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 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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