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Barbara Pedersen
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Climate change scientist, strategist, policy maker.
#Resister #bodysurf
Living on unceded Whadjuk Noongar country in Western Australia.
Fan of Yolngu music.
DoB: 313 ppm CO2
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jilllovesjazz.bsky.social
Any fellow #SouthAustralia #Adelaide dwellers might want to read the #algalbloom expert’s article👇. Please share this too… its relevant to all of us
#Auspol #SAparli
November 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
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eos.org
More sediment, less food. The “nutritional value” of glacier runoff seems to be declining as tidewater glaciers retreat inland. 🧪
Glacier Runoff Becomes Less Nutritious as Glaciers Retreat - Eos
Sediment from retreating, land-terminating glaciers contains proportionally fewer micronutrients such as iron and manganese, reducing the glaciers’ value to microorganisms at the base of the food web.
eos.org
November 26, 2025 at 6:37 PM
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0lsi.bsky.social
🇮🇳 India has just flipped the switch on about 10 million #solar panels at its massive #BhadlaSolarPark project, hitting around 2,000 MW of clean power. It could supply electricity for 1 to 2 million homes and signal a serious boost in India's renewable energy game. 🌞⚡🔋
India ignites 10,000,000 solar panels to produce 2,000 MW ― China now has a reason for concern
India has invested in a groundbreaking 10 million solar panels project that is projected to transform global energy generation and provide for millions.
www.ecoticias.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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davidshoebridge.bsky.social
Last night @davidpocock.bsky.social and I read onto the Hansard an interview by the President of Nauru that the Albanese Government has been desperately trying to keep secret.

It shows Nauru plans to send refugees to places they fled. No wonder the secrecy.
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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johnmenadue.com
Australia’s offset markets treat ecosystems as interchangeable – but nature is not fungible. Biodiversity laws built on this fiction can't protect what is unique and irreplaceable. #AusPol #Environment #Biodiversity #Conservation #ClimatePolicy #NatureRepair #PublicPolicy
Nature doesn't have an offset account
Australia’s climate and biodiversity laws rely heavily on offset markets that treat ecosystems as interchangeable. But nature is not fungible, and the growing evidence of unique, localised species shows why offset systems are structurally incapable of protecting what is irreplaceable.
johnmenadue.com
November 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
barbie4science.bsky.social
Follow the money: global capital is moving out of fossil fuels.

#EnergyTransition
#Auspol
janrosenow.bsky.social Jan Rosenow @janrosenow.bsky.social · 1d
Capital flows to the energy sector are set to rise in 2025 to USD 3.3 trillion.

Around USD 2.2 trillion is going collectively to renewables, nuclear, grids, storage, low-emissions fuels, efficiency and electrification, twice as much as the USD 1.1 trillion going to oil, natural gas and coal.
November 26, 2025 at 5:37 AM
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jonburkeuk.bsky.social
Renewables routinely generate more than half of U.K electricity.

They also generate thousands of jobs, reduce our exposure to volatile gas prices, and allow us to stick two fingers up to fossil-fueled dictators.

Leadership is knowing the way, showing the way, AND going the way…🇬🇧♻️⚡️👷👩‍🔧
November 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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australiainstitute.org.au
The Federal Government has been trying to rush through a change that would allow police and the Home Affairs Minister to cancel someone’s Centrelink payment if they are suspected of a serious crime.

Read the full story on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 26, 2025 at 4:10 AM
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arstechnica.com
China launches an emergency lifeboat to bring three astronauts back to Earth
This is a “successful example for efficient emergency response in the international space industry.”…
arstechnica.com
November 25, 2025 at 6:38 PM
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politikarma.bsky.social
The @australianlabor.bsky.social Govt is an arsonist cosplaying as a firefighter over environmental stewardship.
A wholly owned subsidiary of (fossil fuel) resource sector.
It doesn’t broadly represent the progressive views of reasoned Australians who expect genuine action on climate change
#auspol
australiainstitute.org.au The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 1d
Minister Murray Watt asks Australians to believe we can better protect nature by facilitating faster exploitation with less regulation and less scrutiny.

