Dr Matt Winning
@mattywin.bsky.social
🎤 Climate change comedian
🌍 Lecturer in Economics of Sustainability @UCL.ac.uk
📚 Author of 'Hot Mess'
📻 Hosted BBC Radio 4's 'Net Zero: A Very British Problem'
www.mattwinning.com
https://linktr.ee/mattwinning
🌍 Lecturer in Economics of Sustainability @UCL.ac.uk
📚 Author of 'Hot Mess'
📻 Hosted BBC Radio 4's 'Net Zero: A Very British Problem'
www.mattwinning.com
https://linktr.ee/mattwinning
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Dr Matt Winning
@mattywin.bsky.social
· Dec 16
"We Only Have One Home!"
@aiannucci.bsky.social and I discuss why the messaging around climate change sometimes doesn't reach it's intended audience.
#StrongMessageHere #BBCRadio4 #climatecomedy
@aiannucci.bsky.social and I discuss why the messaging around climate change sometimes doesn't reach it's intended audience.
#StrongMessageHere #BBCRadio4 #climatecomedy
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See me at @sohotheatre.bsky.social in #London on 16th & 17th Feb
From karaoke with a bunch of bankers to petrol station bathrooms and the United Nations, Solastalgia, is an epic story about fatherhood, finance, #fossilfuels and facing the future, together.
sohotheatre.com/events/matt-...
#Theatre
From karaoke with a bunch of bankers to petrol station bathrooms and the United Nations, Solastalgia, is an epic story about fatherhood, finance, #fossilfuels and facing the future, together.
sohotheatre.com/events/matt-...
#Theatre
January 27, 2026 at 10:49 AM
See me at @sohotheatre.bsky.social in #London on 16th & 17th Feb
From karaoke with a bunch of bankers to petrol station bathrooms and the United Nations, Solastalgia, is an epic story about fatherhood, finance, #fossilfuels and facing the future, together.
sohotheatre.com/events/matt-...
#Theatre
From karaoke with a bunch of bankers to petrol station bathrooms and the United Nations, Solastalgia, is an epic story about fatherhood, finance, #fossilfuels and facing the future, together.
sohotheatre.com/events/matt-...
#Theatre
The times they are a changin'
Big moment for Europe: in December, fully electric cars outsold petrol-only cars in the EU for the first time.
This shows that clear, consistent policy works. Which is exactly why backtracking now would be a mistake. Rolling back targets or creating uncertainty would slow investment and innovation.
This shows that clear, consistent policy works. Which is exactly why backtracking now would be a mistake. Rolling back targets or creating uncertainty would slow investment and innovation.
January 27, 2026 at 10:56 AM
The times they are a changin'
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Jan and Feb tour dates for my film 'Fires and Fascism' announced!
I’ll be attending each screening in person for a discussion afterwards about community, what might be drawing people towards Reform, and sharing ideas about what to do next.
Trailer and tickets: fires-and-fascism.co.uk
I’ll be attending each screening in person for a discussion afterwards about community, what might be drawing people towards Reform, and sharing ideas about what to do next.
Trailer and tickets: fires-and-fascism.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Jan and Feb tour dates for my film 'Fires and Fascism' announced!
I’ll be attending each screening in person for a discussion afterwards about community, what might be drawing people towards Reform, and sharing ideas about what to do next.
Trailer and tickets: fires-and-fascism.co.uk
I’ll be attending each screening in person for a discussion afterwards about community, what might be drawing people towards Reform, and sharing ideas about what to do next.
Trailer and tickets: fires-and-fascism.co.uk
See me at @sohotheatre.bsky.social in #London on 16th & 17th Feb
From karaoke with a bunch of bankers to petrol station bathrooms and the United Nations, Solastalgia, is an epic story about fatherhood, finance, #fossilfuels and facing the future, together.
sohotheatre.com/events/matt-...
#Theatre
From karaoke with a bunch of bankers to petrol station bathrooms and the United Nations, Solastalgia, is an epic story about fatherhood, finance, #fossilfuels and facing the future, together.
sohotheatre.com/events/matt-...
#Theatre
January 27, 2026 at 10:49 AM
See me at @sohotheatre.bsky.social in #London on 16th & 17th Feb
From karaoke with a bunch of bankers to petrol station bathrooms and the United Nations, Solastalgia, is an epic story about fatherhood, finance, #fossilfuels and facing the future, together.
sohotheatre.com/events/matt-...
