Mik Aidt
@mikaidt.bsky.social
Journalist, podcaster, communicator. Lived in Denmark many years, had a record company, spent 4 years in Africa, visited 60 countries. Since 2013 settled in Australia with three teenage kids. Doing what I can to empower #thegreentransition
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Mik Aidt
@mikaidt.bsky.social
· Oct 25
Unlocking the global transition in Australia
Mik Aidt’s proposal to adopt the Danes’ term ’Den Grønne Omstilling’ as a unifying phrase for addressing the climate crisis.
climatesafety.info
#Australia, we need a new, stronger, more united and positive narrative about what is happening and where we are going.
Here's what I propose: Unlocking the phrase 'the green transition' (or 'the global transition'?) in Australia
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Here's what I propose: Unlocking the phrase 'the green transition' (or 'the global transition'?) in Australia
climatesafety.info/theglobaltra...
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The New York Times knows this is disinformative fossil fuel industry propaganda but published it anyway. This (via @amywestervelt.bsky.social) might have something to do with it:
drilled.media/news/drilled...
drilled.media/news/drilled...
December 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
The New York Times knows this is disinformative fossil fuel industry propaganda but published it anyway. This (via @amywestervelt.bsky.social) might have something to do with it:
drilled.media/news/drilled...
drilled.media/news/drilled...
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Latin American countries are fast adopting EVs, which are more efficient than petrol and diesel cars, and help reduce fossil fuel imports.
🇺🇾 27% of new car sales are EVs in 2025, on par with the EU
🇨🇷 17%
🇨🇴🇧🇷 ~10%
https://loom.ly/pMmY5Y8
🇺🇾 27% of new car sales are EVs in 2025, on par with the EU
🇨🇷 17%
🇨🇴🇧🇷 ~10%
https://loom.ly/pMmY5Y8
December 20, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Latin American countries are fast adopting EVs, which are more efficient than petrol and diesel cars, and help reduce fossil fuel imports.
🇺🇾 27% of new car sales are EVs in 2025, on par with the EU
🇨🇷 17%
🇨🇴🇧🇷 ~10%
https://loom.ly/pMmY5Y8
🇺🇾 27% of new car sales are EVs in 2025, on par with the EU
🇨🇷 17%
🇨🇴🇧🇷 ~10%
https://loom.ly/pMmY5Y8
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Australia Institute research shows that nurses pay more tax than gas and oil companies.
Sign our petition calling on the government to fix our gas export problem: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
Sign our petition calling on the government to fix our gas export problem: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
December 21, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Australia Institute research shows that nurses pay more tax than gas and oil companies.
Sign our petition calling on the government to fix our gas export problem: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
Sign our petition calling on the government to fix our gas export problem: https://nb.australiainstitute.org.au/fix_gas_export_problem
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Last week, ShareAction released their report on the European banks that are stalling on climate action and in some cases, even rolling back.... looking at you HSBC & Santander 👀
December 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Last week, ShareAction released their report on the European banks that are stalling on climate action and in some cases, even rolling back.... looking at you HSBC & Santander 👀
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Politico finally published the article so link below will get you past the paywall:
PS and for folks new to solar radiation management theories, "Reverse Global Warming" is a dangerous misrepresentation "temporarily mask certain symptoms" is a more accurate description of the claims. #ClimateSky
PS and for folks new to solar radiation management theories, "Reverse Global Warming" is a dangerous misrepresentation "temporarily mask certain symptoms" is a more accurate description of the claims. #ClimateSky
The Strange and Totally Real Plan to Blot Out the Sun and Reverse Global Warming
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat. The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
www.politico.com
November 24, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Politico finally published the article so link below will get you past the paywall:
PS and for folks new to solar radiation management theories, "Reverse Global Warming" is a dangerous misrepresentation "temporarily mask certain symptoms" is a more accurate description of the claims. #ClimateSky
PS and for folks new to solar radiation management theories, "Reverse Global Warming" is a dangerous misrepresentation "temporarily mask certain symptoms" is a more accurate description of the claims. #ClimateSky
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Glad to see more coverage on Stardust Solutions the terrifying military-linked startup trying to normalize solar geoengineering. This is disaster profiteering at it's dumbest and most dangerous.
Sadly paywalled. Anyone got a free link? This new threat deserves far more attention. #ClimateSky 🔌💡
Sadly paywalled. Anyone got a free link? This new threat deserves far more attention. #ClimateSky 🔌💡
E&E News: The strange and totally real plot to blot out the sun and reverse global warming
A 25-person startup is developing technology to block the sun and turn down the planet’s thermostat. The stakes are huge — and the company and its critics say regulations need to catch up.
subscriber.politicopro.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Glad to see more coverage on Stardust Solutions the terrifying military-linked startup trying to normalize solar geoengineering. This is disaster profiteering at it's dumbest and most dangerous.
