NEW REPORT: A single fishing corporation could be jeopardising the food Antarctic wildlife depends on. A new WePlanet analysis estimates that Aker QRILL’s 2025 krill catch alone could have fed ~20 million Adélie penguin chicks. Krill are the foundation of the Antarctic food web. Penguins, whales, seals and seabirds all rely on them - and climate change is already putting on their populations. Yet the @MSCecolabel looks set to recertify this fishery as “sustainable.” When the stakes are this high, certification must reflect ecological reality. Read the full report ⬇️ weplanet.org/_files/ugd/dccf…

Lonnie Thompson, ice paleoclimatologist with The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center at Ohio State University, explains on Saving the World from Bad Ideas podcast, how the ice cores his team has collected from glaciers and ice fields around the world have stories and lessons for us about microbes — bacteria and viruses — that have been stored deep within ice, sometimes for up to 500,000 years. How these microbes have changed over the Earth's changing climate for millennia has wisdom for us to apply in medicine, vaccines and research, says Lonnie. Watch or listen to the full episode on our YouTube channel --> shorturl.at/2uSwf #IceCores #FrozenBacteria #Microbes

In this week's episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas podcast, host Mark Lynas is joined by Professor Lonnie Thompson, an ice paleoclimatologist with The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center at Ohio State University. They discuss Lonnie’s legacy of over 50 years of strenuous expeditions traveling to tropical high mountain glaciers around the world to take ice core samples that date back tens of thousands of years. Mark and Lonnie dive into the critical importance of these ice cores — some of which are the last remnants of mountain glaciers that have since melted away completely — as they hold records of greenhouse gases, temperatures, microbes and volcanic activity over Earth’s history that will continue to prove valuable to science for years to come. “Probably this year or next, those glaciers will totally disappear. And the only ice from that part of the world is here in the freezers at Ohio State University. From these ice cores, we can go back thirty, forty thousand years and see how that has varied in the natural world. The ice records anything that's in the atmosphere. And I can only imagine 20 years from now, there are things that we haven't even asked about, that will be important and only preserved in these frozen ice cores.” Watch the film Canary, a full-length documentary that dives into Lonnie Thompson’s legacy of work: canary.oscilloscope.net/ And watch the full podcast episode here: shorturl.at/n26f0 #WePlanet #Glaciology #IceCores #ClimateScience

Energy sovereignty starts with breaking our dependence on fossil fuels. Nuclear, wind, solar and geothermal give countries the tools to produce abundant, reliable energy domestically — strengthening energy security, reducing reliance on volatile global markets and governments, and building a more resilient, green future. Read more about our work on nuclear and other fossil-free technologies on our website weplanet.org #NuclearEnergy #EnergySovereignty #Divest

“We have a very storybook view of the fishing industry, but it's actually rife with multimillionaires and billionaires running these enormous boats and huge corporations," says George Monbiot on this week's episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas podcast. In this episode, Mark and George discuss the importance of protecting bluefin tuna, a species once nearly hunted to exinction, from furthr exploitation by the fishing industry. "It's very, very concentrated. It's utterly ruthless. It hides just like farming does. We have these radical double standards when it comes to fishing and farming." Watch the full episode here --> shorturl.at/spIGf #BluefinTuna #GeorgeMonbiot #Enviornmentalism

Once hunted to near extinction, Atlantic bluefin tuna are making a comeback in British waters. But instead of protecting this magnificent fish, the UK government has greenlit further fishing of the species. Tune into this week’s episode of the podcast Saving the World from Bad Ideas where George Monbiot speaks to host Mark Lynas about his awe-inspiring encounters with bluefin tuna as they leap and splash around his kayak off the coast of Devon, and the importance of protecting the key megafauna. Watch or listen to the episode on our YouTube channel here --> shorturl.at/spIGf #WePlanet #BluefinTuna #Advocacy #Biodiversity

Click to learn about what magnificent creature George Monbiot is witnessing from the seas off the coast of South Devon. Be sure to tune into this week's podcast episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas with host Mark Lynas, airing Thursday at 9am CEST, where George dives into his love for this animal and why we must protect the species for future generations to admire, too. #WePlanet #FishingIndustry #OceanConservation

In this episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, host Mark Lynas is joined by Roger Hallam, climate campaigner and co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, to discuss his evolution in climate activism and the case for mass civil resistance. Roger reflects on the successes and failures of Extinction Rebellion, his various arrests and time in prison, and his subsequent international campaigns. Mark and Roger discuss Roger’s most recent and controversial “4 Billion Dead” campaign, discussing the role of science communication about climate impacts at high levels of global heating. Roger argues that our political systems are failing to respond at the scale and speed required, and advocates for civil resistance, citizens’ assemblies and even solar geoengineering as possible responses to the planet’s escalating climate crisis. Watch the full episode here --> shorturl.at/qpya3 #WePlanet #ExtinctionRebellion #PoliticalActivism #Rebellion

