Mark Lynas
@marklynas.bsky.social
Environmental writer, speaker and activist. Head of Policy at WePlanet. Science advisor with the Climate Vulnerable Forum. New book: 'Six Minutes to Winter: Nuclear War and How to Avoid it' out now. My weekly podcast: Saving the World from Bad Ideas.
Is it over for nuclear? As the renewables + batteries electro-tech clean energy revolution gathers pace, do we still need those hugely expensive giant reactors? Join me and Bryony Worthington for our Season 2 ender podcast episode... we went out with a bang!
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www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...
December 12, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Is it over for nuclear? As the renewables + batteries electro-tech clean energy revolution gathers pace, do we still need those hugely expensive giant reactors? Join me and Bryony Worthington for our Season 2 ender podcast episode... we went out with a bang!
www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...
www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...
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EU politicians will decide on Wednesday whether to go ahead with the ban on words like burger and sausage for plant-based foods.
That means we have one last chance to show how unpopular – and absurd – this policy is.
Act now and see what you can do on savetheburger.org
That means we have one last chance to show how unpopular – and absurd – this policy is.
Act now and see what you can do on savetheburger.org
December 8, 2025 at 11:02 AM
EU politicians will decide on Wednesday whether to go ahead with the ban on words like burger and sausage for plant-based foods.
That means we have one last chance to show how unpopular – and absurd – this policy is.
Act now and see what you can do on savetheburger.org
That means we have one last chance to show how unpopular – and absurd – this policy is.
Act now and see what you can do on savetheburger.org
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Is the food industry slowly killing us? In this week's episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas sits down with Professor Sarah Berry to take on Bad Idea #33: “Ultra Processed Foods are killing us”
Listen to it to wherever you get your podcasts!
Listen to it to wherever you get your podcasts!
December 4, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Is the food industry slowly killing us? In this week's episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas, Mark Lynas sits down with Professor Sarah Berry to take on Bad Idea #33: “Ultra Processed Foods are killing us”
Listen to it to wherever you get your podcasts!
Listen to it to wherever you get your podcasts!
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This weekend, WePlanet coordinated a protest against the closure of Doel-2 near Antwerp. The owner, French energy company Engie, wants to get rid of their nuclear assets as they'll be more profitable selling gas for the foreseeable future, to burn when renewables don't deliver.
Don't stop me now!
Don't stop me now!
December 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
This weekend, WePlanet coordinated a protest against the closure of Doel-2 near Antwerp. The owner, French energy company Engie, wants to get rid of their nuclear assets as they'll be more profitable selling gas for the foreseeable future, to burn when renewables don't deliver.
Don't stop me now!
Don't stop me now!
Is nuclear power too expensive? Exhibit A is the UK's Hinkley C, over budget and overdue... will copy Sizewell C suffer the same problems? As some project a financing cost of £100bn for Sizewell, MD Julia Pyke tells me that it will actually save consumers £2bn/yr.
www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...
www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...
November 27, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Is nuclear power too expensive? Exhibit A is the UK's Hinkley C, over budget and overdue... will copy Sizewell C suffer the same problems? As some project a financing cost of £100bn for Sizewell, MD Julia Pyke tells me that it will actually save consumers £2bn/yr.
www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...
www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...
If you're in London on the evening of 3 December, there's only one place you need to be - in a pub having drinks with me to discuss the future of environmentalism in the UK! RSVP here:
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November 27, 2025 at 2:16 PM
If you're in London on the evening of 3 December, there's only one place you need to be - in a pub having drinks with me to discuss the future of environmentalism in the UK! RSVP here:
act.weplanet.org/p/drinks-wit...
act.weplanet.org/p/drinks-wit...
"It can't happen here" - or can it? I talk to Professor Susan Stokes about the playbook that elected leaders use to quietly erode democracy from within — the same tactics that have turned Hungary, Turkey, and now the United States into hybrid autocracies. www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...
