Paula 🌹
@paularose.bsky.social
artist | always curious | pro-transit & accessibility | resiliency | nature lover
Derwent Valley lutruwita (Tasmania)
Derwent Valley lutruwita (Tasmania)
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The tacit assumption is that fossil energy systems will manage their own declines: The invisible hand of the market will simply turn those dials slowly to zero. But fossil decline isn't linear - without careful planning for decline, these systems will break, with potentially catastrophic results.
January 29, 2026 at 7:26 PM
The tacit assumption is that fossil energy systems will manage their own declines: The invisible hand of the market will simply turn those dials slowly to zero. But fossil decline isn't linear - without careful planning for decline, these systems will break, with potentially catastrophic results.
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When fossil energy systems fail, people can die. Past minimum viable scale, failures of all kinds become much more likely, and also harder to mitigate. That threatens everyone - but especially those who can't afford to bankroll their own personal energy transition. It also risks political backlash.
January 29, 2026 at 7:26 PM
When fossil energy systems fail, people can die. Past minimum viable scale, failures of all kinds become much more likely, and also harder to mitigate. That threatens everyone - but especially those who can't afford to bankroll their own personal energy transition. It also risks political backlash.
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New from @gruberte.bsky.social and I in @science.org: The energy transition is at risk, and energy models are missing the threat. Fossil energy networks from oil to coal to gas have minimum viable scales of operation, and those thresholds are closer than we think:
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
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www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
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Fossil energy minimum viable scale
Unseen infrastructural threats to safety and decarbonization may arise as fossil energy systems are phased out
www.science.org
January 29, 2026 at 7:26 PM
New from @gruberte.bsky.social and I in @science.org: The energy transition is at risk, and energy models are missing the threat. Fossil energy networks from oil to coal to gas have minimum viable scales of operation, and those thresholds are closer than we think:
www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
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www.science.org/doi/epdf/10....
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“Fewer than 2% of homes being built now are for social housing, down from 15% in the 1970s, and 22% in the 1950s.”
Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined
Exclusive: Acoss report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social housing dropped to a record low
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:56 PM
“Fewer than 2% of homes being built now are for social housing, down from 15% in the 1970s, and 22% in the 1950s.”
Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined
Exclusive: Acoss report shows property investors received $12.3bn in tax concessions in 2025, while the share of social housing dropped to a record low
www.theguardian.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Australia spends more on tax breaks for landlords than social housing, homelessness and rent assistance combined
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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January 11, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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Weather outlook.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
January 28, 2026 at 9:22 PM
Weather outlook.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
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"Political and media classes will always try to shape right-wing anger as legitimate, while continuing to treat pushback as radical. (Just look at how the man who apparently hurled a “device” into a peaceful Invasion Day rally is being treated in the media)."
#AusPol
"Political and media classes will always try to shape right-wing anger as legitimate, while continuing to treat pushback as radical. (Just look at how the man who apparently hurled a “device” into a peaceful Invasion Day rally is being treated in the media)."
#AusPol
Beware the new 'normal', it might be about to bite us
Some people just like power. Those same people enjoy sowing seeds of discord that they never have to actually solve, in order to keep it.
www.thenewdaily.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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"Political and media classes will always try to shape right-wing anger as legitimate, while continuing to treat pushback as radical. (Just look at how the man who apparently hurled a “device” into a peaceful Invasion Day rally is being treated in the media)."
#AusPol
"Political and media classes will always try to shape right-wing anger as legitimate, while continuing to treat pushback as radical. (Just look at how the man who apparently hurled a “device” into a peaceful Invasion Day rally is being treated in the media)."
#AusPol
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A white guy threw a homemade bomb into a crowd protesting colonialism in Australia and the media have broadly reframed it in more gentle terms, eg this describing it as a "device" that was 'designed to explode'.
