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Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action @bushfiresurvivors.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
"During Black Summer I lived with bushfire for 3 weeks on our property near Port Macquarie, and I realised how much climate change is already affecting ordinary Australians." We run purely on grants & donations. If you can, help we'd be very grateful To support, go to bushfiresurvivors.org/donate
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Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action @bushfiresurvivors.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
NSW's new Cultural Fire Strategy commits to clearing the red tape that's kept First Nations communities from burning Country the way they have for tens of thousands of years. The strategy is a recommendation of the 2020 NSW Bushfire Inquiry. Learn more: jagunalliance.org.au and firesticks.org.au
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Doctors for The Environment Australia @docsenvaus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
This call, led by the Right to Clean Air Platform, pushes back on that omission, urging the COP31 Presidency to place health at the centre of the Action Agenda, integrate health across all agenda priorities, and recognise fossil fuels as health-harming products.
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Doctors for The Environment Australia @docsenvaus.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
DEA is proud to be among the 74 organisations that have signed the Global Call to the COP31 Presidency, calling on the Presidency to prioritise health in the COP31 Action Agenda. The climate crisis is a health crisis. Yet, health was absent as a distinct priority in the initial draft of the Agenda.
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Global Call to the COP31 Presidency - Right to Clean Air Platform
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Greg Jericho @grogsgamut.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
It's been a while so I thought I should check in with how our old friends Santos and Woodside are doing...
Chart showing share price growth since start of Iran War:
Santos: +19.5%
Woodside: + 13.1%
ASX 200: - 5.9%
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Market Forces @marketforces.org.au · 11/06/2026
BlackRock was the first high-profile asset manager to quit the industry's #NetZero initiative. Now, billions are being pulled. "The fact is, #BlackRock has been losing institutional clients... Asset owners [are] unhappy with BlackRock's approach to #climate risk." – Will van de Pol, Market Forces
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Who pulled US$52bn from BlackRock?
Who pulled US$52bn from BlackRock?
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stranger @strangerous.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Konrad Benjamin nails the root of the problem: to stop large industries from ripping us all off, politicians need to stop “going to work in the industries that they literally wrote the rules for”🔥 Rules that as Dr Denniss points out, see gas co’s “pay more in PR than PRRT”💥
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Lighter Footprints @lighterfootprints.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
“The June climate meetings are considered a critical stepping stone to the annual UN Climate Change Conferences, which this year will be held Antalya, Türkiye, but with Bowen representing Australia as president of negotiations.“ reneweconomy.com.au/bowen-urged-...
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Bowen urged to “lead with vision and ambition” as he takes helm of Bonn climate talks
Bowen urged “to lead with vision and ambition" as he heads to Bonn to take helm of key climate negotiations in the lead up to COP31.
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Lighter Footprints @lighterfootprints.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
"rapid ecological decline" Snow gums are under threat: "We are now seeing the beginning of ecosystem collapse – drought, dieback and successive fires have altered the structure, composition, and condition of snow gum woodlands dramatically." themountainjournal.com/2026/03/19/l...
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Listing snow gums as a threatened ecological community
Australia’s alpine landscape is a living archive of our continent’s cultural and environmental history. These stories can be found in First Nations Cultural Heritage, glacial landscape features, fo…
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Barbara Pocock @barbarapocock.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Brisbane hearing for the Greens inquiry into intergenerational housing inequity revealed the human cost of the housing crisis. Australia is a rich country. We can't accept losing 9 people a day to the housing crisis. People need to be off the streets & in safe & secure housing.
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Katharine Hayhoe @katharinehayhoe.com · 11/06/2026
Can we actually fix climate change? And if so -- how? This week, I handed Talking Climate over to climate scientist and Project Drawdown executive director @globalecoguy.bsky.social. His message is simple: yes, we can.
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Climate solutions are here. Now what? | Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe
Climate solutions are here. Now what? by Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe on Patreon. Join Talking Climate with Katharine Hayhoe's community for exclusive content and updates.
