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Payal Parekh

@payalclimate.bsky.social

Climate activist, immigrant, polygot

568 Followers  |  192 Following  |  360 Posts  |  Joined: 22.08.2023  |  1.8571

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We can’t trust the billionaires of Davos to solve a climate crisis they created | Payal Parekh It’s time to turn away from the World Economic Forum and its mass-polluting ‘affiliates’, says climate activist Payal Parekh

some of us wrote about this ages ago, www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

28.10.2025 13:46 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Collapse Camp or not? My reflections on the Kollapscamp that took place in Germany from 28–31 August 2025

I took part in the first ever collapse camp in Germany at the end of August. Read my reflections, if you're interested!

Thanks to @scully78.bsky.social , @tadziomueller.bsky.social , @squirrelista.bsky.social & many others who put in countless hours to make it happen!

medium.com/@parekhpayal...

08.10.2025 09:50 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Kollapscamp oder nicht? Meine Gedanken zum Kollapscamp, das vom 28. bis 31. August 2025 in Deutschland stattfand

Ende August nahm ich am 1. Kollapscamp teil. Meine Gedanken dazu könnt ihr lesen!

Danke an @scully78.bsky.social , @tadziomueller.bsky.social , @squirrelista.bsky.social & alle anderen, die zahllose Stunden investieren, um das Camp eine Realität zu machen!

medium.com/@parekhpayal...

08.10.2025 09:49 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

Morgen in Zürich, ein Podium zu Solidarisch durch den Kollaps mit @tadziomueller.bsky.social , Psychologists for Future und Empathiestadt moderiert von dem hervorragenden @maxrud.bsky.social

19.06.2025 11:18 — 👍 8    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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This online workshop will discuss how a shift towards mutual aid, cooperative networks for collective action to meet the needs of a community for common benefit, could be indispensable for withstanding climate disasters justly.

Register at skills4crisis.org/workshop/ext...

13.06.2025 13:00 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

It's good to try, even symbolically. But it is also true that the amount they are carrying on board is a drop in the bucket and so much of the focus is on "brave" (mostly) Europeans, some with celebrity status; it's like an action film.

09.06.2025 06:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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Middle East Eye on X: "'Children had bits of their arms and legs blown off. As if somebody had specifically blown them up, as if they were the target of that bomb.' Dr. Victoria Rose, a British surgeon who just returned from Gaza, recalls her 3.5 weeks treating patients amid non-stop Israeli bombings https://t.co/ZPZU9FnTl2" / X 'Children had bits of their arms and legs blown off. As if somebody had specifically blown them up, as if they were the target of that bomb.' Dr. Victoria Rose, a British surgeon who just returned from Gaza, recalls her 3.5 weeks treating patients amid non-stop Israeli bombings https://t.co/ZPZU9FnTl2

Report from British plastic surgeon Dr. Victoria Rose on what she observed in Gaza -

Children as young as 6-7 being cleay targeted, starving of the population and increasingly desperate situation eating away at resilience of Palestinians

x.com/MiddleEastEy...

08.06.2025 07:11 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Guten Morgen Zürich! Falls ihr @tadziomueller.bsky.social im April verpasst hat, ist er auf einem Podium zu Solidarisch durch den Kollaps am 20. Juni in Zürich zu sehen!

✏️ Tragt den Termin in eure Agenda ein!

07.06.2025 08:16 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 1

@lorz.bsky.social @bluelle.bsky.social @astiro.bsky.social @oliclassen.bsky.social @danielstern.bsky.social @klimastreik.bsky.social @edwinmoser.bsky.social @samluethi.bsky.social

06.06.2025 08:38 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Grossartiges Podium mit @tadziomueller.bsky.social, Teresa Dawson v. Psych. for Future und Lara Hunziker von Empathie Stadt am 20. Juni in Züri, moderiert von
@maxrud.bsky.social

Erfahrt wie die Akzeptanz des Klimakollapses nicht zur Resignation führt, sondern neue Kraft zum Handeln freisetzt!

06.06.2025 08:33 — 👍 5    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0
Conclusions from Al’s presentation:

• Iron limitation will not make a significant contribution to ocean carbon dioxide removal, even if tech challenges to scalability are dealt with
• ~4 years of emissions assuming the most optimal (impossible to achieve)
scenario
• The similarity of the 'fingerprint' of OlF on ocean biogeochemistry to climate change will make MRV very difficult
• Negative impacts on fisheries will compound climate effects and may emerge after 15-20 years after initiation of OlF
• Hampering our ability to reverse course or cease 🌊

Conclusions from Al’s presentation: • Iron limitation will not make a significant contribution to ocean carbon dioxide removal, even if tech challenges to scalability are dealt with • ~4 years of emissions assuming the most optimal (impossible to achieve) scenario • The similarity of the 'fingerprint' of OlF on ocean biogeochemistry to climate change will make MRV very difficult • Negative impacts on fisheries will compound climate effects and may emerge after 15-20 years after initiation of OlF • Hampering our ability to reverse course or cease 🌊

@altagliabue.bsky.social making a presentation at @ucl.ac.uk telling us that ocean iron fertilization won’t do jack for climate and will further harm fisheries.

Yet, it’s the marine CO₂ removal (mCDR) method that has sold the most credits so far. 🤷🏻‍♂️

14.05.2025 16:00 — 👍 179    🔁 44    💬 11    📌 8
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What if the right of Kashmiris to self-determination was respected?

Seems like a much better way to create peace and security than tit for tat with Pakistan...

10.05.2025 09:07 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

What if the right of Kasmiris to self-determination was respected?

