Dr Pete Knapp
@peteknapp.bsky.social
Air quality scientist/journalist. Making a film: Fires and Fascism https://fires-and-fascism.co.uk
Tonight’s Swansea screening of my film Fires and Fascism starts at 7pm (doors at 6:30) and costs £3 for students/unwaged or £6-£11 general.
Volcano, Swansea (7pm, Fri 30th Jan)
See here for tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/volcano/fire...
More screenings: fires-and-fascism.co.uk
Volcano, Swansea (7pm, Fri 30th Jan)
See here for tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/volcano/fire...
More screenings: fires-and-fascism.co.uk
January 30, 2026 at 4:34 PM
Tonight’s Swansea screening of my film Fires and Fascism starts at 7pm (doors at 6:30) and costs £3 for students/unwaged or £6-£11 general.
Volcano, Swansea (7pm, Fri 30th Jan)
See here for tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/volcano/fire...
More screenings: fires-and-fascism.co.uk
Volcano, Swansea (7pm, Fri 30th Jan)
See here for tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/volcano/fire...
More screenings: fires-and-fascism.co.uk
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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
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Go see this film
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“It’s a tremendous piece of work”
“A powerful, thought provoking and inspirational film”
“Many, many people need to see this”
“It’s your first film, and yet still better than most #climate documentaries I’ve seen!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“It’s a tremendous piece of work”
“A powerful, thought provoking and inspirational film”
“Many, many people need to see this”
“It’s your first film, and yet still better than most #climate documentaries I’ve seen!”
January 24, 2026 at 9:50 AM
Go see this film
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“It’s a tremendous piece of work”
“A powerful, thought provoking and inspirational film”
“Many, many people need to see this”
“It’s your first film, and yet still better than most #climate documentaries I’ve seen!”
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
“It’s a tremendous piece of work”
“A powerful, thought provoking and inspirational film”
“Many, many people need to see this”
“It’s your first film, and yet still better than most #climate documentaries I’ve seen!”
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You may’ve seen coverage of a new report on the threat to national security from environmental collapse.
A common response that’s got my goat is: “Look, it’s not just tree-hugging enviros saying this, it’s hard-nosed spooks!”
A short thread on why this framing is bad history & bad politics🧵😡😉
A common response that’s got my goat is: “Look, it’s not just tree-hugging enviros saying this, it’s hard-nosed spooks!”
A short thread on why this framing is bad history & bad politics🧵😡😉
Biodiversity collapse threatens UK security, intelligence chiefs warn
Ecosystem destruction will increase food shortages, disorder and mass migration, with effects already being felt
www.theguardian.com
January 24, 2026 at 4:42 AM
You may’ve seen coverage of a new report on the threat to national security from environmental collapse.
A common response that’s got my goat is: “Look, it’s not just tree-hugging enviros saying this, it’s hard-nosed spooks!”
A short thread on why this framing is bad history & bad politics🧵😡😉
A common response that’s got my goat is: “Look, it’s not just tree-hugging enviros saying this, it’s hard-nosed spooks!”
A short thread on why this framing is bad history & bad politics🧵😡😉
For those in London who’d like to see my new film linking wildfires to politics, it will be in Karamel (N22) on Saturday 24 Jan at 6pm. The event is being hosted by Fossil Free London @fossilfreeldn.bsky.social.
Entry is ‘pay as you feel’:
www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...
@haringeygreens.bsky.social
Entry is ‘pay as you feel’:
www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...
@haringeygreens.bsky.social
Fires and Fascism @ Karamel, Wood Green, 24 Jan
This new documentary shows extreme wildfires are more than just a consequence of climate change, but also involving big business, organised crime, and the rise of the far right.It shows the role of pr...
www.zeffy.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:13 PM
For those in London who’d like to see my new film linking wildfires to politics, it will be in Karamel (N22) on Saturday 24 Jan at 6pm. The event is being hosted by Fossil Free London @fossilfreeldn.bsky.social.
Entry is ‘pay as you feel’:
www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...
@haringeygreens.bsky.social
Entry is ‘pay as you feel’:
www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...
@haringeygreens.bsky.social
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Join Birmingham Friends of the Earth for a screening of Pete Knapp’s Fires and Fascism on 6 Feb at The Warehouse
@inthewarehouse.bsky.social
@birminghamfoe.bsky.social
@peteknapp.bsky.social
@inthewarehouse.bsky.social
@birminghamfoe.bsky.social
@peteknapp.bsky.social
Fires and Fascism @ Birmingham Friends of the Earth, 6 Feb
This new documentary shows extreme wildfires are more than just a consequence of climate change, but also involving big business, organised crime, and the rise of the far right.It shows the role of pr...
www.zeffy.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Join Birmingham Friends of the Earth for a screening of Pete Knapp’s Fires and Fascism on 6 Feb at The Warehouse
@inthewarehouse.bsky.social
@birminghamfoe.bsky.social
@peteknapp.bsky.social
@inthewarehouse.bsky.social
@birminghamfoe.bsky.social
@peteknapp.bsky.social
On my film tour of the UK, I'll be taking it to Circle Newport on 3 Feb at 7:00pm (£3-£11):
ucnewport.co.uk/event/fires-...
@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
@foecymrucydd.bsky.social
@cityofnewportnews.bsky.social
ucnewport.co.uk/event/fires-...
@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
@foecymrucydd.bsky.social
@cityofnewportnews.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 7:14 PM
On my film tour of the UK, I'll be taking it to Circle Newport on 3 Feb at 7:00pm (£3-£11):
ucnewport.co.uk/event/fires-...
@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
@foecymrucydd.bsky.social
@cityofnewportnews.bsky.social
ucnewport.co.uk/event/fires-...
@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
@foecymrucydd.bsky.social
@cityofnewportnews.bsky.social
On my film tour of the UK, I'll be taking it to Swansea's Volcano on 30 Jan at 7:00pm (£3-£11):
www.ticketsource.co.uk/volcano/fire...
@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
@swanseaforeurope.bsky.social
@wtswwswanseagroup.bsky.social
@foecymrucydd.bsky.social
www.ticketsource.co.uk/volcano/fire...
@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
@swanseaforeurope.bsky.social
@wtswwswanseagroup.bsky.social
@foecymrucydd.bsky.social
January 18, 2026 at 7:09 PM
On my film tour of the UK, I'll be taking it to Swansea's Volcano on 30 Jan at 7:00pm (£3-£11):
www.ticketsource.co.uk/volcano/fire...
@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
@swanseaforeurope.bsky.social
@wtswwswanseagroup.bsky.social
@foecymrucydd.bsky.social
www.ticketsource.co.uk/volcano/fire...
@walesgreenparty.bsky.social
@swanseaforeurope.bsky.social
@wtswwswanseagroup.bsky.social
@foecymrucydd.bsky.social
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"The climate doesn’t recognise pragmatism. If we want to
effect meaningful change, we act as the climate science demands. Anything less is a waste of time"
123 days to go
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social @matthewtodd.bsky.social @rogerhallam.com @juststopoil.bsky.social @scientistsforxr.earth
effect meaningful change, we act as the climate science demands. Anything less is a waste of time"
123 days to go
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social @matthewtodd.bsky.social @rogerhallam.com @juststopoil.bsky.social @scientistsforxr.earth
January 17, 2026 at 3:49 PM
"The climate doesn’t recognise pragmatism. If we want to
effect meaningful change, we act as the climate science demands. Anything less is a waste of time"
123 days to go
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social @matthewtodd.bsky.social @rogerhallam.com @juststopoil.bsky.social @scientistsforxr.earth
effect meaningful change, we act as the climate science demands. Anything less is a waste of time"
123 days to go
@chrisgpackham.bsky.social @matthewtodd.bsky.social @rogerhallam.com @juststopoil.bsky.social @scientistsforxr.earth
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It's not hypocrisy, it's capitalism.
The bizarre behaviour of Western states and leaders often seems to betray a moral double standard. But in fact it is all perfectly consistent with a single standard, namely, the objective of maintaining the conditions for capital accumulation in the core.
The bizarre behaviour of Western states and leaders often seems to betray a moral double standard. But in fact it is all perfectly consistent with a single standard, namely, the objective of maintaining the conditions for capital accumulation in the core.
January 15, 2026 at 5:40 PM
It's not hypocrisy, it's capitalism.
The bizarre behaviour of Western states and leaders often seems to betray a moral double standard. But in fact it is all perfectly consistent with a single standard, namely, the objective of maintaining the conditions for capital accumulation in the core.
The bizarre behaviour of Western states and leaders often seems to betray a moral double standard. But in fact it is all perfectly consistent with a single standard, namely, the objective of maintaining the conditions for capital accumulation in the core.
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Here at The Warehouse 6th Feb 7pm with @birminghamfoe.bsky.social @xrbham.bsky.social & Greenpeace Brum.