Sadly paywalled. Anyone got a free link? This new threat deserves far more attention. #ClimateSky 🔌💡
Sadly paywalled. Anyone got a free link? This new threat deserves far more attention. #ClimateSky 🔌💡
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A bunch of reactionary centrist pundits have decided that climate change isn't that big of a deal anymore. These climate scientists strongly disagree.
Hmmm ... how to adjudicate? 🤷
Hmmm ... how to adjudicate? 🤷
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 24, 2025 at 9:28 PM
A bunch of reactionary centrist pundits have decided that climate change isn't that big of a deal anymore. These climate scientists strongly disagree.
Hmmm ... how to adjudicate? 🤷
Hmmm ... how to adjudicate? 🤷
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Climate change + poor governance = deadly consequences
Vietnam’s Year of Floods, Mud and Death
www.nytimes.com
November 25, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Climate change + poor governance = deadly consequences
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Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented #Climate
Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented
Results show a ‘general sense of gloom’ as fewer Australians now believe climate change is caused by humans compared with March
www.theguardian.com
November 25, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented #Climate
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NEW SONG:
‘Consequence Times’
→ Listen:
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A musical invitation to shift from frustration to shared purpose, and to make beauty and shelter possible for others. Inspired by George Wood.
#TheSustainableHour #ConsequenceTimes #CommunityPower #ClimateJustice
‘Consequence Times’
→ Listen:
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A musical invitation to shift from frustration to shared purpose, and to make beauty and shelter possible for others. Inspired by George Wood.
#TheSustainableHour #ConsequenceTimes #CommunityPower #ClimateJustice
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
NEW SONG:
‘Consequence Times’
→ Listen:
climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
A musical invitation to shift from frustration to shared purpose, and to make beauty and shelter possible for others. Inspired by George Wood.
#TheSustainableHour #ConsequenceTimes #CommunityPower #ClimateJustice
‘Consequence Times’
→ Listen:
climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
A musical invitation to shift from frustration to shared purpose, and to make beauty and shelter possible for others. Inspired by George Wood.
#TheSustainableHour #ConsequenceTimes #CommunityPower #ClimateJustice
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#TheSustainableHour #574:
CONSEQUENCE TIMES: Communities taking back their power
→ Listen:
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→ Notes:
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Our guest is environmentalist and poet Georgina Woods, Head of Research and Investigations at Lock the Gate Alliance.
CONSEQUENCE TIMES: Communities taking back their power
→ Listen:
climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
→ Notes:
climatesafety.info/thesustainab...
Our guest is environmentalist and poet Georgina Woods, Head of Research and Investigations at Lock the Gate Alliance.
November 25, 2025 at 10:21 PM
#TheSustainableHour #574:
CONSEQUENCE TIMES: Communities taking back their power
→ Listen:
climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
→ Notes:
climatesafety.info/thesustainab...
Our guest is environmentalist and poet Georgina Woods, Head of Research and Investigations at Lock the Gate Alliance.
CONSEQUENCE TIMES: Communities taking back their power
→ Listen:
climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
→ Notes:
climatesafety.info/thesustainab...
Our guest is environmentalist and poet Georgina Woods, Head of Research and Investigations at Lock the Gate Alliance.
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Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
November 25, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
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Media need to stop selling this false dichotomy too
Any political “leader” still selling the obviously false choice between #ClimateAction and “the economy” is just reminding us that they clearly don’t understand either the climate crisis OR the economy.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
Or they’re cynically hope that WE don’t understand the difference.
Or both.
November 25, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Media need to stop selling this false dichotomy too
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Catastrophic conditions 😳😬
In November
And Labor want to ignore climate change in their environmental legislation 🤦♀️
In November
And Labor want to ignore climate change in their environmental legislation 🤦♀️
Sydney weather: thunderstorms roll in as parts of NSW brace for catastrophic fire risk amid soaring temperatures
Total fire bans and school closures as parts of state face worst fire danger in two years
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Catastrophic conditions 😳😬
In November
And Labor want to ignore climate change in their environmental legislation 🤦♀️
In November
And Labor want to ignore climate change in their environmental legislation 🤦♀️
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Force of Life Episode 3:
Listen:
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Notes:
climatesafety.info/forceoflife3
Danish architect and systems thinker Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjørkskov, whose work explores how we might rebuild our societies on a foundation of cooperation, care and moral clarity.