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Lighter Footprints @lighterfootprints.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Taxing gas producers is just the right thing to do. This issue isn't going to go away. Wealthy mining companies receive $4.5bn/yr to use diesel. Madness!
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Lighter Footprints @lighterfootprints.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Ever longer term storage is eating gas's dinner according to energy analyst Tim Buckley. Check out his slideset here: lighterfootprints.org/wp-content/u...
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Amy Remeikis @amyremeikis.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
More great work from Sarah Martin on this - consistently going deeper which is why PHON is trying so hard to ban her www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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One Nation’s ‘incredibly sloppy’ financial reports reveal more than $1m in missing or worthless assets
Financial returns, obtained by the Guardian, are ‘very poor and unprofessional’ and call into question party’s fitness to govern, expert says
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Ketan Joshi @ketanjoshi.co · 11/06/2026
A brand new piece for Crikey: digging into what happens now for Australia's data centre debate Anthropic, planning 20GW, would have to build 1.7x the amount of all renewable energy ever built in Australia to date, to meet the 100% mandate. www.crikey.com.au/2026/06/10/m...
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coralmannie.bsky.social @coralmannie.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
West Australian coral reef report by @AIMS is out. The most resilient reefs in the northwest were also hit hard, the Rowley Shoals severely affected. Climate change is catching up with the last spots of hope. createsend.com/t/t-F6C4804E...
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Western Australian Coral Bleaching Group Newsletter Season Summary
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Sally Newell @actonclimate.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
We deserve to know what is coming for us. "Intense" "scary" Why keep approving new coal and gas @albomp.bsky.social ? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne... #auspol #acceleraterenewables #stronger2035target
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Risks of climate crisis to Australia’s economy and environment are ‘intense and scary’, unreleased government report says
Sources say delayed risk assessment includes modelling of effects of climate crisis in ways that have been little discussed in political debate so far
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Tor "SolarFred" Valenza @torsolarfred.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Australia’s New South Wales sets 16GW of renewables by 2030 target #energysky -- via pv-tech: www.pv-tech.org/aust...
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Australia’s New South Wales sets 16GW of renewables by 2030 target
Australia’s New South Wales has increased its renewable energy targets to 16GW of new clean power generation by 2030.
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PIK_climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
"The ICJ pointing the direction for the entire world and making clear that every nation is legally obliged to solve the climate crisis," says PIK director Johan Rockström in @rfi.fr. 1.5°C would now be recognised in international law as planetary limit. www.rfi.fr/en/internati...
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World's top court paves way for climate reparations
The world's highest court Wednesday declared that states are obliged under international law to tackle climate change and warned that failing to do so could open the door to reparations.
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Lighter Footprints @lighterfootprints.bsky.social · 09/08/2025
"There’s a strong case for a 'renovation wave' of home energy upgrades across Australia", UTS researchers say.
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KooyongVotes @kooyongvotes.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
In Melbourne's east? Want some good company, and a chance to be inspired about climate resistance? Plus a cozy afternoon tea and poster painting against #Woodside #NWShelf? Come to this tea party! lighterfootprints.org/event/climat...
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Climate films, afternoon tea and art - Lighter Footprints
Lighter Footprints Join us for climate film screenings about responding to the climate crisis, a full afternoon tea, and bring art materials
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CelloMom On Cars @cellomomoncars.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/08/2025
"Continents have lost so much water since 2002 that they have surpassed ice sheets as the biggest contributor to global sea level rise. Almost 70% of this loss is due to unchecked groundwater extraction, which removes water from deep aquifers and eventually transfers it to the ocean […]
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Lighter Footprints @lighterfootprints.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
Do you like your climate activism with a cuppa on the side? Join us for a cosy film afternoon at the Kew Library on Sunday, August 31st!
