Charli Shield
@charli-s.bsky.social
climate & enviro journalist, producer, documentarian. based in berlin, secretly from queensland | charlishield.com
co-host of Living Planet, and co-creator & producer of ‘Don’t Drink the Milk: The curious history of things’ https://pod.link/1704462801
co-host of Living Planet, and co-creator & producer of ‘Don’t Drink the Milk: The curious history of things’ https://pod.link/1704462801
the switch - a new 3-parter from me. now renewables are the cheapest form of energy in history, what's stopping the energy transition from moving faster? stop 1: morocco - to explore why some of the sunniest places are struggling to tap into solar.
Pt. 1 🎧👉 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/d...
Pt. 1 🎧👉 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/d...
December 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
the switch - a new 3-parter from me. now renewables are the cheapest form of energy in history, what's stopping the energy transition from moving faster? stop 1: morocco - to explore why some of the sunniest places are struggling to tap into solar.
Pt. 1 🎧👉 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/d...
Pt. 1 🎧👉 podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/d...
Was just thinking how weird that it’s called that and to see it aggressively plastered everywhere. Preach
We ain’t buying shit! This Friday ain’t “Black” ‘cuz we got each others’ back.
November 27, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Was just thinking how weird that it’s called that and to see it aggressively plastered everywhere. Preach
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The Queensland Government's plan to extend coal's lifespan for 10 years or more is a great illustration of how "pragmatic realism" is deadly, and how the climate movement's persistent optimism isn't suitable for the times we're in now
New @crikey.com.au piece:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/20/q...
New @crikey.com.au piece:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/20/q...
October 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
The Queensland Government's plan to extend coal's lifespan for 10 years or more is a great illustration of how "pragmatic realism" is deadly, and how the climate movement's persistent optimism isn't suitable for the times we're in now
New @crikey.com.au piece:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/20/q...
New @crikey.com.au piece:
www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/20/q...
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Holy wow, +3.5 ppm CO₂ last year, up from +2.4 ppm average the past decade, and +0.6 ppm in the 1960s.
It gets scarier the closer you look at it. All this is a stress test for the planet, and it's buckling.
Two big reasons for the massive increase: wildfires, and the ocean sinks are shutting down.
It gets scarier the closer you look at it. All this is a stress test for the planet, and it's buckling.
Two big reasons for the massive increase: wildfires, and the ocean sinks are shutting down.
October 16, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Holy wow, +3.5 ppm CO₂ last year, up from +2.4 ppm average the past decade, and +0.6 ppm in the 1960s.
It gets scarier the closer you look at it. All this is a stress test for the planet, and it's buckling.
Two big reasons for the massive increase: wildfires, and the ocean sinks are shutting down.
It gets scarier the closer you look at it. All this is a stress test for the planet, and it's buckling.
Two big reasons for the massive increase: wildfires, and the ocean sinks are shutting down.
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BREAKING📢 Crack team of climate scientists show "it is no longer defensible for companies proposing new or extended fossil fuel projects to claim the climate harms will be negligible. Our research shows the harms are, in fact, tangible and quantifiable – and no project is too small to matter"
For the first time, we linked a new fossil fuel project to hundreds of deaths. Here’s the impact of Woodside’s Scarborough gas project
The results challenge claims that the climate risks posed by an individual fossil fuel project are negligible or cannot be quantified.
theconversation.com
October 13, 2025 at 11:19 AM
BREAKING📢 Crack team of climate scientists show "it is no longer defensible for companies proposing new or extended fossil fuel projects to claim the climate harms will be negligible. Our research shows the harms are, in fact, tangible and quantifiable – and no project is too small to matter"
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This isn’t just about lights and electricity. It’s about control. If you own your power, you control your future, says Nathan McIvor talking, CEO of Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation in Western Australia.
www.ngaardamedia.com.au/news/the-dja... #auspol
www.ngaardamedia.com.au/news/the-dja... #auspol
The Djarindjin Way: A New Model for Indigenous Empowerment — Ngaarda Media
By Marli Ryan For decades, the phrase “Closing the Gap” has been plastered across policy documents, media headlines, and political speeches in Australia. It’s a slogan that was supposed to repres...
