The Climate Historian
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Environmental Science, Climate History, Climate Politics and Geopolitics https://theclimatehistorian.substack.com/
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ICE’s “wartime recruitment” ads are running on national television, proliferating on social media, and popping up on platforms such as Hulu, HBO Max, Spotify, and YouTube with alarming frequency. www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...
ICE’s New-Age Propaganda
With its string of “wartime recruitment” ads, often featuring pop songs and familiar meme formats, the agency has weaponized social media against itself.
www.newyorker.com
January 8, 2026 at 8:39 AM
Remember that these platforms survive on our attention and our subscriptions. Resist.
A story of persistence and courage, a reminder that sometimes the first step toward changing the world is simply refusing to handle seven grapefruits.
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Ten shopworkers, seven grapefruits, and one strike that challenged the apartheid
It all began in Dublin in July 1984, in an ordinary branch of Dunnes Stores on Henry Street, a retail chain known for selling basic foodstuffs, clothing, and household wares—a place that no one would ...
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January 6, 2026 at 10:10 AM
A story of persistence and courage, a reminder that sometimes the first step toward changing the world is simply refusing to handle seven grapefruits.
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Spotify is running ads to help recruit for the regime’s secret police. Don’t use Spotify until the ICE ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
January 6, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Spotify is running ads to help recruit for the regime’s secret police. Don’t use Spotify until the ICE ads stop: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
Power that pretends to be moral is more dangerous than power that admits it is brutal.
January 3, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Power that pretends to be moral is more dangerous than power that admits it is brutal.
A decade after the Paris Agreement, we can see it for what it was, a rare moment when humanity briefly aligned around science, and the possibility of collective action.
The years that followed reveal a story of both real progress and deep contradictions.
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The years that followed reveal a story of both real progress and deep contradictions.
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Ten Years of the Paris Agreement: A Decade of Climate Promises
What We Changed, What We Wasted, What Comes Next
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December 12, 2025 at 10:05 AM
A decade after the Paris Agreement, we can see it for what it was, a rare moment when humanity briefly aligned around science, and the possibility of collective action.
The years that followed reveal a story of both real progress and deep contradictions.
open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
The years that followed reveal a story of both real progress and deep contradictions.
open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
A remarkable book by Ian McEwan about how we shape, romanticise, and misremember history.
Longing for a Past That Never Existed
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Longing for a Past That Never Existed
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Longing for a Past That Never Existed
Reading What We Can Know by Ian McEwan
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December 8, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A remarkable book by Ian McEwan about how we shape, romanticise, and misremember history.
Longing for a Past That Never Existed
open.substack.com/pub/marginal...
Longing for a Past That Never Existed
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We say we care about inequality. We say we care about climate change. Yet when faced with policies that might actually shift power or alter the status quo, resistance prevails
Today, I write about the chasm between our proclaimed values and our political choices.
open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
Today, I write about the chasm between our proclaimed values and our political choices.
open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
The Age of the Untouchable Rich
Last Sunday, voters across Switzerland went to the polls to decide whether they should introduce a tax on extreme wealth to fund large scale climate action. The proposal called for a 50% tax on inheri...
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December 3, 2025 at 4:05 PM
We say we care about inequality. We say we care about climate change. Yet when faced with policies that might actually shift power or alter the status quo, resistance prevails
Today, I write about the chasm between our proclaimed values and our political choices.
open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
Today, I write about the chasm between our proclaimed values and our political choices.
open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
Switzerland Votes on Whether Its Rich Should Pay for the Planet.
Switzerland head to the polls today to decide on two proposals:
- a tax on extreme wealth to fund climate action, and
- the introduction of compulsory civic or military service for all citizens.
open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
Switzerland head to the polls today to decide on two proposals:
- a tax on extreme wealth to fund climate action, and
- the introduction of compulsory civic or military service for all citizens.
open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
Switzerland Votes on Whether Its Rich Should Pay for the Planet
Voters across Switzerland head to the polls today to decide on two major national proposals: a tax on extreme wealth to fund climate action, and the introduction of compulsory civic or military servic...
open.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Switzerland Votes on Whether Its Rich Should Pay for the Planet.
Switzerland head to the polls today to decide on two proposals:
- a tax on extreme wealth to fund climate action, and
- the introduction of compulsory civic or military service for all citizens.
open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
Switzerland head to the polls today to decide on two proposals:
- a tax on extreme wealth to fund climate action, and
- the introduction of compulsory civic or military service for all citizens.
open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
The #COP30 agreed on a package. It does not include a transition away from fossil fuels.
It hardly comes as a surprise.
Predictably, the transition was blocked by fossil fuel interests and oil‑producing states, determined to protect their business model at the expense of climate action.
It hardly comes as a surprise.
Predictably, the transition was blocked by fossil fuel interests and oil‑producing states, determined to protect their business model at the expense of climate action.
November 22, 2025 at 5:41 PM
The #COP30 agreed on a package. It does not include a transition away from fossil fuels.
It hardly comes as a surprise.
