Paul Ganderton
@ecogeog.bsky.social
Researcher #scicomms - politics of biodiversity knowledge @FassUTS; Ecologist (BES), Geographer (FRGS, CGeog), #EnvSci #climate #education. Concerned about the state and fate of the planet and the lies told to continue its decline.
Yet another sad example of reality being denied by vested interests. Such omissions of language have a long history; this is just the latest example. @doctorvive.bsky.social - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Another Cop wrecked by fossil fuel interests and our leaders’ cowardice – but there is another way | Genevieve Guenther
The fingerprints of Russia and Saudi Arabia are all over the decision text in Brazil. But a group of nations led by Colombia and the Netherlands offer hope, says End Climate Silence founding director ...
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Yet another sad example of reality being denied by vested interests. Such omissions of language have a long history; this is just the latest example. @doctorvive.bsky.social - www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Pulling a few shreds of improvement from an underwhelming meeting. So many delegates, so little action #COP30 - theconversation.com/this-years-c...
This year’s climate talks saw real progress – just not on fossil fuels
Expectations were extremely low ahead of this year’s UN climate talks. Remarkably, organisers in Brazil managed to secure real progress at COP30.
theconversation.com
November 24, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Pulling a few shreds of improvement from an underwhelming meeting. So many delegates, so little action #COP30 - theconversation.com/this-years-c...
Really? Not convinced we could have a plan like this without government control. The illustrations look more like sci-fi or an art deco nightmare. There are other areas that could be developed - www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How ambitious ‘forest city’ plan for England could become a reality
Cross-party coalition behind proposals hope eco-friendly scheme for million people could begin before end of decade
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Really? Not convinced we could have a plan like this without government control. The illustrations look more like sci-fi or an art deco nightmare. There are other areas that could be developed - www.theguardian.com/environment/...
What is it about RW "leaders" and governing? #Australia - PM absent during #bushfires. #UK, A reminder of the quality of leadership we had during #covid19 - www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Boris Johnson took four days off as NHS warned Covid could ‘overwhelm’ system
Files show then PM was walking dog, riding motorbike and hosting guests as pandemic planning stalled in ‘lost month’
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 10:42 AM
What is it about RW "leaders" and governing? #Australia - PM absent during #bushfires. #UK, A reminder of the quality of leadership we had during #covid19 - www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
As with the #UK response to #Covid19, so with the latest #COP30 - too little, too late. Still, if you must have phasing out agreements run past producers, what do you expect? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30’s watered-down agreements will do little for an ecosystem at tipping point
Delegates made minimal headway on timetable for replacing oil and gas or on firm commitments to reducing carbon emissions
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 9:37 AM
As with the #UK response to #Covid19, so with the latest #COP30 - too little, too late. Still, if you must have phasing out agreements run past producers, what do you expect? www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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I’ve said this every month for a year.
November 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I’ve said this every month for a year.
Governments are not really fans of #knowledge or #science. Easy to cut because its hard to understand (unlike building a football stadium!) www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Climate of fear: are CSIRO’s sweeping job cuts a sign Australia doesn’t care about the extinction crisis?
Ever decreasing funding for the globally respected government agency mirrors an industry-wide trend that could hinder scientific breakthroughs
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Governments are not really fans of #knowledge or #science. Easy to cut because its hard to understand (unlike building a football stadium!) www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Words matter. So does their inclusion/exclusion. We can only talk about what is there! More key elements omitted in #cop30 - www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cop30 draft text omits mention of fossil fuel phase-out roadmap
Exclusive: Summit leadership releases new text despite 29 nations threatening to block progress without commitment
www.theguardian.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Words matter. So does their inclusion/exclusion. We can only talk about what is there! More key elements omitted in #cop30 - www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Sadly, voluntary agreements have very rarely created the change needed. Compulsion and law do - #climatechange theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
The world lost the climate gamble. Now it faces a dangerous new reality
The world bet on collective but voluntary action to keep global warming at a safe level.
theconversation.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Sadly, voluntary agreements have very rarely created the change needed. Compulsion and law do - #climatechange theconversation.com/the-world-lo...
