Prof Phoebe Barnard

gofundme.comDonate to Support our film project Climate in a Time of Conflict, organized by John BoweyWe are producing a documentary film in Ukraine entitled 'Climate in … John Bowey needs your support for Support our film project Climate in a Time of Conflict

1 We're beavering away, developing screening platforms, public talks & viewings for our 3 major documentary learning projects on climate, innovation, adaptation, resilience, courage, war. Pls contact me if you can use, or help fund, these #climatelearningresources 🧵 www.gofundme.com/f/Climatecon...

In Oxford this Friday PM? We'll speak to @ox.ac.uk @oxfordgeography.bsky.social & @naturerecovery.bsky.social on "Ecosystems, Governance, and Society in Unstable Times." A vision &proposal for the tricky, rewarding, collaborative path towards ecological civilisation. events.ox.ac.uk/oxford_event...

climaterepaircafe.comClimate Conflict: Ukraine, Resilience & Climate | Climate Repair CaféExplore Climate in a Time of Conflict, examining how Ukraine is responding to war, climate disruption and reconstruction through adaptation, resilience and transformation.

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@annafromukraine.bsky.social thanks for yr reports✨on a grim, emotional, empowering, dangerous geopolitically crazifying war. We're making a documentary "Climate in a Time of Conflict": #Ukraine 's masterclass to the world on coping with multiple crises. www.climaterepaircafe.com/climateconfl... /2

youtu.beSVITLANA KRAKOVSKA Final Odessa interviewYouTube video by TransMediaVision

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And the impacts on everyone are so profound, so tough - rarely letting their guard down. Our incredibly determined associate producer, the leading climate scientist Dr Svitlana Krakovska, only did so at the end of four long tough months of working with us on the frontlines🥺 youtu.be/zrYQsiYEf8k?...

climaterepaircafe.comClimateConflict SR | Climate Repair Café

2 Climate in a Time of Conflict screening room www.climaterepaircafe.com/climateconfl...

climaterepaircafe.comScreening Room | Climate Repair CaféThis page summarizes three major current climate media projects of Transmediavision USA, Inc.: The Climate Restorers (2025), Climate Repair Café (2026-27, in production) and Climate in a Time of Conf...

3 See here for our major documentary/media projects summarised for universities, schools, policy advisors, other users: The Climate Restorers (2025 in global broadcast but available for focused screening); Climate Repair Café (2026-27 in production, trailers) www.climaterepaircafe.com/screeningroom

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Rupert Read

@rupertread.bsky.social

Thanks to @labourlewis.bsky.social for supporting our new Climate Popularism report, which I co-authored with Caroline Lucas. This moment offers a rare and fleeting chance to repair the neglect and powerless-ness that have fuelled the populist right. Read it here: www.climatemajorityproject.com

youtu.beWhy we need climate popularism with Caroline Lucas and Rupert Read | NFAWIFYouTube video by Extinction Rebellion (XR) UK

Climate scientist Dr @charliejgardner.bsky.social discusses with @carolinelucas.bsky.social & @rupertread.bsky.social the kind of movement-building empowerment for societies worried that the cavalry isn't coming - #climatepopularism. Best yet, proactive governments out there can join in and help.

Alex Orkid 🌍@alexorkid.bsky.social

🚨New episode of News from a World in Flux🚨 @charliejgardner.bsky.social talks to @carolinelucas.bsky.social and @rupertread.bsky.social about how to make taking climate action popular through adaptation. From the new Climate Popularism report by @climatemajority.bsky.social. youtu.be/ntFeORWeYyI

theguardian.comThis man has quit Badenoch’s increasingly hard-right Tory party – others should be brave enough to do the same | Polly ToynbeeThe London Assembly’s Andrew Boff is one of many who reject Kemi Badenoch’s authoritarian position. They are the only chance for the party’s future, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

Please, #UK don’t make the same disastrous mistakes as the #USA in not seeing the big picture looming. The country may never recover from a time in which #humanrights & #climatestability cannot be discussed or valued. @pollytoynbee.bsky.social 🎯 | Polly Toynbee www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comStrongmen like Trump would destroy the planet out of pure spite – and Brazil shows we’re all in peril | George MonbiotIf Flávio Bolsonaro is elected, Brazil’s ecosystems will face collapse. The ruling class would rather burn the world than share it with the poor, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

If only they knew how hollow and suffocating bunker living would be. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

theguardian.comDonald Trump has sold out Ukraine. He makes appeaser Chamberlain look like a man of iron principle | Simon TisdallEurope’s leaders can no longer trust a word that comes out of Washington. No more slaps on the wrist – we need concrete steps to punish Trump, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

Universal nausea. This is not a surprise. Only a disaster. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... Donald Trump has sold out Ukraine. He makes appeaser Chamberlain look like a man of iron principle | Simon Tisdall