November 14, 2025 at 11:26 AM
"It can't happen here" - or can it? I talk to Professor Susan Stokes about the playbook that elected leaders use to quietly erode democracy from within — the same tactics that have turned Hungary, Turkey, and now the United States into hybrid autocracies. www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...
This was my favourite episode for a long time - Zuzu is such a star, and her energy is just infectious. Sharks are lucky to have someone like her on their side! Please do listen...
New episode 🎙️
Bad Idea #28: “Jaws - aka sharks are scary”
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by Arzucan “Zuzu” Askin, National Geographic Explorer, conservation scientist, and co-founder of Miyaru NGO.
🎧 weplanet.org/podcast
Bad Idea #28: “Jaws - aka sharks are scary”
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by Arzucan “Zuzu” Askin, National Geographic Explorer, conservation scientist, and co-founder of Miyaru NGO.
🎧 weplanet.org/podcast
October 30, 2025 at 11:40 AM
This was my favourite episode for a long time - Zuzu is such a star, and her energy is just infectious. Sharks are lucky to have someone like her on their side! Please do listen...
“There’s no hope for humanity.”
This week on Saving the World from Bad Ideas, I talk with Dr SJ Beard about why doom thinking can paralyse us — and how existential hope might just save us.
🎧 Listen: www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...
This week on Saving the World from Bad Ideas, I talk with Dr SJ Beard about why doom thinking can paralyse us — and how existential hope might just save us.
🎧 Listen: www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...
October 23, 2025 at 10:04 AM
“There’s no hope for humanity.”
This week on Saving the World from Bad Ideas, I talk with Dr SJ Beard about why doom thinking can paralyse us — and how existential hope might just save us.
🎧 Listen: www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...
This week on Saving the World from Bad Ideas, I talk with Dr SJ Beard about why doom thinking can paralyse us — and how existential hope might just save us.
🎧 Listen: www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...
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New episode 🎙️
Bad Idea #27 “There’s no hope for humanity”
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by existential risk researcher Dr SJ Beard, who argues that we need to look beyond fear and fatalism to build a future worth surviving for.
🎧 weplanet.org/podcast
Bad Idea #27 “There’s no hope for humanity”
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by existential risk researcher Dr SJ Beard, who argues that we need to look beyond fear and fatalism to build a future worth surviving for.
🎧 weplanet.org/podcast
October 23, 2025 at 8:19 AM
New episode 🎙️
Bad Idea #27 “There’s no hope for humanity”
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by existential risk researcher Dr SJ Beard, who argues that we need to look beyond fear and fatalism to build a future worth surviving for.
🎧 weplanet.org/podcast
Bad Idea #27 “There’s no hope for humanity”
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by existential risk researcher Dr SJ Beard, who argues that we need to look beyond fear and fatalism to build a future worth surviving for.
🎧 weplanet.org/podcast
New episode 🎙️
Bad Idea #26: “Facts will beat Misinformation.”
From fake news to populism, pandemics to AI, this one digs into how misinformation spreads, why it sticks, and what we can do about it... with Cambridge psychologist Sander van der Linden.
🎧 weplanet.org/podcast
Bad Idea #26: “Facts will beat Misinformation.”
From fake news to populism, pandemics to AI, this one digs into how misinformation spreads, why it sticks, and what we can do about it... with Cambridge psychologist Sander van der Linden.
🎧 weplanet.org/podcast
October 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
New episode 🎙️
Bad Idea #26: “Facts will beat Misinformation.”
From fake news to populism, pandemics to AI, this one digs into how misinformation spreads, why it sticks, and what we can do about it... with Cambridge psychologist Sander van der Linden.
🎧 weplanet.org/podcast
Bad Idea #26: “Facts will beat Misinformation.”
From fake news to populism, pandemics to AI, this one digs into how misinformation spreads, why it sticks, and what we can do about it... with Cambridge psychologist Sander van der Linden.
