@weplanetint.bsky.social
We’re a citizens movement. We want to stop climate change, reverse biodiversity loss, create more space for wild nature, and help emerging countries develop. www.weplanet.org
Dr. @maartenboudry.bsky.social is a philosopher of science & has published over 50 scientific articles & 6 books.
Join us for our 10 year celebration & hear Dr. Boudry's presentation "Gut Feelings: How Evolved Intuitions Shape and Distort Our Beliefs About Food".
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On Aug 30, our 10th-anniversary celebration will be opened by author and activist @marklynas.bsky.social.
Mark Lynas serves as a policy lead for WePlanet, helping us advocate for science-based environmental protection.
Come celebrate with us. RSVP today:
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Today marks 80 years since a nuclear weapon was first used against people, on the city of Hiroshima, unleashing unimaginable devastation.
Nuclear weapons remain the greatest threat to humanity & the environment. Today's arsenals could spark global climate collapse.
Watch to find out more.
That's a wrap! Season finale available now.
Thank-you to everyone who has listened and engaged with us throughout season 1.
Listen back over all 20 episodes now: www.weplanet.org/podcast
Season 2 will be coming in September.
Catch up on season 1 and subscribe to be alerted when we release season 2 in September.
Check out the podcast now: weplanet.org/podcast
Bad Idea #19 "greens are anti-science"
Finnish environmentalist & Green party member @teatrmn.bsky.social joins Mark Lynas to share her journey from feeling like an outcast in the environmental movement to helping make the Finnish Green Party officially pro-nuclear.
Bad Idea #18 "we’re addicted to fossil fuels"
@maartenboudry.bsky.social argues that moralising fossil fuels as an "addiction" obscures the complexity of the climate challenge & the role they've played in liberating billions from poverty, hunger, & hard labour.
youtu.be/LFWREEdF6c8
Bad Idea #17 "rewilding VS the people"
Is rewilding just about wolves and wilderness, headset against farmers and rural communities, or something much more hopeful and human?
Mark Lynas is joined by Rebecca Wrigley, Chief Executive of @rewildingbritain.org.uk.
Bad Idea #16 "let's ditch intensive farming"
Is industrial agriculture the villain it's made out to be? Mark Lynas sits down with award-winning journalist and author @mikegrunwald.bsky.social to explore Bad Idea #16: "We need to ditch intensive agriculture."
SPECIAL: Bad Idea #15 "Just Stop Cooking"
Mark Lynas is joined by Patricia Nanteza, WePlanet’s Africa Lead, to expose one of the most dangerous and overlooked injustices in climate policy today: the effective ban on clean cooking solutions in sub-Saharan Africa.
Bad Idea #14 "increasing disaster costs show extreme weather is getting worse"
Climate scientist & policy scholar @thehonestbroker.bsky.social to explore how using the cost of extreme weather impacts is a bad metric for measuring climate forcing on extreme weather.
youtu.be/QbXyvwh3Qew
Bad Idea #13 "The Energiewende"
In this unnerving episode, Mark Lynas is joined by German energy analyst and activist Noah Rettberg for a deep dive into one of Europe’s most consequential policy blunders: Germany’s nuclear shutdown.
Bad idea #12 'there’s nothing down there'
In this timely episode, Mark Lynas speaks with marine conservationist @profcallum.bsky.social, Professor at the University of Exeter and lead author of a new Nature commentary calling for full protection of the high seas.
Bad Idea #11 "No such thing as planetary boundaries"
Mark Lynas sits down with Johan Rockström, one of the world’s leading Earth system scientists and co-architect of the planetary boundaries framework — the closest thing we have to that planetary dashboard.
youtu.be/i6_3mOgvrN4
Bad Idea #10 "Everyone hates nuclear"
In this revealing and deeply reflective conversation, Mark Lynas sits down with journalist and essayist Rebecca Tuhus-Dubrow, whose new book Atomic Dreams dives into the unexpected rise of climate-conscious pro-nuclear activism.
youtu.be/YrXSxFxJm6E
Bad Idea #9 "Dimming the Sun?!"