Reposted by Paul Ganderton
November 21, 1978 – Sydney Channel Ten news on Carbon Dioxide build-up and trouble ahead
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November 21, 1978 - Sydney Channel Ten news on Carbon Dioxide build-up and trouble ahead - All Our Yesterdays
Forty-six years ago, on this day, November 21st, 1978, people in Sydney got a news broadcast about Trouble Ahead… The amount of carbon dioxide in the air was roughly 335ppm. As of 2024 it is 423ppm, b...
allouryesterdays.info
November 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
November 21, 1978 – Sydney Channel Ten news on Carbon Dioxide build-up and trouble ahead
allouryesterdays.info/2024/11/20/n...
allouryesterdays.info/2024/11/20/n...
Data are essential to combat #denialism. The problem is, we don't have enough and what we do isn't always in the right places! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
There’s a catastrophic black hole in our climate data – and it’s a gift to deniers | George Monbiot
Climate sceptics tell us that more people die of extreme cold than extreme heat. What’s the truth? asks Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Data are essential to combat #denialism. The problem is, we don't have enough and what we do isn't always in the right places! www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Nice idea but investment demands return and leaving something alone won't generate enough! Maybe looking at the cost-benefit of intact ecosystems might be a start - theconversation.com/the-worlds-n...
The world’s new US$125 billion rainforest trust fund revives a 1990s idea – and shows its limits
Cop30’s flagship Tropical Forests Forever announcement puts investors before rainforests.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Nice idea but investment demands return and leaving something alone won't generate enough! Maybe looking at the cost-benefit of intact ecosystems might be a start - theconversation.com/the-worlds-n...
The delicate balancing act between being seen to do something whilst at the same time, probably doing very little. #cop31 theconversation.com/australia-ha...
Australia has dropped its bid to host the COP31 climate talks. Here’s what happened – and what’s next
After a three-year push to host the 2026 climate talks with the Pacific, Australia has backed down. The news is disappointing – but there’s a small silver lining.
theconversation.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:52 AM
The delicate balancing act between being seen to do something whilst at the same time, probably doing very little. #cop31 theconversation.com/australia-ha...
Is it paranoia or just that the current government can't govern? theconversation.com/the-growing-...
The growing paranoia of British politics
A vacuum exists at the apex of British government, and at some point this weakness will lead to a challenge.
theconversation.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Is it paranoia or just that the current government can't govern? theconversation.com/the-growing-...
How can we usefully reduce the #climate impact of #agriculture and still provide #foodsecurity - theconversation.com/nature-carbo...
Nature, carbon, nutrition: 3 ways farming can shift from climate culprit to solution
Producing food has a climate cost. But it doesn’t have to. Farmers can cut emissions, boost nutrients and restore nature – while making their farms more resilient
theconversation.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
How can we usefully reduce the #climate impact of #agriculture and still provide #foodsecurity - theconversation.com/nature-carbo...
#GDP was a useful measure but is not fit to provide data on modern #wellbeing. It needs to be replaced! - www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Beyond growth — why we need to agree on an alternative to GDP now
The world needs to move towards an approach to measure well-being rather than economic growth. Here’s how that can happen.
www.nature.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:09 PM
#GDP was a useful measure but is not fit to provide data on modern #wellbeing. It needs to be replaced! - www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Reposted by Paul Ganderton
This is why for a long time I've found the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science a rather insulting propaganda exercise
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
CSIRO funding as a percentage of GDP:
1982-83 = 0.17
2024-25 = 0.03
...
Scientific extinction event imminent?
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
CSIRO funding as a percentage of GDP:
1982-83 = 0.17
2024-25 = 0.03
...
Scientific extinction event imminent?