#Theatre
From karaoke with a bunch of bankers to petrol station bathrooms and the United Nations, Solastalgia, is an epic story about fatherhood, finance, #fossilfuels and facing the future, together.
sohotheatre.com/events/matt-...
#Theatre
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Yet more evidence that the crucial Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC is weakening.
Bad news for our climate future.
More reason to finally get serious about ending fossil fuel use.
As fast as we can.
Bad news for our climate future.
More reason to finally get serious about ending fossil fuel use.
As fast as we can.
"The results also indicate that current #climate models underestimate the magnitude of the observed changes. This is caused most likely by a too simplistic representation of deep mixing processes in the ocean in numerical models"
#AMOC
#FasterThanExpected
#AMOC
#FasterThanExpected
Ventilation of the North Atlantic is Weakening
20 January 2026 / Kiel. The renewal of deep waters in the North Atlantic has slowed markedly over the past three decades. This is shown by a new study from the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Resear...
www.geomar.de
January 26, 2026 at 6:14 AM
Yet more evidence that the crucial Atlantic overturning circulation #AMOC is weakening.
Bad news for our climate future.
More reason to finally get serious about ending fossil fuel use.
As fast as we can.
Bad news for our climate future.
More reason to finally get serious about ending fossil fuel use.
As fast as we can.
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Bravo @ben-cooke.bsky.social. Brilliant scoop, and hard to imagine a more important one.
“This government is hiding the true danger of climate change from the people”. Spooks don’t mess about when they leak.
www.thetimes.com/article/4a1c...
“This government is hiding the true danger of climate change from the people”. Spooks don’t mess about when they leak.
www.thetimes.com/article/4a1c...
January 23, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Bravo @ben-cooke.bsky.social. Brilliant scoop, and hard to imagine a more important one.
“This government is hiding the true danger of climate change from the people”. Spooks don’t mess about when they leak.
www.thetimes.com/article/4a1c...
“This government is hiding the true danger of climate change from the people”. Spooks don’t mess about when they leak.
www.thetimes.com/article/4a1c...
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#Trump said at Davos that the North Sea’s oil reserves are “not depleted” and “it’s got 500 years'” worth of oil and gas left.
In fact there is roughly seven years' worth left.
www.thenational.scot/news/2578948...
In fact there is roughly seven years' worth left.
www.thenational.scot/news/2578948...
Fact check: Donald Trump claim of 500 years' worth of oil in North Sea
Donald Trump has made some further wild claims about the amount of oil in Scottish waters.
www.thenational.scot
January 23, 2026 at 11:03 AM
#Trump said at Davos that the North Sea’s oil reserves are “not depleted” and “it’s got 500 years'” worth of oil and gas left.
In fact there is roughly seven years' worth left.
www.thenational.scot/news/2578948...
In fact there is roughly seven years' worth left.
www.thenational.scot/news/2578948...
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Save the world or make a fortune?
Dr Matt Winning is sitting on a mega ultimatum in a hospital car park.
Oh and his son is being born as we speak…and he’s desperate for a piss.
@mattywin.bsky.social Solastalgia is here for two nights only - Mon 16 - The 17 Feb. See you there?
buff.ly/uYfY8X3
Dr Matt Winning is sitting on a mega ultimatum in a hospital car park.
Oh and his son is being born as we speak…and he’s desperate for a piss.
@mattywin.bsky.social Solastalgia is here for two nights only - Mon 16 - The 17 Feb. See you there?
buff.ly/uYfY8X3
January 19, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Save the world or make a fortune?
Dr Matt Winning is sitting on a mega ultimatum in a hospital car park.
Oh and his son is being born as we speak…and he’s desperate for a piss.
@mattywin.bsky.social Solastalgia is here for two nights only - Mon 16 - The 17 Feb. See you there?
buff.ly/uYfY8X3
Dr Matt Winning is sitting on a mega ultimatum in a hospital car park.
Oh and his son is being born as we speak…and he’s desperate for a piss.
@mattywin.bsky.social Solastalgia is here for two nights only - Mon 16 - The 17 Feb. See you there?
buff.ly/uYfY8X3
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SO MUCH to chew on in this @adamtooze.bsky.social @lrb.co.uk lecture but one thing that stood out is the point that the US is actually more electrostate than petrostate - it's just that the electro comes from petro
youtu.be/gLnxzkiB-GI?...
youtu.be/gLnxzkiB-GI?...
