David Tomkins 🦋

I had a Kona EV before I got my Ioniq 6 and took multiple road trips in it. The charging speed never bothered me or got in my way. I just pointed out that newer EVs charge faster since a lot of people I talk to still thinks it takes over an hour. Which I don’t think was ever the case for modern EVs.

Analysis: China’s clean-energy exports in 2024 alone will cut overseas CO2 by 1% - Carbon Brief China’s clean-energy technologies such as solar panels, batteries and electric vehicles are helping to cut emissions in other countries.

The solar panels, batteries, electric vehicles (EVs) and wind turbines exported from China in 2024 are set to cut annual CO2 emissions in the rest of the world by 1%, some 220m tonnes (MtCO2). www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-chi...

Graph of sea surface temperatures - just a few days ago we reached shortly 2024 values again when we had the El A graph showing the climate atrocity of sea surface temperatures peaking so shortly after the last El Niño. 2016 values had only been reached breached during 2024

Map of sea surface temperature anomalies. vast areas of the oceans are covered by marine heatwaves.

ENSO3.4. Index - red colors are El Niño events - the one in 2016 lasted into April, like the one in 2024...

A graph showing the climate atrocity of sea surface temperatures peaking so shortly after the last El Niño.

The grey line are the 2016 values of the El Niño that lasted well into the first half of 2016.

It took 7 years to reach these values again.

This time 2 years but with no El Niño in place

POLLUTING GAS REALLY STINKS Aussie power prices are high because expensive polluting gas often set the price of power and aging coal plants keep breaking down pushing prices higher. Meanwhile many households overpay on outdated plans. (Image of stacks burning excess gas)

Hold on a second, WHAT EXACTLY IS IN A POWER BILL? (Pie chart showing) NETWORK COSTS (POLES AND WIRES) 39% WHOLESALE COSTS (THE COST OF THE ELECTRICITY YOU USE) 38% OTHER COSTS (RETAIL SERVICES & COMPLYING WITH GOVT REGS) 17% RETAIL MARGINS 6%

The good news?
We already have the solution.
Renewables are the cheapest form of new electricity. They’re cleaner and more reliable when backed by storage.
#climatecrisis #fossilfuels #auspol

WHY DO OUR POWER BILLS KEEP GOING UP? ...and who's to blame?

THE STATE OF AUSSIE POWER BILLS Key facts: EXPENSIVE GAS IS DRIVING HIGH ELECTRICITY PRICES OLD COAL POWER STATIONS ARE CAUSING PRICE SPIKES MILLIONS OF AUSTRALIANS ARE OVERPAYING FOR ELECTRICITY RENEWABLE ENERGY IS ALREADY LOWERING BILLS GOVERNMENTS NEED TO ACCELLERATE CLEAN ENERGY AND PROTECT CONSUMERS

Power bills are high because Australia still relies on expensive gas and old coal stations that keep breaking down. It’s as simple as that.
So while households struggle, big energy companies keep making huge profits.
#climatecrisis #fossilfuels #auspol

HERE'S WHAT'S GOING ON WITH OUR BILLS Basically, these guys: EXPENSIVE POLLUTING GAS, DODGY ENERGY RETAILERS, UNRELIABLE COAL STATIONS AND POOR PAST PLANNING are sending power bills through the roof, meanwhile...

ABUNDANT, CLEAN RENEWABLES RENEWABLE ENERGY, ELECTRIFIED HOMES, BATTERY STORAGE CONNECTED WITH TRANSMISSION can keep power prices down!

THE GOOD NEWS: Renewables and storage now provide close to 45% of electricity in Australia's main grid, which is driving down bills. By expanding renewable energy, storage and transmission we can reduce our reliance on volatile fossil fuel prices and lower long-term costs for households and businesses.

More wind and solar means lower prices and less pollution.
Read the Climate Council report, Power Games: Who’s Driving High Power Bills? www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/po...
#climatecrisis #RenewableEnergy #auspol

Modern EVs go from 10-80% in under 20 minutes. That’s quicker than I can use the restroom and stretch my legs. Once again charging happens while I am doing something else.

