Prof Phoebe Barnard
@phoebebarnard.bsky.social
The world doesn't have to be this way. Climate & biodiversity science, risk &resilience, societal/planetary futures. Prof Univ Washington; research assoc African Climate & Development Initiative/ Fitztitute, UCapeTown, building global futures collaborative
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African climate science-policy has a serious blind spot: the slowing Atlantic circulation
An important ocean circulation system is slowing down faster than expected.
theconversation.com
Only Africa? Truthfully, all climate science-policy has a serious AMOC blind spot. Not surprising: it's fairly new & seriously challenging. We're changing that with a top-level team supporting govts to govern wisely in unstable times. DM me if we can help yr govt
theconversation.com/african-clim...
theconversation.com/african-clim...
“We live in the shadow of the world we could create.”
JasonHickel and Yanis Varoufakis offer our first three steps out of our prison morass.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
JasonHickel and Yanis Varoufakis offer our first three steps out of our prison morass.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
We can move beyond the capitalist model and save the climate – here are the first three steps | Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
Capitalism cares about our species’ prospects as much as a wolf cares about a lamb’s. But democratise our economy and a better world is within our grasp, say Jason Hickel and Yanis Varoufakis
www.theguardian.com
February 12, 2026 at 6:58 PM
“We live in the shadow of the world we could create.”
JasonHickel and Yanis Varoufakis offer our first three steps out of our prison morass.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
JasonHickel and Yanis Varoufakis offer our first three steps out of our prison morass.
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I have heard this is a wonderful book. Thanks Hugo. One day I must take a step away for some days, and just read it.
February 12, 2026 at 2:54 PM
I have heard this is a wonderful book. Thanks Hugo. One day I must take a step away for some days, and just read it.
Happily, in the rural area of County Cork where I'm housesitting, there are insects all over the place.... even in February. But your points are sadly true generally.
February 12, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Happily, in the rural area of County Cork where I'm housesitting, there are insects all over the place.... even in February. But your points are sadly true generally.
This is sad. Important observations to take up with your neighbors and the 'associations agricoles locales' and encourage discussion if these conversations are not already underway. Maybe this is one place to start: www.arc2020.eu/france-local...
France | Local Authorities Can Lead on Sustainable Food | Agricultural and Rural Convention
France's territorial food programmes are an exciting example of what can happen when local communities have a say in their food systems. An open letter signed by a collective of more than 120 French m...
www.arc2020.eu
February 12, 2026 at 2:51 PM
This is sad. Important observations to take up with your neighbors and the 'associations agricoles locales' and encourage discussion if these conversations are not already underway. Maybe this is one place to start: www.arc2020.eu/france-local...
I'd add, those Indigenous human cultural bridges and culture-keepers - those brought up in ancient civilizations without too much corruption by 'western ways.' @Mindahi Bastida and Ilarion 'Kuuyux' Merculieff, and my closer friend tsi'tsisqwal al qwal (Lora Pennington) are amongst these leaders.
February 12, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I'd add, those Indigenous human cultural bridges and culture-keepers - those brought up in ancient civilizations without too much corruption by 'western ways.' @Mindahi Bastida and Ilarion 'Kuuyux' Merculieff, and my closer friend tsi'tsisqwal al qwal (Lora Pennington) are amongst these leaders.
Have you seen her great speech at Atlas 2025, of which she was a co-organizer? www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Up...
Anni Pokela - How to change our climate reality, ATLAS25
YouTube video by Operaatio Arktis
www.youtube.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Have you seen her great speech at Atlas 2025, of which she was a co-organizer? www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5Up...
Yes. We'd also invite you to join us in one of our media projects, the 2025 documentary series The Climate Restorers, from the 800ky ice cores to the climate envelope models of the future. www.theclimaterestorers.com (see News tab for where it's currently broadcasting, or contact me via DM)....
HOME | Climate Restorers
A positive, empowering global documentary series of four films exploring the fast-changing field of nature-based and technological carbon dioxide and methane removal - and the social, economic and pol...
www.theclimaterestorers.com
February 12, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Yes. We'd also invite you to join us in one of our media projects, the 2025 documentary series The Climate Restorers, from the 800ky ice cores to the climate envelope models of the future. www.theclimaterestorers.com (see News tab for where it's currently broadcasting, or contact me via DM)....
