Julian Cribb
@juliancribb.bsky.social
Author of 'How to Fix a Broken Planet'. Food security, climate, extinction, planetary pollution, nukes, resources, AI, population, pandemics etc.
Council for the Human Future. https://humanfuture.org/
Blog: https://cribb.substack.com/
Council for the Human Future. https://humanfuture.org/
Blog: https://cribb.substack.com/
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Are politicians dumber than algae?
The corals of the world are telling us something that most government and politicians – whether through corruption, fear or impenetrable ignorance – are unwilling to divulge: our planet is now heating...
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Are politicians dumber than algae?https://cribb.substack.com/p/are-politicians-dumber-than-algae
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“Humanity now faces perhaps the biggest choice it will ever make: continue down the road to a future devastated by climate change, dwindling nature, degraded land, and polluted air, land and water, or change direction to secure a healthy planet, healthy people and prosperity for all.” (UN Sept 2025)
February 12, 2026 at 3:22 PM
“Humanity now faces perhaps the biggest choice it will ever make: continue down the road to a future devastated by climate change, dwindling nature, degraded land, and polluted air, land and water, or change direction to secure a healthy planet, healthy people and prosperity for all.” (UN Sept 2025)
Are politicians dumber than algae?https://cribb.substack.com/p/are-politicians-dumber-than-algae
Are politicians dumber than algae?
The corals of the world are telling us something that most government and politicians – whether through corruption, fear or impenetrable ignorance – are unwilling to divulge: our planet is now heating...
cribb.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 3:56 AM
Are politicians dumber than algae?https://cribb.substack.com/p/are-politicians-dumber-than-algae
Destroying the Earth's only cooling plant will destroy humans too...
De-icing the Earth: a fatal human choice.
Having just achieved the hottest three years in recorded history, humans are well on the way to returning the planet to the ice-free state it experienced when dinosaurs last ruled.
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January 18, 2026 at 3:55 AM
Destroying the Earth's only cooling plant will destroy humans too...
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There is little of significance in the global climate data which suggests any political will is going to be applied to actually reduce fossil fuel emissions & arrest the upward, & accelerating, trend of global warming
Unlike politicians and oil companies, thermometers do not lie cribb.substack.com/p/unlike-pol...
Unlike politicians, thermometers do not lie
If you thought 2025 was hot, wait till you hit 2027.
cribb.substack.com
December 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
There is little of significance in the global climate data which suggests any political will is going to be applied to actually reduce fossil fuel emissions & arrest the upward, & accelerating, trend of global warming
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Our whole [modern industrial techno] civilisation is built on #rivers.
And when the rivers go, #civilisation goes with them.
They are a glaring warning lamp for our own #future." by @juliancribb.bsky.social
#TalkCollapse
#collapse
#water
#life
#👹
#💀
And when the rivers go, #civilisation goes with them.
They are a glaring warning lamp for our own #future." by @juliancribb.bsky.social
#TalkCollapse
#collapse
#water
#life
#👹
#💀
Rivers of Death
The rivers that are the lifeblood of the planet and of human civilisation are dying.
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January 13, 2026 at 3:54 AM
Our whole [modern industrial techno] civilisation is built on #rivers.
And when the rivers go, #civilisation goes with them.
They are a glaring warning lamp for our own #future." by @juliancribb.bsky.social
#TalkCollapse
#collapse
#water
#life
#👹
#💀
And when the rivers go, #civilisation goes with them.
They are a glaring warning lamp for our own #future." by @juliancribb.bsky.social
#TalkCollapse
#collapse
#water
#life
#👹
#💀
Humanity’s worst crime. cribb.substack.com/p/kinderschl...
Humanity's worst crime
In the entire canon of human history, there is no worse crime than the killing and maiming of children.
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December 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Humanity’s worst crime. cribb.substack.com/p/kinderschl...
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This is the current emergency. @juliancribb.bsky.social Thank you for the summary. Compulsory reading for all #politicians and #media #executives.
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#auspol
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#auspol
Climate breakdown, extinction, resource depletion, misinformation and conflict are not separate crises. Together they form a single human emergency that demands coordinated global action, writes @JulianCribb
#climate #environment #globalcrisis #future #auspol
#climate #environment #globalcrisis #future #auspol
Ten threats, one emergency: how to become Earth Citizens
Humanity is facing a compounding crisis driven by population growth, consumption, pollution and power. These interconnected threats cannot be addressed one by one if civilisation is to endure.
johnmenadue.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:21 AM
This is the current emergency. @juliancribb.bsky.social Thank you for the summary. Compulsory reading for all #politicians and #media #executives.
@albomp.bsky.social
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
@davidpocock.bsky.social
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social
#auspol
@albomp.bsky.social
@jimchalmers.bsky.social
@davidpocock.bsky.social
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social
#auspol
Unlike politicians and oil companies, thermometers do not lie cribb.substack.com/p/unlike-pol...
Unlike politicians, thermometers do not lie
If you thought 2025 was hot, wait till you hit 2027.
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December 21, 2025 at 1:15 AM
Unlike politicians and oil companies, thermometers do not lie cribb.substack.com/p/unlike-pol...
