Peter Byard Davis
@PeterByardDavis
Ex-prof, recovering workaholic, quiz kid. Social democrat, humanist, policy wonk. RNZ/BBC/Guardian, NS/Economist/FT. Culture vulture, birder, X-c skier. Travels
Humanity Moves Into ‘Unknown” as Warming Earth Transgresses Planetary Boundaries healthpolicy-watch.news/humanity-moves…
Renewable energy hits global tipping point for even lower costs, UN says aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/22…
No Western newspaper has the spine to publish headlines as stark and tragic as those @haaretzcom
Do you have a son in the IDF? You might be the parents of a war criminal | Opinion | Hagai El-Ad haaretz.com/opinion/2025-0…
In ‘blow to the environment,’ EPA begins to dismantle its research office | Science | AAAS science.org/content/articl…
The EU-China Summit this week is an opportunity that neither side can afford to miss. Mary Robinson calls for more climate cooperation for clear signals and coordination to boost global energy security in a time of rising geopolitical risk.
Many western foreign ministers call on Israel to end #Gaza war: “We are prepared to take further action to support an immediate ceasefire & a political pathway to security & peace for Israelis, Palestinians & entire region”. Spell out the action, please! gov.uk/government/new…
Many western foreign ministers call on Israel to end #Gaza war: “We are prepared to take further action to support an immediate ceasefire & a political pathway to security & peace for Israelis, Palestinians & entire region”. Spell out the action, please! gov.uk/government/new…
Many western foreign ministers call on Israel to end #Gaza war: “We are prepared to take further action to support an immediate ceasefire & a political pathway to security & peace for Israelis, Palestinians & entire region”. Spell out the action, please! gov.uk/government/new…
The deliberate medieval starvation of the whole population is the other overwhelmingly urgent threat which must be addressed somehow. The silence and complicity is simply shocking given the fact that no one can deny they are not fully aware of what is being perpetrated.
“Israeli forces kill 67 Palestinians seeking aid in northern Gaza” Every day gets worse. History books will tell about the silence and complicity of (most) western leaders. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…
UN gung ho on cost-competitiveness of renewables. theguardian.com/environment/20…
The rise and fall of orange roughy. When will New Zealand start learning from the lessons of stock crashes and habitat destruction elsewhere? Better now than never deep-sea-conservation.org/the-rise-and-f… @HelenClarkNZ @WWFNewZealand @GreenpeaceNZ
Thank you @HelenClarkNZ for your leadership of @PMNCH As you say partnerships are the backbone of resistance in this fragmented world.
The PMNCH Strategy 2026–2030 puts partnerships at the centre of progress. It’s time to move from promises to action — together. 🤝 📘 Explore the Strategy: bit.ly/3UqHTVu @DrTedros @mohfw_india @khosla_rajat @HelenClarkNZ @WHO @FIGOHQ @IPUparliament @UNICEF @UNFPA…
Will Denmark Lead Europe Towards a Super-Rich Tax? socialeurope.eu/will-denmark-l…
Israel declines to renew the visa for a top UN official in the occupied Palestinian territories in what humanitarian officials say is part of a pattern of Israel retaliating against those who criticize its conduct in the Gaza war and toward Palestinians. trib.al/xNbSyue
"Israel’s narrative cannot survive the truth, so it’s silencing the world. As Israel kills tens of thousands, its defenders go after anyone who dares to speak out – from Francesca Albanese to Omer Bartov." trib.al/aGUIzPf
MAGA Going to Israel for Propaganda Training consortiumnews.com/2025/07/20/mag… The Israeli government is paying to have 16 MAGA social media influencers with millions of followers brought to Israel to learn how to stop American youth from turning against it over Gaza, writes Joe…
I subscribe to the notion that buildings like this (or higher) will become increasingly common across all of Auckland's beautiful isthmus. After all, if we can develop buildings to this height at Carrington, then imagine what we might build in more central locations if allowed?
Building 4 is starting to be unveiled on Carrington Road
"Recognition of Palestine as a state would put beyond doubt that the Palestinian Authority is entitled to develop the natural gas resources of the Gaza Marine field” — another reason why Israel is trying to block the emergence of a Palestinian state. trib.al/qQy19q4
Why has a bill to relax foreign investment rules had so little scrutiny? Jane Kelsey breaks it down theconversation.com/why-has-a-bill… #nzpol