www.ngaardamedia.com.au
September 30, 2025 at 5:40 AM
This isn’t just about lights and electricity. It’s about control. If you own your power, you control your future, says Nathan McIvor talking, CEO of Djarindjin Aboriginal Corporation in Western Australia.
www.ngaardamedia.com.au/news/the-dja... #auspol
www.ngaardamedia.com.au/news/the-dja... #auspol
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Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study
Story by @dharna.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Story by @dharna.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study
Study analyzed health impacts of fossil fuels from exploration to end use, and found communities of color bear brunt of harm
www.theguardian.com
August 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Air pollution from oil and gas causes 90,000 premature US deaths each year, says new study
Story by @dharna.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
Story by @dharna.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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About 1500 of the approx. 2300 people that will have lost their lives across 12 European cities last week would still live, if it wasn't for our burning of oil, coal and gas. If we care about the right to life, we need to stop burning fossil fuels. www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...
July 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM
About 1500 of the approx. 2300 people that will have lost their lives across 12 European cities last week would still live, if it wasn't for our burning of oil, coal and gas. If we care about the right to life, we need to stop burning fossil fuels. www.imperial.ac.uk/grantham/pub...
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"To our untrained eye, a corn field looks more 'natural' than an array of solar panels. But a corn field is a biological desert ... Put up some solar panels, and add some plants that only need to be mowed once a year or so (sometimes with sheep) and you see an explosion of life."
Buzzzzzzzzz
Something to actually do about insect decline
substack.com
June 17, 2025 at 8:40 PM
"To our untrained eye, a corn field looks more 'natural' than an array of solar panels. But a corn field is a biological desert ... Put up some solar panels, and add some plants that only need to be mowed once a year or so (sometimes with sheep) and you see an explosion of life."
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Asian LNG trade body pays for report saying Aus gas displaces coal in Asia and analysts say case closed; on the other side is the CSIRO saying no evidence and US Department of Energy work finding gas displaces renewables at twice the rate of coal.
Gas giants say they can get Asia off coal – and reduce emissions
New research suggests replacing coal power with Australian gas could deliver cost-effective emissions reductions in Asia.
www.afr.com
June 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Asian LNG trade body pays for report saying Aus gas displaces coal in Asia and analysts say case closed; on the other side is the CSIRO saying no evidence and US Department of Energy work finding gas displaces renewables at twice the rate of coal.
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Every day that this horror continues, I think of Omar El Akkad's tweet: "One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this."
June 1, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Every day that this horror continues, I think of Omar El Akkad's tweet: "One day, when it’s safe, when there’s no personal downside to calling a thing what it is, when it’s too late to hold anyone accountable, everyone will have always been against this."
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Albo's majority Labor govt says WE DON'T CARE to Murujuga Traditional Custodians #NationalReconciliationWeek, Australia's Pacific neighbours, science & people who want a liveable climate
Stand by for approval of Woodside's Browse-to-NorthWestShelf gas project
#LaborValues #LaborClimateAction
Stand by for approval of Woodside's Browse-to-NorthWestShelf gas project
#LaborValues #LaborClimateAction
Breaking: Australia's largest gas project approved for operation to 2070 by Environment Minister Murray Watt
The life of Australia's largest oil and gas project will be extended to 2070, with Environment Minister Murray Watt giving the long-awaited environmental approval for Woodside's North West Shelf proje...
www.abc.net.au
May 28, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Albo's majority Labor govt says WE DON'T CARE to Murujuga Traditional Custodians #NationalReconciliationWeek, Australia's Pacific neighbours, science & people who want a liveable climate
Stand by for approval of Woodside's Browse-to-NorthWestShelf gas project
#LaborValues #LaborClimateAction
Stand by for approval of Woodside's Browse-to-NorthWestShelf gas project
#LaborValues #LaborClimateAction
Here’s the latest ep in our series from me - what our economy gets wrong about nature, ft. underwater forests in Tasmania, ocean heatwaves, insatiable urchins, a plan to revive them, and the big fails of our economic system. Tysm to Mick Baron & Sophus zu Ermgassen. Listen 👉 pod.link/livingplanet...