Adam Tooze: Electrostates, Petrostates and the New Cold War
YouTube video by London Review of Books (LRB)
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 9:34 AM
SO MUCH to chew on in this @adamtooze.bsky.social @lrb.co.uk lecture but one thing that stood out is the point that the US is actually more electrostate than petrostate - it's just that the electro comes from petro
youtu.be/gLnxzkiB-GI?...
youtu.be/gLnxzkiB-GI?...
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Come see me in London
Save the world or make a fortune?
Dr Matt Winning is sitting on a mega ultimatum in a hospital car park.
Oh and his son is being born as we speak…and he’s desperate for a piss.
@mattywin.bsky.social Solastalgia is here for two nights only - Mon 16 - The 17 Feb. See you there?
buff.ly/uYfY8X3
Dr Matt Winning is sitting on a mega ultimatum in a hospital car park.
Oh and his son is being born as we speak…and he’s desperate for a piss.
@mattywin.bsky.social Solastalgia is here for two nights only - Mon 16 - The 17 Feb. See you there?
buff.ly/uYfY8X3
January 19, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Come see me in London
Come see me in London
Save the world or make a fortune?
Dr Matt Winning is sitting on a mega ultimatum in a hospital car park.
Oh and his son is being born as we speak…and he’s desperate for a piss.
@mattywin.bsky.social Solastalgia is here for two nights only - Mon 16 - The 17 Feb. See you there?
buff.ly/uYfY8X3
Dr Matt Winning is sitting on a mega ultimatum in a hospital car park.
Oh and his son is being born as we speak…and he’s desperate for a piss.
@mattywin.bsky.social Solastalgia is here for two nights only - Mon 16 - The 17 Feb. See you there?
buff.ly/uYfY8X3
January 19, 2026 at 6:51 PM
Come see me in London
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Underestimated climate risks could undermine global financial system, warn actuaries and scientists
- "in the US alone, billion-dollar climate disasters now take place every 19 days"
#climatecrisis
greenfuturessolutions.com/news/parasol...
- "in the US alone, billion-dollar climate disasters now take place every 19 days"
#climatecrisis
greenfuturessolutions.com/news/parasol...
Underestimated climate risks could undermine global financial system, warn actuaries and scientists | Green Futures Solutions
greenfuturessolutions.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Underestimated climate risks could undermine global financial system, warn actuaries and scientists
- "in the US alone, billion-dollar climate disasters now take place every 19 days"
#climatecrisis
greenfuturessolutions.com/news/parasol...
- "in the US alone, billion-dollar climate disasters now take place every 19 days"
#climatecrisis
greenfuturessolutions.com/news/parasol...
I have shows in London and Leicester of my new climate comedy theatre show Solastalgia. Will be spamming you about these with some promo videos over the next month. If you can't make those dates I'll be touring later this year. But if you can't wait that long then DM and I'll send you a video link.
January 18, 2026 at 5:20 PM
I have shows in London and Leicester of my new climate comedy theatre show Solastalgia. Will be spamming you about these with some promo videos over the next month. If you can't make those dates I'll be touring later this year. But if you can't wait that long then DM and I'll send you a video link.
Today has been a complete write-off. Woke up unable to move my neck and it's been a real shit show ever since
January 18, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Today has been a complete write-off. Woke up unable to move my neck and it's been a real shit show ever since
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The show “Landman,” Antonia Juhasz writes, “acts less as a vehicle for pro-oil propaganda than an indictment of the entire industry.”
Opinion | What ‘Landman’ Understands About Oil
The show does far more to criticize the oil and gas industry than it does to bolster it.
nyti.ms
January 18, 2026 at 9:01 AM
The show “Landman,” Antonia Juhasz writes, “acts less as a vehicle for pro-oil propaganda than an indictment of the entire industry.”
I've decided I'd quite like to own my neighbours garden so I've decided I'm going to pay for a more expensive broadband deal #ArOfTheDeal
January 18, 2026 at 4:32 PM
I've decided I'd quite like to own my neighbours garden so I've decided I'm going to pay for a more expensive broadband deal #ArOfTheDeal
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Sussex Hepworth Brewery switches from fossil fuels to heat pump steam production.
🔌💡
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
🔌💡
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
Sussex brewery heat pump slashes emissions from steam brewing - Energy Live News
High-temperature heat pumps replace oil boilers, cutting costs and carbon
www.energylivenews.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Sussex Hepworth Brewery switches from fossil fuels to heat pump steam production.
🔌💡
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
🔌💡
www.energylivenews.com/2026/01/14/s...