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Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
The Fingerboards Mine Was Rejected in 2021 — Let’s Keep It That Way! 💚 It’s time for Gippsland to come together once more to protect Country, water, farms, and communities. ✍️ Take action www.geg.org.au/mineral-sand... #GunaiKurnaiCountry #MineFreeGlenaladale #StopGCM #StopKalbar
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Scott Hamilton @sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social · 12/08/2025
#Ninhaloo #ClimateCrisis This is what dangerous climate change looks like‼️ STOP SUBSIDISING & BURNING FOSSIL FUELS ASAP‼️ STOP APPROVING NEW FOSSIL FUEL PROJECTS, AUS‼️ www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08...
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'Hope spot' to 'skeletons': Ningaloo's 'catastrophic' event
In Western Australia, the damage to coral reefs including the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo has eclipsed any previous bleaching events.
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KooyongVotes @kooyongvotes.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
We have to build community power against the fossil fuelled attempts to undermine our democracy which haven't abated post the election (nuclear was just a symptom after all) #climateaction #auspol #goelectric
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CelloMom On Cars @cellomomoncars.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/08/2025
"Our analysis shows how, with decisive and increased action across all sectors of the economy, Australia’s emissions could reach 85% below 2005 levels by 2035, while still meeting energy demand. As United Nations climate chief Simon Stiell said last week, an ambitious 2035 target would maintain […]
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Lighter Footprints @lighterfootprints.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Have you wondered about getting a battery for your home? With a new 30% subsidy available, you're not alone! Our last information evening booked out, so we're running another! Join us in Balwyn on August 20th - hear from experts and ask them all your tricky questions!
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Market Forces @marketforces.org.au · 01/08/2025
Take action now ➡️ www.marketforces.org.au/macquarie-receives-shareholder-revolt-on-climate-at-2025-agm/
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Macquarie receives shareholder revolt on climate at 2025 AGM - Market Forces
2025 AGM result: 35.2% in favour of climate resolution Take action! Tell Macquarie’s CEO and Chair to listen to shareholders and stop funding dangerous fossil fuel expansion! Shareholder resolution – ...
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Market Forces @marketforces.org.au · 06/08/2025
#Macquarie claims to support #climate action, yet it keeps funding gas fracking companies without actually checking how much they're going to emit... Make it make sense, Macquarie. 🙃 Take action now ➡️ www.marketforces.org.au/macquarie-re...
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Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
"This is not a fringe issue. It is a reflection of who we are and what we value. Public land should serve the public. And we should serve it in return – by protecting it now, and for future generations." #greatforestnationalpark NOW! www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environ...
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KooyongVotes @kooyongvotes.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
This is obscene. FFMV does not care.
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Yung En Chee @yungenchee.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
WoodCIDE spilled 16,000 litres of oil into the Indian Ocean north of Ningaloo in May 2025 & today, news of #NingalooReef's mass coral bleaching & mortality It's extraordinary that @wamuseum.bsky.social has extended it's partnership with WoodCIDE for a further 5 years & is hosting Woodside Open Day
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KooyongVotes @kooyongvotes.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
The last home battery event was packed out and RSVPs closed over a week before - so worth getting in quick for really great advice if you are in Melbourne's inner east! RSVP: lighterfootprints.org/event/home-b...
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Home Batteries: What you need to know - Lighter Footprints
Lighter Footprints Find out all you need to know about home batteries with our expert panel - system size, type of tariff, benefits, savings.
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KooyongVotes @kooyongvotes.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Check out this article for great advice about overcoming the barriers to lower energy bills by going electric! theconversation.com/these-5-road...
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ActionAid Australia @actionaidaustralia.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Incredible #climate news overnight! The International Court of Justice has said that polluting countries like Australia may be in breach of international law if they do not protect the planet from the existential threat posed by climate change. amp.cnn.com/cnn/2025/07/...
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World’s top court says top polluters may need to pay reparations for climate harm | CNN
It marks the first time the International Court of Justice, the UN’s top court based in the Hague, has considered the climate crisis.
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KooyongVotes @kooyongvotes.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
No good #Maquarie. Stop funding climate destruction, stop hurting our kids!
