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John Englart / Indiana Jones & Juliet

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One climate activist and two chihuahuas who cycle the streets of Melbourne 🐶🐶🏴‍☠️ Indiana Jones and Juliet: https://aus.social/deck/@JulietAndJones John: https://takvera.blogspot.com/

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John Englart / Indiana Jones & Juliet @takvera.bsky.social · Nov 16

We ‘sail’ the streets of #Merribek (sometimes further afield) calling for #climateaction and #climatejustice. 🐶🏴‍☠️
The triple Js. John, Juliet and Indiana Jones
We are the #ChihuahuasforClimateAction.
Give us a follow for climate science reposts, occasional climate protests and cute chihuahua pics

Selfie of John Juliet and Indiana Jones in the bike basket

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Prof. Stefan Rahmstorf @rahmstorf.bsky.social · Jul 12

We see here a self-styled "honest broker" with decades of experience in downplaying climate change presenting an age-old climate denial trope: using *annual* rainfall data as argument against an increase in *extreme* rainfall.
Does he *really* not know better? Or assume his readers won't?
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Center for International Environmental Law @ciel.org · Jul 8

🌍 BREAKING: The UN #HRC just passed a #Climate & #HumanRights resolution, but without naming #FossilFuels.

💬 “We deeply regret the continued failure of the Council’s members to explicitly call for an equitable phase-out of fossil fuels, the root cause of the crisis.” - Sébastien Duyck, CIEL.

⬇️

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Dave Jones @cleanpowerdave.bsky.social · Jul 10

Netherlands and Hungary hit 40% solar of total electricity generation during June...

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John Holmes @jhaue.bsky.social · Jul 10

Melting ice will strengthen the monsoon in northern Australia – but cause drier conditions north of the Equator
theconversation.com/melting-ice-...

Melting ice will strengthen the monsoon in northern Australia – but cause drier conditions north of the Equator

Sediments in a lagoon near Darwin hold traces of changes to monsoonal rains over 150,000 years. Here’s what it means as Earth’s polar ice melts.

theconversation.com

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Tim Stephens @proftimstephens.bsky.social · Jul 10

This is just so terribly sad. A marine ecosystem dying before our eyes.

Great Southern Reef Foundation @greatsouthernreef.bsky.social · Jul 10

Footage captured yesterday at Ardrossan, Yorke Peninsula, reveals more underwater impacts of SA's Harmful Algal Bloom.

With neon green water, the seabed was littered with dead and dying animals. There were also hundreds, if not thousands, of garfish on the seabed, some still alive.

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · Jul 10

The more we discover, the worse it gets. Now we learn the water companies wrote the guidance ensuring sewage sludge is not tested for the vast majority of contaminants before being spread on farmland. They gave themselves a free licence to dump hazardous waste. 🧵
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Environment Agency insider alleges ‘cover-up’ over sewage sludge on farmland

Regulator and government accused of colluding with water industry to dump potentially toxic waste without oversight

www.theguardian.com

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Tim Stephens @proftimstephens.bsky.social · Jul 10

“Nanoplastic concentrations across the North Atlantic”

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Nanoplastic concentrations across the North Atlantic - Nature

Observations from 12 hydrocast stations along a transect crossing the North Atlantic from the subtropical gyre to the northern European shelf provide evidence of large amounts of nanoplastics througho...

www.nature.com

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Climate Centre @climatecentreuk.bsky.social · Jul 10

Everyone is more at risk during a heatwave, but check on children, older people and those with underlying conditions as temperatures rise above 30C again, @ilankelman.bsky.social tells @stevehreports.bsky.social.

@ucl.ac.uk | @lbcnews.bsky.social

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Earth Negotiations Bulletin @enb.iisd.org · Jul 10

At #MontrealProtocol #OEWG47, delegates considered how best to secure and allocate funding to complete the global atmospheric monitoring network needed to measure concentrations of controlled substances around the globe and their impact on the #OzoneLayer. @unepozone.bsky.social @UNEPozone

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John Englart / Indiana Jones & Juliet @takvera.bsky.social · Jul 10

NOT SATIRE: U.S. Politicians Say Wildfire Smoke is Ruining Americans’ Summers, Demand Canada Stop It
#ClimateCrisis #Wildfire
www.theenergymix.com/not-satire-u...

NOT SATIRE: U.S. Politicians Say Wildfire Smoke is Ruining Americans’ Summers, Demand Canada Stop It

Six Republican members of the U.S. Congress have sent a letter to Canada's ambassador calling for action on the wildfires sending smoke billowing across the international border into their states.

www.theenergymix.com

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Environment Victoria @envirovic.bsky.social · Jul 8

MEDIA RELEASE - Environment Victoria supports Yoorrook blueprint for First Nations transformation, putting water on the table for Traditional Owner Treaties

First Nations didn't cause climate change, but with responsibilities to Country and economic exclusion, bear unequal share of consequences.

