If you're still calling for a shark cull, you're demonstrating your ignorance about shark behaviour & our ability to meaningfully change the probability of exceedingly rare events. Killing sharks, incl. listed threatened species, would need EPBC approval. A test for Murray Watt.

Extending coal is not a lifeline It's an anchor Cement boots Coal a cost to taxpayers that taxpayers are forced to keep paying (and why WA system costs high) www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01... Keeping coal costs more when it does work, and costs even more when it doesn't bsky.app/profile/prof...

This is the most astonishing graph of what the Trump regime has done to US science. They have destroyed the federal science workforce across the board. The negative impacts on Americans will be felt for generations, and the US might never be the same again. www.nature.com/immersive/d4...

Thrilled to see our latest research featured in @theguardian.com @australianmuseum.bsky.social @ecologybrad.bsky.social @kjpeters.bsky.social @coorongdan.bsky.social @fredsaltre.bsky.social

Expansion only justified by a consistent supply shocks and social/political upheaval. A recipe for malicious mischief

Every time you vote for a party or candidate that doesn’t have serious policies to limit global warming to 1.5°C, you vote for a future with more and more devastating events like this.

Nothing worse than having to agree with your sworn enemy

Bluebonnets in the tree by the dam. Can you count them? 🙂 Southern Flinders Ranges. #BestOf2025

Who knew “Don’t look up” was actually inspired by true events?

Don’t mention the war

Doesn’t explain how self lifting works but apparently involves climbing cranes and modular tower sections that assemble themselves. Cool! reneweconomy.com.au/fortescue-be...

Multiple La Niña years can’t hide the fact - water is precious

A portent of all billionaire bunkers? www.bbc.com/news/article...

"Every gold mine pays a royalty for gold. But more than half of the gas we export is given away royalty-free." Add your name to the petition to fix Australia's gas export problem: https://theaus.in/fix_gas_export_problem

BREAKING: Whyalla still on the map! #auspol #renewables www.pv-magazine.com/2026/01/13/a...

Enormous dollops of common sense

Extreme heat training has now become standard for cyclists heading into big races in hot climates, and the advance of climate change is forcing a quiet, uneasy confrontation with its relationship to fossil fuels ahead of this year's Tour Down Under. New from me on The Guardian:

The emergency declaration “wasn’t only about immediate danger; it was about buying time to rethink infrastructure, guidance for hunters, and monitoring. His words may resonate uncomfortably beyond the Arctic” - way beyond thaihut.org/10-163997-em...

Basically, we need more trees theconversation.com/we-discovere...

Coal can’t cut it - renewables to the rescue reneweconomy.com.au/record-year-...

The law binds pension funds to a duty of even-handedness. Trustees striving to uphold that principle must confront an Orwellian tension — all members might be equal, but unmanaged climate risks imply some are more equal than others. www.netzeroinvestor.net/news-and-vie...

Custodians of other peoples money can’t afford to direct capital in the absence of credible transition plans. It would be like investing in companies that don’t bother to insure their assets

Australia’s renewable energy sector is entering a pivotal period over the next 12 to 18 months. Here, Intium's Nathan Rhodes lists his renewable energy sector predictions for 2026. #renewables #energytransition #forecast #renewableenergy

Because Australia gives so much of our gas away for free, Japan gets it so cheap that it makes a profit selling it on to other countries! Add your name to the call to impose royalties on all gas exported from Australia ✍️ https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/collect_gas_royalties

Despite the fact that the world is clearly oversupplied for oil in the coming years, it hasn't put a single dent in enthusiasm for accelerated expansion of new oil projects The idea that this industry operates on a rational or logical basis is itself irrational... productiongap.org/2025report/#...

Ferals finally removed theconversation.com/with-thousan...

MAJOR 2025 CLIMATE WIN: Despite its claim as the world’s top climate polluter, China is set to exceed its 2035 climate goals! The country aims to cut climate pollution by 7-10% by expanding renewables, promoting electric vehicles, and achieving overall greenhouse gas reductions.

MAJOR 2025 CLIMATE WIN: Coming into effect on 1 Jan '26, regulations require new Sydney residential buildings to go all-electric, cutting reliance on gas for a healthier, more efficient future. The move will help Aussies save on energy bills while reducing climate pollution from fossil fuels.

MAJOR 2025 CLIMATE WINS: South Korea, one of Australia’s biggest coal customers, pledged to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040, signalling a major shift toward clean energy. This move highlights the opportunity for Australia to accelerate renewable progress!

Climate pollution is increasing the intensity & frequency of heatwaves in Australia. Heatwaves are becoming hotter, lasting longer & occurring more often. With temperatures at and over 40°C this week, many of us will be feeling the impacts of global heating. www.news.com.au/national/sco...

“Royal commissions are not inherently better at uncovering truth or delivering reform than other forms of inquiry.” www.smh.com.au/national/roy...

This is a good piece summing up why Venezuela's oil is at least a partial real factor in what happened over the past few days, beyond just 'big reserves'. Some big US oil majors aren't exactly thrilled but the industry itself never found a dirty, inefficient project it couldn't get subsidised....

Grid gets greater reneweconomy.com.au/last-of-1500...

Meanwhile, wiser countries use fossil fuel taxes to set up sovereign wealth funds to give free uni in preparation for finding new export industries to replace the dying fossil fuel ones

Cars kill us 99% road deaths due to cars But 1 in 3 road deaths pedestrians & cyclists Bigger cars kill more peeps in cars And kill more of us not in a vehicle Big cars rate poorly in vulnerable user protection They don't have to Why are unsafe cars even licensable? bsky.app/profile/prof...

There are so many documented instances of fossil fuel suppliers, directly, openly and aggressively lobbying to create demand for their product. They spend billions globally on advertising! And lobbying! WTF do we think that is for, folks

Good morning.

Cheap Solar replaces unreliable coal and is Transforming Lives and Economies Across Africa www.nytimes.com/2025/12/30/c...

UPDATE! Queensland Museum has removed some of its Shell-sponsored education materials from its website following our report into systemic bias. Unfortunately the Shell logo remains ⛽😷 www.museum.qld.gov.au/learning-res... #education #climateobstruction

There's a killer in the home... The International Energy Agency (IEA) suggests that immediate reductions in methane emissions could prevent nearly 1 million premature deaths by 2050 #Gas #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #FossilFuels

Our ins and outs for 2026 👇

A good informative tho long watch on why behind the rise of mega trucks

Adaptation is key (Kanute would agree) www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12...

Inspiring article featuring @drkyliesoanes.bsky.social. Small actions throughout urban environment really can help save threatened species www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

As Trump would say, EVs are 1100% safer

Never Forget #BlackSummer #ClimateCrisis STOP SUBSIDISING & BURNING FOSSIL FUELS ASAP !!

Coal is too intermittent to be a reliable source of power - yesterday one third of the coal generators in New South Wales was offline reneweconomy.com.au/australias-m...

Mass destruction of environment and shareholder value will be the legacy of big new gas developments - after a brief spike for gas in 2030, a rapid decline as wind and solar with battery storage takes an increasingly dominant role for “dispatchable’ supplies”