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 15, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Here at The Warehouse 6th Feb 7pm with @birminghamfoe.bsky.social @xrbham.bsky.social & Greenpeace Brum.
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Fires and Fascism.
Showing at The Gregson, #Lancaster on the 10th February with Q&A.
Connecting the accelerating #ClimateEmergecy with #UKPolitics (& global politics).
Showing at The Gregson, #Lancaster on the 10th February with Q&A.
Connecting the accelerating #ClimateEmergecy with #UKPolitics (& global politics).
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 14, 2026 at 1:19 PM
Fires and Fascism.
Showing at The Gregson, #Lancaster on the 10th February with Q&A.
Connecting the accelerating #ClimateEmergecy with #UKPolitics (& global politics).
Showing at The Gregson, #Lancaster on the 10th February with Q&A.
Connecting the accelerating #ClimateEmergecy with #UKPolitics (& global politics).
My documentary about wildfires & community is showing in Totnes (14 Jan), Plymouth (15 Jan), Buckfastleigh (16 Jan) fires-and-fascism.co.uk
@benking01.bsky.social
@exetergreens.bsky.social
@myzerocarbon.org
@dpadartmoor.bsky.social
@pickwellfoundation.bsky.social
@southdevongreens.bsky.social
@benking01.bsky.social
@exetergreens.bsky.social
@myzerocarbon.org
@dpadartmoor.bsky.social
@pickwellfoundation.bsky.social
@southdevongreens.bsky.social
January 13, 2026 at 8:42 PM
My documentary about wildfires & community is showing in Totnes (14 Jan), Plymouth (15 Jan), Buckfastleigh (16 Jan) fires-and-fascism.co.uk
@benking01.bsky.social
@exetergreens.bsky.social
@myzerocarbon.org
@dpadartmoor.bsky.social
@pickwellfoundation.bsky.social
@southdevongreens.bsky.social
@benking01.bsky.social
@exetergreens.bsky.social
@myzerocarbon.org
@dpadartmoor.bsky.social
@pickwellfoundation.bsky.social
@southdevongreens.bsky.social
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Some of us talk a lot about the connection between climate change and the rise of the far right. But Pete has made a whole film about it. Check out Fires and Fascism.
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 11, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Some of us talk a lot about the connection between climate change and the rise of the far right. But Pete has made a whole film about it. Check out Fires and Fascism.
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See this if you can, an eye opener on how wildfires are used to ferment hate and how answers can lie in traditional, small-scale, land management. Love for each other and the land both vital.
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 11, 2026 at 9:39 AM
See this if you can, an eye opener on how wildfires are used to ferment hate and how answers can lie in traditional, small-scale, land management. Love for each other and the land both vital.
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
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Great to do this long form interview with @skynewsrss.bsky.social
We're engaging with Reform voters because they're fed up with the system - and right to be.
But instead of more division, we need to invest in communities and stop the super rich screwing us over.
youtu.be/MuRccrQ0D88?...
We're engaging with Reform voters because they're fed up with the system - and right to be.
But instead of more division, we need to invest in communities and stop the super rich screwing us over.
youtu.be/MuRccrQ0D88?...
The Rise of Zack Polanski: Inside the Green Party’s transformation
YouTube video by Sky News
youtu.be
January 9, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Great to do this long form interview with @skynewsrss.bsky.social
We're engaging with Reform voters because they're fed up with the system - and right to be.
But instead of more division, we need to invest in communities and stop the super rich screwing us over.
youtu.be/MuRccrQ0D88?...
We're engaging with Reform voters because they're fed up with the system - and right to be.
But instead of more division, we need to invest in communities and stop the super rich screwing us over.
youtu.be/MuRccrQ0D88?...
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FINAL REMINDER
Are you interested in working in atmospheric science? Would you like to learn more about weather systems, air quality, and climate?
Don't miss out on our Introduction to Atmospheric Science training course this February!
Apply by 23 January:
ncas.ac.uk/study-with-u...
Are you interested in working in atmospheric science? Would you like to learn more about weather systems, air quality, and climate?
Don't miss out on our Introduction to Atmospheric Science training course this February!
Apply by 23 January:
ncas.ac.uk/study-with-u...
January 9, 2026 at 3:53 PM
FINAL REMINDER
Are you interested in working in atmospheric science? Would you like to learn more about weather systems, air quality, and climate?
Don't miss out on our Introduction to Atmospheric Science training course this February!
