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Prof. Rupert Read

@RupertRead

Earth-defender. Born 323.87ppm #CO2. Emeritus Prof of Philosophy UEA. Also at @greenrupertread, my much larger POLITICAL/PUBLIC account.

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'No-one is coming to save us. In the next few years, we’re highly likely to experience weather extremes we’ve literally never experienced before.'

I was interviewed by Ian Sinclair for the Morning Star about the urgency of .

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/there-…

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“Your leaders have failed you. Your governments have failed you. Your parents and their generation have failed you. Your teachers have failed you and I have failed you.”

The stark opening of my speech in 2018 at Churchill College, .

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“Environmental and social policies are incredibly weak across the insurance sector”, our usually soft-spoken partners ShareAction conclude in their thorough new report, Insuring Disaster 2024. A brief 🧵 with some details. shareaction.org/reports/insuri…

“Environmental and social policies are incredibly weak across the insurance sector”, our usually soft-spoken partners @ShareAction conclude in their thorough new report, Insuring Disaster 2024. A brief 🧵 with some details. shareaction.org/reports/insuri…
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“The Energy Secretary has led a Tory backlash against the European Court of Human Rights after it issued a landmark ruling that governments have a duty to protect people from climate change”. What a shameful shameful bunch our so-called ‘Government’ are. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2024/…

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Two things about this Telegraph headline:
1) We all now know, after experiencing 45 days of being governed by this worst PM ever (a demanding bar!), that if Liz Truss is for something, British citizens need to be against it.
2) Something has gone wrong with the British love for…

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“Many of the marketing agencies and advertisers who for years and years tried to prolong the business model of cigarettes… then did the same kind of job for big oil.'

One of the many topics I talked about on the Some Dare Call It Conspiracy 🦉. Listen now!

open.spotify.com/episode/3Z8nFh…

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The world you thought you lived on no longer exists.
When you are ready to act responsively to this truth, >congruently<, then please come on down to ClimateMajorityProject.com

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'No-one is coming to save us. In the next few years, we’re highly likely to experience weather extremes we’ve literally never experienced before.'

I was interviewed by Ian Sinclair for the Morning Star about the urgency of .

morningstaronline.co.uk/article/there-…

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What are we even doing talking about 1.5 still allegedly being alive when we are passing it in real time? And NB: This year is likely going to be even worse. The line is still going upwards.

Only once we let go off impossible dreams can we (a) actually feel the full horror of…

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This is a fairly misleading public relations play here in the wind down of Facebook News tab. Reality is that the main feed (formerly known as Newsfeed) drives much of the traffic, users want to be able to share news on it. bloomberg.com/en/news/thp/20…

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New! The Rupert Read Interview - Climate Change 101: Dismantling Denialism! Let's explore the link between Climate Change denialism and the world of Conspiracy Theory. We may even uncover some real conspiracies! Join us and discover where the truth lies.

somedarecallitconspiracy.com/all-episodes/i…

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My Poll Card for the May election... This is the list of accepted forms of iD in the U.K. now. Can you spot what most have in common?: they’re forms of iD only available if you are old.
Blatant gerrymandering. Trump would blush. What a disgraceful anti-democratic Govt we have…

My Poll Card for the May election... This is the list of accepted forms of iD in the U.K. now. Can you spot what most have in common?: they’re forms of iD only available if you are old. Blatant gerrymandering. Trump would blush. What a disgraceful anti-democratic Govt we have…
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💧 Grannie on call Professor Euan Ritchie 🌏 🌳 🐾 🔥 🎶 Dr Kirsty Howey As Prof. Rupert Read says..no point in waiting for Govt..get on with Climate Hubs etc (not to say that Govt doesn't have impt role to play..and also Extinction Rebellion Australia!) See -E for framework for action
abc.net.au/listen/program…
Phillip Adams johnmenadue.com/climate-and-ec…

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Highly recommend 30min podcast about how we can work together to address climate breakdown & create a more sustainable future.

Rupert Read points out the positive impact of CommunityIndependents in parliament.
What is necessary for survival?
Zoe Daniel MP (she/her)

abclisten.page.link/PuFDiJ5WJ382vZ…

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A new play which vividly imagines three versions of our future, all impacted by the and , will tour this summer.

Phoenix, Dodo, Butterfly is based on a chapter of my book.

Check out the website. More dates to follow.

phoenixdodobutterfly.com

A new play which vividly imagines three versions of our future, all impacted by the #climate and #nature #crisis, will tour #EastAnglia this summer. Phoenix, Dodo, Butterfly is based on a chapter of my book. Check out the website. More dates to follow. phoenixdodobutterfly.com
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The Green Party MP for Brighton Caroline Lucas speaking at our book launch a few days ago:

As she rightly says, we need to activate the so parliament feels the pressure of this ecological emergency and acts accordingly.

🔗 to order the 📚:londonpublishingpartnership.co.uk/climate-majori…

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'The risk of catastrophic and irreversible disaster is rising, implying potentially infinite costs of unmitigated climate change, including human extinction' - International Monetary Fund

RT if you agree with the Eco-extremists at the IMF!

Video: youtube.com/watch?v=QK7DKi…

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'Phoenix, dodo, or butterfly? This is the great question of our time. It’s the question our children will ask us as they look back on these years.'

Read my column in Eastern Daily Press about bringing three possible futures to life on stage this summer.

edp24.co.uk/news/24192268.…

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