Ever notice how only certain industries can afford to lavish their customers with cheap addiction incentives? Time for us to rewrite that narrative for a low-carbon economy. Thanks #CarolinePidgeon of the @libdempeers.bsky.social 🎯 #FrequentFlyer #FrequentRailrider @climatemajority.bsky.social

Lib Dem Peers@libdempeers.bsky.social

Frequent flyers get air miles. Regular train passengers get nothing back. Caroline Pidgeon is calling for rail miles to reward loyal passengers, and her proposal to the Railways Bill is in the Lords today. @carolinepidgeon.bsky.social

businessgreen.com'It must start where people are': 'Climate popularism' could break the grip of right-wing partiesFormer Green leader Caroline Lucas co-authors report calling for 'politics of climate resilience' built around lower household costs, stronger communities, and greater local control

'It must start where people are.’ ‘Climate popularism' could break grip of right-wing parties www.businessgreen.com/news/4537476... @carolinelucas.bsky.social @rupertread.bsky.social @wriclimate.bsky.social @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social @sei.org @andyburnham.bsky.social @climatebrown.bsky.social

theguardian.comFor the future of green politics, look beyond the Green party | Zoe WilliamsEnvironmentalists of all political hues must find the language and ideas that turn passion for climate action into impetus, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

Zoe Williams' @theguardian.com thoughtful take on the Climate Majority Project "Climate Popularism" report - launched this week by Caroline Lucas & Rupert Read - & what it means for the future of UK politics. @zoesqwilliams.bsky.social @climatemajority.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

youtube.comCaroline Lucas and Rupert Read launch ‘Climate Popularism’ report | Climate Majority ProjectYouTube video by Climate Majority Project

Important and inspiring dialogue on the future of democracy, the climate, the planet and society with @rupertread.bsky.social, @carolinelucas.bsky.social and @jonalexander.bsky.social from Climate Majority Project perspectives… @climatemajority.bsky.social - pls share! youtube.com/watch?v=Px_0...

newscientist.comWe can rescue the AMOC after its collapse – but it won’t be easy | New ScientistAn AMOC weakened by climate change can be revived by cooling global temperatures, but we don't have the technology to remove huge quantities of CO2 and drive that cooling

Well, this deserves a great deal of discussion, testing, planning, preparedness - a wild road ahead for sure @rahmstorf.bsky.social @kevinclimate.bsky.social @profpaulbehrens.bsky.social @davidho.bsky.social @profbillmcguire.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com www.newscientist.com/article/2593...

theguardian.com‘I am still a child, it cannot be good to be married’: how drought forces Afghan families to sell girls as bridesAs climate breakdown pushes families to starvation, many feel forced to ‘sacrifice’ daughters to save siblings, with girls as young as eight and 10 engaged or married to repay debts or pay for food

It is tragically a devastating feature of arid lands which does not bode well for the future: instability drives the sale of girls by desperate families in arid areas. We must help change this.

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‘I am still a child, it cannot be good to be married’: how drought forces Afghan families to sell girls as brides

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A perfect storm: how the super El Niño is devastating the fishing industry

theguardian.comA perfect storm: how the super El Niño is devastating the fishing industryPeru’s anchoveta have made up about a 10th of the entire global commercial fishing catch since 1970, more than any other fish. A combination of warming seas and decades-long overfishing spells disaster

youtube.comWhy Too Much Efficiency Makes Us Fragile with Olivier Hamant | TGS 230YouTube video by Nate Hagens

Nate Hagen's conversation on society, resilience, robustness, performance, efficiency with French biologist #OlivierHamant is incredibly delightful, even joyful. Our #Ukraine documentary on robustness and climate in a time of conflict benefits! @natehagens.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kzzr...

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#JohanRockström on #2026StateoftheClimate report: destabilisation is no surprise. 🤷🏼‍♀️🎯. None of us wants to say “we told you so.” How to act? Find an organisation working on any of the 7 issues we outlined in #ScientistsWarningsIntoAction, Eat #plantbased. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

academic.oup.comThe 2026 state of the climate report: challenges and opportunitiesAbstract. Earth’s climate system is moving deeper into uncharted territory. We present the 2026 update of planetary vital signs that track the state of Ear

The paper published yesterday - with some familiar graphs. ☝️https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/advance-article/doi/10.1093/biosci/biag125/8836482?login=false

What happens in society when things fall apart? @laurielaybourn.bsky.social on #derailmentrisk in societal responses to increasing #climateinstability. #2026StateoftheClimate report now live w/ #johanrockstrom #inescamilloni #piersforster @inescamilloni.bsky.social #bryonyworthington.

theintercept.comPrediction Markets Have a Lock on the MidtermsAs Kalshi and Polymarket dodge state regulations, prediction markets are upping the ante on the midterm elections.

