Joelle Gergis

Best books of 2025: our experts share their picks We found out the favourite 2025 books of 35 expert readers – and the Books & Ideas team shares our own picks, too.

Looking for a summer read? Rebecca Solnit’s 'No Straight Road Takes You There' is my pick for 2025: theconversation.com/best-books-o...

Can we handle the truth on climate? As the latest round of United Nations climate talks were under way at COP30 in Brazil, the Liberal Party finally caved in to the pressure of climate change deniers in the National Party, reminding us ...

'Cop of Truth' or just another cop out? My latest in The Saturday Paper: www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...

Net zero is an insidious loophole that distracts from the scientific imperative to eliminate fossil fuels | Joëlle Gergis History tells us that polite incrementalism and political kowtowing will prevail at Cop30 – even as catastrophe unfolds around us

As COP30 begins, here's a gentle reminder that well-intentioned half measures aren't going to solve the climate crisis. The era of fossil fuels must come to an end. My latest in The Guardian... www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Ah damn. I’m so sorry to hear this Polly. I was thinking of you just the other day. I hope your treatment goes as well as possible. Fingers crossed for a full recovery xx

My latest in The Saturday Paper: 'I’ve come to realise
that denial is a position of the privileged: people who have their homes swallowed by floodwaters, torn apart by wind or burnt to the ground aren’t afforded the luxury of turning away'. www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...

On tonight...

Northern Rivers peeps! I'll be speaking at this free community event in Tweed Heads on 29 April. Please come along and pass on the invite to your friends. Bookings here: actionnetwork.org/events/350-t...

Truly heartbreaking. We’ve lost a lot of old canopy trees. National Parks will be a mess.

View of our neighbour’s place across the road this morning. There will be scenes like this all along the coast today. Heartbreaking 💔

What a mess. Around a quarter of a million people without power mostly in northern NSW and SE Queensland. Damage will become clearer as day breaks. Impacts will be felt for years.

Extreme Weather - Cyclones YouTube video by Queensland Reconstruction Authority

If you can bear to watch this video on the impacts of tropical cyclones please do, and then pass it on to anyone you know who is in Alfred's path. This system is no joke. Produced by the Bureau of Meteorology in partnership with Get Ready Queensland youtu.be/2Gxq5CheTHw?...

Hazards Near Me app View emergency warnings and advice for fires, floods and tsunamis in NSW.

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Coastal communities from Ballina all the way north to the Queensland border are now under evacuation orders. Severe storm surge will break through dunes and inundate homes in many areas. This is going to be a historic storm. My heart is breaking for our beautiful region 💔

The stuff of nightmares 😱

Climate researchers need support to become scientist-communicators Scientific institutions must create roles so that researchers can provide the deep public engagement necessary to respond effectively to the escalating impacts of climate change.

Scientific institutions must create--and sustain--new kinds of roles so that researchers can provide the deep public engagement necessary to respond effectively to the escalating impacts of #climate change. The status quo isn't working. nature.com/articles/d41...

Thank you 🙏

Latest cyclone track map: www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ...

I live in between these two data points. Either way, I'm terrified of what Cyclone Alfred is going to do to our beautiful region. So many people in the Northern Rivers have already been through so much. It's heartbreaking. Hope our home holds up 🙏

Update on the cyclone's trajectory: www.bom.gov.au/products/IDQ...

Feeling sick to my stomach about Tropical Cyclone Alfred approaching SE QLD. Around 4 million people live in this area. Buildings this far south are not built to withstand cyclones. How much do we need to lose before we take climate change seriously?
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Author talk with Dr Joëlle Gergis, award winning climate scientist Join Dr Joëlle Gergis as she talks about her June 2024 Quarterly Essay 'Highway to hell: Climate change and Australia's future'.

Lake Mac and Newcastle peeps! There are a few places left for my free talk tomorrow night at Windale Hub. Talking about climate change in a coal mining region is bound to be interesting! Hope to see you there... www.eventbrite.com.au/e/author-tal...

How Trump could be derailing a major global climate report The Trump administration’s actions in recent days have cast unprecedented uncertainty upon the climate panel’s work.

If people think that Trump is a joke, think again. Blocking the participation of US scientists in the IPCC process will have global consequences. Hard to know what to say about this...

Labor hasn’t delivered on more effective nature laws. It’s not just embarrassing, it’s calamitous | Tim Winton As Ningaloo reef bleaches and an election looms, we must look to those who stand in the way of our safety – the small cohort of people profiting from fossil fuels, and the politicians who protect them

“This is what 30 years of denial and delay have brought us”. Tim Winton on coming to terms with the bleaching of Ningaloo Reef in Western Australia 💔

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Free climate talk on tomorrow morning!

Eco Exchange Join leading climate experts and explore solutions for a sustainable future!

Family-friendly day being run by the Lake Macquarie City Council this Saturday 22 February. I'll be giving a 30min talk followed by a panel discussion with a few local legends. There's also free ice cream for the kids! www.lakemac.com.au/Events-direc...

Author talk with Dr Joëlle Gergis, award winning climate scientist Join Dr Joëlle Gergis as she talks about her June 2024 Quarterly Essay 'Highway to hell: Climate change and Australia's future'.

Evening 'in conversation' event with Dr Bonnie McBain from the University of Newcastle on 27 February: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/author-tal...

Sea level rise and the increasing frequency of inundation in Australia’s most exposed estuary - Regional Environmental Change The large tidal lake systems along the Southeast Australian coast are amongst the most vulnerable estuaries in Australia to the effects of sea level rise. In these lakes, reduced tide ranges compared ...

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Enjoying my residency in beautiful Lake Macquarie on the New South Wales coast. Reflecting on the inevitability of inundation from sea level rise in Australia's most exposed estuary. I'm giving two public talks on climate change while I am here. Tickets are free, details below.

This event in Bangalow has now booked out, but if you are keen, you can always show up and try your luck at the door tonight!

Author talk with Dr Joëlle Gergis, award winning climate scientist Join Dr Joëlle Gergis as she talks about her June 2024 Quarterly Essay 'Highway to hell: Climate change and Australia's future'.

There's only a handful of tickets left for my talk on 27 February. If you live in the Lake Macquarie area of NSW, please come along! Tickets are free: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/author-tal...