In this urgent and wide-ranging episode, Mark Lynas is joined by Cynthia Scharf, senior fellow at the Center for Future Generations and former UN climate advisor, to unpack one of the most controversial climate topics: solar geoengineering.
youtu.be/9WeTgNTjxPg
Bad Idea #8 "We need nuclear weapons to stop nuclear war"
Mark Lynas is joined by leading climate scientist and nuclear winter expert @alanrobock.bsky.social to confront one of the most dangerous myths of our time: that nuclear weapons keep us safe.
youtu.be/RvhyFxjjS2s
Bad Idea #7 "We Can't co-exist with wolves"
In this compelling conversation, Mark Lynas speaks with world-renowned conservation biologist Luigi Boitani to tackle one of the most polarizing debates in wildlife conservation: whether humans and wolves can truly coexist.
youtu.be/EBvF7DEzxtg
Bad Idea #6 "We can still save the arctic"
In this sobering but illuminating conversation, Mark Lynas speaks with renowned polar climate scientist Julienne Stroeve to explore one of the most consequential but misunderstood climate tipping points: the melting of the Arctic.
youtu.be/oTCwsCLBmgI
Bad Idea #5 "Progress is inevitable"
Mark Lynas is joined by long-time friend & environmental journalist @georgemonbiot.bsky.social together they challenge the idea that environmental progress is guaranteed & deep dive the political, economic & social forces that can shape a better future.
Bad Idea #4 "The global south can skip fossil fuels"
Mark speaks with Vijaya Ramachandran, economist & Director for Energy & Development at the @thebti.bsky.social, to unpack what she calls one of the worst “bad ideas”: blanket opposition to fossil fuels in the Global South.
youtu.be/oVWNYbYQYJk
Bad Idea #3 "We shouldn’t even talk about geoengineering!"
In this thought-provoking episode, Mark Lynas is joined by science writer and The Planet Remade author @eaterofsun.bsky.social for a candid conversation about solar geoengineering.
youtu.be/IyXkp04lebI
Bad Idea #2: 'Everything is getting worse.'
In a data-packed conversation, @marklynas.bsky.social spoke with @hannahritchie.bsky.social, lead researcher at @ourworldindata.org & author, to confront the pervasive idea that everything is getting worse.
Watch or listen: youtu.be/ahnOvc2slug
Bad Idea #1 "No such thing as progress" with Steven Pinker
In the inaugural episode @marklynas.bsky.social is joined by renowned psychologist and best-selling author Steven Pinker to challenge the pervasive myth that the world is in terminal decline.
Watch or listen: youtu.be/PXoXqVfbSQo
This week we are wrapping up season one of our 'Saving the World from Bad Ideas' podcast.
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by producer @robdeschutter.bsky.social to explore the concept of bad ideas: are we only challenging others' bad ideas, or also our own?
This seasons episodes🧵
Can Greens support nuclear power? ⚛️💚
Finnish environmentalist and WePlaneteer Tea Törmänen joins
@marklynas.bsky.social to dismantle Bad Idea #19: “greens are anti-science.”
Tea shares her journey of helping make the Finnish Green Party officially pro-nuclear.
Catch up on previous episodes covering a range of topics such as rewilding, solar geoengineering and even nuclear war.
www.weplanet.org/podcast
Releasing tomorrow: Can Greens support nuclear power? ⚛️💚
Finnish environmentalist and WePlaneteer Tea Törmänen joins @marklynas.bsky.social to dismantle Bad Idea #19: “greens are anti-science.”
Tea shares her journey of helping make the Finnish Green Party officially pro-nuclear.
Are we addicted to fossil fuels and can we just go cold turkey?
Philosopher of science @maartenboudry.bsky.social joins @marklynas.bsky.social to tackle Bad Idea #18:: “we’re addicted to fossil fuels”.
Full episode available tomorrow.
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