And the award for fracking and f**king our future goes to… #APA GROUP! #UASolutionsSummit

Spoiler alert: making #climate change worse is not a solution for Australia’s future. 🙃 #auspol

This Is Me While My Car Charges Itself My EV is charging right now. I'm sitting in my garden, about to hit 'publish' on this blog. I'm not waiting at a charging station. I'm not surrounded by cement under fluorescent lights next to a fridg...

EV charging is something that happens while you’re doing something else. It's not a separate chore you have to plan your day around. This difference with fossil-fuelled cars isn't just a footnote. It is the entire upgrade.
#electricvehicles #auspol www.lyrebirddreaming.com/post/this-is...

✍️ PETITION: Tax the gas industry its fair share Tax the gas industry its fair share! Australia Institute research shows a 25% tax on gas exports could solve the gas crisis – and raise $17 billion every year at the same time. ✍️ Add your name now...

It's a no brainer - the gas industry should be paying its fair share in tax. Please sign the @australiainstitute.org.au's petition: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/gas_export_t...

NT environmentalists ‘gobsmacked’ at federal green light to bulldoze nearly 3,000 hectares of tropical savanna Daly River region is home to threatened species such as the ghost bat, Gouldian finch, pig-nosed turtle and red goshawk

The environment minister, Murray Watt, has given the green light for the bulldozing of nearly 3,000 hectares of tropical savanna in the Northern Territory without an assessment under Australia’s nature laws.
#Environment #ClimateCrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Power Games: Who’s driving high power bills? | Climate Council Power bills have become a growing source of stress for Aussie families and businesses. More renewable energy offers a clear solution. Unlike fossil fuels, they rely on a free and abundant source of en...

Who’s driving high power bills?
Power prices are complex, and it can be hard to know what’s really going on. In short, there are three key drivers behind our high power prices.
#ClimateCrisis #fossilfuels #renewables #auspol
www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/po...

“We cannot change the science. All we can change is the political world,” South African human rights and climate advocate @kuminaidoo.bsky.social told The Australia Institute’s Follow the Money podcast.

🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts
📖 Read more on The Point: https://theaus.in/46Wg6D3

Doctors for the Environment Australia Healthy Planet, Healthy People

Join us to celebrate 25 years of Doctors for the Environment Australia 🎉

We have a fabulous Anniversary Gala planned with entertainment from The Bowerbird Collective & the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs & guest speakers reflecting on DEA's commitment to health, environment & the community.

Learn more👇

Linda and Graham from DCAN chatting with Melbourne Polytechnic students at Epping Campus SLAM week.

Linda and Graham from Darebin Climate Action Now (DCAN) chatting with Melbourne Polytechnic students at Epping at the first of our 4 stalls during SLAM week. Tomorrow we are at the Fairfield campus.
#ClimateEmergency #auspol

Power pole EV charging trial We are proposing a trial of public chargers on power poles for on-street charging of electric vehicles.

These is a rapidly growing need for on-street charging in inner city areas where off-street parking is limited, including in Darebin where I live. City of Merri-bek are to be congratulated!
#ClimateCrisis #electricvehicles #cityofdarebin #auspol conversations.merri-bek.vic.gov.au/street-charg...

Alcoa under investigation over more alleged tree-clearing breaches Just days after being hit with a $55 million fine for unlawfully clearing a jarrah forest, it is revealed US mining giant Alcoa is under investigation for alleged breaches of its agreement with the WA...

A serial vandal strikes again

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

Injured animals emerge from refuges weeks after SA bushfire As the firefighters packed up and went home from the recent Deep Creek fires, other volunteers were just starting weeks of work finding injured wildlife in the charred landscape.

“Thanks to efforts of firefighters & other volunteers, no..homes were lost in the recent Deep Creek fires..However, more than 3 weeks after the fire was declared contained, many animals are still emerging from their places of refuge, some with horrific injuries”

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02...

New datacentres risk doubling Great Britain’s electricity use, regulator says Ofgem says about 140 proposed projects, driven by AI use, could require more power than current peak demand

The amount of power being sought by new datacentre projects in Great Britain would exceed the national current peak electricity consumption, according to an industry watchdog.
#ClimateCrisis #AI #electricity #auspol www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

DEMAND OUR GOVERNMENT STOP FUELLING THE CLIMATE CRISIS! CONTACT YOUR LOCAL MP TODAY. (photo of a hand holding an old-style lineline telephone hand piece)

📞 Contact your local MP and ask them to act.
#darebinclimateactionnow #climateactionnow #stopfossilfuelexports

Australia could become the world’s first net-zero exporter of fossil fuels By: Frank Jotzo and Annette Zou Australia is among the world’s top three exporters of LNG and second-largest exporter of coal. When burned overseas, these exports result in 1.1 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year – almost three times Australia’s domestic emissions. Emissions embedded in Australia’s exports do not count towards our national emissions targets. But they contribute to climate change – and they’re the reason for Australia’s international reputation as a fossil-fuel economy.