The CSIRO cuts are just the tip of the iceberg for Australia's science funding
Australia is known as a country of innovators, but with a combination of brain drain, continuous cuts, and a loss of critical science projects, is Australia losing its edge?
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 7:01 AM
This is why for a long time I've found the Prime Minister's Prizes for Science a rather insulting propaganda exercise
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
CSIRO funding as a percentage of GDP:
1982-83 = 0.17
2024-25 = 0.03
...
Scientific extinction event imminent?
www.abc.net.au/news/science...
CSIRO funding as a percentage of GDP:
1982-83 = 0.17
2024-25 = 0.03
...
Scientific extinction event imminent?
Clearly, being World Heritage listed doesn't guarantee #conservation - #ningaloo - www.theguardian.com/environment/...
‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
One expert says she is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Clearly, being World Heritage listed doesn't guarantee #conservation - #ningaloo - www.theguardian.com/environment/...
#Morality and #migration. Rather than address the #climatechange we caused, let's cause more hardship to the nations suffering the effects. Not even sensible on an economic level! theconversation.com/how-the-rich...
How the rich world is fortifying itself against climate migration
Climate change is already linked to mass deportation – and the worst is still to come.
theconversation.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:33 AM
#Morality and #migration. Rather than address the #climatechange we caused, let's cause more hardship to the nations suffering the effects. Not even sensible on an economic level! theconversation.com/how-the-rich...
Just as you thought that @AlboMP 's mob couldn't get dimmer - let's slash science funding! Is there a single politician with the ability to do cost-benefit analysis and the immense value #CSIRO and #science #research brings to us? www.abc.net.au/news/science...
The CSIRO cuts are just the tip of the iceberg for Australia's science funding
Australia is known as a country of innovators, but with a combination of brain drain, continuous cuts, and a loss of critical science projects, is Australia losing its edge?
www.abc.net.au
November 19, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Just as you thought that @AlboMP 's mob couldn't get dimmer - let's slash science funding! Is there a single politician with the ability to do cost-benefit analysis and the immense value #CSIRO and #science #research brings to us? www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Given the amount of action by men (close to #netzero!), this solution should have been in place years ago - www.nature.com/articles/d41...
For real climate action, empower women
In Belize, women are tackling climate change and biodiversity loss on the ground, but gender equity is needed in government, too — COP30 should address this.
www.nature.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Given the amount of action by men (close to #netzero!), this solution should have been in place years ago - www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Why not tackle some easy wins for #climate mitigation - theconversation.com/the-fast-fix...
The fast-fix for global warming that the UN climate summit can’t ignore
Removing so-called ‘short-lived climate pollutants’ from the atmosphere could reduce global warming – fast.
theconversation.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Why not tackle some easy wins for #climate mitigation - theconversation.com/the-fast-fix...
Interesting thought experiment to consider how much worse the world's situation would be without the #Paris #agreement - www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
The Paris Agreement at Ten Years
Adopted in 2015 at COP21, the Paris Agreement marked a turning point in global climate action. Building on the Kyoto Protocol, it replaced top-down targets with a universal, bottom-up framework for am...
www.oecd.org
November 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Interesting thought experiment to consider how much worse the world's situation would be without the #Paris #agreement - www.oecd.org/en/publicati...
Reposted by Paul Ganderton
That's more than 1,100 jobs lost at the CSIRO over the last two years.
"Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third."
This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government.
www.smh.com.au/national/csi...
"Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third."
This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government.
www.smh.com.au/national/csi...
CSIRO to slash hundreds of jobs in cost-saving drive
The staff association at the nation’s leading scientific research organisation says the latest round of cuts marks “a sad day for publicly funded science”.
www.smh.com.au
November 18, 2025 at 4:53 AM
That's more than 1,100 jobs lost at the CSIRO over the last two years.
"Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third."
This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government.
www.smh.com.au/national/csi...
"Combined, the staff association estimates that equates to cutting the agency’s size by a third."
This is more cuts to the CSIRO than was attempted by the Abbott government.
www.smh.com.au/national/csi...