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KooyongVotes @kooyongvotes.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Move your money away from the big banks to an ethical bank or fund. Check out Market Forces guide here! www.marketforces.org.au/wp-content/u...
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Market Forces @marketforces.org.au · 24/07/2025
Happening now in #Sydney! Macquarie under fire for violating its own #climate commitments and providing millions in finance for gas fracking in the Beetaloo Basin, as the bank's annual general meeting kicks off this morning in Sydney. Macquarie, don't frack the outback. 🔥🦘 #Fracquarie
People at a climate protest outside Macquarie's annual general meeting, after the bank provided millions in funding for companies planning to frack for gas in the Beetaloo Basin.
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KooyongVotes @kooyongvotes.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
We do not need more polluting gas.. we need clean water and a fast shift to clean energy. #NoNewGas
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Professor Euan Ritchie FAMS @euanritchie.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Utterly infuriating. With the greatest of respect, Ken Henry, governments can afford to fund conservation, TODAY, if they cared. Please stop perpetuating the nonsense that we need markets to save the environment, it's an economic fallacy, a defeatist trope. www.rsv.org.au/articles/tru...
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Saving Australia’s Biodiversity Means Ending Four Lies | Articles | Science Victoria | Royal Society of Victoria
We need to bust four lies for save Australia's biodiversity. 1. We can’t afford to fund environmental protection and repair 2. We can continue harmful actions and simultaneously sustain a biodiverse, ...
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Victorian Forest Alliance @vicforestalliance.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
@warburtonenvironment: Join us for two evenings of film, conversation, and community action as we launch Forest Country - a new documentary that exposes the truth behind the so-called “end” of native forest logging in Victoria. events.humanitix.com/forest-count...
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KooyongVotes @kooyongvotes.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
This is outrageous - hollow bearing trees (forest animal homes) going up - for what? This is madness. Dense wet forest becomes more flammable for decades after an initial short period. Forests need to be left alone!
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KooyongVotes @kooyongvotes.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Great thread from last night's #urbanforests event with renowned experts Dr Greg Moore and Judy Moore and City of Boroondara team leaders. Covers integrated policy, planning, pressure from development, how to support urban biodiversity and the huge benefits of trees for communities!
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KooyongVotes @kooyongvotes.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
Lighter Footprints hard working Forests Working Group would love your help! Our forests are being logged and burnt despite the so called logging ban - we can do better!
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KooyongVotes @kooyongvotes.bsky.social · 23/07/2025
A stellar line up tonight at Lighter Footprint's urban forests event - follow the posts below from 7.30! #Urbanforests
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KooyongVotes @kooyongvotes.bsky.social · 04/07/2025
So great to see concerned locals week after week protesting NW Shelf gas extension for an extra 45 years. A truly planet busting amount of carbon, ten times our annual emissions - or even more with knock on projects like Browse> www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
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Revealed: the astonishing greenhouse gas emissions that will result from the North West Shelf project
The annual total dwarfs CO2-e from many other sources – including whole countries
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KooyongVotes @kooyongvotes.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
NW Shelf at 10x Australia's annual emissions, would take FIFTY YEARS for all household energy emissions to undo, if we were suddenly able to magically be emissions free. It's a planet busting carbon bomb. #auspol #LaborClimateCowards
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Kate-Eviva @kate-eviva.bsky.social · 07/06/2025
Can anyone elucidate anything about the #policy of @australianlabor.bsky.social & our #federal ministers to manage and #mitigate the #ClimateCrisis? Now huge #impacts on #economy, #trade, #health, #energy, #housing, #water & #waste management. The silence & lack of cohesive reforms is un-nerving.
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Denise Difficult-Shrivell @deniseshrivell.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Can we please stop calling LNP conservative? They are not conservative - far from it. They are Gina's LNP - with everything that means from supporting Trump to supporting fossil fuels and will continue to double down on culture wars - as it's all they know how do to #auspol
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