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“What radicalized you” — idk empathy apparently

And today’s word is….

Starmer making a pledge he has no intention of keeping is old news.

2024 has been a masterclass in climate destruction: Biodiversity destroyed in sweltering seas; Workers collapsing in insufferable heat; Floods tearing through communities; Droughts ravaging crops. ‌ All these disasters are supercharged by human-made climate change. ‌ We need

Jesus christ. I think I need to turn to alcohol or drugs or therapy or SOMETHING. I had seen the AMOC overturning warnings, but I had not seen this graph. I though somehow mostly the North Atlantic and Europe would be affected, but no, it's global boiling. en.vedur.is/media/ads_in_h…

Using up the carbon budget for 1.5°C

On The Ecologist: climateproofing potatoes in China, and the growing impact of “climateflation”: theecologist.org/2024/dec/04/cl…

Critical Ocean Minerals Research Center EcoCreds I wrote for The Ecologist "Primary question – do we need this structure, to do this activity, do the benefits outweigh the costs. And then there is the often unasked question: who benefits?" #PlanetaryBoundaries theecologist.org/2021/may/19/mi…

Today is the release of The Sustainability Class, by Vijay and aaron vansintjan 🐙 . To celebrate, we’re publishing an excerpt from their book on green gaslighting #sustainabilityclass theecologist.org/2024/dec/10/gr…

The Sustainability Class is out today. Read an article the authors published in Newsweek, introducing what the book is about. “Sustainability has become a marker of class distinction, separating the haves from the have-nots.” #sustainabilityclass newsweek.com/rise-sustainab…

The authors of The Sustainability Class were interviewed in Publisher’s Weekly. “'Sustainability' is now about sustaining the status quo—it’s transformed into the opposite of a desire to change the system." #sustainabilityclass publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/au…

Areeba Hamid, co-executive director at Greenpeace UK, said: “This settlement [w Shell] shows people power works. Thousands of ordinary people across the country backed our fight against Shell and their support means we stay independent and can keep holding Big Oil to account."

Today is publication day. For the occasion, The Ecologist has published an excerpt from our book, introducing the concept of "green gaslighting". theecologist.org/2024/dec/10/gr…

Yesterday, The Ecologist published an article where Vijay and I introduce green gaslighting. It's like greenwashing, but more insidious.

This is my third instalment in a series for The Ecologist reflecting on Extinction Rebellion Global's rise and fall and (?). Honestly I’ve been a bit surprised by how illuminating – and energising! – this part was to write (1/6)

My article for ⁦The Ecologist⁩ We're on the road to nowhere... BR-319: A highway to climate chaos in the heart of the Amazon. theecologist.org/2024/dec/18/we…

Me The Ecologist on the US/China dispute and how talk of a Trump “grand bargain”, like 1985’s Plaza Accord with Japan, is likely to prove idle this time round. Supposed economic rationality will run hard into the demands of military & tech competition. theecologist.org/2024/dec/23/ch…