🎧 weplanet.org/podcast
Is climate catastrophism actually a bad idea? 🌍
In my latest podcast, I talk with Ted Nordhaus (@Breakthrough Institute) about why apocalyptic climate narratives backfire — and how tech + prosperity can drive decarbonisation.
Don't miss it!
www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...
In my latest podcast, I talk with Ted Nordhaus (@Breakthrough Institute) about why apocalyptic climate narratives backfire — and how tech + prosperity can drive decarbonisation.
Don't miss it!
www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...
WePlanet Podcast | Saving The World From Bad Ideas
a WePlanet podcast.
The world is shaped by ideas—some good, some bad, and some that seemed good at the time.
This is a podcast about rethinking the things we take for granted, challenging sacred cows...
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October 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Is climate catastrophism actually a bad idea? 🌍
In my latest podcast, I talk with Ted Nordhaus (@Breakthrough Institute) about why apocalyptic climate narratives backfire — and how tech + prosperity can drive decarbonisation.
Don't miss it!
www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...
In my latest podcast, I talk with Ted Nordhaus (@Breakthrough Institute) about why apocalyptic climate narratives backfire — and how tech + prosperity can drive decarbonisation.
Don't miss it!
www.weplanet.org/podcast/epis...
WOW! The European Parliament just voted to BAN the words 'burger' and 'sausage' when used in sustainable plant-based alternatives. HUGE win for the meat and dairy lobby in the EU, and lots more confusion for consumers if this goes through. Insane!
www.euroveg.eu/european-par...
www.euroveg.eu/european-par...
European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’ - European Vegetarian Union
Brussels, 8 October 2025 European Parliament votes to ban use of ‘veggie burger’ and ‘plant-based sausage’: coalition calls decision misguided and counterproductive This Wednesday the Members of the E...
www.euroveg.eu
October 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
WOW! The European Parliament just voted to BAN the words 'burger' and 'sausage' when used in sustainable plant-based alternatives. HUGE win for the meat and dairy lobby in the EU, and lots more confusion for consumers if this goes through. Insane!
www.euroveg.eu/european-par...
www.euroveg.eu/european-par...
Please sign and share this, particularly if you're a European citizen. What Brussels is proposing is both damaging and incredibly dumb, and the European Parliament is about to vote (on 8 October) on an amendment to make it even worse! Please do sign 🙏
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Stop the EU’s Ban on “Meaty” Words for Plant-Based Foods
Sign now
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October 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Please sign and share this, particularly if you're a European citizen. What Brussels is proposing is both damaging and incredibly dumb, and the European Parliament is about to vote (on 8 October) on an amendment to make it even worse! Please do sign 🙏
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New Saving the World from Bad Ideas 🎙️
With @mliebreich.bsky.social
I tackle Bad Idea #24: “We’ll just use Hydrogen!” 💧
Hydrogen hype ≠ climate strategy. We break down why it’s overblown, where it might fit, and why pragmatism wins.
🎧 savingtheworldfrombadideas.substack.com/p/bad-idea-2...
With @mliebreich.bsky.social
I tackle Bad Idea #24: “We’ll just use Hydrogen!” 💧
Hydrogen hype ≠ climate strategy. We break down why it’s overblown, where it might fit, and why pragmatism wins.
🎧 savingtheworldfrombadideas.substack.com/p/bad-idea-2...
Bad Idea #24 "We’ll just use Hydrogen!" with Michael Liebreich
Listen now | 🔍 Episode Summary:
savingtheworldfrombadideas.substack.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:41 AM
New Saving the World from Bad Ideas 🎙️
With @mliebreich.bsky.social
I tackle Bad Idea #24: “We’ll just use Hydrogen!” 💧
Hydrogen hype ≠ climate strategy. We break down why it’s overblown, where it might fit, and why pragmatism wins.
🎧 savingtheworldfrombadideas.substack.com/p/bad-idea-2...
With @mliebreich.bsky.social
I tackle Bad Idea #24: “We’ll just use Hydrogen!” 💧
Hydrogen hype ≠ climate strategy. We break down why it’s overblown, where it might fit, and why pragmatism wins.
