#Nepal needs $5bn to rebuild from the #floods. Oil giants Exxon, Chevron & Shell made $36.5bn profit in the past quarter alone. The #LossandDamage Fund can provide only up to $20 million in emergency support. Shared thoughts with @stuti.bsky.social on why this is a test for #climatejustice.

Nepal floods disaster offers crucial first test of world climate fund

Nepal wants up to $5bn to rebuild after devastating floods – a figure that is 200 times what’s on offer. Stuti Mishra explains where that leaves the Himalayan nation

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UN finally calls for radical transformation of our society - Australia is a high contributor to this crisis. Contain overshoot to get back to 1.5 as quickly as possible. No new fossil fuel projects. Food from plants. Renewable energy. Limit data centres ayanaelizabeth.substack.com/p/i-read-the...

I read the new UN climate report so you don't have to.

TL;DR they are calling for radical transformation of our society.

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“Our governments are ramping up suppression of protest instead of tackling the very real threat to Australians’ welfare.” Yes, they do know something we don’t know. Climate refugees, food and water insecurity, unaffordable insurance and climate ‘permacrisis’ - good word @davemilbo.bsky.social

David Milner@davemilbo.bsky.social · 3d ago

Here's @lucyham.bsky.social. "Governments (and their corporate owners) have no safety net plans for our climate permacrisis"

In 2003, before he held any significant office, Chris Minns was selected for the AIJAC Rambam Israel Fellowship – an all-expenses-paid program with one purpose: take promising Australian political figures to Israel, immerse them, and bind them. michaelwest.com.au/groomed-capt....

Groomed, captured, deployed. How the Israel lobby runs Chris Minns - Michael West

Police brutality, intimidation, harassment, free speech attacked. NSW Premier Chris Minns was groomed for Israel, writes Andrew Brown.

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Who remembers? The Libs backflipped on the CPRS when Abbott became opp. leader & voted no. Though the Greens now cop the blame for it not passing, in fact they secured a better deal with the Gillard Govt. With Greens support, they legislated a price on carbon and other emissions reduction measures.

The Point@thepointau.bsky.social · 3d ago

What does a vote 17 years ago have to do with next week’s disallowance motion, and what lessons might the Greens take from the CPRS history? Read the full explainer on The Point: thepoint.com.au/explainers/2...

"With the announced Rubin architecture, a box the size of a household fridge would have a peak power draw equivalent to that of around 65 households. This rate of increase in power density has no historical precedent in electrical engineering" iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/3179f...

Stand with Nepal and #MakePollutersPay act-int.greenpeace.org/polluters-pa... via @greenpeace.org n

Polluters broke it, we're paying for it. Make Polluters Pay

Sign the pact, record your story. Join the global movement to make polluters pay.

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The deaths of millions of salmon suggests severe breaches of animal welfare obligations and must be investigated with the urgency and seriousness it demands. We back Animals Australia in this fight against animal cruelty.

Animal cruelty claims lead to calls for salmon industry investigation

A request for an immediate investigation into salmon industry practices has been made to Biosecurity Tasmania regarding possible breaches to the state's Animal Welfare Act.

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Lidia Thorpe and Barbara Pocock also spoke in support of Nepal, and both mentioned this is a huge warning sign for the govt to ensure the end of fossil fuels.

Stop eating krill. It's their food source, not ours. - the long-term data revealed Sthn Right Whale populations were stagnating. - it was thought breeding cycles restarted every 3 to 4 years ... those intervals were now pushing every 5 years. - "[Whales] ... under pressure from krill fisheries.

50 years of spotting southern right whales off Great Australian Bight

From WA's capital to SA's far west coast, scientists have collated 50 years' worth of data on the southern right whale to track changes to breeding cycles.

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Eating more meat causing heart disease and diabetes, will need more factory farms, more cancer-causing pesticides, and more rivers polluted by runoff. That is the reality. Big Ag will be bigger than ever and we will all be worse off for it. Four Billion animals slaughtered every year in US already 😢

The New Republic@newrepublic.com · 6d ago

Herein lies the contradiction at the heart of MAHA’s meat fixation: Eating more of it will only exacerbate the very problems that the movement purportedly wants to solve. trib.al/fRONDjE

Looking forward to the LNP legalising a wide range of recreational drugs to “smash illicit markets” “taking away the profits enjoyed by organised criminals”…. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09...

Coalition unveils plan to slash tobacco tax by $24 a pack

A future Coalition government would slash the tobacco excise by 80 per cent, legalise and tax vapes and nicotine pouches, and bolster law enforcement to shut down the illicit trade.

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One action that is part of the solution and is rapid without technical or financial barriers is going vegan. Animal ag is approx 18% of the problem and must be stopped if we are going to curb CC. However people lack the will to go vegan even as they talk about climate action. We must get serious.

ABC reporting Marles has said Australia wants to integrate more quickly with the US. On what authority does Marles commit our nation to integration with the most dangerous and aggressive nation on earth? What does this mean for our economy and trade with China? Madness!

Engaged in or getting into #Climate or #Biodiversity action❓ Read & share the hell out of this PHENOMENAL🧵 showcasing action that others CAN SEE, UNDERSTAND & BUILD ON - Share victories ✊ - Share messy process 📣 - Document it 📒 - Build trust 🤝 - Show real-world results ✅ - Provide clear pathways ➡️

Dr. Aaron Thierry@thierryaaron.bsky.social · 7mo ago

We need more stories that help people learn from what’s working. Not just what’s going wrong. Not just what “has to happen by 2050.” Real examples of action that others can see, understand & build on. Here's a 🧵on advice & tips for sharing #climate stories that actually inspire action.