Read Virginia Young’s full op-ed on The Point: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
barbie4science.bsky.social
#WhatIsThePointofLabor
#Auspol
australiainstitute.org.au The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 1d
The Government is trying to push through changes that will weaken our environment laws.

This is the same Government that changed environment laws to protect the toxic salmon industry, and continues to approve fossil fuels for decades to come.
@ebonybennett.bsky.social #auspol
November 25, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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ketanjoshi.co
"It is located 5km from the town of Deniliquin, but none of that town’s population of more than 2,700 people objected to it.

All 66 objections came from more than 50 kms away, with 60 of them from people located more than 100kms away, and 26 from interstate"

reneweconomy.com.au/long-distanc...
Indeed, there were no objections that related specifically to this project, its location or its impact on any local fauna or flora. It is likely that few if any of the objectors had actually read the project documents in detail. Several objectors think the battery is actually a wind farm, and others think it is a solar project. One is concerned about its impact on the catchment of the Keiwa River, which is 250 kms away, located in another state and on the other side of the Murray River. Maybe they had been encouraged to complain about another project, and forgot to change it for this one. Most simply don’t like the idea of renewables: “Soon, we’ll all be in the dark thanks to delusional Global Boiling cultists!” said one. Some object to the use of agricultural land for a big battery. But the project is located right next to a substation, and is not used for any grazing or crops because it has been degraded by a gravel borrow pit on the site, which has formed a depression with poor soils and weedy vegetation. The battery project developers are actually proposing to do something the previous users didn’t do – rehabilitate it so it can actually be used for agriculture in the future, perhaps sheep grazing. The department of planning said it is likely the project would improve the land, not degrade it. There were plenty of constructive consultations, mostly with local council and other bodies such as the Rural Fire Service, the local Fire Brigade, the local irrigation council, and other entities. The developers, Avenis, responded accordingly and made some adjustments to the project. It has waded through thousands of pages of documents and patiently responded to each and every concern, no matter how wild the claim. The NSW Planning department noted the considerable local benefits, saying some $1.4 million in community benefits had been offered via the council through a voluntary planning agreement, and also noting the injection of some $206 million of capital inv…
November 24, 2025 at 10:09 AM
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firstnationscen.bsky.social
"We don’t just go and live on Country because it’s beautiful or because we like it there.

"It’s not about where you want to live, it’s about where you need to live to care for Country, which a lot of Papulinyi [non-Aboriginal people] don’t understand"

landscapeaustralia.com/articles/liv... #auspol
Living with Country
Steve Mintern speaks to Warumungu man and Wilya Janta Housing Collaboration chief cultural officer Jimmy Frank Jupurrurla about the “Explain Homes” project, a collaborative initiative working to impro...
landscapeaustralia.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:40 AM
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australiainstitute.org.au
Australia doesn't have a gas shortage problem.

We have a gas export problem, and Australians are paying the price.

Great to see this issue being discussed in Parliament this week! #auspol
November 25, 2025 at 5:21 AM
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fiercedinosaur.bsky.social
Read #IUCN specialist, Virginia Young, on the #Nature Reform bill being rammed thru parliament tomorrow: It totally fails to protect nature, needs big amendments, & it will 'green light' mining, logging & development!!

(& #OFFSETS = pay to destroy schemes!)

#auspol

thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
Australians are being asked to believe we can protect nature by exploiting it faster and with less scrutiny
The point.com.au
thepoint.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 11:58 PM
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rodcampbell.bsky.social
Inspiring, tear-jerking piece by @fatima-payman.bsky.social on @thepointau.bsky.social

...the day after more racist burka BS in the Senate.
thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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tkovach.bsky.social
The clean energy leapfrogging is real.

"Pakistan's rooftop solar generation will for the first time exceed power demand on the country's electrical grid during daytime hours in some major industrial regions next year, a senior government official told Reuters."
www.reuters.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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georgetakei.bsky.social
Things online are often not as they appear.
A screenshot of an X account’s “About this account” page for “America First.” It shows: • Date joined: March 2025 • Account based in: Bangladesh (highlighted) • Verified since April 2025 • One username change • Connected via United States App Store.
November 24, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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australiainstitute.org.au
“Norway taxes its fossil fuel industry heavily and gives their kids free higher education ... we subsidise our fossil fuel industry and charge a fortune to go to uni.”