Listen:
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Notes:
climatesafety.info/forceoflife3
Danish architect and systems thinker Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjørkskov, whose work explores how we might rebuild our societies on a foundation of cooperation, care and moral clarity.
November 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Force of Life Episode 3:
Listen:
climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
Notes:
climatesafety.info/forceoflife3
Danish architect and systems thinker Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjørkskov, whose work explores how we might rebuild our societies on a foundation of cooperation, care and moral clarity.
Listen:
climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
Notes:
climatesafety.info/forceoflife3
Danish architect and systems thinker Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjørkskov, whose work explores how we might rebuild our societies on a foundation of cooperation, care and moral clarity.
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NEW SONG:
‘Beyond’
→ Listen:
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A poetic reflection on rediscovering purpose, freedom, balance, and renewal beyond the boundaries of the old world.
#Polycrisis #Degrowth #SystemsChange #ReverseDominance #CommunityPower
‘Beyond’
→ Listen:
climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
A poetic reflection on rediscovering purpose, freedom, balance, and renewal beyond the boundaries of the old world.
#Polycrisis #Degrowth #SystemsChange #ReverseDominance #CommunityPower
November 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
NEW SONG:
‘Beyond’
→ Listen:
climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
A poetic reflection on rediscovering purpose, freedom, balance, and renewal beyond the boundaries of the old world.
#Polycrisis #Degrowth #SystemsChange #ReverseDominance #CommunityPower
‘Beyond’
→ Listen:
climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
A poetic reflection on rediscovering purpose, freedom, balance, and renewal beyond the boundaries of the old world.
#Polycrisis #Degrowth #SystemsChange #ReverseDominance #CommunityPower
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Youtube video with full interview:
youtu.be/RFfcI5zt4aM
"What if collapse isn’t the end, but the beginning of something more beautiful?"
~ Kasper Bjørkskov
#CommunityMobilisation #ClimateAction #TheReductionRoadmap #Regeneration #ForceOfLife
youtu.be/RFfcI5zt4aM
"What if collapse isn’t the end, but the beginning of something more beautiful?"
~ Kasper Bjørkskov
#CommunityMobilisation #ClimateAction #TheReductionRoadmap #Regeneration #ForceOfLife
Force of Life Episode 3 with Kasper Benjamin Reimer Bjørkskov
YouTube video by The Sustainable Hour
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Youtube video with full interview:
youtu.be/RFfcI5zt4aM
"What if collapse isn’t the end, but the beginning of something more beautiful?"
~ Kasper Bjørkskov
#CommunityMobilisation #ClimateAction #TheReductionRoadmap #Regeneration #ForceOfLife
youtu.be/RFfcI5zt4aM
"What if collapse isn’t the end, but the beginning of something more beautiful?"
~ Kasper Bjørkskov
#CommunityMobilisation #ClimateAction #TheReductionRoadmap #Regeneration #ForceOfLife
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NEW SONG:
‘In Our Street’ - a gentle song about rebuilding community through everyday acts of kindness, respect, understanding and trust.
→ Listen: climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
#TheSustainableHour #Geelong #community #communitymobilisation #resilience #peacemeals #renewables #belonging
‘In Our Street’ - a gentle song about rebuilding community through everyday acts of kindness, respect, understanding and trust.
→ Listen: climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
#TheSustainableHour #Geelong #community #communitymobilisation #resilience #peacemeals #renewables #belonging
November 19, 2025 at 6:25 AM
NEW SONG:
‘In Our Street’ - a gentle song about rebuilding community through everyday acts of kindness, respect, understanding and trust.
→ Listen: climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
#TheSustainableHour #Geelong #community #communitymobilisation #resilience #peacemeals #renewables #belonging
‘In Our Street’ - a gentle song about rebuilding community through everyday acts of kindness, respect, understanding and trust.
→ Listen: climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
#TheSustainableHour #Geelong #community #communitymobilisation #resilience #peacemeals #renewables #belonging
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#ForceOfLife #2
“In the cracks and crevices of our crumbling world, new shoots of life are growing. Our task is to water them – with love, not anger.”
~ Barbara Lepani
→ Listen: climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
→ Notes: climatesafety.info/forceoflife2
#Enlivenment #EldershipRevolution
“In the cracks and crevices of our crumbling world, new shoots of life are growing. Our task is to water them – with love, not anger.”
~ Barbara Lepani
→ Listen: climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
→ Notes: climatesafety.info/forceoflife2
#Enlivenment #EldershipRevolution
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
#ForceOfLife #2
“In the cracks and crevices of our crumbling world, new shoots of life are growing. Our task is to water them – with love, not anger.”
