What is the bare minimum we need world leaders to agree at COP26 and what can we do if they fail?  Rupert Read, academic philosopher, author and climate activist discusses the urgency of the moment - and how a 'moderate flank' of climate activists can grow out of the COP. 

Dr Rupert Read is a long term climate activist.  On the day after this podcast goes out, he'll be in court on charges of Criminal Damage for pouring water soluble paint on the steps of a hard-core climate denying think tank.  No stranger to action as well as thought, he is one of he nation's foremost climate philosophers and in today's episode, we explore together the nature of our current crisis, the hope (or otherwise) for international agreement at COP26 and action at an appropriate scale afterwards - and then look at how we as individuals can help foment a worldwide move towards a coherent, adaptive future, including ideas such as employee strikes mirroring the 'Fridays for Future' school strikes, the employers who are actively supporting climate action, and the ways we can begin to become more resilient and less dependent on 'business as usual'.  We end by discussing the Thrutopia Masterclass, starting May 1st on which Rupert will be the inaugural speaker.

Rupert Read web site: https://rupertread.net/
Rupert's Twitter feed: https://twitter.com/GreenRupertRead
10 Tests for COP:  https://greenworld.org.uk/article/10-tests-cop26
Ocean Tipping Point Paper: https://tinyurl.com/2e25nm8s
Perspective Article on Moderate Flank:
https://systems-souls-society.com/what-next-on-climate-the-need-for-a-moderate-flank/
New Statesman Article on employers allowing climate action: https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2019/09/can-your-employer-stop-you-joining-climate-strike
Similar article on Employers from Ian McGregor: https://theconversation.com/everyones-business-why-companies-should-let-their-workers-join-the-climate-strike-122976
Tech workers global climate strike: https://www.wired.com/story/tech-workers-global-climate-change-strike/
Companies who are participating in the climate strike: https://www.fastcompany.com/90403903/these-are-all-the-companies-participating-in-the-climate-strike