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 30: Floods, Zack Polanski, community organizing, and biofuels

In this episode Clare and Charlie tackle a new report that looks at how vulnerable the UK is to future flooding, the rise of Zack Polanski and community organizing, and why biofuels are not the answer.

REFERENCES

Towns may have to be abandoned due to flooding - The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/14/millions-more-homes-in-great-britain-at-risk-of-flooding-investigation-finds

Aviva building future communities report 2025
https://static.aviva.io/content/dam/aviva-corporate/documents/newsroom/pdfs/reports/building_future_communities_report_2025.pdf

Biofuels globally emit more CO2 than the fossil fuels they replace - T&E
https://www.transportenvironment.org/articles/biofuels-globally-emit-more-co2-than-the-fossil-fuels-they-replace-study

Why I’m not pinning my hopes on Your Party, or any other - Gully Bujak
https://www.absurdintelligence.com/why-im-not-pinning-my-hopes-on-your-party-or-any-other/

NB the views in this show are Clare and Charlie's own and do not necessarily reflect the official position of Extinction Rebellion.

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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

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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 

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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

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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/

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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 

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EPISODE 24: How to talk about the climate crisis from the head of UN Climate Comms

In this special episode of News from a World in Flux, Clare Farrell is joined by Martina Donlon, Global Climate Communications lead for the United Nations. Clare and Martina discuss the challenges of climate communications in the current geopolitical situation and the role of climate movements in driving change.

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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 23: What should we do next?

In Aug 2023 in Episode 1 of NFAWIF Clare and Charlie discussed Project 2025. Trump’s now been elected and is dismantling the US state and backtracking on all climate action, while in the UK, Labour has gone all in for growth over the environment. Banks and big businesses are rolling back their climate commitments, and FF companies are rolling back their renewables targets. We should be making serious progress by now, but instead we’re going backwards. So in this episode Clare and Charlie ask: where next for the climate movement?

References:

Gail Bradbrook Analysis
https://buymeacoffee.com/gailbradbrook/so-now-what

Humanity Project
https://humanityproject.uk/

XRUK strategy
https://extinctionrebellion.uk/2025/02/03/xruk-strategy-2025-26/

Climate populism
https://www.newstatesman.com/environment/2025/02/its-time-for-climate-populism

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 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 22: Unexpected warming, legal success, and how many will die

This time, Clare and Charlie cover a new scientific paper warning that global warming is accelerating, the bad framing of bats and newts vs growth, the legal cases brought against the government concerning new fossil fuel infrastructure and a report by the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries into climate risks.

References:

New Hansen paper - global warming has accelerated 2C is dead
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00139157.2025.2434494
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/04/climate-change-target-of-2c-is-dead-says-renowned-climate-scientist

January was +1.75C
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/06/hottest-january-on-record-climate-scientists-global-temperatures-high

Institute and Faculty of Actuaries paper on climate risks
https://actuaries.org.uk/media-release/current-climate-policies-risk-catastrophic-societal-and-economic-impacts/ 

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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 21: Does protest work?
 
This time, Clare and Charlie look into studies that show the efficacy of protest.

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