May 20, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Here’s the latest ep in our series from me - what our economy gets wrong about nature, ft. underwater forests in Tasmania, ocean heatwaves, insatiable urchins, a plan to revive them, and the big fails of our economic system. Tysm to Mick Baron & Sophus zu Ermgassen. Listen 👉 pod.link/livingplanet...
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"Industrial fishing is sweeping up unprecedented levels of bycatch, including nearly half a million threatened blue sharks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean alone, new analysis shows, as the world finalises a new ocean treaty."
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
Underwater footage reveals the terrible cost of industrial fishing
Industrial fishing methods such as long lining and bottom trawling are responsible for horrifying levels of bycatch, including nearly half a million threatened blue sharks.
www.smh.com.au
May 20, 2025 at 5:28 AM
"Industrial fishing is sweeping up unprecedented levels of bycatch, including nearly half a million threatened blue sharks in the Western and Central Pacific Ocean alone, new analysis shows, as the world finalises a new ocean treaty."
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
www.smh.com.au/environment/...
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Here it is, finally. The truth.
In a landmark #greenwashing legal case brought by @parentsforclimate.bsky.social, #EnergyAustralia has publicly acknowledged that offsets do not undo the harms of burning fossil fuels & apologised to more than 400,000 customers of its carbon #offsetting product
In a landmark #greenwashing legal case brought by @parentsforclimate.bsky.social, #EnergyAustralia has publicly acknowledged that offsets do not undo the harms of burning fossil fuels & apologised to more than 400,000 customers of its carbon #offsetting product
May 19, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Here it is, finally. The truth.
In a landmark #greenwashing legal case brought by @parentsforclimate.bsky.social, #EnergyAustralia has publicly acknowledged that offsets do not undo the harms of burning fossil fuels & apologised to more than 400,000 customers of its carbon #offsetting product
In a landmark #greenwashing legal case brought by @parentsforclimate.bsky.social, #EnergyAustralia has publicly acknowledged that offsets do not undo the harms of burning fossil fuels & apologised to more than 400,000 customers of its carbon #offsetting product
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A Canadian gold miner has been fined $160,000 for conducting illegal exploration drilling at an Aboriginal sacred site, after the company's own press release tipped authorities off to the damage.
Gold-mining company fined $160k for 'mercenary' sacred site drilling
A Canadian gold miner has been fined $160,000 for conducting illegal exploration drilling at an Aboriginal sacred site, after the company's own press release tipped authorities off to the damage.
www.abc.net.au
May 14, 2025 at 9:28 AM
A Canadian gold miner has been fined $160,000 for conducting illegal exploration drilling at an Aboriginal sacred site, after the company's own press release tipped authorities off to the damage.
An episode I reported & produced about the economics of saying ✌️ to fossil fuels ft. an accidental clean energy ally from outback Queensland. E2 in our cost of climate series. Thanks to Brent Finlay, @kingsmillbond.bsky.social & @gwagner.com for their brilliant insights. 🎧👉 pod.link/livingplanet...
May 7, 2025 at 8:13 PM
An episode I reported & produced about the economics of saying ✌️ to fossil fuels ft. an accidental clean energy ally from outback Queensland. E2 in our cost of climate series. Thanks to Brent Finlay, @kingsmillbond.bsky.social & @gwagner.com for their brilliant insights. 🎧👉 pod.link/livingplanet...
“when the full range of other harms are factored in – such as drought, flood, fire, smoke and sea level rise – the total liability presents a nightmare for fossil fuel producers that have long-feared tobacco-style lawsuits” 💀 drilled.media/news/heat-at...
“Numbers in the Trillions”: Fossil Fuel Producers on Hook for Climate Harms
New research suggests a way to link oil, gas and coal companies to specific climate harms.
drilled.media
May 7, 2025 at 5:52 AM
“when the full range of other harms are factored in – such as drought, flood, fire, smoke and sea level rise – the total liability presents a nightmare for fossil fuel producers that have long-feared tobacco-style lawsuits” 💀 drilled.media/news/heat-at...