Environment Victoria supports Yoorrook blueprint for First Nations transformation, putting water on the table for Traditional Owner Treaties - Environment Victoria

Environment Victoria has strongly welcomed the Yoorrook Justice Commission’s landmark final report, supporting calls for water rights to be on the table for future Traditional Owner Treaties, while em...

environmentvictoria.org.au

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Doctors for The Environment Australia @docsenvaus.bsky.social · Jul 8

DEA will head to the Federal Court on July 14 -15 to challenge NOPSEMA’s approval of the Environment Plan for Woodside’s Scarborough gas project.

This is a pivotal moment – not just for climate litigation, but for public health in Australia.

Stay tuned.

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Australian Conservation Foundation @ausconservation.bsky.social · Jul 8

Australians can cut their power bills by 90% if they make their homes more energy efficient, a new report finds. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Australians could cut power bills by 90% if they made their homes more energy efficient, report finds

Debate on how to generate energy ‘important but misses the point’, analyst says, when you can get such savings by using solar, batteries and efficient appliances

www.theguardian.com

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ActionAid Australia @actionaidaustralia.bsky.social · Jul 9

Join us as we uncover how Australia’s Big Four banks and other major banks like HSBC are fuelling climate destruction through #FossilFuel financing.

Learn about the impacts to women and their communities around the world, and how you can take action.

❗ REGISTER NOW: help.actionaid.org.au/460JhFt

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Dave Osmond @davidosmond.bsky.social · Jul 9

Thread: Each week I run a simulation of Australia’s main electricity grid using rescaled generation data to show that it can get very close to 100% renewable electricity with 24GW/120GWh of storage (5 hrs at av demand)
Results:
Last week: 99.1% RE
Last 202 weeks: 98.5% RE (1/5)

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Climate Tracker @climate.skyfleet.blue · Jul 9

Climate breakdown tripled death toll in Europe’s June heatwave, study finds #Climate

Climate breakdown tripled death toll in Europe’s June heatwave, study finds

Heat caused 2,300 deaths across 12 cities, of which 1,500 were down to climate crisis, scientists say

www.theguardian.com

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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · Jul 9

Here’s some recent articles on how Europe is warming faster and why:

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

And

www.nature.com/articles/s43...

Heat extremes in Western Europe increasing faster than simulated due to atmospheric circulation trends - Nature Communications

Heat extremes in Western Europe have increased by an outstanding amount in the last 70 years. Climate models simulate weaker trends. This is largely due to atmospheric circulation trends, favouring he...

www.nature.com

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Jeff Berardelli @weatherprof.bsky.social · Jul 9

What are the odds this July’s Mediterranean heat is natural?
About 1 in a billion!
It's the most extreme Mediterannean heatwave on record, for this time of year. This is a thread, digging deep, adding context, so follow along… 1/

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Tim Baxter @timinclimate.bsky.social · Jul 9

Showing him the future of power.

This brown coal thing, I think it'll be big!

Photo of a bearded guy in sunglasses and a pre-teen child. The child has his face obscured by a smiley face.

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John Englart / Indiana Jones & Juliet @takvera.bsky.social · Jul 10

Indiana Jones and the way of the dragon …

#JulietandJones
#Chihuahuas

A chihuahua sniffing next to a dragon statue

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Real Zero Europe @realzeroeurope.bsky.social · Jul 2

🔴 The EU’s updated Climate Law falls short of delivering the real solutions needed to reach real zero.

The new proposal rely on international carbon offsets and #CDR — approaches that undermine climate ambition and delay real emission cuts.

Read more 👇
www.realzeroeurope.org/resources/pr...

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Centre for Climate Safety @climatesafety.bsky.social · Jul 9

What really works to tackle the climate crisis? Let's build confidence in what works.

We outline the six most promising approaches to reducing emissions and regenerating Earth. We also ask: why has the climate movement failed to make a real dent in emissions?

climatesafety.info/our-six-path...

Our six pathways to a liveable and climatesafe future

A ranked list of six approaches which represent the most impactful endeavours humanity is undertaking to cut carbon emissions.

climatesafety.info

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Sarah T. Fischell @sfischell.bsky.social · Jul 9

Really good interview w @ericholthaus.com on @maddow.msnbc.com last night. It’s so important to talk to the general public. #TalkAboutClimate #SupportNOAA 🔌💡

Eric Holthaus @ericholthaus.com · Jul 8

Here's the full clip from @maddow.msnbc.com last night!

www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddo...

Devastating Texas floods highlight stakes of vital weather services amid reckless Trump cuts

As the death toll continues to rise and search and rescue teams continue to look for victims, the devastating flood in Kerr County, Texas show not only the vital role of weather forecasters, but also ...

www.msnbc.com

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The Sustainable Hour @thesustainablehour.bsky.social · Jul 9

#TheSustainableHour #556:
RICHER THAN BEFORE: Building renewable economies

→ Listen: climatesafety.info/wp-content/u...

→ Notes: climatesafety.info/thesustainab...

Our guests are Wayne Wadsworth, also known as Wadzy, and Marama Grace Brownsdon, also known as Mims.

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John Englart / Indiana Jones & Juliet @takvera.bsky.social · Jul 9

Nothing like snuggling up to a companion animal when sick. My chihuahuas have been great companions while I have been
Grounded with a respiratory infection.