Extinction Rebellion Podcast

 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/

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. Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk 

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 20: Doom loops, missing clouds, and activist repressionThis time, Clare and Charlie explore the 'doom loops' of climate change and geopolitical instability as coined by Laurie Laybourn and James Dyke, the connection between clouds and the recent pulse in global heating, and another report into the state of activist repression around the world.References:Doom Loopshttps://theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-of-climate-change-and-geopolitical-instability-is-beginning-244705Activist repressionhttps://bpb-eu-w2.wpmucdn.com/blogs.bristol.ac.uk/dist/f/1182/files/2024/12/Criminalisation-and-Repression-of-Climate-and-Environmental-Protests.pdf Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk 

EPISODE 19: Sustain Salone ft. Brima ContehIn this episode Clare Farrell talks to founder of Sustain Salone, Brima Conteh about the Global South experience of the climate crisis via his work in Sierra Leone.If you found this useful please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk

 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 18: What does 1.5 °C actually mean, carbon capture, and Labour's climate failThis time, Clare and Charlie breakdown what is actually meant when people talk about exceeding 1.5 °C of global warming. They also touch on the problems associated with carbon capture and storage and why the Labour party are walking the same path as the Tories when it comes to climate.If you found this useful please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/ukExtinction 

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 17:  Is the deck stacked against the Biodiversity COP?This time, Clare and Charlie discuss the other COP, which happens every 2 years and is focussed on biodiversity. COP16 takes place in Colombia this year. Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk 

EPISODE 16: Upgrade Democracy SpecialThis time, Charlie is joined by Marijn Van De Geer from the Citzen's Assembly Working Group for a special episode from the Upgrade Democracy Action in Windsor. They discuss why our current political system is failing and how citizen's assemblies are the solution that is needed to address climate and ecological justice.https://extinctionrebellion.uk/upgrad... If you found this useful please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk

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 15: Insects, injunctions, and upgrading democracyThis time, Clare and Charlie discuss the worrying decline in insect populations and what that means, as well as the further suppression of climate activists by the use of private injunctions. Join Charlie, Clare, and the whole team at Upgrade Democracy 30th August - 1st September in Windsor.https://extinctionrebellion.uk/upgrade-democracy/Please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk 

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 14: Getting wetter, crazy prison terms, and Restore Nature Now!This time, Clare and Charlie reflect on the success of the Restore Nature Now march, the increasing severity of sentencing for peaceful protest, and discuss the consequences of increasing rainfall.https://www.restorenaturenow.com/If you found this useful please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk

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 12: The true cost of not acting and Restore Nature Now!This time, Clare and Charlie discuss some recent papers that try to formulate a cost for the damages that will be inflicted by the climate and ecological crisis. They also discuss the Restore Nature Now march happening in London on the 22nd June 2024 and give an update on a number of ongoing legal cases. https://www.restorenaturenow.com/---------------------If you found this useful please, share, comment, subscribe, like, mobilise, and donate! https://chuffed.org/xr/uk