🎧 savingtheworldfrombadideas.substack.com/p/bad-idea-2...
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Is green hydrogen the silver bullet for decarbonisation — or a trillion-dollar distraction?
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by energy analyst, investor, and podcaster @mliebreich.bsky.social to unpack Bad Idea #24: “We’ll just use Hydrogen!”
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by energy analyst, investor, and podcaster @mliebreich.bsky.social to unpack Bad Idea #24: “We’ll just use Hydrogen!”
Bad Idea #24 "We’ll just use Hydrogen!" with Michael Liebreich
YouTube video by WePlanet
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October 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
Is green hydrogen the silver bullet for decarbonisation — or a trillion-dollar distraction?
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by energy analyst, investor, and podcaster @mliebreich.bsky.social to unpack Bad Idea #24: “We’ll just use Hydrogen!”
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by energy analyst, investor, and podcaster @mliebreich.bsky.social to unpack Bad Idea #24: “We’ll just use Hydrogen!”
Hydrogen is the worst 'bad idea' yet - and Michael has immense fun taking it apart...
Is green hydrogen the silver bullet for decarbonisation — or a trillion-dollar distraction?
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by energy analyst, investor, and podcaster @mliebreich.bsky.social to unpack Bad Idea #24: “We’ll just use Hydrogen!”
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by energy analyst, investor, and podcaster @mliebreich.bsky.social to unpack Bad Idea #24: “We’ll just use Hydrogen!”
Bad Idea #24 "We’ll just use Hydrogen!" with Michael Liebreich
YouTube video by WePlanet
youtu.be
October 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Hydrogen is the worst 'bad idea' yet - and Michael has immense fun taking it apart...
The EU wants to ban words like “burger” + “sausage” from plant-based foods. So get ready for “protein tubes” + “alternative discs.” 🙃 Nobody’s confused — except Brussels. Consumers + the planet deserve better. #NoConfusion
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substack.com/home/post/p-...
Will the EU now ban 'sausage' and 'burger' from plant-based alternatives?
Could Europe get any dumber?
substack.com
October 1, 2025 at 9:56 AM
The EU wants to ban words like “burger” + “sausage” from plant-based foods. So get ready for “protein tubes” + “alternative discs.” 🙃 Nobody’s confused — except Brussels. Consumers + the planet deserve better. #NoConfusion
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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Xi Jinping announced China's new climate targets personally, a positive gesture, but the targets brought little clarity on China’s future emission pathway. Targeting a 7-10% emission reduction by 2035 from an undefined "peak level" undersells China's current clean energy boom.
September 24, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Xi Jinping announced China's new climate targets personally, a positive gesture, but the targets brought little clarity on China’s future emission pathway. Targeting a 7-10% emission reduction by 2035 from an undefined "peak level" undersells China's current clean energy boom.
Important leaders declaration just released by the heads of the most climate vulnerable countries here in New York:
cvfv20.org/as-world-hur...
cvfv20.org/as-world-hur...
As World ‘Hurtles’ Past 1.5, Climate Vulnerable Nations Demand Urgent Adaptation Finance - CVFV20.Org
CVF-V20 ministers and heads of government, meeting on the sidelines of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) in New York, committed to work hard for a comprehensive Adaptat...
cvfv20.org
September 24, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Important leaders declaration just released by the heads of the most climate vulnerable countries here in New York:
cvfv20.org/as-world-hur...
cvfv20.org/as-world-hur...
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I know I'll take flak for this, but the principle - if not the execution - is sound. Modular reactors can enable the decarbonisation of parts of the economy that are otherwise hard to reach. But tying their development to the US? That's less sound. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
UK and US line up string of deals to build modular nuclear reactors in Britain
Agreements include plan to build 12 reactors in Hartlepool with Centrica, creating 2,500 jobs, and fast-tracking UK and US safety checks
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 6:13 AM
I know I'll take flak for this, but the principle - if not the execution - is sound. Modular reactors can enable the decarbonisation of parts of the economy that are otherwise hard to reach. But tying their development to the US? That's less sound. www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Is it too late to stop climate change, or do we still have reasons for hope?
