Extinction Rebellion Podcast

Extinction Rebellion Podcast
Extinction Rebellion Podcast

Welcome to the Extinction Rebellion Podcast. Here we try to answer questions, bring clarity, and demystify all that is XR.

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

    MAY 13

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

    NEWS FROM A WORLD IN FLUXExtinction 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.REFERENCESDr Andrew Forrest AO speaking at the Boao Forum Asia about Wet Bulb temperature effectshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?si=pxT_YuaOgi4stWrH&v=kigyFOj7HUw&feature=youtu.beValidating new limits for human thermoregulationhttps://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2421281122Future of forests in the UK and the need for assisted colonisation paperhttps://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1365-2664.70027Guardian article https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/aug/19/the-world-is-getting-hotter-could-helping-englands-trees-migrate-northwards-protect-them-climate-aoeReuters: Greenpeace director on 10 yr possible charge for criminal damagehttps://www.reuters.com/world/uk/british-police-arrest-greenpeace-uk-head-over-red-dye-protest-us-embassy-group-2025-04-10Buy Scientists on Survivalhttps://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

    52 min
  2. News from a World in Flux Ep. 22: Unexpected warming, legal success, and how many will die

    MAR 19

    News from a World in Flux Ep. 22: Unexpected warming, legal success, and how many will die

    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 dieThis 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 deadhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00139157.2025.2434494https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/04/climate-change-target-of-2c-is-dead-says-renowned-climate-scientistJanuary was +1.75Chttps://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/06/hottest-january-on-record-climate-scientists-global-temperatures-highInstitute and Faculty of Actuaries paper on climate riskshttps://actuaries.org.uk/media-release/current-climate-policies-risk-catastrophic-societal-and-economic-impacts/ ---------------------Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate!https://chuffed.org/xr/ukExtinction Rebellion UK:https://extinctionrebellion.uk/

    48 min
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Welcome to the Extinction Rebellion Podcast. Here we try to answer questions, bring clarity, and demystify all that is XR.

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