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Hadn’t realised until i read @omarsakr.bsky.social’s always-excellent Substack just how much $$ was poured into the anti-Greens campaign 😳 Absolutely wild.
sakr.substack.com/p/election-i...
sakr.substack.com/p/election-i...
election in the genocide
We are 60 days into the total starvation of Gaza, a trapped civilian population that is being relentlessly bombed, murdered by snipers and drones, and rounded up into torture camps.
sakr.substack.com
May 4, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Hadn’t realised until i read @omarsakr.bsky.social’s always-excellent Substack just how much $$ was poured into the anti-Greens campaign 😳 Absolutely wild.
sakr.substack.com/p/election-i...
sakr.substack.com/p/election-i...
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“The scale & intensity of coral bleaching has never before been witnessed in Western Australia waters”
“Widespread bleaching has been observed for the 1st time on reefs throughout the Kimberley, which are considered to be among the most heat tolerant in the world.”
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
“Widespread bleaching has been observed for the 1st time on reefs throughout the Kimberley, which are considered to be among the most heat tolerant in the world.”
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
May 4, 2025 at 7:23 AM
“The scale & intensity of coral bleaching has never before been witnessed in Western Australia waters”
“Widespread bleaching has been observed for the 1st time on reefs throughout the Kimberley, which are considered to be among the most heat tolerant in the world.”
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
“Widespread bleaching has been observed for the 1st time on reefs throughout the Kimberley, which are considered to be among the most heat tolerant in the world.”
www.watoday.com.au/national/wes...
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Australia's gas lobby (the country's biggest fossil fuel lobby group by a good margin) welcomes Albanese's election
“We look forward to working with the Albanese Government on advancing the shared goal of boosting Australian gas supply"
archive.ph/wip/xHmnV
“We look forward to working with the Albanese Government on advancing the shared goal of boosting Australian gas supply"
archive.ph/wip/xHmnV
May 4, 2025 at 5:05 AM
Australia's gas lobby (the country's biggest fossil fuel lobby group by a good margin) welcomes Albanese's election
“We look forward to working with the Albanese Government on advancing the shared goal of boosting Australian gas supply"
archive.ph/wip/xHmnV
“We look forward to working with the Albanese Government on advancing the shared goal of boosting Australian gas supply"
archive.ph/wip/xHmnV
our history podcast episode on WHERE prisons came from and WHO they're really serving (?!) was nominated for a European Digital Media Award, which calls for a little pic of us recording in the Netherlands, and a little link to listen! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
April 16, 2025 at 8:44 AM
our history podcast episode on WHERE prisons came from and WHO they're really serving (?!) was nominated for a European Digital Media Award, which calls for a little pic of us recording in the Netherlands, and a little link to listen! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/p...
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Big Oil is successfully using "misleading" ads disguised as reporting to “manipulate mass public opinion,” a new study from @commscholar.bsky.social, others at @bostonu.bsky.social and @uniofcam.bsky.social found.
www.exxonknews.org/p/study-news...
www.exxonknews.org/p/study-news...
Study: News outlets can’t run ‘native’ Exxon ads without misleading the public
A first-of-its-kind study found news outlets can reduce, but not eliminate the deceptive influence of fossil fuel industry ads designed to look like reporting.
www.exxonknews.org
March 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Big Oil is successfully using "misleading" ads disguised as reporting to “manipulate mass public opinion,” a new study from @commscholar.bsky.social, others at @bostonu.bsky.social and @uniofcam.bsky.social found.
www.exxonknews.org/p/study-news...
www.exxonknews.org/p/study-news...
Good to be back
No one is sleeping in Murwillumbah. All we can do now is wait for Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the malevolent beast
No one is sleeping in Murwillumbah. All we can do now is wait for Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the malevolent beast
Music blares, sirens wail and the wind roars as the flood-weary northern NSW town braces for another anxious night
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In the anxiety…
www.theguardian.com
March 7, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Good to be back
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If you sum it up, 49% of young German men voted for a right-leaning party, but only 28% of young women. Conversely, 59% of young women voted for a left-leaning party, but only 38% of young men. (BSW left out.)
February 23, 2025 at 10:09 PM
If you sum it up, 49% of young German men voted for a right-leaning party, but only 28% of young women. Conversely, 59% of young women voted for a left-leaning party, but only 38% of young men. (BSW left out.)