To launch Season Two, @marklynas.bsky.social talks with @hannahritchie.bsky.social, Deputy Editor of Our World in Data and author of Clearing the Air: The hopeful guide to solving climate change in 50 questions.
To launch Season Two, @marklynas.bsky.social talks with @hannahritchie.bsky.social, Deputy Editor of Our World in Data and author of Clearing the Air: The hopeful guide to solving climate change in 50 questions.
September 8, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Is it too late to stop climate change, or do we still have reasons for hope?
To launch Season Two, @marklynas.bsky.social talks with @hannahritchie.bsky.social, Deputy Editor of Our World in Data and author of Clearing the Air: The hopeful guide to solving climate change in 50 questions.
To launch Season Two, @marklynas.bsky.social talks with @hannahritchie.bsky.social, Deputy Editor of Our World in Data and author of Clearing the Air: The hopeful guide to solving climate change in 50 questions.
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I love that @marklynas.bsky.social named his pod Saving the World From Bad Ideas. We took a stab at it; you might not like what we had to say but hear us out!
Is industrial agriculture the villain it's made out to be?
@marklynas.bsky.social sits down with award-winning journalist and author @mikegrunwald.bsky.social Grunwald to explore Bad Idea #16: "We need to ditch intensive agriculture."
Watch or listen now:
www.weplanet.org/podcast
@marklynas.bsky.social sits down with award-winning journalist and author @mikegrunwald.bsky.social Grunwald to explore Bad Idea #16: "We need to ditch intensive agriculture."
Watch or listen now:
www.weplanet.org/podcast
July 3, 2025 at 11:50 AM
I love that @marklynas.bsky.social named his pod Saving the World From Bad Ideas. We took a stab at it; you might not like what we had to say but hear us out!
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80 years on from the horror of Hiroshima should splitting the atom be seen as an environmental menace or asset?
@BBCRareEarth @marklynas.bsky.social, Prof Tim Mousseau, Dr Fiona Rayment. The picture is from 1995 when I visited Hiroshimaon the 50th anniversary
@BBCRareEarth @marklynas.bsky.social, Prof Tim Mousseau, Dr Fiona Rayment. The picture is from 1995 when I visited Hiroshimaon the 50th anniversary
July 4, 2025 at 2:33 PM
80 years on from the horror of Hiroshima should splitting the atom be seen as an environmental menace or asset?
@BBCRareEarth @marklynas.bsky.social, Prof Tim Mousseau, Dr Fiona Rayment. The picture is from 1995 when I visited Hiroshimaon the 50th anniversary
@BBCRareEarth @marklynas.bsky.social, Prof Tim Mousseau, Dr Fiona Rayment. The picture is from 1995 when I visited Hiroshimaon the 50th anniversary
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Exciting episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas releasing tomorrow, all about Rewilding.
Is rewilding just about wolves & wilderness vs farmers &rural communities, or something much more hopeful
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by Rebecca Wrigley, Chief Executive of @rewildingbritain.org.uk.
Is rewilding just about wolves & wilderness vs farmers &rural communities, or something much more hopeful
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by Rebecca Wrigley, Chief Executive of @rewildingbritain.org.uk.
July 9, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Exciting episode of Saving the World from Bad Ideas releasing tomorrow, all about Rewilding.
Is rewilding just about wolves & wilderness vs farmers &rural communities, or something much more hopeful
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by Rebecca Wrigley, Chief Executive of @rewildingbritain.org.uk.
Is rewilding just about wolves & wilderness vs farmers &rural communities, or something much more hopeful
@marklynas.bsky.social is joined by Rebecca Wrigley, Chief Executive of @rewildingbritain.org.uk.