Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · 5h

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...

Collapse Camp or not?

My reflections on the Kollapscamp that took place in Germany from 28–31 August 2025

medium.com

1 3 6

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · 5h

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...

Kollapscamp oder nicht?

Meine Gedanken zum Kollapscamp, das vom 28. bis 31. August 2025 in Deutschland stattfand

medium.com

1 3 5

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Jun 19

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

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Jun 7

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!

3 8

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Jun 13

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...

1 2 2

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Jun 9

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.

1

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Jun 8

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...

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

x.com

1 1 4

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Jun 7

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!

3 4

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Jun 6

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

1

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Jun 6

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!

1 4 5

Reposted by Payal Parekh

David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · May 14

@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. 🤷🏻‍♂️

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 🌊

11 44 180

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · May 10

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...

1 1 6

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · May 8

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...

1

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · May 6

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

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

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Apr 25

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

1 2

Reposted by Payal Parekh

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Apr 25

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

1 2

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · May 2

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!

Julie's Bicycle @juliesbicycle.bsky.social · May 1

True leadership takes a lot of creativity & courage.

In Episode 6 of our #CreativeClimateLeadership podcast, host @itslouisvi.bsky.social chats to climate justice activist @payalclimate.bsky.social & artist, activist & permaculture teacher Guy Ritani.

Listen in >> juliesbicycle.com/CCL-podcast

3 2

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · May 1

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

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Apr 29

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

1

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Apr 25

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

1 2

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Apr 24

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

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...

www.freie-radios.net

1 1 2

Reposted by Payal Parekh

Gavin Schmidt @climateofgavin.bsky.social · Apr 24

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.

Justin S. Mankin @jsmankin.bsky.social · Apr 23

Can scientists trace climate losses back to the emissions from individual fossil fuel companies?

Yes, we can.

The inimitable @ccallahan45.bsky.social and I provide an 'end-to-end' attribution framework that can be applied in many climate accountability contexts:
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Carbon majors and the scientific case for climate liability - Nature

A transparent and reproducible scientific framework is introduced to formalize how trillions in economic losses are attributable to the extreme heat caused by emissions from fossil fuel companies, whi...

www.nature.com

3 25 76

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Apr 17

exactly!

Reposted by Payal Parekh

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Apr 9

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.

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…

medium.com

1 2 7

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Apr 9

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.

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…

medium.com

1 2 7

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Apr 9

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

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

Peter Stott @stottpeter.bsky.social · Apr 9

Extraordinary announcement behind cutting funding to one of the world's leading climate institutes, GFDL. Apparently it's (amongst other reasons) because climate modelling is leading to climate anxiety and therefore should be stopped. www.commerce.gov/news/press-r...

Ending Cooperative Agreements’ Funding to Princeton University

On Tuesday, April 8, 2025, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick announced that nearly $4 million in funding is ending to Princeton University after a detailed, careful, and thorough review of the...

www.commerce.gov

2

Payal Parekh @payalclimate.bsky.social · Apr 8

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...

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.

www.derbund.ch