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Now: Climate Advocate and Dad. Then: Australian Ambassador, Threatened Species Commissioner.
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Meet Australia’s Mallee Emu-wren - a tiny, endangered bird that weighs less than a chocolate frog and calls mallee woodlands its home. Their survival depends on climate action, fire management habitat protection. #FloraAndFaunaFriday #Nature #Australia👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/flora-a...

Climate change hurts every country differently, but one thing remains the same - Nature takes the biggest hit. From South Korea’s dying pines to Australia’s heat-stressed forests, we must act. Read more.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/climate...

After turning a double-decker motorway into this, biodiversity in the Seoul’s Cheonggyecheon Stream area increased eight-fold. Read more here.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/prioritising-people-over-cars

I’m in Seoul at the moment where they decided to prioritise people over cars and demolished a double-decker freeway to build this! Australia could learn from this. Just imagine Circular Quay without the ugly Cahill Expressway! Read my blog here.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/priorit...

#eBikes and #CargoBikes revolutionise transport, slash emissions and cut costs. Australia can embrace this shift for a cleaner, healthier future. Read and share my blog post here.👇🏽 🚲⚡ www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/e-bikes...

“What a coincidence Dièdre!” Ahead of a federal election Labor and Liberal just ganged up on Parliament to give themselves more money and power and disable independents who are accountable to us rather than their parties. Read more.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/the-dar...

Do you need a reprieve from the doom and gloom of rising fascism and climate chaos? Well meet Australia’s Eastern barred bandicoot.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/flora-a...

This is a big deal. Esteemed climate scientist James Hansen has released data and analysis showing global warming is not just happening, it’s accelerating!👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/more-br...

If you really need or want to buy a car, buy an EV. A smaller one, preferably. And definitely not a Tesla.

Do you need a reprieve from the doom and gloom of rising fascism and climate chaos? Well meet Australia’s Eastern barred bandicoot.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/flora-a...

Next time someone tells you that wind farms and EVs are "ruining the environment", ask them this: "Compared to what?" Read and share my latest blog that debunks the myths from the fossil fool industry.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/exposin...

Trump’s tariff tantrums and trade wars are back with a vengeance. Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China will hurt ordinary people while oligarchs and MAGA elites benefit. Economic bullying isn't the path to peace and prosperity. Read my thoughts here.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/trump-s...

Next time someone tells you that wind farms and EVs are "ruining the environment", ask them this: "Compared to what?" Read and share my latest blog that debunks the myths from the fossil fool industry.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/exposin...

It’s time to stop pretending January 26 unites us. Let’s choose a date and a future where we can all stand together, proud of a nation that values truth and justice as much as mateship and a fair go. Reflections on #AustraliaDay and #InvasionDay.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/reflect...

Everyone knows bullies thrive when not challenged. It’s no different in international relations: if we appease MAGA authoritarianism and fascism, we become complicit and enable it. Australia - and the rest of the world - must speak up now.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/silence...

Pour yourself a cuppa and enjoy my post on the New Energy Order if you need a dose of optimism today. 👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/reason-for-optimism-the-new-energy-order

Is Global Warming Accelerating? All the lines of scientific evidence say “Yes”. And here’s Why.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/is-glob...

Chaos with Greenland, Canada and Panama show why, now more than ever, Australia Must Break from America's Grip.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/greenla...

Population growth is often celebrated or avoided as a topic, but what about its planetary impacts? My latest blog explores the environmental burden of a growing population and the radical changes needed for biodiversity and sustainability. Read here.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/populat...

Humans and climate change wiped out the megafauna 50,000 years ago. Now we’re at risk of repeating the story. But we have the tools and knowledge to change course. We owe it to ourselves to rewrite the ending. Read, share and comment on my latest blog.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/humans-...

Morning on Ngunnawal Country. Training for my next #eBike4Australia trip for climate action.

While the ⁦‪@AlboMP‬⁩ Government spins the numbers to imply progress, the reality is Australia’s emissions from fossil fuels - at home and abroad - are rising. Rather than leading on climate action, we’re following a roadmap to disaster. My report.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/down-on...

Environment Ministers like approving dirty projects on Friday’s before long weekends. With Christmas on the horizon, @tanyaplibersekmp.bsky.social needs to know Australia can’t afford the next carbon bomb she’s set to approve. Share and take action.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/help-st...

Worth a read and share on the benefits of combining First Nations knowledge with Western Science in preparing and protecting ourselves from the impacts of global heating.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/sharing...

This makes the idea of a gas shortage even more questionable. #NoNewGas #NoNewCoal #BecauseWeLoveOurChildren

Australia just sweated through its hottest spring in history. As the summer heat builds, we need to do more than just turn up our air conditioners. The 1.5°C Paris target is blown, but we still have agency. Read and share my blog.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/welcome...

Australia just had its hottest Spring. Without bold action, our bodies and health systems are going to be under more strain. We owe it to ourselves to act now. Urban greening, climate-resilient planning, and a transition to renewables are essential.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/humid-h...

Call to Action: Australia’s Environment Minister has approved seven coal mine projects since coming to power. Their emissions are equivalent to 203 million cars! Call and write to her now to say enough is enough.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/breakin...

This is what happens at Woolworths the Fresh Food People when they don’t look after their people.

Six million tonnes of worn tyre plastics enter the environment each year globally. Tyre derived microplastics are in most human urine samples. Another reason to reexamine transport choices and cease society’s blind addiction to cars.👇🏽 theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...

In addition to its substantial carbon footprint, AI wastes astonishing volumes of water. www.smh.com.au/technology/e...

In Australia, close to half of commuter trips are by car and under 10km. Why aren’t eBikes and cargo bikes a bigger part of transport options? My dog Fred and I do our family weekly grocery shop with my cargo bike. Read, share and comment on my blog.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/why-two...

In Australia, close to half of commuter trips are by car and under 10km. Why aren’t eBikes and cargo bikes a bigger part of transport options? My dog Fred and I do our family weekly grocery shop with my cargo bike. Read, share and comment on my blog.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/why-two...

Why the #FutureMadeinAustralia legislation is so important … #climate #solar #wind #batteries #rareearthminerals #auspol reneweconomy.com.au/australia-to...

Next time you’re stuck in a sprawling car park, ask the question: Could this land be better used? Parking reform is a win-win for the climate, housing affordability and more liveable cities. Read more in my blog.👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/parking...

When governments shamelessly advertise gambling on their trains, it’s clear they’re addicted to gambling revenue. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...

At last year’s climate COP, fossil fuels got a mention for the first time ever. But this year at COP29 in Azerbaijan, things went backwards. The final text barely mentioned fossil fuels. Here’s my take on what went wrong?👇🏽 www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/fossil-...

What happened at @cop29.bsky.social? Not much! My short sharp wrap up of the whole disappointing affair for @climateandcap.bsky.social #climate @unclimate mailchi.mp/climateandca...

When you’re smoked, you know you’re welcome. 🖤💛❤️ Read my blog about the importance of connecting and caring for country on the Cumberland Plain. www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/when-you-re-smoked-you-know-you-re-welcome #CaringForCountry #FirstNations”

"We’ve seen shifts in the sea ice beyond our wildest imaginations … and heat waves 40 degrees warmer than expected weather.” Antarctic scientists on the climate emergency and potential for catastrophic sea level rises in our lifetimes. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11...