Welcome Caroline!
We often feel we're living in a plate of risk spaghetti - making sense of it all, and drawing out the root causes, is the essence of societal and governance preparedness.
Love to talk sometime.
We often feel we're living in a plate of risk spaghetti - making sense of it all, and drawing out the root causes, is the essence of societal and governance preparedness.
Love to talk sometime.
February 12, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Welcome Caroline!
We often feel we're living in a plate of risk spaghetti - making sense of it all, and drawing out the root causes, is the essence of societal and governance preparedness.
Love to talk sometime.
We often feel we're living in a plate of risk spaghetti - making sense of it all, and drawing out the root causes, is the essence of societal and governance preparedness.
Love to talk sometime.
Is a growth economy incompatible with human empathy? And if so...?
The Empathy Project www.resilience.org/stories/2026... - reflections by my coauthor and friend in energy and overshoot circles, Dr Chris Rhodes, on the beautiful film, www.theempathyproject.co.uk by @beljacobs.bsky.social.
The Empathy Project www.resilience.org/stories/2026... - reflections by my coauthor and friend in energy and overshoot circles, Dr Chris Rhodes, on the beautiful film, www.theempathyproject.co.uk by @beljacobs.bsky.social.
The Empathy Project
Beyond its immediate content, the Empathy Project ricochets out echoes and ripples, negotiating both structures and surfaces: tracing the lines of a whole, out of kilter, system of interconnected, int...
www.resilience.org
February 12, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Is a growth economy incompatible with human empathy? And if so...?
The Empathy Project www.resilience.org/stories/2026... - reflections by my coauthor and friend in energy and overshoot circles, Dr Chris Rhodes, on the beautiful film, www.theempathyproject.co.uk by @beljacobs.bsky.social.
The Empathy Project www.resilience.org/stories/2026... - reflections by my coauthor and friend in energy and overshoot circles, Dr Chris Rhodes, on the beautiful film, www.theempathyproject.co.uk by @beljacobs.bsky.social.
Only Africa? Truthfully, all climate science-policy has a serious AMOC blind spot. Not surprising: it's fairly new & seriously challenging. We're changing that with a top-level team supporting govts to govern wisely in unstable times. DM me if we can help yr govt
theconversation.com/african-clim...
theconversation.com/african-clim...
African climate science-policy has a serious blind spot: the slowing Atlantic circulation
An important ocean circulation system is slowing down faster than expected.
theconversation.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:14 PM
Only Africa? Truthfully, all climate science-policy has a serious AMOC blind spot. Not surprising: it's fairly new & seriously challenging. We're changing that with a top-level team supporting govts to govern wisely in unstable times. DM me if we can help yr govt
theconversation.com/african-clim...
theconversation.com/african-clim...
Reposted by Prof Phoebe Barnard
From #CambridgePrisms Extinction: Uncooling the planet: Rewilding for function in a post-Pleistocene climate
By Barry W. Brook & Guy F. Midgley
Read it here: https://cup.org/4jGPZp0
By Barry W. Brook & Guy F. Midgley
Read it here: https://cup.org/4jGPZp0
February 3, 2026 at 10:10 AM
From #CambridgePrisms Extinction: Uncooling the planet: Rewilding for function in a post-Pleistocene climate
By Barry W. Brook & Guy F. Midgley
Read it here: https://cup.org/4jGPZp0
By Barry W. Brook & Guy F. Midgley
Read it here: https://cup.org/4jGPZp0
Last year was the international year of coops! And ours - in my old, sadly abandoned hometown in the USA - was embracing this solution more vigorously, and irresistably, than ever.
@kanejackson.bsky.social 😉
@kanejackson.bsky.social 😉
February 10, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Last year was the international year of coops! And ours - in my old, sadly abandoned hometown in the USA - was embracing this solution more vigorously, and irresistably, than ever.
@kanejackson.bsky.social 😉
@kanejackson.bsky.social 😉
You might consider following Antidote Studios and the podcast Screw This, Let's Try Something Else. They've finally come over to BlueSky - let's give them a lot of love. This is positive, lively, engaging storytelling for a kinder, wiser, more collaborative society @climatemajority.bsky.social
Check out the next episode of our podcast SCREW THIS, LET'S TRY SOMETHING ELSE: @thisispasha.bsky.social & I visit CIVIC SQUARE & hear from @kateraworth.bsky.social about how changing our neighbourhoods can change our nation.
