Extinction Rebellion Podcast

News from a World in Flux Ep. 29: CO2 accelerating, corals gone forever, is it time to start geoengineering?

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand.   EPISODE 29: CO2 accelerating, corals gone forever, is it time to start geoengineering? In this episode Charlie explains the recent measurement of accelerating atmospheric CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere as well as the announcement that coral bleaching has passed a tipping point, while Clare delves into the world of solar radiation management at a recent conference she attended with James Hansen. REFERENCES Record leap in CO2 concentrations - The Guardian www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/15/record-leap-in-co2-fuels-fears-of-accelerating-global-heating James Hansen & Clare Farrell - Climate Reckoning in ATLAS25, Operaatio Arktis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2UME_Z8oig --------------------- Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk [http://chuffed.org/xr/uk]

News from a World in Flux Ep. 28: Tipping points, conservative models and will climate shocks cause people to rise up?

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand. EPISODE 28: Tipping points, conservative models and will climate shocks cause people to rise up? In this episode, Clare and Charlie discuss the recent heatwaves that have hit Europe this summer; can we adapt, and will it trigger a mass uprising? They also talk about the latest research into climate tipping points, both good and bad, and how some climate models may be underpredicting climate risks. REFERENCES Greening cities will save millions of lives https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(25)00165-2/fulltext Extreme weather does lead to increased policy support if it’s attributed to climate https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-025-02372-4 Extreme weather is a massive front-line for climate disinformation https://www.desmog.com/2025/07/22/extreme-weather-events-are-the-new-frontline-of-online-climate-denial-report/  ‘Urgent warning to world leaders’ from Exeter tipping points conference, ignored by media https://bsky.app/profile/thierryaaron.bsky.social/post/3lt5rp67des2i https://news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-environment-science-and-economy/tipping-points-experts-issue-urgent-message-to-world-leaders/ Earth’s energy imbalance is worse than models predict, i.e. the planet is more sensitive to GHGs than we thought and most models may underestimate heating https://phys.org/news/2025-06-climate-sensitivity-greenhouse-gases-align.html https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adt0647 Earth’s energy imbalance has doubled in recent decades https://theconversation.com/earth-is-trapping-much-more-heat-than-climate-models-forecast-and-the-rate-has-doubled-in-20-years-258822  --------------------- Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk

News from a World in Flux Ep. 27: International judges back climate justice, the cost of decarbonisation, and narrative wars

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand. EPISODE 27: International judges back climate justice, the cost of decarbonisation, and narrative wars In this episode Clare and Charlie discuss the recent ICJ ruling on the obligations of states, the new OBR Fiscal Risks and Sustainability report, the role of narrative framings in the climate culture war, and Clare's recent trip to Lorentz to workshop strategy. REFERENCES ICJ ruling on obligations of states: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/icjs-climate-ruling-goes-far-beyond-legal-battles-between-ztcje/ OBR Fiscal Risks and Sustainability report: https://www.carbonbrief.org/obr-net-zero-is-much-cheaper-than-thought-for-uk-and-unchecked-global-warming-far-more-costly/ What messages might Reform be vulnerable to? https://strongmessagehere.substack.com/p/what-messages-might-reform-be-vulnerable?utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&triedRedirect=true Democratization of provisioning systems by Julia Steinberger https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/15487733.2024.2401186#abstractart ---------------------  Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk

News from a World in Flux Ep. 26: What are we going to eat?

Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand. EPISODE 26: What are we going to eat? In this episode Clare and Charlie discuss the food sector and its vulnerability to climate change and other future shocks.  REFERENCES Inside Track investor memo https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tATFmJG0wOtLDHxionMX0qNEXw49tjRl/view Guardian article about the food industry is actively campaigning against the changes it needs to secure its own future with PR disinformation campaign against Eat-Lancet report https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/apr/11/pr-campaign-may-fuelled-food-study-backlash-leaked-document-eat-lancet George Monbiot Guardian article on stockpiling https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/16/britain-food-supply-donald-trump-stockpile Birmingham Food council report into food insecurity https://www.birminghamfoodcouncil.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/A-perilous-innocence_adaptation-plans_26-03-2025_2nd-edition.pdf Hay food assembly https://hayresilience.org/ --------------------- Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk

News from a World in Flux Ep. 25: Wet bulb disasters, importing trees, and prison update

NEWS FROM A WORLD IN FLUX Extinction Rebellion’s co-founder Clare Farrell and conservation scientist Dr Charlie Gardner team up once more to discuss issues and stories they feel are not getting enough airtime. They want to make sure that the latest news in science and important reports that are relevant to the climate and ecological crisis are flagged and explained in ways that are easy to understand. EPISODE 25: Wet bulb disasters, importing trees, and prison update? In this episode Clare and Charlie discuss new research into when wet bulb temperatures become dangerous to humans. Charlie shares his own study into the need for conservation by assisted colonisation as climate change disrupts native ecosystems. Clare gives an update on the status of imprisoned activists in the UK. And a new book by Scientist for XR is revealed. REFERENCES Dr Andrew Forrest AO speaking at the Boao Forum Asia about Wet Bulb temperature effects https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=pxT_YuaOgi4stWrH&v=kigyFOj7HUw&feature=youtu.be Validating new limits for human thermoregulation https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2421281122 Future of forests in the UK and the need for assisted colonisation paper https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.70027 Guardian article https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/19/the-world-is-getting-hotter-could-helping-englands-trees-migrate-northwards-protect-them-climate-aoe Reuters: Greenpeace director on 10 yr possible charge for criminal damage https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/british-police-arrest-greenpeace-uk-head-over-red-dye-protest-us-embassy-group-2025-04-10 Buy Scientists on Survival https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/scientists-for-survival-scientists-for-xr/7678861?ean=9781789297324  --------------------- Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk