Prof Ray Wills
@profraywills.futuresmart.com.au
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Disruption
Ag, biz, cities, climate, ecology, economy, energy, renewables, robots, tech, transport
World Top100 Sustainability
MD Future Smart Strategies™
Prof UWA
Be Good
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Disruption
Ag, biz, cities, climate, ecology, economy, energy, renewables, robots, tech, transport
World Top100 Sustainability
MD Future Smart Strategies™
Prof UWA
Be Good
(I only follow accounts with name+pic+profile + poke me!)
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“Our society exercises limitless imagination in what it creates yet has little awareness of what it destroys”
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February 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
“Our society exercises limitless imagination in what it creates yet has little awareness of what it destroys”
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Image from Sino-Tibetan Book printed 1410 - red ink drawings and Ranjana script, a 11th century writing system
Gutenberg Bible printed with movable metal type, dated back to 1454, 45 years after this woodblock-produced text
www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/06/sino...
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Gutenberg Bible printed with movable metal type, dated back to 1454, 45 years after this woodblock-produced text
www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/06/sino...
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February 14, 2026 at 1:02 AM
Image from Sino-Tibetan Book printed 1410 - red ink drawings and Ranjana script, a 11th century writing system
Gutenberg Bible printed with movable metal type, dated back to 1454, 45 years after this woodblock-produced text
www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/06/sino...
@incunabula.bsky.social
Gutenberg Bible printed with movable metal type, dated back to 1454, 45 years after this woodblock-produced text
www.thisiscolossal.com/2020/06/sino...
@incunabula.bsky.social
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Worth a read #ausecon
"We can regulate better without necessarily regulating more."- agree.
Right now we've got 3 levels of govt for 27M people. That's a population less than that of Tokyo, Dehli or Shanghai.
And we have those levels bumping into themselves with their own policies.
"We can regulate better without necessarily regulating more."- agree.
Right now we've got 3 levels of govt for 27M people. That's a population less than that of Tokyo, Dehli or Shanghai.
And we have those levels bumping into themselves with their own policies.
With the global economy in turmoil, Jim Chalmers speaks with Nobel-prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz about tariffs, intergenerational challenges and regulatory balance when planning for the future. mnth.ly/dPRuNM8
The treasurer and the economist
With the global economy in turmoil, Jim Chalmers speaks with Nobel-prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz about tariffs, intergenerational challenges and regulatory balance when planning for the future
mnth.ly
February 13, 2026 at 10:26 AM
Worth a read #ausecon
"We can regulate better without necessarily regulating more."- agree.
Right now we've got 3 levels of govt for 27M people. That's a population less than that of Tokyo, Dehli or Shanghai.
And we have those levels bumping into themselves with their own policies.
"We can regulate better without necessarily regulating more."- agree.
Right now we've got 3 levels of govt for 27M people. That's a population less than that of Tokyo, Dehli or Shanghai.
And we have those levels bumping into themselves with their own policies.
Is it timely to repost this?
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The overall vibe of this toon remains topical
AFR cartoonist David Rowe featuring Angus Taylor, Joel Fitzgibbon and Anthony Albanese
Fitzgibbon argued in 2021 his electorate would benefit from a gas-fired power station in the Hunter needed to safeguard jobs, create new ones and lower power prices
AFR cartoonist David Rowe featuring Angus Taylor, Joel Fitzgibbon and Anthony Albanese
Fitzgibbon argued in 2021 his electorate would benefit from a gas-fired power station in the Hunter needed to safeguard jobs, create new ones and lower power prices
February 13, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Is it timely to repost this?
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Human stupidity has no bounds and that is why we have doomed ourselves
So ridiculous.
So ridiculous.
So the news editors clearly pay homage to the bikini gods
With that clear addiction, and a dedicated conviction of don't look up, don't mention the war, and most certainly never mention climate change
Editors signing off on the hottest Christmas ever
That's officially a 5 bikini Christmas
With that clear addiction, and a dedicated conviction of don't look up, don't mention the war, and most certainly never mention climate change
Editors signing off on the hottest Christmas ever
That's officially a 5 bikini Christmas
February 13, 2026 at 2:18 AM
Human stupidity has no bounds and that is why we have doomed ourselves
So ridiculous.