~ Barbara Lepani
→ Listen: climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
→ Notes: climatesafety.info/forceoflife2
#Enlivenment #EldershipRevolution
“In the cracks and crevices of our crumbling world, new shoots of life are growing. Our task is to water them – with love, not anger.”
~ Barbara Lepani
→ Listen: climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
→ Notes: climatesafety.info/forceoflife2
#Enlivenment #EldershipRevolution
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NEW SONG:
'Rebellion of Life'
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"Barbara talks about the Eldership Revolution, indigenous ways of knowing, arts-as-activism, and how a song – ‘The Rebellion of the Earth Kingdoms’ – became a call to kinship and courage."
'Rebellion of Life'
climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
"Barbara talks about the Eldership Revolution, indigenous ways of knowing, arts-as-activism, and how a song – ‘The Rebellion of the Earth Kingdoms’ – became a call to kinship and courage."
November 13, 2025 at 11:59 AM
NEW SONG:
'Rebellion of Life'
climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
"Barbara talks about the Eldership Revolution, indigenous ways of knowing, arts-as-activism, and how a song – ‘The Rebellion of the Earth Kingdoms’ – became a call to kinship and courage."
'Rebellion of Life'
climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...
"Barbara talks about the Eldership Revolution, indigenous ways of knowing, arts-as-activism, and how a song – ‘The Rebellion of the Earth Kingdoms’ – became a call to kinship and courage."
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Article has summary of #climate campaigning groups responses to #COP30's dismal outcomes.
“COP30 offered a spark of hope but far more heartbreak, as the ambition of global leaders continues to fall short of what is needed for a livable planet" [email protected]
#ClimateSky 🔌💡
“COP30 offered a spark of hope but far more heartbreak, as the ambition of global leaders continues to fall short of what is needed for a livable planet" [email protected]
#ClimateSky 🔌💡
Climate Talks End With 'Empty Deal' That Fails on Forests, Finance, and Fossil Fuels | Common Dreams
"COP30 provides a stark reminder that the answers to the climate crisis do not lie inside the climate talks—they lie with the people and movements leading the way toward a just, equitable, fossil-fre...
www.commondreams.org
November 22, 2025 at 11:14 PM
Article has summary of #climate campaigning groups responses to #COP30's dismal outcomes.
“COP30 offered a spark of hope but far more heartbreak, as the ambition of global leaders continues to fall short of what is needed for a livable planet" [email protected]
#ClimateSky 🔌💡
“COP30 offered a spark of hope but far more heartbreak, as the ambition of global leaders continues to fall short of what is needed for a livable planet" [email protected]
#ClimateSky 🔌💡
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All the VSPs decided that we can't talk about climate any more, and the entire climate establishment pathetically acceded, nonetheless: climate change is still very real! And Trump is going to rack up Holocaust-style numbers with his anti-climate policies.
Trump’s Anti-Green Agenda Could Lead to 1.3 Million More Climate Deaths. The Poorest Countries Will Be Impacted Most.
Most of the people expected to suffer these temperature-related deaths live in poor countries in Africa and South Asia that are least prepared to cope with the increasing heat from climate change.
www.propublica.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:50 PM
All the VSPs decided that we can't talk about climate any more, and the entire climate establishment pathetically acceded, nonetheless: climate change is still very real! And Trump is going to rack up Holocaust-style numbers with his anti-climate policies.
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Relatedly, I am very excited for this book to come out next spring.
The Oxford Handbook of Climate Action. Edited by Paul Almeida.
academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
The Oxford Handbook of Climate Action. Edited by Paul Almeida.
academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
November 19, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Relatedly, I am very excited for this book to come out next spring.
The Oxford Handbook of Climate Action. Edited by Paul Almeida.
academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
The Oxford Handbook of Climate Action. Edited by Paul Almeida.
academic.oup.com/edited-volum...
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Pretending that fossil fuels can be harmless is 100x worse than denying climate science. Not sure I've seen anything that lay it out with such efficient density as this @danrepacholimp.bsky.social speech.
I lay it all out at @crikey.com.au for you -->>
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/06/n...
I lay it all out at @crikey.com.au for you -->>
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/06/n...
November 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Pretending that fossil fuels can be harmless is 100x worse than denying climate science. Not sure I've seen anything that lay it out with such efficient density as this @danrepacholimp.bsky.social speech.
I lay it all out at @crikey.com.au for you -->>
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/06/n...
I lay it all out at @crikey.com.au for you -->>
www.crikey.com.au/2025/11/06/n...