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The Tufton St lobbyists and their media enablers have been using the 'scary number' playbook again this week.
So we've just updated our factcheck to capture this...
So we've just updated our factcheck to capture this...
UPDATED – Factcheck: How ‘scary-sounding numbers’ are being used to mislead the UK about net-zero | @drsimevans.carbonbrief.org
Read here: buff.ly/Be7nHfA
Read here: buff.ly/Be7nHfA
January 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
The Tufton St lobbyists and their media enablers have been using the 'scary number' playbook again this week.
So we've just updated our factcheck to capture this...
So we've just updated our factcheck to capture this...
Mike here doing the good work as to why the numbers plastered across certain newspapers are absolute baloney.
TLTR: they've only looking at half the equation.
TLTR: they've only looking at half the equation.
1/ Some wild numbers have been used in the media this week for “the cost of net zero”.
Reports have said that net zero will “cost” £4.5 trillion, £7.6 trillion – the list goes on.
None of these are the cost of net zero – a quick explainer 🧵 on why
Reports have said that net zero will “cost” £4.5 trillion, £7.6 trillion – the list goes on.
None of these are the cost of net zero – a quick explainer 🧵 on why
January 13, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Mike here doing the good work as to why the numbers plastered across certain newspapers are absolute baloney.
TLTR: they've only looking at half the equation.
TLTR: they've only looking at half the equation.
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From BBC Northern Ireland
'A beautiful spirit' - the Christian work of woman shot dead by ICE www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'A beautiful spirit' - the Christian work of woman shot dead by ICE www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Renee Nicole Good: Christian work of woman shot dead by ICE agent
Becca Hainsworth shared a room with Good during one of her stays in Northern Ireland and said her soul is crushed at the loss of her friend.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 10, 2026 at 5:11 AM
From BBC Northern Ireland
'A beautiful spirit' - the Christian work of woman shot dead by ICE www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'A beautiful spirit' - the Christian work of woman shot dead by ICE www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Glorious @stmirren.com winning the cup
December 16, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Glorious @stmirren.com winning the cup
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"We Only Have One Home!"
@aiannucci.bsky.social and I discuss why the messaging around climate change sometimes doesn't reach it's intended audience.
#StrongMessageHere #BBCRadio4 #climatecomedy
@aiannucci.bsky.social and I discuss why the messaging around climate change sometimes doesn't reach it's intended audience.
#StrongMessageHere #BBCRadio4 #climatecomedy
December 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"We Only Have One Home!"
@aiannucci.bsky.social and I discuss why the messaging around climate change sometimes doesn't reach it's intended audience.
#StrongMessageHere #BBCRadio4 #climatecomedy
@aiannucci.bsky.social and I discuss why the messaging around climate change sometimes doesn't reach it's intended audience.
#StrongMessageHere #BBCRadio4 #climatecomedy
"We Only Have One Home!"
@aiannucci.bsky.social and I discuss why the messaging around climate change sometimes doesn't reach it's intended audience.
#StrongMessageHere #BBCRadio4 #climatecomedy
@aiannucci.bsky.social and I discuss why the messaging around climate change sometimes doesn't reach it's intended audience.
#StrongMessageHere #BBCRadio4 #climatecomedy
December 16, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"We Only Have One Home!"
@aiannucci.bsky.social and I discuss why the messaging around climate change sometimes doesn't reach it's intended audience.
#StrongMessageHere #BBCRadio4 #climatecomedy
@aiannucci.bsky.social and I discuss why the messaging around climate change sometimes doesn't reach it's intended audience.
#StrongMessageHere #BBCRadio4 #climatecomedy
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UCL is 1st in the UK for sustainability in the QS Sustainability Rankings for the second year running! 🏆🌍
Thank you to our community for making this possible 👏
🔗 Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/nov/ucl-ranks-1st-uk-and-3rd-globally-qs-sustainability-rankings
Thank you to our community for making this possible 👏
🔗 Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/nov/ucl-ranks-1st-uk-and-3rd-globally-qs-sustainability-rankings
November 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
UCL is 1st in the UK for sustainability in the QS Sustainability Rankings for the second year running! 🏆🌍
Thank you to our community for making this possible 👏
🔗 Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/nov/ucl-ranks-1st-uk-and-3rd-globally-qs-sustainability-rankings
Thank you to our community for making this possible 👏
🔗 Find out more: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2025/nov/ucl-ranks-1st-uk-and-3rd-globally-qs-sustainability-rankings