Yesterday there have been protests for accelerated climate policies around the world. Starting tomorrow, I will post one reason for climate optimism every week to encourage people to keep up the momentum.

Sea foam could contain more 'forever chemicals' than water below, study finds - American Chemical Society www.acs.org/pressroom/pr...

Slick has been given a reprint --now with a fancy sticker on the cover. If you want to understand Why We Are Like This on climate change, or read about things like that one time the oil and gas industry spied on the son of a prime minister, and you haven't picked up a copy, now's your chance!

Electricity generation costs would be up to 50% higher in Australia without renewables, analysis shows

Still gobsmacked at the levels of deceit and corruption in this scandal “the same day the regulator approved the plant's life extension to 2050, ConocoPhillips reported a breach of its environmental licence” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Climate and politics - destined to be constant bedfellows over the next few decades

Well done Twiggy www.nytimes.com/live/2025/09...

Even in a “good” year of falls, lower resorts are far more vulnerable to increases in temperature www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

End of times cultists - on past experience, they won’t doubt themselves even when prediction after prediction falls flat

Unpacking Labor's Cheaper Home Batteries Program www.solardirectory.com.au/solar-direct...

The federal battery rebate is expected to be central to meeting Australia’s 2035 emissions goal, The extra storage capacity added through the program will soon deliver as much power as the country’s largest coal-fired power station. #renewables #auspol www.solarquotes.com.au/blog/battery...

An almost five month wait on the priority list for housing, babies being born in crisis accommodation & a long term decline in public & social housing compared to population - we have to do better. Housing has to be a priority & treated like a human right. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/906673...

Need one of those health and safety day counts. An ironic variation on the “xxx days since last mine accident” noticeboard

Only just finding out about the ethical void endemic in the FF industry? Surely not? www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

In mid-latitudes, 1°C warming shifts climate belts >150km away from equator, toward poles Closer to the poles means bigger shift Most plant, animal species, etc live in 2°C temp range In WA, 2°C moves Margaret River and Karri forest 300 km south What's 300km south for you? bsky.app/profile/prof...

Bill is a legend

Can’t imagine ROI on anything would compete. Escobar would be jealous

Had a conversation with Climate Change Authority chair Matt Kean. podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/a...

FF industry has been incredibly effective at delaying transition thru political patronage, misinformation campaigns, buying social license and even funding influencers such the late C Kirk. Shrinking their industry (and therefore funds to buy influence) will be a key tipping point for faster action

Demand led economic transformation coming fast

Hard-Fought Treaty to Protect Ocean Life Clears a Final Hurdle www.nytimes.com/2025/09/19/c...

Decentralisation for RE build is good but needs proper planning reneweconomy.com.au/nsw-is-about...

Unconstipated reneweconomy.com.au/wind-drought...

The U.S. oil industry has laid off thousands of workers and cut billions in spending due to lower oil prices and the biggest consolidation in a generation, in what could mark the end of the rapid output growth that made the U.S. the world's top producer. www.reuters.com/business/wor...

Bill Hare @billhare.bsky.social - climate scientists and former IPCC Leas Author - says the recently released Australian NCRA **is one of the best risk assessments done globally** “a very fine piece of work” He’s far less enthusiastic about political silly statements www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

Report exposes 'extremely concerning' risk to food supply as climate warms www.abc.net.au/news/rural/2...

Our Editorial concludes a Research Topic with 26 insightful articles on how #ecosystems respond to human pressures & #ClimateChange: www.frontiersin.org/journals/mar... Explore the full collection: www.frontiersin.org/research-top... #MarineScience #Conservation #Biodiversity #MarineEcology 🧪🌍🌐🌊

Rise up to #DrawTheLine against fossil fuels! Renewable energy is cleaner, cheaper, and more democratic. Sustainable food systems are key to climate and health. Learn more at drawtheline.world @350.org

🚨 Join us in #Brussels! 🚨@bblv.be 📅 Sept 22, 12:30 PM | Place de la Liberté We demand a full ban on Russian #energy. 💥 EU must show unity as Russia attacks NATO allies, yet Belgium weakens the gas ban. ✊ Say NO to Russian #LNG!

Munch on your favourite oil snack

“Woodside vs the Planet” Winner takes all How one fossil-fuel giant captured Australia www.thenewdaily.com.au/life/science...

Woops too late. Should've thought of that before you decided to treat them like prisoners of war.

Sizewell C to add £200,000 to energy bills of large UK businesses on.ft.com/4goOPgd

Batteries - cost down, need up

The Gas cartel playbook everywhere…..

One thing is positive about the now withdrawn climate skeptical report of the DOE: it has clearly shown how climate skeptics have no honest and convincing arguments. They work by misrepresenting and distorting the scientific evidence. tamino.Wordpress.com/2025/09/12/h...

Idk what to all this effect @jenonymous.bsky.social but it involves RFK..

#YYC #Smoke #Wildfire #ClimateChange #SueBigOil #abpoli #cdnpoli scitechdaily.com/scientists-j...

Smoke from 2023 Canada fires linked to thousands of deaths: study. Fire seasons have become longer and more extreme due to the fossil-fueled worsening climate crisis. phys.org/news/2025-09...

This is what I mean when I talk about “Carbon Oligarchy”.

“The Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program is nothing more than bureaucratic red tape.” —Lee Zeldin, E.P.A. administrator Or…maybe it is the most important tool we have to understand our impact on the environment and take knowledgeable action to mitigate it. Who’s to say really‽

Stuff like this is why, while it’s instructive to make climate projections to 2100 and beyond, we have no idea what the world will be like in 10 or 15 years let alone 75

Plug-in Hybrids Now Emit 5 Times, on Average, What Official Tests Claim — EU Data - CleanTechnica cleantechnica.com/2025/09/10/p...

CSIRO Chief Research Scientist Pep Canadell on why Australia and the world need to aim high, not low, on their 2035 climate targets. Plus: It’s getting weird in Queensland.

We often hear experts tell us that the global shift from fossil fuels is glacially slow. The reality is that we’re living through the fastest energy transformation in human history.

Zero transparency

In Hong Kong, intense storms in recent years has pushed the government and businesses to upgrade their responses to rain and flooding. Those efforts are working.

A fallen tree impersonating a (rein)deer.

EV sales surge :// electrek.co/2025/09/10/us-ev-sales-smash-records-in-august-as-tesla-loses-ground/