Polly Hemming
@pollyjhemming.bsky.social
Director @australiainstitute.org.au's Climate & Energy Program.
Climate integrity // Environmental markets // Greenwashing (exposing it, not doing it)
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Climate integrity // Environmental markets // Greenwashing (exposing it, not doing it)
*views my own*
Australia (an increasingly authoritarian petrostate) did quite a lot of bullying of its own. Internationally and domestically. Australia has been gaming COPs for decades. COP31 would have been no different. We are just better at greenwashing 🙂
November 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Australia (an increasingly authoritarian petrostate) did quite a lot of bullying of its own. Internationally and domestically. Australia has been gaming COPs for decades. COP31 would have been no different. We are just better at greenwashing 🙂
Feeling pretty rough but having energy to post about bureacrats failing upwards is a small sign of progress ... x
November 12, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Feeling pretty rough but having energy to post about bureacrats failing upwards is a small sign of progress ... x
I’m grateful for the patience, understanding and generosity people have shown while I’m offline, and I look forward to reconnecting as I can.
October 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I’m grateful for the patience, understanding and generosity people have shown while I’m offline, and I look forward to reconnecting as I can.
Many of us are struggling in different ways, and I’m not seeking sympathy. But illness collapses the distance between the abstract and the real. It’s a stark reminder that all the policy, argument and urgency come down to something simple - the ability to live, to connect, to be present.
October 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Many of us are struggling in different ways, and I’m not seeking sympathy. But illness collapses the distance between the abstract and the real. It’s a stark reminder that all the policy, argument and urgency come down to something simple - the ability to live, to connect, to be present.
A few weeks ago I couldn’t have articulated any of this. I could barely walk. Some days I still can’t talk. I can’t remember much of the last year. Remission is possible and while I don’t know if my brain will ever be the same I’m trying to show up every day.
October 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
A few weeks ago I couldn’t have articulated any of this. I could barely walk. Some days I still can’t talk. I can’t remember much of the last year. Remission is possible and while I don’t know if my brain will ever be the same I’m trying to show up every day.
I was hesitant to post something so personal, but anyone who works on climate, environment or social justice knows it’s impossible to separate the personal from the professional. Our work is about protecting what makes life itself beautiful and meaningful: trust, integrity, community, care.
October 20, 2025 at 6:09 AM
I was hesitant to post something so personal, but anyone who works on climate, environment or social justice knows it’s impossible to separate the personal from the professional. Our work is about protecting what makes life itself beautiful and meaningful: trust, integrity, community, care.
Apologies for the pile on. I clearly misunderstood your tone.
October 15, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Apologies for the pile on. I clearly misunderstood your tone.
The point is I'm not pinning the extinction of the shrew on the current government and didn't say that - the announcement was a timely reminder that the current government is not stopping further extinctions despite claiming otherwise. 🙂
October 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
The point is I'm not pinning the extinction of the shrew on the current government and didn't say that - the announcement was a timely reminder that the current government is not stopping further extinctions despite claiming otherwise. 🙂
For those getting outraged that I might be suggesting Labor caused this extinction, clearly that’s not the case. I’m using the announcement to highlight how little the government is doing to prevent further extinctions, despite an explicit commitment to “no new” ones.
October 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
October 15, 2025 at 9:59 AM
For those getting outraged that I might be suggesting Labor caused this extinction, clearly that’s not the case. I’m using the announcement to highlight how little the government is doing to prevent further extinctions, despite an explicit commitment to “no new” ones.
October 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM
For those getting outraged that I might be suggesting Labor caused this extinction, clearly that’s not the case. I’m using the announcement to highlight how little the government is doing to prevent further extinctions, despite an explicit commitment to “no new” ones.
🙄 First, the cause of its extinction is unknown. Second, it’s taxonomically distinct from the SE Asian shrew. Third, no, I’m using the announcement to highlight the hypocrisy of a hypocritical, performative media release about “no new extinctions” while the govt itself is driving extinctions
October 15, 2025 at 7:43 AM
🙄 First, the cause of its extinction is unknown. Second, it’s taxonomically distinct from the SE Asian shrew. Third, no, I’m using the announcement to highlight the hypocrisy of a hypocritical, performative media release about “no new extinctions” while the govt itself is driving extinctions