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Lonnie Thompson explains how the ice cores his team has collected from ice fields around the world have stories and lessons for us about microbes stored deep within ice, sometimes for up to 500,000 years. Watch or listen to the full episode on our YouTube channel --> shorturl.at/2uSwf

In this week's episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas podcast, Mark Lynas is joined by Professor Lonnie Thompson, an ice paleoclimatologist with The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center at Ohio State University. Watch the full podcast episode here: shorturl.at/n26f0 #Glaciology #Climate

Energy sovereignty starts with breaking our dependence on fossil fuels. Nuclear, wind, solar & geothermal give countries the tools to produce abundant, reliable energy domestically—strengthening energy security, reducing reliance on volatile global markets & building a more resilient future.

@georgemonbiot.bsky.social on this week's episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas podcast discusses the importance of protecting bluefin tuna, a species once nearly hunted to extinction, from further exploitation by the fishing industry. Watch the full episode here --> shorturl.at/spIGf #Tuna

Atlantic bluefin tuna are making a comeback in British waters. But instead of protecting this magnificent fish, the UK government has greenlit further fishing. Listen to @georgemonbiot.bsky.social speak with host Mark Lynas about his encounters with bluefin tuna on this week's podcast episode.

Click to see what magnificent creature @georgemonbiot.bsky.social is witnessing from his sea kayak off the coast of South Devon. Tune into this week's podcast episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas with host Mark Lynas, airing Thurs. 9am CEST, where George dives into his love for this animal.

In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, host Mark Lynas is joined by Roger Hallam, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, to discuss his evolution in climate activism and the case for mass civil resistance. Watch the full episode here --> shorturl.at/qpya3 #Protest #ExtinctionRebellion

WePlanet's @hiddemhigh.bsky.social is a microbiologist to documentary filmmaker. He visited Bangladesh to speak with farmers about their use of a new GMO crop called bt brinjal, a pest-resistant eggplant. To support GMOs is to support farmers, argues Hidde. #WePlanet #Biotechnology #GMO

There are plenty of technologies to make the production of food and goods more sustainable, writes WePlanet's @hiddemhigh.bsky.social, but they all consume a lot of electricity. So, it is crucial to start generating more energy – much more. #EnergyAbundance #GreenTechnology shorturl.at/6DpW7

WePlanet Secretary General @klgylfe.bsky.social will be speaking at the Gothenburg Tech Week next Tuesday as part of Tech Blueprint! If you're nearby Gothenburg, be sure to book your tickets to the event here: gbgtechweek-com.confetti.events/tech-bluepri... #WePlanet #TechWeek #Roundtable

A severe slowdown or collapse of the AMOC would disrupt Europe’s agriculture, infrastructure, welfare and economy on a profound scale. A patch of water nicknamed the "cold blob" just south of Greenland could be a warning sign of things to come. #AMOC #ClimateCrisis shorturl.at/u4pZ3

Today is World Farmed Animals Day. In honor of today, you can help piggies across Europe by signing our petition to end CO₂ stunning for slaughter. Sign the petition here --> shorturl.at/eIZdS #WePlanet #Slaughterhouse #AnimalWelfare #Pigs

The latest episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas podcast is live! Mark Lynas is joined by Quico Toro, Director of Climate Repair at the Anthropocene Institute. Listen to the full episode here ➡️ www.weplanet.org/podcast #WePlanet #BadldeasPodcast #NuclearEnergy #CarbonRemoval

WePlanet's Arif Hossain is featured in the Daily Times of Bangladesh in an op-ed about the importance of genetically engineered food crops in the nation. Read it here --> tob.news/what-happene... #GMO #Pesticides #Bangladesh

WePlanet's Tea Törmänen was in the media again this week to advocate for nuclear energy in Europe. Watch or listen here (broadcast is in French): www.rts.ch/play/tv/foru... #NuclearEnergy #Switzerland #Politics

Pet food could be the secret weapon to reducing deforestation. WePlanet’s @joelscotthalkes.bsky.social explains in this video, that this land-saving approach would be achieved by simply by replacing the traditional bits of meat in the kibble for Mr. Sprinkles 🐈 with lab-grown meat instead.

Season 4 of Saving the World from Bad Ideas is going live tomorrow Sep 24! ⭐️ Host Mark Lynas is joined by scientist Joshua Elliott to discuss Earth’s tipping points and rapidly changing climate systems — and how human intervention like climate stabilisation — is a becoming a moral imperative.

WePlanet’s Tea Törmänen is in Baden for discussions on Switzerland’s nuclear future—as the country heads towards a referendum on whether to allow new nuclear power plants. Watch Tea explain a few of the many environmental advantages nuclear energy has to offer. ⬇️ #NuclearEnergy #CleanEnergy

Nuclear energy is out here being demonized, meanwhile some of the top climate scientists—those who are meant to provide guidance in our fight against global heating—are being influenced by the biggest players contributing to our planet's ecological downfall. shorturl.at/i22e6 #FossilFuels #IPCC

Europe is getting hotter, and seven charts from the BBC show just how dramatically its climate has changed. Read the story here. #ClimateChange #Europe www.bbc.com/news/article...