WePlanet's @Hiddemhigh is a PhD soil microbiologist turned documentary filmmaker. In 2016, he visited Bangladesh to speak with farmers on the ground about their use of a new GMO crop called bt brinjal, a pest-resistant eggplant. What he found from their stories was that the genetically modified aubergine not only produced higher yields and more income for the farmers, but it also significantly reduced pesticide use — protecting the farmers from the health impacts of being exposed to the poison. Watch this video to learn more about Hidde's experience speaking with Bangladeshi farmers, and this link to learn more about WePlanet's advocacy for GMOs, NGTs and other agricultural biotechnology. rebootfood.org/ #WePlanet #Biotechnology #GMO

There are plenty of technologies to make the production of food and goods more sustainable, writes WePlanet's @Hiddemhigh, but they all consume a lot of electricity. So, it is crucial to start generating more energy – much more. shorturl.at/6DpW7 #Sustainability #EnergyAbundance #SolarEnergy #WindPower

WePlanet Secretary General @KarolinaLisslo will be speaking at the Gothenburg Tech Week next Tuesday as part of Tech Blueprint! The event brings together industry leaders, founders and experts to explore the real-world applications of AI, from infrastructure and governance to robotics, industrial transformation and European tech sovereignty. If you're nearby Gothenburg, be sure to book your tickets to the event here: gbgtechweek-com.confetti.eve… #WePlanet #TechWeek #Roundtable #AI

A severe slowdown or collapse of the AMOC — the Atlantic current that carries warmer water and temperatures to Europe — would disrupt Europe’s agriculture, infrastructure, welfare and economy on a profound scale. A colder-than-usual patch of water just south of Greenland, nicknamed the “cold blob,” has some scientists worried that this slowdown is already well underway. politico.eu/article/climate-… #AMOC #ClimateCrisis #Europe

Today is World Farmed Animals Day. In honor of today, you can help piggies across Europe by signing our petition to end CO₂ stunning. Here's the story: Slaughterhouses across Europe are still using an outdated and inhumane method of killing pigs — CO₂ stunning. The process involves forcing pigs into gas chambers where they experience burning sensations, breathlessness and panic before losing consciousness. Despite the known effects of acute stress that CO₂ stunning causes, the EU Commission has said it does not plan to phase out the practice. It's cruel, and it's wrong. The EU should commit to a clear path towards phasing out this practice — with the investment and practical support needed to make more humane methods work at scale. Sign the petition calling for an end to CO₂ stunning in the EU here --> shorturl.at/DRlUG #WePlanet #Slaughterhouse #AnimalWelfare #Pigs

The latest episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas podcast is live! In this episode, @mark_lynas is joined by @QuicoToro, Director of Climate Repair at the @anthrop_inst, in discussion of his research on ocean-based carbon dioxide removal via phytoplankton. In this clip, Quico helps us better understand why nuclear energy has never been allowed to thrive as a power source. He explains that nuclear fission today is based largely on technologies of the past, preventing us from achieving the manufacturing economies of scale that would help us achieve cost cuts and optimization of the power source. Listen to the full episode here ➡️ weplanet.org/podcast #WePlanet #BadldeasPodcast #NuclearEnergy #CarbonRemoval

WePlanet's Arif Hossain @arif4science is featured in the Daily Times of Bangladesh in an op-ed about the importance of genetically engineered food crops in the nation. He specifically references the 2013 launch of a genetically modified eggplant called Bt brinjal in Bangladesh, making the country the first in Asia to adopt the crop. The plant was resistant to insect damage, potentially reducing farmers’ dependence on insecticides. Win win. Now, more than a decade later, the biotechnology never fully caught on. Hossain explains why. tob.news/what-happened-to-ba… #Biotech #Bangladesh #GMOs

WePlanet's Tea Törmänen was in the media again this week to advocate for nuclear energy in Europe. Watch or listen here (broadcast is in French): rts.ch/play/tv/forum/video/l… #NuclearEnergy #Switzerland #Politics

Pet food could be the secret weapon to reducing deforestation globally. @Joelscotthalkes explains in this video, that this land-saving approach would be achieved by simply by replacing the traditional bits of meat — cow, pig, chicken — that go into the kibble for Mr. Sprinkles 🐈 with lab-grown meat instead. In fact, more than 47% of pet owners have said they’re comfortable with the idea. So, science, once again, has provided a solution an environmental challenge we face. It’s just time for us as consumers to embrace novel food approaches. 🧬 #WePlanet #RebootFood #LabGrownMeat #CultivatedMeat #Deforestation

Season 4 of Saving the World from Bad Ideas podcast is going live tomorrow September 24! ⭐️ In this inaugural episode, host Mark Lynas @mark_lynas is joined by scientist Joshua Elliott, director of Advanced Research for Climate Emergencies (ARC) and chief scientist at Renaissance Philanthropy, to discuss Earth’s tipping points and rapidly changing climate systems — and how human intervention, via approaches like climate stabilization, is a fast becoming a moral imperative to combat the worst projections of climate breakdown. “We have been geoengineering this planet since we first developed agriculture,” says Joshua Elliott. “The tacit belief that accidental geoengineering is somehow okay, but that thoughtful, science-driven, purposeful, researched and scaled geoengineering or stabilization is somehow a horrible moral hazard. I mean, to me, that just completely defies logic.” Catch the first episode of Season 4 online via YouTube and Spotify tomorrow 🎙️ #WePlanet #Podcast #ClimateStabilisation #Technology