Not to worry, Ben-Gvir is a fringe figure who does not represent anyone or have any say or anything, he is only the commander of the entire police and prison system in Israel.

Nathan Tankus@nathantankus.bsky.social · 2w ago

Ben Gvir posted this video on twitter today which shows fat and happy Palestinians on a conveyer built going through the Israeli "prison" (torture camp) system and coming out emaciated and maudlin. This is textbook genocidal content.

Carbon offsets are the crux of @albomp.bsky.social government’s pitch to pretend it's taking climate change seriously - while encouraging new investment in gas and coal. The problem with so-called carbon offsets is they don’t work. #auspol #dodgyoffsets www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/environ...

Will Labor stop the fakery of carbon offsets?

ANALYSIS: Labor has finally scrapped the Climate Active program that allowed companies to falsely claim carbon neutrality – it must now dismantle the offsets framework.

thesaturdaypaper.com.au

Mr John Birmingham @birmo.bsky.social is saying some very clear words today in “The Reckoning”. aliensideboob.substack.com/p/the-reckon...

The Reckoning

That imagery of the Himalayan tsunami smashing into the multi-story building in Nepal was horrifying, but then murder always is, isn’t it?

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In Costa Rica, Daniel Janzen, Winnie Hallwachs, and local partners turned degraded ranches into a connected ecosystem from the Pacific coast to the Caribbean rainforest. By linking conservation to local jobs and education, they built a project designed to last. Writes Rhett Ayers Butler.

Daniel Janzen and the long work of bringing back a forest

In northwestern Costa Rica, the forest did not return all at once. First the cattle were removed. Then the fires had to be stopped. Introduced grasses made the old ranchlands burn too easily. Fence…

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Little Leo is now a legit member of the media elite! So happy for him — such a great journo.

An El Niño typically adds 1 to 2 ppm to the atmosphere. That’s (slightly less than) one year of fossil emissions.

As a psychologist, you learn that trying to understand someone’s distress is more realistic than trying to fix a person. I even name that- how talking about things isn't going to undo oppressive experiences. But in the process of understanding, a person can feel seen & heard, & this is ++powerful.

The sports gambling industry, the NRL and AFL get 6 years to adjust to a change in policy. People who apply to the NDIS from 1 January 2028 will need to meet the new criteria to be able to access the NDIS. Just sayin.. #auspol

Guardian Australia@australia.theguardian.com · 3w ago

‘Absurd’: children to see gambling logos on sports jerseys until 2032 in transition period condemned by Pocock

Guyanese ambassador Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett is the first Caribbean candidate for UN Secretary General and, if successful, she’d be the first woman to lead the 80-year-old organization. She plans to prioritize climate policy and make the UN “a force for good,” again. buff.ly/otCY9wG

‘A critical crossroads’: who is the woman vying to become the first Caribbean head of the UN?

If elected, Guyanese politician Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett wants to prioritise climate issues and ensure the United Nations remains a force for good

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A NSW Supreme Court judgment has drawn a sharp distinction between criticism of Israel and antisemitism – and challenged the logic underpinning the IHRA examples used by governments and institutions, Greg Barns writes. #auspol #FreeSpeech #Antisemitism

A judgment that challenges the IHRA definition of antisemitism

A NSW Supreme Court judgment has sharply distinguished criticism of Israel from antisemitism, raising important questions about the IHRA definition and its use by governments and institutions.

pearlsandirritations.com

👇👇 ... Imagine how amazing India will be - again - when its cities are not polluted by stinking fossil fuels. And, how amazing the whole world will be when it's not polluted by stinking fossil fuels. Way past time the stinking fossil fools driving the stinking fossil fuels industry were shut down.

@alexvonwitzleben.bsky.social · 3w ago

Solar farms usually need large stretches of open land. India found another place to put them: directly above water that was already flowing through irrigation canals.The idea took shape in Gujarat. #ActOnClimate #Renewables #ClimateActionNow #solarpower

I cannot see a dead fish as a "conservation success". Bluefin tuna are still rare - they only avoid being technically endangered cos they stabilised at a tiny number. That's not a healthy population, just a stable one. Let them breed and really do well before you fish for them if you have to.

First bluefin tunas caught off Yorkshire since 1960s ‘success story’ for marine conservation

Researchers laud return of giant tuna to North Sea after being fished almost to point of extinction

theguardian.com

Have a Holocaust survivor alongside, say, a Palestinian survivor, after teachers have taught the kids some facts about genocide. You know, like it’s not just a European thing. It happened in Cambodia, Rwanda, even this country. Let’s not prioritise one group of survivors over another,” he added.

Simon Rosenberg@simonrosenberg.bsky.social · 3w ago

One parent was upset to learn Courage to Care is supported by philanthropists with links to the IDF. "This program is funded by Zionist groups and has no place teaching humanity and morality to our children" she told @deepcutnews.bsky.social #GazaGenocide #auspol www.deepcutnews.com/p/should-hol...

Four Melanesian countries are planning a network of marine reserves across one of the world’s richest stretches of ocean. Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, Fiji and Solomon Islands announced the Melanesian Ocean Corridor of Reserves. I hope Palau and Yap join. news.mongabay.com/short-articl...

Four Pacific nations are planning one of the world’s largest ocean corridors

Founder’s Briefs: An occasional series where Mongabay founder Rhett Ayers Butler shares analysis, perspectives and story summaries. Four Melanesian countries are planning a network of marine reserves ...

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