WOW THIS IS HUGE
Unanimously:
State parties an obligation to follow through and cooperate in good faith on env. treaties.
Not legally binding at the country level but will set legal precidence nationally including these 3 cases in Canada:
Rose et al (FED)
Mathur et al (ON)
Saskpower (SK)

Climate Change an 'Existential Threat', Says World's Top Court “The consequences of climate change...underscore the urgent and existential threat posed by climate change,” said ICJ President Yuji Iwasawa .

The world’s top court just made it clear:
- A clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is a human right.
-Climate change is a threat to human survival.
- Governments have legal obligations to act.

This changes the conversation.

earth.org/icj-advisory...

Senate to hold SA algal bloom inquiry as Greens warn ‘Adelaide beaches today could be Bondi tomorrow’ Inquiry to look into water quality, tourism, ecosystem health, Indigenous communities, fishing, and responses of state and federal governments

Senate to hold SA algal bloom inquiry as Greens warn ‘Adelaide beaches today could be Bondi tomorrow’

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Parliament is back & it's time to put Health + Climate at the top of the agenda.

Come to our forum this Sept where we will explore how health is impacted by climate change, energy production, economic policy & our planet's health.

Early bird tickets with code: FRIEND www.dea.org.au/healthandcli...

📊🌱 These charts from today’s SA Industry Climate Change Conference show real progress — emissions down, a more resilient future in reach.

But let’s aim higher: not just growth — a safe climate, healthy communities, and a just future.

#climatehealth #SustainableFutures #JustTransition #ICCC2025

Graphic that reads "Press Freedom is a Human Rights" with black bars and the blue square Human Rights Watch logo

May 3rd is #WorldPressFreedomDay! Freedom of expression, including media freedom, is a human right. #WPFD2025

Happy democracy sausage day! 🌭

Voting is more than a civic duty — it’s an act of determined hope. A chance to shape a healthier, fairer, more sustainable future for everyone.

I'm casting my vote with that hope firmly in mind.

#ElectionDay #VoteWithValues #StrongerTogether

A billionaire-funded space flight has nothing to do with women’s empowerment I've often wished we could all have a brief moment of hurtling around the Earth, not to posture or preen, but to show the opposite — we are small, we are humble, and we need to fiercely care for the Earth.

I've often wished we could all have a brief moment of hurtling around the Earth, not to posture or preen, but to show the opposite — we are small, we are humble, and we need to fiercely care for the Earth.

Remote Australia is ripe for renewable energy. But what do First Nations people think? Introduction by Croakey: Appropriate engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living in remote Australia is critical to identify

Remote Australia is ripe for renewable energy. But what do First Nations people think?
www.croakey.org/remote-austr...
New research from the HEAL Network

I’m am adaptation scientist and here’s what I had to say about this—many years ago already.

“It is important to show to the world that sustainable practices can drive economic growth,” said Lídia Bulcão, Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs of Portugal, the opening of the 5th United Nations Ocean Forum this week in Geneva.

Join us in Geneva & online ▶️ ow.ly/caTi50V2CWu

🌍✨ Exciting News! ✨🌍

Honoured to represent @docsenvaus.bsky.social on the @who.int #ATACH Steering Group!

ATACH drives climate-resilient, low-carbon health systems for all countries through support, knowledge sharing, and partnerships.

Proud to help shape a healthier, sustainable future! 🌱🩺🌏

World’s largely unprotected peatlands are ticking ‘carbon bomb’, warns study Bogs and swamps are a colossal carbon store but their continued destruction would blow climate change targets

Draining the world's peatlands for farming and mining is releasing so much CO2 that if it was a country, it would be the 4th biggest polluter in the world after China, the US, + India.

And the associated losses in biodiversity are vast.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A call to preserve access to cultural foods as gentrification transforms neighbourhoods

A call to preserve access to cultural foods as gentrification transforms neighbourhoods www.croakey.org/a-call-to-preserve-acces... #publichealth

Egg prices are soaring again. Here’s why and what to expect Bird flu has killed millions of hens in recent weeks, shrinking the supply of eggs and hiking up prices at grocery stores.

The price of eggs in the US is spiking, mostly due to #H5N1 bird flu. Solving the problem requires urgent, important communications from the CDC & FDA* and rapid development of research by the NIH**

* Currently paused by Executive Order
** Grant reviews now all canceled
www.kcur.org/news/2025-01...

Yo-Yo Ma moved audience members to tears with a captivating performance of hope in Davos this morning.

Yo-Yo Ma "Performing Hope" in Davos today.

"The world must avoid a requiem for the world’s glaciers due to escalating climate change, and instead use the window of hope which still exists and make rapid cuts to greenhouse gas emissions."

Change in Paris air quality between 2007 and 2023 using visuals

Air pollution has dropped significantly in #Paris in the last 15 years. Mayor @annehidalgo.bsky.social’s leadership has traded car space for green space, safe bike space, kid space.. and traded pollution for people.

Good trade.

New paper!

Across two large experiments (6,000+ participants globally), we found no evidence that subtle differences in climate change terminology influence willingness to take climate action.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

We Can Choose the Ending to This Disaster Movie The Los Angeles fires are either a wake-up call or a funeral pyre. It’s our decision.

"We Can Choose the Ending to This Disaster Movie"

On the issue of our climate, "the Los Angeles fires are either a wake-up call or a funeral pyre," writes @davidsirota.com, co-writer of 'Don't Look Up', for Zeteo. "It’s our decision."

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Everyone needs to know that these fires were made possible by global heating, which is caused by the fossil fuel industry, which has lied and blocked action for half a century. And that this will all get much, much, much worse until we end the fossil fuel industry

Los Angeles Wildfires Live Updates: News on Kenneth, Eaton and Palisades Fires The Kenneth fire exploded in a few hours. The Palisades and Eaton fires each appeared to have destroyed some 5,000 or more structures, officials said, which would put them both among the five most des...

Remember that this is all happening in California in WINTER.

There couldn’t be a louder alarm for what we are doing to our planet.

Climate change: What role is it playing in the California fires Experts say that rising global temperatures are making wild fires more likely in California.

Climate change is one of the forces driving California’s wildfires, say government scientists.

www.bbc.com/news/article...

Occasional reminder that there’s no, “it’s too late, its over” for anthropogenic climate change. Every molecule of CO2 that doesn’t go into the atmosphere makes a difference. Preventing 0.1 degree of warming makes a difference. Every bit of climate resilience we build together makes a difference.

LA's wildfires sparked by rare collision of climate factors Extremely dry conditions and an hurricane force winds are overlapping unusually late in the year.

Los Angeles received just 0.16 inches of rain since May 2024, the second-driest period on record.

Wildfires are now engulfing the city in January.

But some politicians still claim the climate crisis is a "hoax" as they do the bidding of Big Oil.

What planet are they living on?

Opinion | We Are Not Prepared for Fires Like This A decade ago, this kind of disaster seemed unthinkably rare.

When will we reach a point where we decide that we need to prepare for the inevitable consequences of climate change?

How many ‘unprecedented’ events need to happen before we acknowledge the new realities of our world?

www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/o...

at the end of a 14hr flight into LAX, the pilot told us not to be alarmed if we smelled smoke, the plane wasn’t on fire, just the city

The current AQI in Los Angeles is 371 - this is the equivalent of smoking more than 10 cigarettes a day.

This is dangerous for all people and particularly those with medical conditions, and children.

Please try and stay inside, and if you have to go outside please wear an N95, and stay safe 🙏

Thank you - missed the attribution. The esteemed news source that is the Daily Mail.