Peter Gardner

Peter Gardner

@peterdgardner.bsky.social

Retired Climate change blogger. Historian. Financial Supporter of Climate200, the Climate Council, Climate Independent candidates in Australia, Gippsland Environment Group and East Gippsland Climate Action Network. Blog here https://petergardner.info/

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Simon Rosenberg
@simonrosenberg.bsky.social

"the narrative that is emerging isn’t about what’s actually happening – it’s about silencing legitimate democratic dissent, and giving the status quo something to dig in around. ...We are told to turn down the temperature by people who pose for selfies with Donald Trump or defend a genocide."

Peter Gardner@peterdgardner.bsky.social

Helen Haines reminds us that politics <i>can</i> be good www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

thenewdaily.com.auHelen Haines is a great reminder that politics can be goodHaines is beloved not because she bends, or changes depending on who she is speaking to, or disempowers people power.

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Prof. Eliot Jacobson
@climatecasino.net

Breaking News! Code: y-Axis Alert! Yesterday's Nino 3.4 preliminary sea-surface temperature anomaly set a new record high, at 3.48°C above the 1991-2020 baseline. To clearly show this anomaly, the y-axis max was raised to 4.0°C. Attention historians: this is gobsmackingly bananas.

Peter Gardner
@peterdgardner.bsky.social

UK looking to give carmakers incentives to turn EVs into ‘power plants on wheels’ V2G tech enables drivers to charge automatically when electricity is cheaper and then sell some back to the grid at times of high demand www.theguardian.com/environment/...

theguardian.comUK looking to give carmakers incentives to turn EVs into ‘power plants on wheels’V2G tech enables drivers to charge automatically when electricity is cheaper and then sell some back to the grid at times of high demand

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climatecouncil.org.au
@climatecouncil.org.au

“We’re in a new era of fires.” That’s the warning from Emergency Leaders for Climate Action founder Greg Mullins. From Black Saturday to Black Summer, and now Los Angeles to Europe, fires are getting worse around the world. 👉 Read the full report from ELCA at the link https://bit.ly/bushfirecost

Peter Gardner
@peterdgardner.bsky.social

The Climate Criminals - An ‘audit’ of the Bureau of Meteorology main dataset for measuring climate change claims it contains ‘widespread errors’. It doesn’t stack up www.theguardian.com/environment/... #NewsCorpse #auspol

theguardian.comThe BoM’s temperature record keeping is under attack – again. What’s going on? | Temperature CheckAn ‘audit’ of the Bureau of Meteorology main dataset for measuring climate change claims it contains ‘widespread errors’. It doesn’t stack up
Peter Gardner
@peterdgardner.bsky.social

First new steel mill in Australia in 35 years to be the first to be powered by 100 per cent renewables reneweconomy.com.au/first-new-st...

reneweconomy.com.auFirst new steel mill in Australia in 35 years to be the first to be powered by 100 per cent renewablesThe first new steel mill to be be built in Australia in more than 35 years will also be the first to contract its electricity supply entirely from renewables, after striking a deal with mining giant B...

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climatecouncil.org.au
@climatecouncil.org.au

Ever feel like climate change is too big for one person to make a dent? 🤔 Here are more than 20 everyday ways to help cut climate pollution, at home, at work, in your community and with your voice. 📌 Save this for later and share it with someone who’s been asking what they can do.

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climatecouncil.org.au
@climatecouncil.org.au

Live nowhere near the bush? Bushfires are still costing you. A new Emergency Leaders for Climate Action report finds they’ll cost Australia $6 billion a year, from hospital visits and lost work to rebuilding public infrastructure. Check out the new report here: https://bit.ly/bushfirecost

Peter Gardner
@peterdgardner.bsky.social

East Gippsland Climate Action Network Fridays for Future today in Bairnsdale. A supportive thoughtful FfF in the aftermath of the appalling attack on Helen Haines.

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Sydney EV
@sydneyev.bsky.social

after 1600km, a solar and battery powered refrigerated trailer was still 67% charge! No more diesel burning generators to keep truck trailer refrigerated! thedriven.io/2026/10/21/t...

thedriven.ioTransport giant buys Australia’s first solar-powered battery-electric refrigeration unit after 1,671 km freight trialFreight transport giant says it was so impressed by trial of battery-electric refrigeration unit that it has already bought one, the first in Australia.

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climatecouncil.org.au
@climatecouncil.org.au

Bushfires will cost Australia $6 billion every year 🔥 With a hot, dry summer ahead for much of the east coast, now’s the time to act. Read more 👇 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-22/bushfires-costing-australia-6b-annually/107272000 Link to the report: https://bit.ly/bushfirecost

abc.net.auLonger fire seasons mean almost half of Australian homes face bushfire risksWith a strong El Niño summer looming, modelling reveals fire seasons are 21 per cent longer than they were 50 years ago,

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climatecouncil.org.au
@climatecouncil.org.au

Extreme summer heat is up to four times more likely than usual across much of Australia. That’s the Bureau of Meteorology’s latest outlook, and the map speaks for itself. Climate Councillor and scientist Dr Andrew Watkins says he’s never seen numbers this high.

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climatecouncil.org.au
@climatecouncil.org.au

Helen Haines has always shown up for her community with integrity and care. We join with people across her community and the nation today in holding her in our thoughts.