So ridiculous.
Mon Dieu, quelle surprise
Not a bikini in sight
Western Australia set for "strange autumn weather" as long-range forecast not normal
No
It's climate change FFS
Entirely consistent with climate models
What weather used to be is no more
Hotter and dryer
www.perthnow.com.au/wa/weather/b...
Here's 2025
Not a bikini in sight
Western Australia set for "strange autumn weather" as long-range forecast not normal
No
It's climate change FFS
Entirely consistent with climate models
What weather used to be is no more
Hotter and dryer
www.perthnow.com.au/wa/weather/b...
Here's 2025
February 13, 2026 at 1:39 AM
Mon Dieu, quelle surprise
Not a bikini in sight
Western Australia set for "strange autumn weather" as long-range forecast not normal
No
It's climate change FFS
Entirely consistent with climate models
What weather used to be is no more
Hotter and dryer
www.perthnow.com.au/wa/weather/b...
Here's 2025
Not a bikini in sight
Western Australia set for "strange autumn weather" as long-range forecast not normal
No
It's climate change FFS
Entirely consistent with climate models
What weather used to be is no more
Hotter and dryer
www.perthnow.com.au/wa/weather/b...
Here's 2025
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"The resources underneath Australia belong to the people of Australia, not to the gas companies" - Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz.
Listen to the full webinar here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/event/why-democracies-need-to-collect-more-corporate-tax/
Listen to the full webinar here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/event/why-democracies-need-to-collect-more-corporate-tax/
February 12, 2026 at 3:02 AM
"The resources underneath Australia belong to the people of Australia, not to the gas companies" - Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz.
Listen to the full webinar here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/event/why-democracies-need-to-collect-more-corporate-tax/
Listen to the full webinar here: https://australiainstitute.org.au/event/why-democracies-need-to-collect-more-corporate-tax/
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If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
February 12, 2026 at 12:49 AM
If my followers have been inspired by the fierce resistance the Twin Cities has put up to ICE, you should make it a point to take a trip here (April through October 😬), enjoy the wonderful things MN has to offer and support our small businesses. It continues to be a really tough time for them.
Presidential poll-to-poll comparison overlook 'inflationary norms' evolving appetite for scandal
Nixon 24% 1974 Watergate nadir clear abuse of power when peeps 42% trusted gov vs 24% now
Trump 34% Dec2025 (Gallup) just hyper-partisan, 73% Republicans still approve despite clear abuse of power
Nuts
Nixon 24% 1974 Watergate nadir clear abuse of power when peeps 42% trusted gov vs 24% now
Trump 34% Dec2025 (Gallup) just hyper-partisan, 73% Republicans still approve despite clear abuse of power
Nuts
February 12, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Presidential poll-to-poll comparison overlook 'inflationary norms' evolving appetite for scandal
Nixon 24% 1974 Watergate nadir clear abuse of power when peeps 42% trusted gov vs 24% now
Trump 34% Dec2025 (Gallup) just hyper-partisan, 73% Republicans still approve despite clear abuse of power
Nuts
Nixon 24% 1974 Watergate nadir clear abuse of power when peeps 42% trusted gov vs 24% now
Trump 34% Dec2025 (Gallup) just hyper-partisan, 73% Republicans still approve despite clear abuse of power
Nuts
Imagine what putting a fair rate of tax on fossil fuel extraction,
and also deleting fossil fuel subsidies,
might pay for?
Entirely free education?
Dental in health?
A fair living wage for all, including those studying?
And also those just trying to eat?
#AustraliaFair wage😬
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and also deleting fossil fuel subsidies,
might pay for?
Entirely free education?
Dental in health?
A fair living wage for all, including those studying?
And also those just trying to eat?