#PredictionMarkets : #USA seriously losing the plot about #corruption "Now, a lot of states (say), “OK, wait, but you’re also allowing people to trade futures on the outcome of sports events. That’s just sports gambling, and we want the tax money." theintercept.com/2026/10/09/k... @theintercept.com

youtu.be5 key moments from Burnham’s first conference speech as PMYouTube video by The London Standard

It's time to draw a line to end a decade of government pulling against its people, its environment, climate and own leadership. @andyburnham.bsky.social as PM raises inspiring hope of not only good leadership, but more collaborative leadership with the public. That matters. youtu.be/Um0c8QkWP0o?...

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York Environmental Sustainability Institute (YESI)

@yesiuoy.bsky.social

Explore how society can enact systemic change with Prof Phoebe Barnard on Tues 6 October 2026. This co-hosted session examines the role of science, academia + civil society in guiding governance towards long-term resilience. Join in person or online🔗 buff.ly/dBWmZSn #SystemicChange

#Nature is still really the only game in town able to stabilise our climate. In York next week as guests of the wonderful @yesiuoy.bsky.social team, we'll also screen our documentary 'Ecosystem Restoration' in the 2025 series 'The Climate Restorers' Tues 6 Oct, 5:30 pm. www.theclimaterestorers.com

york.ac.ukScience, policy and preparedness: Government and society in unstable timesJoin YESI and the Department for Environment and Geography for a seminar with Prof Phoebe Barnard. Drawing on 30 years in science and policy, she addresses how we can guide a peaceful shift toward a w...

In case you happen to be in York next week: www.york.ac.uk/news-and-eve...

aftonbladet.se’Det fria ordet’ har blivit en helt tom reklamjingelJOHANNES ANYURU Bokmässan släpper in krigspropaganda

På engelska : "What a piece of writing. "How have we ended up in a world that is so fundamentally designed for some and not for others?" Yes, how? And how do we create a better world? A world that is for everyone?" Thank you @jeannetteeggers.bsky.social 🇸🇪 💪

Jeannette Eggers@jeannetteeggers.bsky.social

Vilken text. "Hur har vi hamnat i en värld som på ett så fundamentalt sätt är till för vissa och inte för andra?" Ja, hur? Och hur skapar vi en bättre värld? En värld som är till för alla?

youtu.beThe Global Water Cycle Is FailingYouTube video by Climate Emergency Forum

Please do make sure you know what's headed our way, and prepare for it. At the very least. And at the very best, throw your weight into the efforts to reverse environmental and societal unraveling. @climateeforum.bsky.social is well worth following and sharing.

Climate Emergency Forum@climateeforum.bsky.social

A warming planet is disrupting the water cycle: harsher droughts, heavier floods, shrinking glaciers, depleted aquifers, and growing risks to communities and ecosystems. Watch our discussion on the accelerating global water crisis. @paulhbeckwith.bsky.social youtu.be/wzphp944H68

blog.apaonline.orgRecently Published Book Spotlight: Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth | Blog of the APAIngrid Robeyns is Professor of Ethics of Institutions at Utrecht University's Ethics Institute. Her research spans political philosophy and applied ethics, with a particular focus on justice, inequali...

There was a time when one or two of my graduate students might have challenged me on this. But not today. 😵‍💫 One day soon I trust I can read this! Thank you @ingridrobeyns.bsky.social 🎯

Ingrid Robeyns@ingridrobeyns.bsky.social

I gave an interview to the American Philosophical Association, for their "Recently published books spotlights." (someone might reasonably ask: "define 'recent' for me"). blog.apaonline.org/2026/09/25/r...

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@billmckibben.bsky.social on usual good form at #NYCW2026 session on #Climate and #ImpactInvesting @erinsikorsky.bsky.social @mariannehage.bsky.social @energytransition.bsky.social @watersecurity.bsky.social @wriclimate.bsky.social @climatemajority.bsky.social @rupertread.bsky.social 🌊

adetokunbo.substack.comWhen Glaciers Fail: From Missoula Floods to Nepal: Climate is Rewriting the Rules of CatastropheThere used to be the Eghosa Library in Benin City, Nigeria in the 80s and 90s.