Device allegedly thrown into Invasion Day crowd designed to 'explode on impact', say police
A 31-year-old man is charged with making explosives in suspicious circumstances after a device was allegedly thrown into a crowd of hundreds of people attending an Invasion Day rally in central Perth ...
www.abc.net.au
January 28, 2026 at 7:10 AM
A white guy threw a homemade bomb into a crowd protesting colonialism in Australia and the media have broadly reframed it in more gentle terms, eg this describing it as a "device" that was 'designed to explode'.
Reports of billionaires building doomsday bunkers are often read as signs of looming catastrophe. Psychology suggests they reveal something else entirely.
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
Why billionaires building doomsday bunkers can’t predict the next global catastrophe
Reports of billionaires building doomsday bunkers are often read as signs of looming catastrophe. Psychology suggests they reveal something else entirely.
johnmenadue.com
January 28, 2026 at 5:37 AM
Reports of billionaires building doomsday bunkers are often read as signs of looming catastrophe. Psychology suggests they reveal something else entirely.
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
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Swimming at the beach was largely banned in Australia until the early 19th century – now, it’s intrinsic to our national identity.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/beach-s...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/beach-s...
January 28, 2026 at 3:01 AM
Swimming at the beach was largely banned in Australia until the early 19th century – now, it’s intrinsic to our national identity.
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/beach-s...
👉 Read the full story: theconversation.com/beach-s...
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after so much talk of AI companies wanting to build data centres in Australia supposedly because of our renewable energy capabilities, they finally said the quiet bit out loud
January 28, 2026 at 12:17 AM
after so much talk of AI companies wanting to build data centres in Australia supposedly because of our renewable energy capabilities, they finally said the quiet bit out loud
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This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The UK government didn't want you to see this report on ecosystem collapse. I'm not surprised | George Monbiot
It took an FOI request to bring this national security assessment to light. For ‘doomsayers’ like us, it is the ultimate vindication, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This week's column is about something that's arguably more important than anything in the news, crucial as some of the other issues are.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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a fragment bomb containing nails hurled into a crowd of thousands www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
Invasion Day 'explosive' device hidden inside Disney Frozen sock, witness says
A homemade "fragment bomb" thrown into a crowd at a Perth Invasion Day rally yesterday was hidden in a child's sock with a Disney character on it, a woman who picked it up tells the ABC.
www.abc.net.au
January 27, 2026 at 6:32 AM
a fragment bomb containing nails hurled into a crowd of thousands www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...
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Gentoo penguin with chick,
watercolour painting.
#Penguin #GentooPenguin #Birds #BirdsArt #Watercolour #Painting #ArtPrints #BirdsGiftIdea
watercolour painting.
#Penguin #GentooPenguin #Birds #BirdsArt #Watercolour #Painting #ArtPrints #BirdsGiftIdea
January 27, 2026 at 3:32 AM
Gentoo penguin with chick,
watercolour painting.
#Penguin #GentooPenguin #Birds #BirdsArt #Watercolour #Painting #ArtPrints #BirdsGiftIdea
watercolour painting.
#Penguin #GentooPenguin #Birds #BirdsArt #Watercolour #Painting #ArtPrints #BirdsGiftIdea
Trillions of miles of tiny fungal tubes embedded in soil transport nutrients to crops and other plants and fight climate change by storing carbon. Scientists are racing to understand how these fungi—increasingly under threat—function.
thebulletin.org/2026/01/the-...
thebulletin.org/2026/01/the-...
The underground network: Prehistoric fungi feed the world’s plants and resist climate change, but face an uncertain future
Trillions of miles of tiny fungal tubes embedded in soil transport nutrients to crops and other plants and fight climate change by storing carbon. Scientists are racing to understand how these fungi—i...
thebulletin.org
January 27, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Trillions of miles of tiny fungal tubes embedded in soil transport nutrients to crops and other plants and fight climate change by storing carbon. Scientists are racing to understand how these fungi—increasingly under threat—function.
thebulletin.org/2026/01/the-...
thebulletin.org/2026/01/the-...
“The idea that heavy freight must rely on diesel or hydrogen simply failed in the face of real world economics.”
