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Journalist doing climate and environment Dad. Burnley fan. Ops mine. DMs open.

Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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  1. Pinned Tweet
    May 19

    I spent four days in Queensland’s fragile and remote Outback Channel Country to look at the gas fracking plans threatening one of the world’s biggest and last intact desert river systems.

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  2. 54 minutes ago

    From ⁦⁦⁩ A senior European diplomat says he “absolutely” hopes Australia and other developed countries embrace stronger 2030 climate targets, describing the coming decade as “crucial”.

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  3. 11 hours ago

    “Recorded”. Qualifier hidden in the HEADLINE.

    Such utter bullshit. Are these scientists born stupid - or did they evolve to be morons. There is no chance - nil - that July was the hottest ever. Maybe in last 100 years? But missing a few billion years of always changing climate. Headline is alarmism. Nothing more.
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    22 hours ago

    the US is in the grip of a terrible and possibly fatal mind virus.

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    So this happened at a city board of commissioners meeting regarding masking in schools last week. (Link to board’s original post in comments)
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    Aug 13

    In which (among other things) ⁦⁦⁩ politely notes sovereign governments do form climate policy and it’s generally optimal if that policy gets a stress test before it appears ⁦⁩

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  6. Aug 13

    How to “muddy” the science. Find contrarians and denialists to quote.

    ‘Muddy science’.. and Australia to attend Glasgow summit in ‘good faith’. today
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    Aug 13

    The government says it is working on a climate policy but industry and climate groups still haven't been consulted

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  8. Aug 13

    From me - Industry and energy groups remain in the dark when it comes to Australia’s long-term (and long promised) emissions reduction strategy

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  9. Aug 13

    This is really something. Thanks

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    🐝 Today we celebrate the critical role of fans in the game. In support of mental health charity and to help raise awareness, we present to you ❤️
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    Aug 12

    New fossil fuel projects across Australia are incompatible with a living Great Barrier Reef and a middle finger to the high court ruling that politicians have a duty of care to protect young Australians from climate harm.

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    Aug 13

    ++BREAKING++ "China’s CO2 emissions grew by around 1% in the second quarter of 2021 compared to a year earlier, new analysis for Carbon Brief shows. This is a marked slowdown from the first quarter of the year."

    NEW - Analysis: China’s post-lockdown emissions surge shows signs of cooling | Read:
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    Aug 12

    To help contextualize the newly released Report, here's 800,000 years of Earth's CO2 history in 30 seconds.

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  13. Aug 11

    Free arm sticker time.

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    Aug 11

    Also please consider becoming a subscriber - we are getting close to our goal of 170,000, help get us over the line so and all the rest can keep doing great work

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    Aug 11

    The Biden administration to Australia, in direct, plain, words. Do more. Senior US climate official says Australia’s climate targets are ‘not sufficient’. Interview by

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    Aug 11

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    Aug 11

    A senior US climate official says Australia’s targets are “not sufficient” and it should be considering a 50% cut in emissions by 2030, given urgency of threat outlined in the IPCC report. interviews John Kerry’s deputy, Dr Jonathan Pershing:

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    Aug 11

    My latest in on why we must listen to the science and call out misinformation campaigns that seek to undermine trust in the findings and delay action

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    Aug 11

    "During the deadly heat wave that blanketed Oregon and Washington in late June, about 600 more people died than would have been typical."

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    Aug 11

    A little ray of hope in frog news: Tadpoles growing in captivity provide hope for Victoria’s threatened giant burrowing frog - by

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    Aug 11

    Important 👉 Australian conspiracy theorists and anti-lockdown groups share fake Covid check-in apps (they look real, but bypass the contact tracers)

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