WOW THIS IS HUGE Unanimously: State parties an obligation to follow through and cooperate in good faith on env. treaties. Not legally binding at the country level but will set legal precidence nationally including these 3 cases in Canada: Rose et al (FED) Mathur et al (ON) Saskpower (SK)

The world’s top court just made it clear: - A clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is a human right. -Climate change is a threat to human survival. - Governments have legal obligations to act. This changes the conversation. earth.org/icj-advisory...

Senate to hold SA algal bloom inquiry as Greens warn ‘Adelaide beaches today could be Bondi tomorrow’ www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Parliament is back & it's time to put Health + Climate at the top of the agenda. Come to our forum this Sept where we will explore how health is impacted by climate change, energy production, economic policy & our planet's health. Early bird tickets with code: FRIEND www.dea.org.au/healthandcli...

📊🌱 These charts from today’s SA Industry Climate Change Conference show real progress — emissions down, a more resilient future in reach. But let’s aim higher: not just growth — a safe climate, healthy communities, and a just future. #climatehealth #SustainableFutures #JustTransition #ICCC2025

May 3rd is #WorldPressFreedomDay! Freedom of expression, including media freedom, is a human right. #WPFD2025

Happy democracy sausage day! 🌭 Voting is more than a civic duty — it’s an act of determined hope. A chance to shape a healthier, fairer, more sustainable future for everyone. I'm casting my vote with that hope firmly in mind. #ElectionDay #VoteWithValues #StrongerTogether

I've often wished we could all have a brief moment of hurtling around the Earth, not to posture or preen, but to show the opposite — we are small, we are humble, and we need to fiercely care for the Earth.

Remote Australia is ripe for renewable energy. But what do First Nations people think? www.croakey.org/remote-austr... New research from the HEAL Network

I’m am adaptation scientist and here’s what I had to say about this—many years ago already.

“It is important to show to the world that sustainable practices can drive economic growth,” said Lídia Bulcão, Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs of Portugal, the opening of the 5th United Nations Ocean Forum this week in Geneva. Join us in Geneva & online ▶️ ow.ly/caTi50V2CWu

🌍✨ Exciting News! ✨🌍 Honoured to represent @docsenvaus.bsky.social on the @who.int #ATACH Steering Group! ATACH drives climate-resilient, low-carbon health systems for all countries through support, knowledge sharing, and partnerships. Proud to help shape a healthier, sustainable future! 🌱🩺🌏

Draining the world's peatlands for farming and mining is releasing so much CO2 that if it was a country, it would be the 4th biggest polluter in the world after China, the US, + India. And the associated losses in biodiversity are vast. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A call to preserve access to cultural foods as gentrification transforms neighbourhoods https://www.croakey.org/a-call-to-preserve-access-to-cultural-foods-as-gentrification-transforms-neighbourhoods #publichealth

The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH** * Currently paused by Executive Order ** Grant reviews now all canceled www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

Yo-Yo Ma "Performing Hope" in Davos today. "The world must avoid a requiem for the world’s glaciers due to escalating climate change, and instead use the window of hope which still exists and make rapid cuts to greenhouse gas emissions."

Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people. Good trade.

New paper! Across two large experiments (6,000+ participants globally), we found no evidence that subtle differences in climate change terminology influence willingness to take climate action. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

"We Can Choose the Ending to This Disaster Movie" On the issue of our climate, "the Los Angeles fires are either a wake-up call or a funeral pyre," writes @davidsirota.com, co-writer of 'Don't Look Up', for Zeteo. "It’s our decision." Read/share/subscribe:

Everyone needs to know that these fires were made possible by global heating, which is caused by the fossil fuel industry, which has lied and blocked action for half a century. And that this will all get much, much, much worse until we end the fossil fuel industry

Remember that this is all happening in California in WINTER. There couldn’t be a louder alarm for what we are doing to our planet.

Climate change is one of the forces driving California’s wildfires, say government scientists. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.

Los Angeles received just 0.16 inches of rain since May 2024, the second-driest period on record. Wildfires are now engulfing the city in January. But some politicians still claim the climate crisis is a "hoax" as they do the bidding of Big Oil. What planet are they living on?

When will we reach a point where we decide that we need to prepare for the inevitable consequences of climate change? How many ‘unprecedented’ events need to happen before we acknowledge the new realities of our world? www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/o...

at the end of a 14hr flight into LAX, the pilot told us not to be alarmed if we smelled smoke, the plane wasn’t on fire, just the city

The current AQI in Los Angeles is 371 - this is the equivalent of smoking more than 10 cigarettes a day. This is dangerous for all people and particularly those with medical conditions, and children. Please try and stay inside, and if you have to go outside please wear an N95, and stay safe 🙏

Climate change is not a belief, it’s a fact. There is a connection between the current wildfires in California and environmental conditions caused by climate change. Your house will burn whether you believe in it or not.

Another heatwave is predicted across Australia this week, as the weather bureau confirms the nation just sizzled through its hottest spring on record.

And co-presenting later in the day with the very excellent Dr Tess Wiskel, my fellow Fellow from @harvardchanschool.bsky.social on the health impacts of climate change (and solutions!) was an absolute highlight of the Australasian College For Emergency Medicine ASM 2024!

Health is THE argument for climate change change. Thanks to the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine for shining a light on this important issue on the ASM 2024 main stage! Climate change is core to the practice of emergency medicine. @docsenvaus.bsky.social

The amount of gaslighting going on from Global North leaders in media about the wonderful steps forward that have occurred through the final #COP29 text …. I shouldn’t be shocked, but yet I am. We cannot succeed without multilateralism but the current COP process is profoundly broken.

TLDR: COP29 was a failure. But we will return to fight again, and create a better deal in Belem, Brazil. Because our kids, our lives, our planet is worth it. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c8...

Please remember, the climate COP meetings are DESIGNED to fail. It is not a bug, but a feature. Here's how they could be designed to succeed. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Thanks to NSW Health and Dr Louise Messara for hosting me on the Future Health podcast, and giving us the chance to delve into the complex relationship between climate change and health systems. Climate solutions are health systems solutions!

The Australian health presence at #COP29 is strong! At the WHO pavilion with Dr Angie Bone and Dr Cybele Day. Health is THE argument for climate action!

An "accidentally rewilded" 377-acre UK farm is now home to many threatened species, including turtle doves, warblers, 11 bat species, orchids + butterflies. Such examples prove how nature can recover when we let it, and that rewilding reverses nature loss. 🌍 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Hello Bluesky! We are a group of medical doctors and students, who understand that human health requires a healthy planet, with an environment that is free of pollution and rich in biodiversity. We call for #climateaction in recognition of the health harms caused by #globalheating and #climatechange

If fossil fuel lobbyists at #COP29Baku all represented one country, it would be the 4th biggest country of delegates at COP - Mike Davis CEO at Global Witness with @climatereality.bsky.social - time to rethink the COP process, autocratic petrostates should not be hosting

Spotted: today at the Azerbaijani Pavilion. Reminder: there is no such thing as a sustainable fossil fuel. #debunktionjunktion

Health is the best argument for climate action that there is. We must believe in the power of our collective health voice to drive change. #COP29

Finally made the jump! Here to talk health, climate change and equity. Looking forward to engaging with you over this side 🌳🌴🌲