Predictably, the transition was blocked by fossil fuel interests and oil‑producing states, determined to protect their business model at the expense of climate action.
It hardly comes as a surprise.
Predictably, the transition was blocked by fossil fuel interests and oil‑producing states, determined to protect their business model at the expense of climate action.
Something a bit different from me this weekend.
How To Spot A Fascist
or, how societies seduce themselves into authoritarianism.
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How To Spot A Fascist
or, how societies seduce themselves into authoritarianism.
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How To Spot A Fascist
or, How Societies Seduce Themselves into Authoritarianism
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November 22, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Something a bit different from me this weekend.
How To Spot A Fascist
or, how societies seduce themselves into authoritarianism.
open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
How To Spot A Fascist
or, how societies seduce themselves into authoritarianism.
open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
GDP tells us how much we produce - not how well we live.
It worked after WWII, but today we need new metrics that reflect how long we live, how secure we are, and whether our environment can sustain us.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
It worked after WWII, but today we need new metrics that reflect how long we live, how secure we are, and whether our environment can sustain us.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Beyond growth — why we need to agree on an alternative to GDP now
The world needs to move towards an approach to measure well-being rather than economic growth. Here’s how that can happen.
www.nature.com
November 20, 2025 at 8:10 AM
GDP tells us how much we produce - not how well we live.
It worked after WWII, but today we need new metrics that reflect how long we live, how secure we are, and whether our environment can sustain us.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
It worked after WWII, but today we need new metrics that reflect how long we live, how secure we are, and whether our environment can sustain us.
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
How Big Oil Undermined Our Future
A look at the double strategy that protected profits while imperiling the planet.
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A look at the double strategy that protected profits while imperiling the planet.
open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
How Big Oil Undermined Our Future
A look at the double strategy that protected profits while imperiling the planet.
open.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:08 PM
How Big Oil Undermined Our Future
A look at the double strategy that protected profits while imperiling the planet.
open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
A look at the double strategy that protected profits while imperiling the planet.
open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
On the connection between violence against people and violence against the planet.
new Substack posting ...
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new Substack posting ...
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How can people be so violent?
On the connection between violence against people and violence against the planet.
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November 13, 2025 at 5:35 PM
On the connection between violence against people and violence against the planet.
new Substack posting ...
open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
new Substack posting ...
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Guterres is right.
Every fraction of a degree higher means more hunger, more displacement and more lives & ecosystems lost.
Fossil fuel companies are deceiving the public Every dollar poured into subsidies for fossil fuels is a dollar diverted from our health & shared future.
shorturl.at/ZEtXo
Every fraction of a degree higher means more hunger, more displacement and more lives & ecosystems lost.
Fossil fuel companies are deceiving the public Every dollar poured into subsidies for fossil fuels is a dollar diverted from our health & shared future.
shorturl.at/ZEtXo
Missing 1.5C climate target is a moral failure, UN chief tells Cop30 summit
UN secretary general António Guterres urges opening session in Brazil to bring about a ‘fundamental paradigm shift’
shorturl.at
November 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Guterres is right.
Every fraction of a degree higher means more hunger, more displacement and more lives & ecosystems lost.
Fossil fuel companies are deceiving the public Every dollar poured into subsidies for fossil fuels is a dollar diverted from our health & shared future.
shorturl.at/ZEtXo
Every fraction of a degree higher means more hunger, more displacement and more lives & ecosystems lost.
Fossil fuel companies are deceiving the public Every dollar poured into subsidies for fossil fuels is a dollar diverted from our health & shared future.
shorturl.at/ZEtXo
Hotter, Sicker, Poorer: Why Climate Change Is Now a Public Health Emergency
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Hotter, Sicker, Poorer: Why Climate Change Is Now a Public Health Emergency
By any measure, 2024 was a year of climate reckoning.
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November 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Hotter, Sicker, Poorer: Why Climate Change Is Now a Public Health Emergency
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We saw it coming, but still ...
Zohran Mamdani is elected New York City mayor
And that’s not all ...
Democrats swept the PA Supreme Court races and key elections in Virginia, New Jersey and California go to Democrats.
Somewhere, Trump is probably drafting an ALL-CAPS tweet
Zohran Mamdani is elected New York City mayor
And that’s not all ...
Democrats swept the PA Supreme Court races and key elections in Virginia, New Jersey and California go to Democrats.
Somewhere, Trump is probably drafting an ALL-CAPS tweet
November 5, 2025 at 3:11 AM
We saw it coming, but still ...
Zohran Mamdani is elected New York City mayor
And that’s not all ...
Democrats swept the PA Supreme Court races and key elections in Virginia, New Jersey and California go to Democrats.
Somewhere, Trump is probably drafting an ALL-CAPS tweet
Zohran Mamdani is elected New York City mayor
And that’s not all ...
Democrats swept the PA Supreme Court races and key elections in Virginia, New Jersey and California go to Democrats.