#AustraliaFair wage😬
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The Grattan Institute, halving to 25 per cent would add $6.5 billion annually to government revenue, while only reducing the number of homes built by about 10,000 by 2030 and increasing rents by $1 per week nationally. Increased revenue for health & needed services.
www.smh.com.au/property/new...
www.smh.com.au/property/new...
How far house prices would fall if the capital gains tax discount changed
House prices have risen more than fourfold since the 50 per cent capital gains tax discount was introduced in 1999.
www.smh.com.au
February 12, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Imagine what putting a fair rate of tax on fossil fuel extraction,
and also deleting fossil fuel subsidies,
might pay for?
Entirely free education?
Dental in health?
A fair living wage for all, including those studying?
And also those just trying to eat?
#AustraliaFair wage😬
bsky.app/profile/prof...
and also deleting fossil fuel subsidies,
might pay for?
Entirely free education?
Dental in health?
A fair living wage for all, including those studying?
And also those just trying to eat?
#AustraliaFair wage😬
bsky.app/profile/prof...
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February 11, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
February 11, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Likely-historic photo by NBC News of all the Epstein victims asked to raise their hands if they've not yet been asked to meet with the DOJ as Bondi testifies in foreground
Japan (Toyota!) may need to make more of an effort
Oh, and not in a year or two, but pretty much, now
Even now too late?
China not waiting for others
China's new dominance reshaping global markets for lower vehicle prices, oil demand, transport emissions, more safety Expect more from China, not less
Oh, and not in a year or two, but pretty much, now
Even now too late?
China not waiting for others
China's new dominance reshaping global markets for lower vehicle prices, oil demand, transport emissions, more safety Expect more from China, not less
February 11, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Japan (Toyota!) may need to make more of an effort
Oh, and not in a year or two, but pretty much, now
Even now too late?
China not waiting for others
China's new dominance reshaping global markets for lower vehicle prices, oil demand, transport emissions, more safety Expect more from China, not less
Oh, and not in a year or two, but pretty much, now
Even now too late?
China not waiting for others
China's new dominance reshaping global markets for lower vehicle prices, oil demand, transport emissions, more safety Expect more from China, not less
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US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 PM
US Olympic Curling Team member speaks out against ICE:
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
"I'm proud to represent Team USA. But we'd be remiss if we didn't mention what's going on in Minnesota and what a tough time it's been. What's happening is wrong. There's no shades of gray."
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February 11, 2026 at 2:55 AM
In swap from fossil fuels to PV/ EVs/ clean tech, global total materials demand falls! 🤯
Using renewables means the world needs less materials
Even EVs
~250kg extra metals in BEV
VS
~35kg in ICE vehicle
VS
ICE car uses >20t lifetime fuel that's extracted, refined, burned
VS recyclable battery
Using renewables means the world needs less materials
Even EVs
~250kg extra metals in BEV
VS
~35kg in ICE vehicle
VS
ICE car uses >20t lifetime fuel that's extracted, refined, burned
VS recyclable battery
February 11, 2026 at 3:12 AM
In swap from fossil fuels to PV/ EVs/ clean tech, global total materials demand falls! 🤯
Using renewables means the world needs less materials
Even EVs
~250kg extra metals in BEV
VS
~35kg in ICE vehicle
VS
ICE car uses >20t lifetime fuel that's extracted, refined, burned
VS recyclable battery
Using renewables means the world needs less materials
Even EVs
~250kg extra metals in BEV
VS
~35kg in ICE vehicle
VS
ICE car uses >20t lifetime fuel that's extracted, refined, burned
VS recyclable battery
The Climate Wars writ large
NEW: There's been another round of layoffs at the lab formerly known as NREL.
Weeks after scrubbing “renewable energy” from its name, the National Laboratory of the Rockies in Golden has cut 134 staffers.
www.cpr.org/2026/02/09/n...
Weeks after scrubbing “renewable energy” from its name, the National Laboratory of the Rockies in Golden has cut 134 staffers.
www.cpr.org/2026/02/09/n...