Listen here
Apple: tinyurl.com/4zadvcdk
Spotify: tinyurl.com/594pp6he
Listen here
Apple: tinyurl.com/4zadvcdk
Spotify: tinyurl.com/594pp6he
February 10, 2026 at 12:13 PM
You might consider following Antidote Studios and the podcast Screw This, Let's Try Something Else. They've finally come over to BlueSky - let's give them a lot of love. This is positive, lively, engaging storytelling for a kinder, wiser, more collaborative society @climatemajority.bsky.social
It is painful and hard to avoid the conclusion that the governments cracking down violently on peaceful protesters of genocide are those fmr Commonwealth countries, or the hub, whose values and theft of other lands caused this mess (and others) in the 1st place. Absolutely unacceptable in humanity.
February 10, 2026 at 10:20 AM
It is painful and hard to avoid the conclusion that the governments cracking down violently on peaceful protesters of genocide are those fmr Commonwealth countries, or the hub, whose values and theft of other lands caused this mess (and others) in the 1st place. Absolutely unacceptable in humanity.
It's a hard time to be a parent - with my two girls Ive been focusing on empowerment and agency. One has embraced that zealously. One is still avoiding it. But they will both get there.
February 10, 2026 at 10:13 AM
It's a hard time to be a parent - with my two girls Ive been focusing on empowerment and agency. One has embraced that zealously. One is still avoiding it. But they will both get there.
Yes, AND men who lead with the same values.
I've been lucky to work with incredible men who lead with vision, humility, purpose. I'm married to one. But wise leadership has never been important than now, and the initiatives that build it. Thanks Hugo for this+Rachel's interview with Ajit Varki.
I've been lucky to work with incredible men who lead with vision, humility, purpose. I'm married to one. But wise leadership has never been important than now, and the initiatives that build it. Thanks Hugo for this+Rachel's interview with Ajit Varki.
February 10, 2026 at 10:09 AM
Yes, AND men who lead with the same values.
I've been lucky to work with incredible men who lead with vision, humility, purpose. I'm married to one. But wise leadership has never been important than now, and the initiatives that build it. Thanks Hugo for this+Rachel's interview with Ajit Varki.
I've been lucky to work with incredible men who lead with vision, humility, purpose. I'm married to one. But wise leadership has never been important than now, and the initiatives that build it. Thanks Hugo for this+Rachel's interview with Ajit Varki.
True for wealthy young people (especially but not exclusively in the global minority (north) countries, for sure. Women from around the world speak about hyperconsumption, population pressure, culture and personal choice at www.girlplanet.earth.
Planetary & Human Health | GirlPlanet.Earth
Join us on GirlPlanet.Earth, the informal global dialogue platform for women and teenaged girls around the world about population, consumption, planetary boundaries, personal choices, and the culture,...
www.girlplanet.earth
February 9, 2026 at 11:52 AM
True for wealthy young people (especially but not exclusively in the global minority (north) countries, for sure. Women from around the world speak about hyperconsumption, population pressure, culture and personal choice at www.girlplanet.earth.
Andy. Nihilism again! Please 🤯🥰. Plenty of people feel strongly about this - it's is an important avenue of engagement. The world needs that, despite the uphill battles ahead.
February 9, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Andy. Nihilism again! Please 🤯🥰. Plenty of people feel strongly about this - it's is an important avenue of engagement. The world needs that, despite the uphill battles ahead.
Understanding how water works in soil is crucial to the #restoration of our soil, planet and climate, and crucial to our agency over our future. Alpha Lo explains.
The laws of water: How water moves through soil
open.substack.com/pub/climatew...
@didipershouse.bsky.social @robdelaet.bsky.social
The laws of water: How water moves through soil
open.substack.com/pub/climatew...
@didipershouse.bsky.social @robdelaet.bsky.social
The laws of water part I : How water moves through soil
Darcy's law and Richard's law
open.substack.com
February 9, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Understanding how water works in soil is crucial to the #restoration of our soil, planet and climate, and crucial to our agency over our future. Alpha Lo explains.
The laws of water: How water moves through soil
open.substack.com/pub/climatew...