Somewhere, Trump is probably drafting an ALL-CAPS tweet
V For Vendetta Speech - Seeds of Revolution! HD
YouTube video by Xander Munro
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November 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Hard as it is to read Virginia Giuffre's story, it is far more necessary, for this is not just a memoir of abuse, it’s a searing look into how sexual predators operate, how they manipulate, and silence their victims. And how society lets them. open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
Nobody’s Girl: Why Virginia Giuffre’s Story Can’t Be Ignored
“He did not act alone. The reckoning must not end... We trust the government is listening and the others will be brought to justice.”
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November 2, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Hard as it is to read Virginia Giuffre's story, it is far more necessary, for this is not just a memoir of abuse, it’s a searing look into how sexual predators operate, how they manipulate, and silence their victims. And how society lets them. open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
Bhopal: When a Sleeping City Met a Toxic Dawn
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Bhopal: When a Sleeping City Met a Toxic Dawn
It was a December night in 1984, and the city Bhopal was quiet.
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October 31, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Bhopal: When a Sleeping City Met a Toxic Dawn
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The Vanishing Art of Being Unseen
Why choosing to be unseen may be the truest form of freedom left
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October 29, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Climate change will have serious consequences but it'll not lead to our demise, Gates said
It will just kill millions of people, countless species, and the ecosystems that keep the rest of us alive. But at least wise billionaires will still be around to advise us.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/28/b...
It will just kill millions of people, countless species, and the ecosystems that keep the rest of us alive. But at least wise billionaires will still be around to advise us.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/28/b...
Bill Gates makes a stunning claim about climate change | CNN Business
In a stunning and significant pushback to the “doomsday” climate activist community, Bill Gates, a leading proponent for carbon emissions reductions, published a remarkable essay Tuesday that argued r...
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October 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Climate change will have serious consequences but it'll not lead to our demise, Gates said
It will just kill millions of people, countless species, and the ecosystems that keep the rest of us alive. But at least wise billionaires will still be around to advise us.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/28/b...
It will just kill millions of people, countless species, and the ecosystems that keep the rest of us alive. But at least wise billionaires will still be around to advise us.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/28/b...
Iceland just got its first mosquitoes.
Icelanders can thank climate change and the growth of international transportation for this new arrival on their shores.
Antarctica, you're officially the last mosquito-free frontier. Hold strong.
www.npr.org/2025/10/22/n...
Icelanders can thank climate change and the growth of international transportation for this new arrival on their shores.
Antarctica, you're officially the last mosquito-free frontier. Hold strong.
www.npr.org/2025/10/22/n...
Iceland reports the presence of mosquitoes for the first time, as climate warms
The discovery of three Culiseta annulata mosquitoes was confirmed this week by the Natural Science Institute of Iceland, which said the mosquitoes likely arrived by freight.
www.npr.org
October 25, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Iceland just got its first mosquitoes.
Icelanders can thank climate change and the growth of international transportation for this new arrival on their shores.
Antarctica, you're officially the last mosquito-free frontier. Hold strong.
www.npr.org/2025/10/22/n...
Icelanders can thank climate change and the growth of international transportation for this new arrival on their shores.
Antarctica, you're officially the last mosquito-free frontier. Hold strong.
www.npr.org/2025/10/22/n...
Let's Talk About Trains
How Europe’s skies are subsidized at the expense of rail, the climate, and our patience.
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How Europe’s skies are subsidized at the expense of rail, the climate, and our patience.
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Let's Talk About Trains
How Europe’s skies are subsidized at the expense of rail, the climate, and our patience.
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October 24, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Let's Talk About Trains
How Europe’s skies are subsidized at the expense of rail, the climate, and our patience.
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How Europe’s skies are subsidized at the expense of rail, the climate, and our patience.
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In 2022, Ireland did something bold. It trusted its artists. 2000 creators received €325 a week, no strings attached. The result was more art, less anxiety, stronger communities, and even economic gains.
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What Happens When a Nation Invests on Creativity
In 2022 Ireland did something bold. It trusted its artists.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:47 AM
In 2022, Ireland did something bold. It trusted its artists. 2000 creators received €325 a week, no strings attached. The result was more art, less anxiety, stronger communities, and even economic gains.
open.substack.com/pub/theclima...
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Over 40 methane seafloor cracks seeps have just been found in Antarctica’s Ross Sea, in areas where none were seen before. Scientists say it signals a major shift likely driven by warming seas and glacier melt.
What was once rare is now becoming widespread.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/10/c...
What was once rare is now becoming widespread.
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Scientists discovered something alarming seeping out from beneath the ocean around Antarctica | CNN
Planet-heating methane is escaping from cracks in the Antarctic seabed, with new seeps being discovered at an “astonishing rate,” raising fears that future global warming predictions may have been und...
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October 18, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Over 40 methane seafloor cracks seeps have just been found in Antarctica’s Ross Sea, in areas where none were seen before. Scientists say it signals a major shift likely driven by warming seas and glacier melt.
What was once rare is now becoming widespread.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/10/c...
What was once rare is now becoming widespread.
edition.cnn.com/2025/10/10/c...