Apply by 23 January:
ncas.ac.uk/study-with-u...
Are you interested in working in atmospheric science? Would you like to learn more about weather systems, air quality, and climate?
Don't miss out on our Introduction to Atmospheric Science training course this February!
Apply by 23 January:
ncas.ac.uk/study-with-u...
This year, I’m proud to be part of the #flightfree movement to reduce air pollution for people living near airports.
I nominate @air-quality-news.bsky.social @jamesallanatmos.bsky.social and @dpcarrington.bsky.social to join me if you're not already!
#flightfree2026 @flightfreeuk.bsky.social
I nominate @air-quality-news.bsky.social @jamesallanatmos.bsky.social and @dpcarrington.bsky.social to join me if you're not already!
#flightfree2026 @flightfreeuk.bsky.social
January 8, 2026 at 5:02 PM
This year, I’m proud to be part of the #flightfree movement to reduce air pollution for people living near airports.
I nominate @air-quality-news.bsky.social @jamesallanatmos.bsky.social and @dpcarrington.bsky.social to join me if you're not already!
#flightfree2026 @flightfreeuk.bsky.social
I nominate @air-quality-news.bsky.social @jamesallanatmos.bsky.social and @dpcarrington.bsky.social to join me if you're not already!
#flightfree2026 @flightfreeuk.bsky.social
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ICYMI - Here's a roundup of all my artwork in 2025
I just sent my mailing list a new year's recap of all the stuff I made in 2025 when I wasn't arguing with transphobes and racists on social media.
You can read it here:
spellingmistakescostlives.com/so/d6PjqQHWq...
You can read it here:
spellingmistakescostlives.com/so/d6PjqQHWq...
A recap of the stuff I made when I wasn't arguing with transphobes and racists on social media. If you'd like a print zine of my 2025 recap just sign up to support my work on Patreon and I'll send you...
US EMPIRE MAP
spellingmistakescostlives.com
January 5, 2026 at 2:11 PM
ICYMI - Here's a roundup of all my artwork in 2025
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Despite the title of this week’s @bigissue.com column , it is more about my love of Manchester than resigning from Monkey Cage - but here it is
www.bigissue.com/opinion/robi...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/robi...
Comedian Robin Ince: 'Why I had no choice but to resign from the BBC'
Robin Ince explains why he has stepped down from The Infinite Monkey Cage, after finding his values are at odds with the BBC.
www.bigissue.com
December 24, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Despite the title of this week’s @bigissue.com column , it is more about my love of Manchester than resigning from Monkey Cage - but here it is
www.bigissue.com/opinion/robi...
www.bigissue.com/opinion/robi...
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If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
December 17, 2025 at 4:38 PM
If we are banning cell phones for kids we need to be talking about banning chatbots for boomers
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
www.persuasion.community/p/my-chatgpt...
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Both the aviation and the wood burning (Ecostove) industry are exploiting the government's legislation blind spot
says @peteknapp.bsky.social
says @peteknapp.bsky.social
Ultrafine particles can enter the brain through the nose.
Government says it will use "four tests" - climate, air quality, noise and economic growth - on Heathrow expansion
It's ignoring dangers of UFPs
@peteknapp.bsky.social @mumsforlungs.bsky.social
www.salamandernews.org/heathrow-exp...
Government says it will use "four tests" - climate, air quality, noise and economic growth - on Heathrow expansion
It's ignoring dangers of UFPs
@peteknapp.bsky.social @mumsforlungs.bsky.social
www.salamandernews.org/heathrow-exp...
Heathrow expansion: government is ignoring harms of 'ultrafine' air pollution
Department of Transport assurances on air quality are empty if it fails to monitor the type of air pollution produced by jet engines, which disperses across nearby communities. Ultrafine particles ca...
www.salamandernews.org
December 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Both the aviation and the wood burning (Ecostove) industry are exploiting the government's legislation blind spot
says @peteknapp.bsky.social
says @peteknapp.bsky.social
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One of Britain’s last salt marshes has been polluted with thousands of plastic beads by Southern Water, and conservationists say it could take years to clean up.
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
Salt marsh polluted by Southern Water’s plastic beads
Pellets containing toxic metals were accidentally released from a wastewater treatment works into Rye Harbour nature reserve
www.thetimes.com
December 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
One of Britain’s last salt marshes has been polluted with thousands of plastic beads by Southern Water, and conservationists say it could take years to clean up.
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
www.thetimes.com/uk/environme...
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Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."