@didipershouse.bsky.social @robdelaet.bsky.social
The laws of water: How water moves through soil
open.substack.com/pub/climatew...
@didipershouse.bsky.social @robdelaet.bsky.social
We all hoped climate interventions would never be necessary. But here we are. And so it’s woefully irresponsible when ppl still try to shut down conversations & research on crisis management when the risks are at a profound planetary scale. #preparedness
@rahmstorf.bsky.social @skyscroll.earth
@rahmstorf.bsky.social @skyscroll.earth
The destabilisation of the Atlantic Ocean circulation #AMOC is no longer a distant scenario - it’s a national and global security risk. In this article, PIK director Johan Rockström and Iceland’s Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson explain what to do about it. www.linkedin.com/pulse/climat...
Climate risk becomes a matter of security
The destabilisation of the #AMOC is no longer a distant scenario - it’s a national and global security risk. Iceland’s Climate Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson and I outline actions to tackle this thre...
www.linkedin.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:53 AM
We all hoped climate interventions would never be necessary. But here we are. And so it’s woefully irresponsible when ppl still try to shut down conversations & research on crisis management when the risks are at a profound planetary scale. #preparedness
@rahmstorf.bsky.social @skyscroll.earth
@rahmstorf.bsky.social @skyscroll.earth
Oh, I don’t! I think of him every week and have another email due to him in a few days. He’s one of the people of whom I feel most utterly fond.
February 9, 2026 at 6:42 AM
Oh, I don’t! I think of him every week and have another email due to him in a few days. He’s one of the people of whom I feel most utterly fond.
What an indictment of our generation.
“More than half of young people worldwide think humanity is doomed. How do we face that truth without giving up? Clinical psychologist & activist Margaret Klein Salamon joins Climate Emergency Forum” to talk climate grief, anxiety & action youtu.be/nlgN38jlrTQ
“More than half of young people worldwide think humanity is doomed. How do we face that truth without giving up? Clinical psychologist & activist Margaret Klein Salamon joins Climate Emergency Forum” to talk climate grief, anxiety & action youtu.be/nlgN38jlrTQ
February 8, 2026 at 10:27 PM
What an indictment of our generation.
“More than half of young people worldwide think humanity is doomed. How do we face that truth without giving up? Clinical psychologist & activist Margaret Klein Salamon joins Climate Emergency Forum” to talk climate grief, anxiety & action youtu.be/nlgN38jlrTQ
“More than half of young people worldwide think humanity is doomed. How do we face that truth without giving up? Clinical psychologist & activist Margaret Klein Salamon joins Climate Emergency Forum” to talk climate grief, anxiety & action youtu.be/nlgN38jlrTQ
Reposted by Prof Phoebe Barnard
Friendly reminder:
NO ONE needs AI slop and more AI data centres
EVERYBODY needs clean water, affordable energy, and a habitable planet
NO ONE needs AI slop and more AI data centres
EVERYBODY needs clean water, affordable energy, and a habitable planet
February 8, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Friendly reminder:
NO ONE needs AI slop and more AI data centres
EVERYBODY needs clean water, affordable energy, and a habitable planet
NO ONE needs AI slop and more AI data centres
EVERYBODY needs clean water, affordable energy, and a habitable planet
I’d like to get this excellent short animated film on climate & societal tipping points by @leomurray.bsky.social to a million views + hundreds of thousands of 👍🏽 - as one commenter has said. Please, share it around and make it happen. Made in 2008 - now all coming true!
youtube.com/watch?v=VnyL...
youtube.com/watch?v=VnyL...
Wake Up, Freak Out - then Get a Grip (HD)
YouTube video by Ligermorph
youtube.com
February 8, 2026 at 12:02 PM
I’d like to get this excellent short animated film on climate & societal tipping points by @leomurray.bsky.social to a million views + hundreds of thousands of 👍🏽 - as one commenter has said. Please, share it around and make it happen. Made in 2008 - now all coming true!
youtube.com/watch?v=VnyL...
youtube.com/watch?v=VnyL...
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social at her best - straight to the nub of what we are forgetting about our humanity over at least a couple of hundred thousand years.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
February 6, 2026 at 9:40 PM
@rebeccasolnit.bsky.social at her best - straight to the nub of what we are forgetting about our humanity over at least a couple of hundred thousand years.
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...
www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...