Citation:
Jotzo, F & Zou, A 2025, Australia could become the world’s first net-zero exporter of fossil fuels, Australian National University, iceds.anu.edu.au/news-events/...

RENEWABLES CUT DOMESTIC EMISSIONS, BUT EXPORTED FOSSIL FUELS REMAIN A MAJOR PART OF AUSTRELIA'S GLOBAL IMPACT. (CLIMATE ACTION TRACKER) (photo of solar panels with sheep grazing in the foreground)

THE PRIME MINISTER MUST COMMIT TO NO NEW COAL AND GAS PROJECTS AND A RAPID EXPORT PHASE-OUT. (CLIMATE CHANGE AUTHORITY) (photo of Parliament House, Canberra)

That’s why we’re calling on the Prime Minister to commit to no new coal and gas projects and a rapid, planned export phase-out.
#ClimateEmergency #auspol

If AI makes human labor obsolete, who decides who gets to eat? Amid talk of artificial intelligence taking our jobs, the big unasked question is: how will we be fed?

“How will we be fed? That’s the biggest question not seriously being addressed amid all this talk about whether or not artificial intelligence will end up taking over all of our jobs”

www.theguardian.com/business/202...

Pollution from trucks and buses costs Australians $6.2bn in health effects each year, study finds Research describes children exposed to air pollution equivalent to eight cigarettes a day by attending childcare near major roads

Air pollution from trucks and buses is costing Australians about $6.2bn each year due to the health effects of exposure to vehicle exhaust, a University of Melbourne study has found.
#ClimateCrisis #airpollution #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Electrify your Home and Life Want to reduce energy bills and your carbon footprint and create a comfortable home? Find out how at this free event.

Want to reduce energy bills, your carbon footprint and create a comfortable home? Find out how at this free event at Reservoir Library on Tuesday 24th February 2026 6.00pm to 7.30pm. RSVP to avoid disappointment at www.eventbrite.com.au/e/electrify-...
#climatecrisis #auspol #darebin

Darebin City Council's new Energy Upgrades program is an initiative close to DCAN's heart and one we have been campaigning for on behalf of Darebin residents. The program will provide a central point for residents to get trusted advice, trusted installers, & rebates.
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Qld coalmine expansion approved by Albanese government will clear habitat and fuel climate crisis, scientists say Conservationists estimate coal exported from expanded mine to release CO2 equivalent of about half Australia’s annual carbon footprint

DCAN is devastated to hear that the government has approved an expansion to the Middlemount Coal Mine in Queensland. The burning of the coal exported from this expansion will equal more than half of Australia’s annual domestic emissions. #climatecrisis #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Qld coalmine expansion approved by Albanese government will clear habitat and fuel climate crisis, scientists say Conservationists estimate coal exported from expanded mine to release CO2 equivalent of about half Australia’s annual carbon footprint

ICYMI: The extension of the Middlemount mine in Qld – jointly owned by Peabody (US) and Yancoal (China) – will result in the clearing of habitat for koalas and greater gliders and the export of about 85m tonnes of coal over 24 years. @readfearn.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Dozens more plants and animals added to Australia’s endangered lists The list now includes a charismatic possum, a flightless fly and a glossy skink.

The new threatened species include the lemuroid ringtail possum of north Qld, which is highly vulnerable to global warming. As temperatures rise, the possums are forced to live at higher and higher elevations on their mountain homes in the Wet Tropics rainforests. www.theage.com.au/environment/...

Tell the Treasurer - Don't Ignore Appeals for More Funds for Climate Preparedness Mobilise! Resist! Transform!

The VIC Gov has released its response to the Climate Resilience Inquiry Committee's report.

Our email action in response is here:

www.melbournefoe.org.au/email_treasu...