“California is so far using forty per cent less natural gas to generate electricity than it did in 2023, which is the single most hopeful statistic I’ve seen in four decades of writing about the climate crisis.”

www.newyorker.com/news/annals-...

Sunrise in Kaikoura, New Zealand. The bird sat on the rock the entire time I was shooting.
#NewZealand #Kaikoura #photography #landscapes #seascapes

This is one of the waterfalls on the Nihotupu track walk in the Waitakere Ranges Auckland New Zealand. I had a great day out with @geoffspix.bsky.social as he showed me the track and dams in the area #naturephotography #nature 🇳🇿 #NewZealand #Kikorangi.

The Nature Conservancy Asia Pacific is recruiting for a Deputy Director of Conservation if you're looking for a regional conservation role you can do from Aotearoa NZ careers.nature.org/psc/tnccaree...

Today is Bivalve Day. A very important day of celebration for the most wholesome, selfless and quietly powerful creatures that inhabit this earth

Mount Taranaki, in New Zealand, is now a legal “person”.

You read that right.

The Rights of Nature movement seeks to recognize nature, or some component of it — like rivers or specified ecosystems — is a legal “person”.

What does this do?

Gives #nature “standing” to help protect nature.

On climate, did you know that only 11% of people in the US (and even smaller percentages in Canada, the UK, Australia and beyond) are dismissive?

Yet because their voices are so loud and persistent, people often think they’re 50%.

This is why I advocate so strongly for using YOUR voice!

good news for the day: amazon deforestation down for the second year in a row

It sounds like the Government will announce New Zealand's next climate target under the Paris Agreement today.

The UK has committed to cutting emissions by 81% by 2035 - last year I looked at whether NZ could do the same: newsroom.co.nz/2024/11/25/t...

By popular demand, my latest starter pack is up: CLIMATE COMEDY!

Not your cup of tea? No worries. I've got over two dozen climate-themed packs, from science to finance to mental health to sports. Check them out!

I spent time in the redwoods at Muir Woods on Mon. Reading Kathy Willis' 'Good Nature', which brings together all the science about how nature improves our health, I was keen to notice any positive impact. And I had my best nights sleep in a fortnight according to my fitness tracker. Thanks nature!

@greatplainscn.bsky.social welcome! You may be interested in this starter pack. I also have one of @nature.org folks. go.bsky.app/TVhgtMc

I would add:

It never meant that 1.49 was safe, and 1.51 was all over.

Rather, the conclusions of the IPCC 1.5C report were clear:

“1.5C was never the difference between safety + ruin, between hope + despair. It was negotiated by govts trying to answer a big q: What’s the highest global temp increase — and associated level of dangers — societies should strive to avoid?”

Well said @zhonggg.bsky.social & @bradplumer.bsky.social

Auckland Council is advertising for a Senior Plant Pathogens Advisor to help protect the region’s indigenous biodiversity from kauri dieback and other plant diseases

I’m a scientist who studies how climate change impacts our lives and the places we love.

Most of us are worried, but many feel stuck on what to do. If that's the way you feel, check out this list below!

We can’t fix it alone, but I know we can together. 💚

Together for Te Tiriti o Waitangi - an invitation to join me (and many others) in showing support for Te Tiriti by signing this petition. our.actionstation.org.nz/petitions/to...

Climate change & business conference last week. The last panel of the conf was the best by far. And Rod Carr brought the spice www.linkedin.com/posts/ben-ta...