Adetokunbo Abiola (as Adetokunbo Sees) as usual with a thoughtful and heart rending post, with the dread that comes with the foresight many of us have been blessed and cursed to have. Please do follow him on LinkedIn or Substack, or both - well worthwhile. adetokunbo.substack.com/p/when-glaci...

regenerativeeconomics.earthRegenerative Economics - S.8 Leverage points for system changeHelpful prior learning and learning objectives

I came to the conclusion that policymakers & planners need systems training as much as, or more than scientists. Want to share an easy primer? See www.regenerativeeconomics.earth/regenerative... & stephenhinton.org/2026/09/09/t.... Thanks #StephenHinton #NinaAllchurch @climatemajority.bsky.social

And on #systemsthinking, may I suggest that this graph also holds true of time. Interventions years before a crisis are usually more impactful and easier to shift the problem than those in the heat of a crisis. Alas, we see that most humans can’t or won’t respond proactively until it’s far too late.

sandyblueocean.substack.comMusic is one of the best things humanity ever created.I went to a music festival

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So many of us feel the weight and momentum of what i’ve long said: “Events are overtaking us.” How we deal with it determines how we face the future. Sandy of @envirocoffeehouse.bsky.social has longer skin in this game than most - her strategy: ♥️ sandyblueocean.substack.com/p/music-is-o...

instagram.comThe Climate Coalition on Instagram: "Yesterday's packed Westminster Hall debate saw MPs from across the political spectrum discuss the Joint Intelligence Committee's National Security Assessment on bi...126 likes, 9 comments - theclimatecoalition on September 4, 2026: "Yesterday's packed Westminster Hall debate saw MPs from across the political spectrum discuss the Joint Intelligence Committee's Nati...

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I’ve had one foot in governments and one in academia long enough to know how slow govt responses can be - but here’s finally a good #UKparliamentary start to #climatenaturecrisis #action www.instagram.com/p/Dc3FyqBHPQ... @climatemajority.bsky.social @nebriefing.bsky.social #UKclimatecoalition 👏🏽

kentuckylantern.comKentucky writer, farmer and advocate Wendell Berry dies at 92 • Kentucky LanternA lover of forests, the farmer, author and former English professor died on Thursday, according to his family and the New York Times. He was 92.

“Rural America is a colony…its economy is a colonial economy. The business of America has been largely without apology the plundering of rural America,” …/2 A 4-part 🧵 honoring the late Kentucky writer, activist, and philosopher -poet #WendellBerry. kentuckylantern.com/2026/08/31/k...

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scottishpoetrylibrary.org.ukThe Peace of Wild ThingsWhen despair for the world grows in me / and I wake in the night at the least sound / in fear of what...

3. “When despair for the world grows in me and I wake in the night at the least sound in fear of what my life and my children’s lives may be, I go and lie down where the wood drake rests in his beauty on the water, and the great heron feeds…./4 www.scottishpoetrylibrary.org.uk/poem/peace-w...

youtu.beThe Secret to Emotional Freedom? Feel EverythingYouTube video by Reflections of Life

4. “I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief. I come into the presence of still water. And I feel above me the day-blind stars waiting with their light. For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free.” #WendellBerry youtu.be/aZnySL8XB4w?...

2. … “from which everything of value—minerals, timber, farm animals, farm crops, ‘labor’— is taken at the lowest possible price.” #WendellBerry was also a lyrical poet; filmmaker Michael Raimondo opened a film about me reading of one of his most famous poems, The Peace of Wild Things: /3

theguardian.comBurnham is choosing jobs over climate security. That’s a big risk | Gaby HinsliffThe PM’s net zero pragmatism may please some voters, but as parts of the country go up in flames, it’s an increasingly hard sell, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

“If Labour wanted naked pragmatism, frankly it could have stuck with Starmer. It looks to #AndyBurnham for something more: courage to face up to difficult questions but also political skills to sell difficult answers, and emotional intelligence to manage fallout.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

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❗️Another 103 Ukrainian defenders are returning home today from Russian captivity, – Zelenskyy.

morethanjustparks.substack.comBREAKING: USDA Moves to Bulldoze Last Unroaded Forests in AmericaNinety percent of wildfires start within a half mile of a road. The proposal is to build more of them.

#AssetStripping and #uglyprofiteering on a massive, suicidal scale. This is what I said to my family would likely be the tipping point that triggers a civil war in #USA. #TiananmenSquareMoment USDA Moves to Bulldoze Last Unroaded Forests in America morethanjustparks.substack.com/p/breaking-u...

⬆️ #RoadlessRule @johnagallo.bsky.social #BillRipple @billmckibben.bsky.social @daphnew.bsky.social @kevinclimate.bsky.social @charliejgardner.bsky.social @climateemergencyuk.bsky.social @climatemajority.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @michaelemann.bsky.social @wedonthavetime.wsocial.eu

rupertsreads.substack.comWATCH: Thousands Dead, and We're Talking about Air ConditioningI was on TRT World talking about the heatwaves in Europe.

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So refreshing when a broadcaster talks plainly about the climate emergency and civil or government preparedness (or lack of it!). rupertsreads.substack.com/p/watch-thou... @rupertread.bsky.social Substack in discussions/ @trtworld-j26.bsky.social. rupertsreads.substack.com/p/watch-thou...