Losing the breath of life. cribb.substack.com/p/losing-the...

So plastics, like climate change, while they garner a lot of headlines (and not much action) are only a small facet of a very much larger, Earthwide problem: the metacrisis or compound human emergency.

To sleep, perchance to dream how we might reverse climate change by removing billions of tonnes of accumulated CO2 from Earth's atmosphere (spoiler: we can't). Thence to wake into the nightmare world where micro/nano-plastics may be permanently corrupting the biological functions of all life

Clouds of calamity... cribb.substack.com/p/clouds-of-...

The remorseless rise in levels of heat, pollution & acidification is a major concern for effects it's having on ocean marine habitats, incl those which support the phytoplankton that supplies half the oxygen needed for life on Earth. Getting worse & potentially catastrophic in the decadal near term?

Latest from @juliancribb.bsky.social. “The global problem of overfishing is far worse than is currently recognised,” states marine ecologist Graham Edgar.... “We found populations of many overfished species are in far worse condition than has been reported...."

"The vast accumulation of evidence shows that the human impact on Planet Earth has attained geological scale. We have become an ‘event’ with the destructive force of a supervolcano or large asteroid impact, but one that appears to be happening in slow-motion in terms of our own limited perceptions."

“Down to a sunless sea...” open.substack.com/pub/cribb/p/...

“Collapse theory, doomerism, collapsitarianism - call it what you will - is on the rise worldwide” - Julian Cribb, multi-award journalist. Collapse is now. Those least responsible are impacted first and worst. Join the zeitgeist - #TalkCollapse for a #JustCollapse! johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

Somehow I missed this news when it first came out about ten days ago. But how do you "move" a city of 10 million people? (1/2)

The Earth Uncloaked - a catastrophe in slow motion. cribb.substack.com/p/the-earth-...

'Stealing our children's future." - Jane Goodall's last interview. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCbc...

Jane Goodall, ethologist and conservationist, has died. She was 91

The collapse of modern human civilisation is inevitable. On this planet it has happened at least 90 times so far, to past civilizations and 400 societies. The crucial question today is when will the epochal world-event take place? by @juliancribb.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/cribb/p/...

'Died of a delusion...' cribb.substack.com/p/died-of-a-...

Ovean breaking point www.wired.com/story/human-...

Fears of collapse in theArctic. www.spiegel.de/internationa...

@juliancribb.bsky.social 👍 johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...

Devouring the Earth cribb.substack.com/p/devouring-...

“Friends+colleagues, 4998 people have signed the petition “Save a Habitable Earth for our Children” . If you haven't already, please consider adding your name. Our initial goal is to reach 5,000 signatures - we need more support. Read more & sign the petition here.” - @juliancribb.bsky.social

Save a Habitable Earth for our Children - Sign the Petition! chng.it/2RNYdfDGMf via @ChangeAUS

Save a Habitable Earth for our Children - Sign the Petition! chng.it/2RNYdfDGMf via @ChangeAUS

Australia issues ‘terrifying’ climate warning. By @juliancribb.bsky.social johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...

Julian Cribb makes a good case on why it's time to rename our own species. Although he doesn't propose a new name in this piece, I would suggest "Homo destructivus."

Is it time to rename Homo sapiens? cribb.substack.com/p/why-we-sho...

"...successive LNP and Labor Governments have consistently placed the interest of oil and coal companies above those of the nation itself. It presents the Australian government with an acute dilemma – to side with its people or to side with foreign-owned fossil corporates." @juliancribb.bsky.social

We often worry about the wrong things. People killed annually by Sharks 10 Elephants 100 Hippos 500 Snails 10,000 Dogs 25,000 Snakes 50,000 People 475,000 Mosquitoes 725,000 🧪

Australian climate report warns of dangerous future under present global warming. www.acs.gov.au/pages/climat...

Can we save a liveable Earth? No. The Doomer message is not that "It's too late to act." But rather, the stark realization that "No one is going to act."

"...humans have gone too far in exploiting the planet we live on, transgressed its safe boundaries - and must urgently reshape our lives, economy and civilisation if we hope to survive in the long run." "The key lies not only in producing things better, but also in producing better things..."

The nitrate bomb hits the US... www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KXO...

Can we save a liveable Earth? johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...

Regreening 'can only save a fraction of the world's carbon emissions'. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

How deforestation of the Amazon threatens global climate. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The Environment Minister has approved a coal mine extension overnight – the first of the new Parliament. This is a decision that will lock Australia into providing coal for decades, and put threatened wildlife at risk. This is not climate action. This is a climate crime.

Warning of climate wars to come cribb.substack.com/p/military-e...

The world's largest sand battery just launched in Finland! Developed by Polar Night Energy, this is a massive step for clean energy. It stores 100 MWh of thermal energy in sand, providing cost-effective alternative to LI batteries for long-term heat storage. www.pv-magazine.com/2025/08/28/w...

PRESS RELEASE: Palm kernel imports skyrocketing as climate crisis worsens www.greenpeace.org/aotearoa/pre... #nzpol

Glaciers 'will melt twice as fast' at +3 degrees. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

Nature can keep up with climate change – but not at this speed yaleclimateconnections.org/2025/08/natu...

Collapse of critical Atlantic current is no longer low-likelihood, study finds www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Is Earth approaching the point of no return in climate? James Hansen explains: jimehansen.substack.com/p/chapter-10...