Europe’s food supply is dangerously exposed. Heatwaves & droughts are damaging harvests, while wars & geopolitical tensions disrupt the trade routes we rely on. Tell the European Commission: invest in resilient food production and reduce Europe’s dangerous dependence on imports. shorturl.at/FPIh0

In this video, @georgemonbiot.bsky.social and @marklynas.bsky.social go an adventure to watch bluefin tuna. George explains how Atlantic bluefin tuna were fished to near-extinction — but now, are in recovery Tell the UK Government: Defend bluefin tuna! Sign the petition: shorturl.at/fTY80

Wildfires in regions not normally prone to burning can cause damage beyond what we see. Among what was lost in the wildfires that swept through Wales this summer — a region not accustomed to fire — was something that can take centuries to replace: topsoil. shorturl.at/E2Pey #Wildfires #Climate

Ana Rodrigues, a Senior Campaigner with WePlanet, sat down with Foro Nuclear to discuss nuclear energy advocacy in Spain. Ana — "Young climate advocates understand that the problem is not nuclear energy but fossil fuels." Read the full interview here ➡️ shorturl.at/uLcs4 #NuclearEnergy #Advocacy

One of the biggest critiques (and fears) of nuclear energy is the question: “But what about the waste?” In this explainer, we break down some of the misconceptions about spent nuclear fuel. Click to read. #NuclearPower #CleanEnergy

Climate change brings a magnifying glass to the inequities in our society. Heat-related deaths exemplify this. In a recent report from the Barcelona-based urban research institute @idrabcn.bsky.social, heat-attributable deaths were 56% higher in women. europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/why-the...

Jonathan Symons — a member of @weplanetaus.bsky.social — co-authored this story about an emerging topic referred to as solar radiation management (SRM). Read the full story here ➡️ shorturl.at/PBVnj #WePlanet #SolarRadiationManagement #ClimateCrisis

In our latest video, WePlanet's @joelscotthalkes.bsky.social explains the power of microorganisms and how precision fermentation can be used for everything — from the medicine we use, like life-saving synthetic insulin, to the food we eat. Watch ⬇️ #PrecisionFermentation #Insulin #RebootFood

WePlanet Poland's @adamblazowski.bsky.social is quoted in this article defending nuclear energy amid Europe's heatwaves. He says recent disruptions to nuclear energy production “call for an upgrade in Europe’s nuclear preparedness for extreme climate events..." shorturl.at/KCNbD

Food production is among the top causes of biodiversity loss, environmental degradation & emissions worldwide. Yet much of the world still struggles to optimize how we make our food. Novel technologies — like precision fermentation — can massively help us tackle this issue. shorturl.at/PttqG

As drought sweeps across Europe, the writing is on the wall — or, the riverbed — from past wars and environmental shifts throughout the continent's history. The question is: will we heed the ancestors' warnings? shorturl.at/bVYCc #Drought #ClimateChange #War

Today, WePlanet is launching our first-ever Giving Day! Please consider making a donation to WePlanet today. Your support will help fund our evidence- and science-based environmental advocacy: shorturl.at/WnGi2

The Almaraz Nuclear Power Plant was set to become the first Spanish nuclear power plant to close under the country’s plan to phase out all its reactors by 2035. Now, the plant remains powered on until 2030. Read more in our latest blog. shorturl.at/r1WYL #WePlanet #NuclearPower #NetZero

What’s the difference between land-sharing and land-sparing agricultural practices? Both methods claim to support biodiversity, but only one is actually effective at doing so. Learn more in the images below. #WePlanet #Agriculture #FoodProduction #Biodiversity

Extreme heat has killed at least 25,000 people in Western Europe alone this year. Instead of sitting around waiting for the next heatwave, leaders can take measures *now* to protect our communities. Make air conditioning accessible. Lower energy costs. Divest from fossil fuels. shorturl.at/8ijEn

In our latest Substack, @hiddemhigh.bsky.social writes about the need for European agricultural policy to break from practices of the past & embrace rewilding and land sparing approaches: "If we want to successfully implement a land-sparing policy, we need someone with guts." shorturl.at/M4XC4

Reuters has put together a great interactive tool visualizing climate data around the world, including daily average temperatures compared to historic averages. See how your corner of the world is faring here: www.reuters.com/graphics/CLI... #DataVisualization #ClimateScience #Reuters

If you could pop one of these bubbles, which one would it be? Coal is the leading source of power generation… for now. It continues to cling to existence thanks in part to the red tape, lobbying and nuclear phase outs that choke the strength of fossil free-technologies. #Renewables #Nuclear

Sign our petition — Industrial trawlers have hoovered up hundreds of thousands of tonnes of krill from Antarctic waters this year. Next year the ships will return. And the year after that, and after that. Now is the time to stop them. shorturl.at/JL12B #WePlanet #StopIndustrialFishing #Krill

Summer 2026 has exposed genuine weaknesses in Europe’s energy infrastructure. The engineering challenge we face is to reduce the vulnerabilities of each power source and combine them so that one output can be strongest when another is constrained. #WePlanet #CleanTechnology #NuclearPower

🇪🇸 ¡Bien, España! 🇪🇸 The Spanish government has just approved the extension of the Almaraz nuclear power plant! Today, we celebrate this decision. Tomorrow, we keep fighting. shorturl.at/feHGV #WePlanet #Almaraz #NuclearEnergy

Nuclear energy is not the boogey man the media wants you to think. @ia-aanstoot.bsky.social explains… Read more about our work on nuclear here ➡️ www.weplanet.org/rethinknuclear #WePlanet #NuclearPower #CleanEnergy

"Despair is disempowering. Despair is what the bastards want you to feel." — hopeful, motivating words from our friend @georgemonbiot.bsky.social in @theguardian.com A reminder to remain steadfast in the belief of a better, equitable, climate-stable future. www.theguardian.com/membership/2...

Today is World Krill Day! 🦐 To honor the invertebrate, be sure gto read our report "License to Krill" that dives into the environmental dangers of krill fishing in the Antarctic. WePlaneteers Tea and Anders are at Arendalsuka, Norway to promote the report. shorturl.at/uxSv1 #WorldKrillDay #Krill