Seems like a much better way to create peace and security than tit for tat with Pakistan...

08.05.2025 08:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

This Thursday - an all-star cast of global anthropologists in Bern!

For those far away, a recording of the evening will be made available.

06.05.2025 07:40 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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This doesn't happen often - a chance to hear from an all-star cast of global South anthropologists in BERN!!

They'll speak about how communities on the margin resist & develop alternatives. The role, responsibility & identity of researchers will also be discussed.

8 May, 19:00
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25.04.2025 08:16 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1

What is the antidote to the climate catastrophe? Experimentation, courage & creativity. More of the same won't cut it.

It was refreshing and an honour to speak to fellow travellers Guy Ritani and @itslouisvi.bsky.social about all this & more

Thanks to @juliesbicycle.bsky.social for organising!

02.05.2025 05:47 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

I used a Kinesis keyboard during my Phd. and Post-doc. Was great for coding and writing!

01.05.2025 18:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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If you want to hear about the recent Pahalgam attack in Kashmir from critical voices, join this online panel.

Sign up for free: tiny.cc/kashmirsolid...

This Saturday, 3 May at 15:00 CEST/18:30 IST

29.04.2025 06:40 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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This doesn't happen often - a chance to hear from an all-star cast of global South anthropologists in BERN!!

They'll speak about how communities on the margin resist & develop alternatives. The role, responsibility & identity of researchers will also be discussed.

8 May, 19:00
Living Room

25.04.2025 08:16 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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FRN: Lesung "Zwischen friedlicher Sabotage & Kollaps. Wie ich lernte die Zukunft wieder zu lieben" von Tadzio Müller Wie kann oder soll es weitergehen mit der Klimabewegung? Was gibt noch Hoffnung in Zeiten der absoluten Verzweiflung angesichts des Weltgeschehens? Damit unter anderem setzt sich der langjährige Klima...

Falls du @tadziomueller.bsky.social in der CH verpasste, höre doch die Aufnahme aus Basel!

Danke @klimainfo-lora.bsky.social!

Tadzio ist wieder im Lande am 20.06. um 19:00 in Züri, Karl der Grosse- er spricht auf einem Podium mit Empathiestadt & Psych. for Future

www.freie-radios.net/134761

24.04.2025 07:54 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

This is potentially very important. There are some obvious follow-ups that could tighten the argument but the basic conclusion that emitters of CO2 (direct or indirect, scope 1 or scope 3) can be linked (proportionately) to damages seems clear.

24.04.2025 02:00 — 👍 76    🔁 24    💬 3    📌 2

exactly!

17.04.2025 09:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Buchrezension: «The Deluge» von Stephen Markley Obwohl ich mich seit über 25 Jahren mit dem Klima befasse, erst als Wissenschaftlerin, später als Campaignerin, erlebte ich nie eine tiefe…

Ich habe mich intensiv mit @tadziomueller.bsky.social, über Kollaps ausgetauscht. Obwohl unsere Meinungen nicht gleich sind, waren die Gespräche sehr bereichernd.

Lese meine Rezension zur Klimafiktion, The Deluge von Stephen Markley, um mein Blick auf Klimaschutz und Kollaps zu verstehen.

09.04.2025 13:49 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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Buchrezension: «The Deluge» von Stephen Markley Obwohl ich mich seit über 25 Jahren mit dem Klima befasse, erst als Wissenschaftlerin, später als Campaignerin, erlebte ich nie eine tiefe…

Ich habe mich intensiv mit @tadziomueller.bsky.social, über Kollaps ausgetauscht. Obwohl unsere Meinungen nicht gleich sind, waren die Gespräche sehr bereichernd.

Lese meine Rezension zur Klimafiktion, The Deluge von Stephen Markley, um mein Blick auf Klimaschutz und Kollaps zu verstehen.

09.04.2025 13:49 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Wow - climate modelling is leading to climate anxiety, not the burning of fossil fuels?

Many of my climate friends are at GFDL. Terrible news.

09.04.2025 11:58 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Psychische Gesundheit: «Nicht die Migration an sich, sondern das Leben in der Schweiz macht krank» Migrantinnen und Migranten sind psychisch deutlich stärker belastet als Schweizer. Betroffene erzählen, warum. Die Psychiatrie bietet spezielle Behandlungen an.

Lydie-Paule Küderli wünscht sich, dass sie die sogenannte Chancengleichheit noch erlebe, wie sie sagt. «Ich möchte einfach nur gesehen werden für die Fähigkeiten, die ich habe, & für den Menschen, der ich bin.»

Viele Migranti wünschen sich das gleiche

www.derbund.ch/psychische-g...

08.04.2025 06:53 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Global financial markets hated Hitler's cancellation of war debts and commitment to massive military growth. Germany almost immediately became an international pariah. None of that got Hitler out of power.

07.04.2025 00:37 — 👍 121    🔁 20    💬 2    📌 0

I was just thinking about this earlier today while reading a NYT article about Trump's push for a 3rd term.

I was thinking, "this guy doesn't have a detailed plan,but he's damn good at repeating something until people believe it!"

07.04.2025 18:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Heute Abend in Bern, Kornhausbibliothek, 19:30 - eine Lesung mit @tadziomueller.bsky.social

Gestern war fantastisch in Basel. Ich kann sehr empfehlen!

04.04.2025 08:28 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Do watch this video to get a sense of good hearted US Americans fighting injustice, hate and fascism with love & non-violence.

Go
@valeriecosta.bsky.social & all the others like her!

03.04.2025 06:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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