au/issue/2024/may…