National Lab of the Rockies, formerly NREL, lays off more than 130 employees
The cuts impacted staffers engaged in both research and operations at the lab.
www.cpr.org
February 10, 2026 at 12:03 AM
The Climate Wars writ large
A sad post today
National treasure, Jon Kudelka, has died at the age of 53
@kudelka.bsky.social
I will miss your humour and your posts, Jon
Here's another salute, thrust from the heart for you, Captain Quoll
Ping @katharinehayhoe.com
National treasure, Jon Kudelka, has died at the age of 53
@kudelka.bsky.social
I will miss your humour and your posts, Jon
Here's another salute, thrust from the heart for you, Captain Quoll
Ping @katharinehayhoe.com
February 9, 2026 at 12:28 PM
A sad post today
National treasure, Jon Kudelka, has died at the age of 53
@kudelka.bsky.social
I will miss your humour and your posts, Jon
Here's another salute, thrust from the heart for you, Captain Quoll
Ping @katharinehayhoe.com
National treasure, Jon Kudelka, has died at the age of 53
@kudelka.bsky.social
I will miss your humour and your posts, Jon
Here's another salute, thrust from the heart for you, Captain Quoll
Ping @katharinehayhoe.com
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Australia's global share of corruption small, wouldn't change the world if we ignored it
And, poverty? A small share, so let's not worry
The housing crisis, too. Not most of us, so let's keep negative gearing
Aus share of global CO2 emissions minor
Action on these issues benefits Australians
And, poverty? A small share, so let's not worry
The housing crisis, too. Not most of us, so let's keep negative gearing
Aus share of global CO2 emissions minor
Action on these issues benefits Australians
February 13, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Australia's global share of corruption small, wouldn't change the world if we ignored it
And, poverty? A small share, so let's not worry
The housing crisis, too. Not most of us, so let's keep negative gearing
Aus share of global CO2 emissions minor
Action on these issues benefits Australians
And, poverty? A small share, so let's not worry
The housing crisis, too. Not most of us, so let's keep negative gearing
Aus share of global CO2 emissions minor
Action on these issues benefits Australians
Prof Peta Ashworth OAM @curtinuniversity.bsky.social 2030 Horizon: Are we complicating the journey?
We need a place based energy blue print for the nation and for all regions that embraces the community, and builds trust
#WREC2026 #Perth
We need a place based energy blue print for the nation and for all regions that embraces the community, and builds trust
#WREC2026 #Perth
February 9, 2026 at 2:24 AM
Prof Peta Ashworth OAM @curtinuniversity.bsky.social 2030 Horizon: Are we complicating the journey?
We need a place based energy blue print for the nation and for all regions that embraces the community, and builds trust
#WREC2026 #Perth
We need a place based energy blue print for the nation and for all regions that embraces the community, and builds trust
#WREC2026 #Perth
Tim Bray, Dept of Energy and Economic Diversification: Transitioning Western Australia Energy Systems: The path to
reliable low emissions energy
Transmission key
Whole of system plan essential
WA Gov’s PoweringWA will be critical
World Renewable Energy Congress
#WREC2026 #Perth
wrec2026.com
reliable low emissions energy
Transmission key
Whole of system plan essential
WA Gov’s PoweringWA will be critical
World Renewable Energy Congress
#WREC2026 #Perth
wrec2026.com
February 9, 2026 at 2:06 AM
Tim Bray, Dept of Energy and Economic Diversification: Transitioning Western Australia Energy Systems: The path to
reliable low emissions energy
Transmission key
Whole of system plan essential
WA Gov’s PoweringWA will be critical
World Renewable Energy Congress
#WREC2026 #Perth
wrec2026.com
reliable low emissions energy
Transmission key
Whole of system plan essential
WA Gov’s PoweringWA will be critical
World Renewable Energy Congress
#WREC2026 #Perth
wrec2026.com
Renewables Will Save The Planet: How?