The Assumptions That Broke: China, India, and the End of Fossil Growth Models
cleantechnica.com/2026/01/22/t...
cleantechnica.com/2026/01/22/t...
The Assumptions That Broke: China, India, and the End of Fossil Growth Models - CleanTechnica
Coal and LNG fell in China and India while BEV trucks surged. The energy transition moved faster than the models predicted.
cleantechnica.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:25 PM
“The idea that heavy freight must rely on diesel or hydrogen simply failed in the face of real world economics.”
The Assumptions That Broke: China, India, and the End of Fossil Growth Models
cleantechnica.com/2026/01/22/t...
cleantechnica.com/2026/01/22/t...
The Assumptions That Broke: China, India, and the End of Fossil Growth Models - CleanTechnica
Coal and LNG fell in China and India while BEV trucks surged. The energy transition moved faster than the models predicted.
cleantechnica.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:21 PM
The Assumptions That Broke: China, India, and the End of Fossil Growth Models
cleantechnica.com/2026/01/22/t...
cleantechnica.com/2026/01/22/t...
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Worth the read Australia 👇🏽
Australia’s leaders seem to be hoping the safest Trump-era strategy is to keep our heads down and say as little as possible. Jack Waterford argues that silence isn’t strategy – and that Australians deserve clarity about risk, alliances and what comes next.
#auspol #foreignpolicy #AUKUS
#auspol #foreignpolicy #AUKUS
Trump fills the great Albo silence
Australia’s leaders are trying to avoid becoming a target in a harsher, more coercive world. But silence and caution can’t substitute for strategy – or for honest leadership that levels with the public.
johnmenadue.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:06 PM
Worth the read Australia 👇🏽
Gender differences in bicycle infrastructure use and preferences: A disconnect between ideals and reality
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Gender differences in bicycle infrastructure use and preferences: A disconnect between ideals and reality
In low bicycling countries, bicycling participation is typically dominated by men. There are differences in the types of infrastructure women and men feel comfortable riding a bike in, where women ...
www.tandfonline.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Gender differences in bicycle infrastructure use and preferences: A disconnect between ideals and reality
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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"Some have argued the impact of introduced species has been overstated, and that introduced species should be seen as a legitimate part of Australia’s ecosystems. Scientific evidence and conservation outcomes do not support this." theconversation.com/yes-feral-ca... - @aunz.theconversation.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:44 AM
"Some have argued the impact of introduced species has been overstated, and that introduced species should be seen as a legitimate part of Australia’s ecosystems. Scientific evidence and conservation outcomes do not support this." theconversation.com/yes-feral-ca... - @aunz.theconversation.com
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Long shot.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
January 26, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Long shot.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
My @smh @theage cartoon.
Net zero targets are increasingly being met through offsets and land-sector accounting rather than real cuts to fossil fuel emissions. The result is climate progress on paper, while pollution continues in practice.
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
It's time to measure what matters: actual emissions
Net zero targets are increasingly being met through offsets and land-sector accounting rather than real cuts to fossil fuel emissions. The result is climate progress on paper, while pollution continue...
johnmenadue.com
January 26, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Net zero targets are increasingly being met through offsets and land-sector accounting rather than real cuts to fossil fuel emissions. The result is climate progress on paper, while pollution continues in practice.
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
johnmenadue.com/post/2026/01...
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This is a tough thing to face. But on the left we *must* uphold the standards we preach. It concerns me that this is the only article by a leftist I've yet read that handles the issue honestly. Otherwise I've seen only tortured apologetics & gross hypocrisy. www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?art...
Noam Chomsky's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein says a lot about progressive politics - Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
The Left icon overlooked sexual violence, much like India's literary and cultural progressives have embraced a man whose rape conviction was (…)
www.europe-solidaire.org
January 26, 2026 at 1:11 PM
This is a tough thing to face. But on the left we *must* uphold the standards we preach. It concerns me that this is the only article by a leftist I've yet read that handles the issue honestly. Otherwise I've seen only tortured apologetics & gross hypocrisy. www.europe-solidaire.org/spip.php?art...