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Hornbills are crucial to forest health, acting as seed dispersers. Protecting them means protecting the entire ecosystem. 🌳
#Borneo #BorneoBirds #Conservation #GreatHornbill #BirdPhotography #Ornithology #Birds #BorneoLocalJourney
#Borneo #BorneoBirds #Conservation #GreatHornbill #BirdPhotography #Ornithology #Birds #BorneoLocalJourney
December 13, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Hornbills are crucial to forest health, acting as seed dispersers. Protecting them means protecting the entire ecosystem. 🌳
#Borneo #BorneoBirds #Conservation #GreatHornbill #BirdPhotography #Ornithology #Birds #BorneoLocalJourney
#Borneo #BorneoBirds #Conservation #GreatHornbill #BirdPhotography #Ornithology #Birds #BorneoLocalJourney
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Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing ‘serious ethical concerns’ | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing ‘serious ethical concerns’ | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing ‘serious ethical concerns’
Highly cited paper was used as evidence that the widely used herbicide Roundup is safe
www.science.org
December 7, 2025 at 5:32 AM
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Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing ‘serious ethical concerns’ | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
Journal retracts weed killer study backed by Monsanto, citing ‘serious ethical concerns’ | Science | AAAS www.science.org/content/arti...
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Reposted by Julian Cribb
The sheer weight of AI hype from the Big Tech corporations forms the biggest begging bowl to govts we have ever seen, but it is disturbing & serious food for thought that Geoffrey Hinton, pioneer & expert on artificial neural networks, seems genuinely fearful about AGI usurping it's human masters.
❗Governing artificial intelligence is the most complex, difficult management problem humanity has ever faced, explains Jerome C Glenn, member of the Club of Rome in a new blog on the urgency of creating governance of artificial general intelligence.
📖 Read the blog: vist.ly/4g7w2
📖 Read the blog: vist.ly/4g7w2
November 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
The sheer weight of AI hype from the Big Tech corporations forms the biggest begging bowl to govts we have ever seen, but it is disturbing & serious food for thought that Geoffrey Hinton, pioneer & expert on artificial neural networks, seems genuinely fearful about AGI usurping it's human masters.
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Surviving the 21st Century
Wisdom of the elders.
Imbecility of the rich.
- by Julian Cribb
@juliancribb.bsky.social
#climate #civilisation
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Wisdom of the elders.
Imbecility of the rich.
- by Julian Cribb
@juliancribb.bsky.social
#climate #civilisation
open.substack.com/pub/cribb/p/...
Wisdom of the elders
Imbecility of the rich.
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Surviving the 21st Century
Wisdom of the elders.
Imbecility of the rich.
- by Julian Cribb
@juliancribb.bsky.social
#climate #civilisation
open.substack.com/pub/cribb/p/...
Wisdom of the elders.
Imbecility of the rich.
- by Julian Cribb
@juliancribb.bsky.social
#climate #civilisation
open.substack.com/pub/cribb/p/...
Wisdom of the elders - imbecility of the rich.
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Wisdom of the elders
Imbecility of the rich.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Wisdom of the elders - imbecility of the rich.
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The black work of Big Oil johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The black work of big oil
Now is the sinister time of year when the Barons of Big Oil gather together, under the auspices of the United Nations and with the blessing of most world leaders, to celebrate the 350 million needless...
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November 11, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The black work of Big Oil johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...
The black work of Big Oil
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The black work of Big Oil
Now is the sinister time of year when the Barons of Big Oil gather together, under the auspices of the United Nations and with the blessing of most world leaders, to celebrate the 350 million needless...
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November 9, 2025 at 12:47 AM
The black work of Big Oil
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The latest very true words from Julian Cribb @juliancribb.bsky.social
"Yes, it’s the .. #COP30, .. where the fossil oligarchs toast their victory over #humanity ... they have successfully played the entire world for mugs, hypnotising us into #climate paralysis."
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"Yes, it’s the .. #COP30, .. where the fossil oligarchs toast their victory over #humanity ... they have successfully played the entire world for mugs, hypnotising us into #climate paralysis."
cribb.substack.com/p/the-black-...
The black work of Big Oil
Now is the sinister time of year when the Barons of Big Oil gather together, under the auspices of the United Nations and with the blessing of most world leaders, to celebrate the 350 million needless...
cribb.substack.com
November 8, 2025 at 6:10 AM
The latest very true words from Julian Cribb @juliancribb.bsky.social
"Yes, it’s the .. #COP30, .. where the fossil oligarchs toast their victory over #humanity ... they have successfully played the entire world for mugs, hypnotising us into #climate paralysis."
cribb.substack.com/p/the-black-...
"Yes, it’s the .. #COP30, .. where the fossil oligarchs toast their victory over #humanity ... they have successfully played the entire world for mugs, hypnotising us into #climate paralysis."
cribb.substack.com/p/the-black-...
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So plastics, like climate change, while they garner a lot of headlines (and not much action) are only a small facet of a very much larger, Earthwide problem: the metacrisis or compound human emergency.
October 26, 2025 at 7:50 PM
So plastics, like climate change, while they garner a lot of headlines (and not much action) are only a small facet of a very much larger, Earthwide problem: the metacrisis or compound human emergency.
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To sleep, perchance to dream how we might reverse climate change by removing billions of tonnes of accumulated CO2 from Earth's atmosphere (spoiler: we can't).
Thence to wake into the nightmare world where micro/nano-plastics may be permanently corrupting the biological functions of all life
Thence to wake into the nightmare world where micro/nano-plastics may be permanently corrupting the biological functions of all life
October 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
To sleep, perchance to dream how we might reverse climate change by removing billions of tonnes of accumulated CO2 from Earth's atmosphere (spoiler: we can't).
Thence to wake into the nightmare world where micro/nano-plastics may be permanently corrupting the biological functions of all life
Thence to wake into the nightmare world where micro/nano-plastics may be permanently corrupting the biological functions of all life
Clouds of calamity...
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Clouds of calamity
“Mummy...Daddy, what are clouds made of?” Almost every parent has fielded the innocent, eager question, perhaps explaining about mist, fog, water vapour, raindrops.
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October 25, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Clouds of calamity...
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