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Winnifred Louis

@winnifredlouis.bsky.social

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Social psychologist from U of Queensland in Brisbane Australia (Jagera/Turrbal country). Stats, intergroup relations, system change. Peace, democracy and human rights, a sustainable world. Director @socialchangelab.bsky.social .. more

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Shane Claiborne @shaneclaiborne.bsky.social · 1d

“We are the salt of the earth… and never forget - salt always melts ICE.”
-Rev. Otis Moss III

We are in a moment where we must choose faith over fear, justice over injustice, courage over silence.

So proud to stand with all of you who are choosing faith over fear right now.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 3d

This week, we lost one of the world’s greatest advocates for people and nature. Even in her final days, Dr. Jane Goodall was urging us not to give up, and now her legacy lives on through the countless voices she inspired.

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Jane Goodall's final lesson

Honoring Jane Goodall's life, Pope Leo's first climate address, and finding hope in action

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Winnifred Louis @winnifredlouis.bsky.social · 4d

Sorry to see the website doesn't seem to ship to Australia! :)

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Winnifred Louis @winnifredlouis.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks Mark! How thrilling that it's available! ❤️❤️❤️

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 8d

My favourite Jane Goodall quotes....so many, so to the point, so wise. How different the world would be if enough people listened to her.

"People think hope is wishful thinking, and actually hope is about action." Quote from the Wiser Than Me podcast with Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

"Only when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our true potential." Graphic by the Jane Goodall Institute of South Africa.

"You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make." Graphic by Ariana Huffington on Instagram.

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Jarren Nylund @jarrennylund.bsky.social · 18d

Thrilled to share my first publication in a Nature journal!

Our new article in Nature Climate Change (@natclimate.nature.com) explores whether conversations with generative AI tools like ChatGPT may help shift climate scepticism.

A mock-up of what the first page of “The promise and limitations of using GenAI to reduce climate scepticism” (Hornsey et al., 2025) article would look like printed.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Aug 28

Positive tipping points for climate, like the UK phasing out coal, show how big steps toward a low-carbon future can suddenly become unstoppable.

Can we identify where the next tipping points could happen, and figure out how to help trigger them?

These researchers say YES.

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A method to identify positive tipping points to accelerate low-carbon transitions and actions to trigger them - Sustainability Science

Meeting the Paris Agreement to limit global warming to “well below 2 °C” requires a radical acceleration of action, as the global economy is decarbonising at least five times too slowly. Tipping point...

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Royce Kurmelovs @roycerk2.bsky.social · Aug 26

The start of the algal bloom off the South Australian coast began like a horror film and only grew worse from there. I took a direct look at the role of climate change in making this disaster in my home state for @drilledmedia.bsky.social.

“There Was So Much Death.” A Toxic Algal Bloom Is Ravaging Australia’s Southern Coast—Warming Waters Are to Blame.

Three ingredients are required for an algal bloom to get going – temperature, the right conditions and food. South Australia had all the preconditions necessary, thanks to climate change.

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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · Aug 10

"We used to consume fossil fuels
to make ourselves power
But now we just look to the sun
for each kilowatt hour"

This is the cutest and most encouraging video I've seen all week. Give it a watch - and share if you agree!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8MgK...

Running on Sunshine - Rockway Mennonite Collegiate 2025

YouTube video by Rockway Mennonite Collegiate

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