Hear more from Richard Denniss - pre-order 'A Time for Bravery' (code SAVE5 for $5 off) australiainstitute.org.au/store/a-time...
November 24, 2025 at 5:25 AM
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decentral21.bsky.social
David Pocock arguing in the #Senate against the cancelling of Centrelink benefits pending criminal prosecution. This is what an ethical equality warrior looks like. We need 20 more like him in the halls of power and hope we get them in the next election. He makes me proud to be Australian. #auspol
November 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
barbie4science.bsky.social
China adopts a multi-pronged strategy that treats electricity as the foundational strategic asset.

China met the 2030 target (1200 gigawatts renewable capacity) 5 years early in 2025. Average electricity cost $0.084/kWh.

Where is Australia?

#Energytransition
#Auspol

electrek.co/2025/11/21/e...
Electricity is about to become the new base currency and China figured it out
As we accelerate into an all-electric, all-digital age, the ultimate representation of productive capacity becomes the kilowatt-hour (kWh).
electrek.co
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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yungenchee.bsky.social
As the @albomp.bsky.social gov (94 seats!) tries to ram thru industry-serving regressive EPBC laws that'll see further biodiversity, climate & environmental damage, here's the current play on the @kudelka.bsky.social bingo card

A1, A2, B5, C1, C2, C3, C5, D1, D2, D3, E1, E2, E3
The iconic Jon Kudelka (multi-award winning Australian/Tasmanian cartoonist) 'Rusted-on Bingo' card that encapsulates the mentalities and retorts trotted out by rusted-on (diehard) Labor voters in response to criticism of their beloved party's policies and actions There's a red border decorating with snakes drawn in white and there're 5 x 5 squares A1: we've checked and better things aren't possible A2: we tried having a policy once and people didn't like it A3: preferential voting is a myth A4: tree tories! but at the same time the left wing A5: REAL AUSTRALIANS B1: the slightest criticism of labor will result in eternal tory rule and you love it B2: gas is somehow not a fossil fuel B3: the media! B4: running a candidate against a Labor incumbent is anti-democratic B5: you do not understand the real world (student politics) C1: the best way to oppose bad legislation is to vote for it C2: don't let the bare minimum be the enemy of the grossly inadequate C3: the Greens didn't vote for the CPRS in 2009 C4: if you think it's so terrible you should join (?) C5: we are lying and will actually do the opposite if we win D1: sure goal is bad, but it's also...good? D2: WEDGE! D3: we may be terrible but look at the alternative D4: the ETS apparently never happened D5: Bob Brown went to Queensland E1: only the impotent are pure! we're simply ineffectual E2: voters are very stupid E3: the Centre! way over here on the right E4: it's vital to avoid upsetting people who will never vote for us E5: we accept the science that fossil fuels dug up here but burned overseas don't count because what a shame i ran out of space At the bottom of the card: Bonus Round 1: repeats irrelevant question (meat tray) Bonus Round 2: petty ad hominem attack (game over)
November 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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firstnationscen.bsky.social
Prepayment for electricity has been a convenient tool for governments and retailers to shift risk and responsibility for energy debt onto low-income households.

It reflects a deep policy failure.

Pls read our Op Ed in @reneweconomy.com.au

reneweconomy.com.au/electricity-...
#auspol #energy
November 23, 2025 at 10:53 PM
barbie4science.bsky.social
Reform is overdue for communities where energy insecurity and household disconnections are a daily reality, not an emerging risk.

Prepayment meters are a shonky deal swept under the carpet by energy service providers and government.

Bring on community owned local grids.

#energytransition
#auspol
firstnationscen.bsky.social First Nations Clean Energy Network @firstnationscen.bsky.social · 3d
Prepayment customers are not anomalies, but energy consumers who deserve the same protections and reliability all energy consumers deserve; because access to energy is a precursor to participation in community and economic life.

reneweconomy.com.au/electricity-... #auspol #energy #utilities
reneweconomy.com.au
November 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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maxberger.bsky.social
If I’m understanding this correctly, X is owned by a white nationalist who pays poor people of color in developing countries to pretend to be working class white Americans to scare other white Americans into being afraid poor people of color from developing countries are going to ruin America?
November 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM