Peter Gardner
@peterdgardner.bsky.social
Climate change blogger. Historian. Supporter of Climate Independent and Voices candidates in Australia, Climate200, Gippsland Environment Group and member East Gippsland Climate Action Network. Blog here https://petergardner.info/
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As communities in Victoria deal with bushfires ravaging their homes, farms and towns, it's important to remember how climate pollution is turbo-charging dangerous fire conditions.
Illustrations by @jessharwoodart
Illustrations by @jessharwoodart
January 18, 2026 at 6:17 AM
As communities in Victoria deal with bushfires ravaging their homes, farms and towns, it's important to remember how climate pollution is turbo-charging dangerous fire conditions.
Illustrations by @jessharwoodart
Illustrations by @jessharwoodart
More on Second Hand Panels by John Hermans petergardner.info/2021/01/more...
More on Second Hand Panels by John Hermans – Peter Gardner
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January 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM
More on Second Hand Panels by John Hermans petergardner.info/2021/01/more...
Scientists discover Greenland's 'Achilles heel' that is driving its rapid ice melt: www.earth.com/news/scienti...
Scientists discover Greenland's 'Achilles heel' that is driving its rapid ice melt
Soft sediments hidden beneath Greenland's ice could accelerate glacier flow, speeding up ice loss and future sea level rise.
www.earth.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:26 AM
Scientists discover Greenland's 'Achilles heel' that is driving its rapid ice melt: www.earth.com/news/scienti...
The fate of the planet’s coastlines depends on how fast Antarctica’s ice sheets melt...
Some regions of-sheets-glaciers-melting-research-affect-sea-levels the continent have enough ice to push up sea levels by 15 metres if they all melt www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Some regions of-sheets-glaciers-melting-research-affect-sea-levels the continent have enough ice to push up sea levels by 15 metres if they all melt www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
www.theguardian.com
January 18, 2026 at 5:19 AM
The fate of the planet’s coastlines depends on how fast Antarctica’s ice sheets melt...
Some regions of-sheets-glaciers-melting-research-affect-sea-levels the continent have enough ice to push up sea levels by 15 metres if they all melt www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Some regions of-sheets-glaciers-melting-research-affect-sea-levels the continent have enough ice to push up sea levels by 15 metres if they all melt www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Australia’s climate hit regions will need fit-for-future science and modelling reneweconomy.com.au/australias-c...
Australia’s climate hit regions will need fit-for-future science and modelling
It won’t come as much consolation to Victorian communities picking through the burnt rubble from last week’s bushfires to know the damage could have been a lot worse.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 18, 2026 at 5:14 AM
Australia’s climate hit regions will need fit-for-future science and modelling reneweconomy.com.au/australias-c...
Want a safe car? Crash tests say you should go electric thedriven.io/2026/01/16/w...
Want a safe car? Crash tests say you should go electric
Electric cars are proving to be the safest vehicles in Australia, with battery-powered models making up six of the seven strongest crash test performers.
thedriven.io
January 17, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Want a safe car? Crash tests say you should go electric thedriven.io/2026/01/16/w...
Guterres warns of ‘powerful forces’ undermining ‘global cooperation’
In historic speech to mark UN’s 80th anniversary, secretary general makes impassioned plea for multilateralism and international law amid drastic US funding cuts www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
In historic speech to mark UN’s 80th anniversary, secretary general makes impassioned plea for multilateralism and international law amid drastic US funding cuts www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Guterres warns of ‘powerful forces’ undermining ‘global cooperation’
In historic speech to mark UN’s 80th anniversary, secretary general makes impassioned plea for multilateralism and international law amid drastic US funding cuts
www.theguardian.com
January 17, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Guterres warns of ‘powerful forces’ undermining ‘global cooperation’
In historic speech to mark UN’s 80th anniversary, secretary general makes impassioned plea for multilateralism and international law amid drastic US funding cuts www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
In historic speech to mark UN’s 80th anniversary, secretary general makes impassioned plea for multilateralism and international law amid drastic US funding cuts www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
"Fewer people calling on coal:" Suburban hotspots revealed as home battery rebates top 200,000 reneweconomy.com.au/fewer-people...
"Fewer people calling on coal:" Suburban hotspots revealed as home battery rebates top 200,000
Home battery rebates have already topped 200,000, and heading to two million by 2030, with Bowen hailing their impact on the grid by boost reliability and using less coal.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 17, 2026 at 7:48 PM
"Fewer people calling on coal:" Suburban hotspots revealed as home battery rebates top 200,000 reneweconomy.com.au/fewer-people...
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Crude oil is one of the largest things by volume, weight and value shipped lol this is amazing
One ship loaded with solar PV is now worth more to the grid than 120 coal-carriers reneweconomy.com.au/one-ship-loa...
One ship loaded with solar PV is now worth more to the grid than 120 coal-carriers
Technology gains mean that one ship load of solar PV panels is now worth more to the grid than 120 coal carriers, or 57 LNG tankers.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 17, 2026 at 3:15 AM
Crude oil is one of the largest things by volume, weight and value shipped lol this is amazing
As Victoria’s Great Ocean Road flash floods show, we need to get better at taking warnings seriously theconversation.com/as-victorias... These one-in-hundred chance floods will occur somewhere every year, and with climate change these kinds of events will become more intense and more frequent.
As Victoria’s Great Ocean Road flash floods show, we need to get better at taking warnings seriously
We must get used to the idea such events will become more common as the climate changes, and adapt accordingly.
theconversation.com
January 16, 2026 at 8:18 PM
As Victoria’s Great Ocean Road flash floods show, we need to get better at taking warnings seriously theconversation.com/as-victorias... These one-in-hundred chance floods will occur somewhere every year, and with climate change these kinds of events will become more intense and more frequent.
One ship loaded with solar PV is now worth more to the grid than 120 coal-carriers reneweconomy.com.au/one-ship-loa...
One ship loaded with solar PV is now worth more to the grid than 120 coal-carriers
Technology gains mean that one ship load of solar PV panels is now worth more to the grid than 120 coal carriers, or 57 LNG tankers.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 16, 2026 at 7:55 PM
One ship loaded with solar PV is now worth more to the grid than 120 coal-carriers reneweconomy.com.au/one-ship-loa...
How climate change is making extreme rainfall events like the Great Ocean Road flooding more frequent and intense www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01... via @ABCaustralia
As the world warms, extreme rain events are coming hard and fast
When it comes to extreme rainfall, it's hard for climate scientists to say what's natural and what's caused by climate change, but they do know the most extreme events are dropping more rain, more oft...
www.abc.net.au
January 16, 2026 at 7:46 PM
How climate change is making extreme rainfall events like the Great Ocean Road flooding more frequent and intense www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01... via @ABCaustralia
The Natimuk blaze shows how climate-fuelled grassfires are outrunning warnings, defences — and time. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
No time to warn or to prepare: Natimuk met the fire of our future
The anatomy of the Natimuk fire offers a glimpse into a new and faster kind of bushfire — and the growing vulnerability of communities as climate change fuels dangerous conditions.
www.abc.net.au
January 16, 2026 at 7:33 PM
The Natimuk blaze shows how climate-fuelled grassfires are outrunning warnings, defences — and time. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Renewables are powering up 2026! Let's keep it up!
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January 15, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Renewables are powering up 2026! Let's keep it up!
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Every Australian in every city, suburb and town is already paying a price today for worsening fire conditions driven by climate pollution.
Surviving and recovering from fires has cost us billions since 2009, and insurance premiums have jumped as high as 138% since 2020 in bushfire danger zones.
Surviving and recovering from fires has cost us billions since 2009, and insurance premiums have jumped as high as 138% since 2020 in bushfire danger zones.
January 15, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Every Australian in every city, suburb and town is already paying a price today for worsening fire conditions driven by climate pollution.
Surviving and recovering from fires has cost us billions since 2009, and insurance premiums have jumped as high as 138% since 2020 in bushfire danger zones.
Surviving and recovering from fires has cost us billions since 2009, and insurance premiums have jumped as high as 138% since 2020 in bushfire danger zones.
Australian households add record amounts of rooftop PV, as home battery installations top 4.3 GWh reneweconomy.com.au/australian-h...
Australian households add record amounts of rooftop PV, as home battery installations top 4.3 GWh
Rooftop PV enjoys record month of installations at the end of 2025, as the home battery boom continues.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 15, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Australian households add record amounts of rooftop PV, as home battery installations top 4.3 GWh reneweconomy.com.au/australian-h...
Energy giant AGL offers cash for conservation amid grid strains www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Households 'paid to pare back' demand when power grid strains
In a move labelled a sign of the times, energy firm AGL was last week offering customers money to cut use during a heatwave.
www.abc.net.au
January 15, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Energy giant AGL offers cash for conservation amid grid strains www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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This is what climate whiplash looks like.
Our hearts go out to all those impacted by these extreme weather events. We must urgently cut climate pollution to ensure a safer future for vulnerable communities and generations to come.
Our hearts go out to all those impacted by these extreme weather events. We must urgently cut climate pollution to ensure a safer future for vulnerable communities and generations to come.
January 14, 2026 at 5:56 AM
This is what climate whiplash looks like.
Our hearts go out to all those impacted by these extreme weather events. We must urgently cut climate pollution to ensure a safer future for vulnerable communities and generations to come.
Our hearts go out to all those impacted by these extreme weather events. We must urgently cut climate pollution to ensure a safer future for vulnerable communities and generations to come.
Ford E-Transit Custom test drive: Can one tonne electric vans make a dent in the market? thedriven.io/2026/01/13/f...
Ford E-Transit Custom test drive: Can one tonne electric vans make a dent in the market?
Will the advent of the all-electric E-Transit Custom make it the first all-electric one tonne van to move into the mainstream business arena?
thedriven.io
January 14, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Ford E-Transit Custom test drive: Can one tonne electric vans make a dent in the market? thedriven.io/2026/01/13/f...
We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees
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theconversation.com/we-discovere...
We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees
We already knew forests were heavy lifters in reducing climate pollution. New research reveals the tiny microbes in tree bark can also “eat” climate gases.
theconversation.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:12 PM
We discovered microbes in bark ‘eat’ climate gases. This will change the way we think about trees
theconversation.com/we-discovere...
theconversation.com/we-discovere...
Human activity helped make 2025 third-hottest year on record, experts say www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Human activity helped make 2025 third-hottest year on record, experts say
Data leads scientists to declare 2015 Paris agreement to keep global heating below 1.5C ‘dead in the water’
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Human activity helped make 2025 third-hottest year on record, experts say www.theguardian.com/environment/...
1987 CSIRO predictions before Black Summer petergardner.info/2019/12/bush...
Bushfires and the CSIRO Warnings of 1987 – Peter Gardner
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January 14, 2026 at 7:50 PM
1987 CSIRO predictions before Black Summer petergardner.info/2019/12/bush...
"Tipping petrol on the fire:" World experiences third hottest year in 2025, as fires, floods hit at home reneweconomy.com.au/tipping-petr...
"Tipping petrol on the fire:" World experiences third hottest year in 2025, as fires, floods hit at home
Last year was the world's third warmest on record, underscoring a trend already fuelling destructive fires and floods in Australia in the early days of 2026.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 7:50 PM
"Tipping petrol on the fire:" World experiences third hottest year in 2025, as fires, floods hit at home reneweconomy.com.au/tipping-petr...
Less a duck curve than a crocodile head: How the isolated west is outperforming main grid on renewables reneweconomy.com.au/less-a-duck-...
Less a duck curve than a crocodile head: How the isolated west is outperforming main grid on renewables
Western Australia, host to the world's biggest isolated grid, is now outperforming the rest of the country in the uptake and integration of renewables.
reneweconomy.com.au
January 14, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Less a duck curve than a crocodile head: How the isolated west is outperforming main grid on renewables reneweconomy.com.au/less-a-duck-...
Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires
Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires
Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change
www.theguardian.com
January 13, 2026 at 7:39 PM
Mapped: how the world is losing its forests to wildfires
Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
Wildfires now destroy twice as much tree cover per year as two decades ago – a crisis fuelled by climate change
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...