Prof Peter Newman public address for the opening of World Renewable Energy Congress
#WREC2026 #Perth
www.wrec2026.com
Prof Peter Newman public address for the opening of World Renewable Energy Congress
#WREC2026 #Perth
www.wrec2026.com
February 8, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Renewables Will Save The Planet: How?
Prof Peter Newman public address for the opening of World Renewable Energy Congress
#WREC2026 #Perth
www.wrec2026.com
Prof Peter Newman public address for the opening of World Renewable Energy Congress
#WREC2026 #Perth
www.wrec2026.com
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This is a great video on speciation after the Chicxulub impact, well worth watching.
Video here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/geolog...
Credit
@geosociety.bsky.social
youtube.com/@geogirl
Paper:
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...
🧪⚒️🦴🧬
Video here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/geolog...
Credit
@geosociety.bsky.social
youtube.com/@geogirl
Paper:
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...
🧪⚒️🦴🧬
New species evolved within a few thousand years of the Chicxulub Impact | Geology | GeoScienceWorld
The immediate aftermath of the Cretaceous/Paleogene (K/Pg) mass extinction (ca. 66 Ma) in the marine realm was characterized by the initial recovery of
pubs.geoscienceworld.org
February 8, 2026 at 4:42 AM
This is a great video on speciation after the Chicxulub impact, well worth watching.
Video here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/geolog...
Credit
@geosociety.bsky.social
youtube.com/@geogirl
Paper:
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...
🧪⚒️🦴🧬
Video here:
www.linkedin.com/posts/geolog...
Credit
@geosociety.bsky.social
youtube.com/@geogirl
Paper:
pubs.geoscienceworld.org/gsa/geology/...
🧪⚒️🦴🧬
Yeh, yeh, mine was first 😎🤟😬
'My' WA Cunderdin solar farm has more hours with power sent out than not
Who says the sun doesn't shine at night?
Banked beams!
Dispatch starts ~7AM, hangs on often to midnight!
WEM, not NEM
Real daylight saving writ large
explore.openelectricity.org.au/facility/au/...
'My' WA Cunderdin solar farm has more hours with power sent out than not
Who says the sun doesn't shine at night?
Banked beams!
Dispatch starts ~7AM, hangs on often to midnight!
WEM, not NEM
Real daylight saving writ large
explore.openelectricity.org.au/facility/au/...
February 8, 2026 at 5:22 AM
Yeh, yeh, mine was first 😎🤟😬
'My' WA Cunderdin solar farm has more hours with power sent out than not
Who says the sun doesn't shine at night?
Banked beams!
Dispatch starts ~7AM, hangs on often to midnight!
WEM, not NEM
Real daylight saving writ large
explore.openelectricity.org.au/facility/au/...
'My' WA Cunderdin solar farm has more hours with power sent out than not
Who says the sun doesn't shine at night?
Banked beams!
Dispatch starts ~7AM, hangs on often to midnight!
WEM, not NEM
Real daylight saving writ large
explore.openelectricity.org.au/facility/au/...
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Science is full of awkward bastards
who follow the data and the evidence.
Inconveniently in science,
just because vast majority of experts agree,
doesn't make them right.
But,
reassuringly,
it does also make it
extraordinarily unlikely
that they would be wrong.
#Science 🧪
#ScienceMatters
who follow the data and the evidence.
Inconveniently in science,
just because vast majority of experts agree,
doesn't make them right.
But,
reassuringly,
it does also make it
extraordinarily unlikely
that they would be wrong.
#Science 🧪
#ScienceMatters
February 20, 2025 at 2:14 AM
Science is full of awkward bastards
who follow the data and the evidence.
Inconveniently in science,
just because vast majority of experts agree,
doesn't make them right.
But,
reassuringly,
it does also make it
extraordinarily unlikely
that they would be wrong.
#Science 🧪
#ScienceMatters
who follow the data and the evidence.
Inconveniently in science,
just because vast majority of experts agree,
doesn't make them right.
But,
reassuringly,
it does also make it
extraordinarily unlikely
that they would be wrong.
#Science 🧪
#ScienceMatters