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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Please watch this crucial discussion about the scale of Earth's energy imbalance. The numbers are shocking. Thanks. www.youtube.com/watch?v=6tCR...

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12 Hiroshima Bombs Every Second

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Climate Emergency Forum @climateeforum.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

A Himalayan ice-and-rock collapse triggered catastrophic flooding along the Nepal–China border. What happened, how does warming raise the risk, and what can protect communities downstream? Watch here: @paulhbeckwith.bsky.social @herbsimmens.bsky.social youtu.be/VIika655A-s

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Himalayan Collapse: Climate Risk Rising

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Climate Emergency Forum @climateeforum.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Europe’s record-shattering heat isn’t just about discomfort—it’s triggering a global food emergency driven by fossil fuels and government inaction. @heidi-br.bsky.social @herbsimmens.bsky.social @paulhbeckwith.bsky.social youtu.be/ZRyZTi9MqcY

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Europe’s Heatwave‑Driven Food Security Emergency

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Climate Emergency Forum @climateeforum.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

At the Climate Systems Engineering conference, Ken Caldeira explains why “half the warming” solar geoengineering could cool the planet without clear winners and losers. Watch our new Climate Emergency Forum interview: @paulhbeckwith.bsky.social @herbsimmens.bsky.social youtu.be/4zi4zhlK-bw

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Offset Half the Warming: What Models Say

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Climate Emergency Forum @climateeforum.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

Wildfires are entering a new regime: hotter, faster and more destructive. From Spain to Canada and the Arctic, our panel examines the climate-fire feedback—and what it means when wildfires hit home. Watch now. #ClimateCrisis @paulhbeckwith.bsky.social @herbsimmens.bsky.social youtu.be/jL8aQSpKDUw

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The New Fire Regime

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

While the world focuses on war and sports and fast fashion the Earth’s conveyor belt is collapsing. What does it mean, what can we do and why is it happening ? Join us as we discuss these critical issues.

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

If a world that is getting hotter by the equivalent of 12 Hiroshima sized atomic bombs every single second isn’t a Climate emergency than what is? Join us as we discuss the alarming new report on the state of the world’s climate by the World Meterological Association

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

youtu.be/ezgjd-f7FPk?... The irrationality of humanity is perhaps best illustrated by the retreat from Climate action just as the climate crisis intensifies as we cross the critical 1.5° C threshold. Join us as we discuss this head scratching reality at the Climate Emergency Forum

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Climate Action in Retreat

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Climate Emergency Forum @climateeforum.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Red alert, not “record”: every new climate “record” is another alarm bell that our house is on fire. Climate Emergency Forum is about using the exits we already have—cut fossil fuels, protect nature, and share Earth forward. @paulhbeckwith.bsky.social @herbsimmens.bsky.social youtu.be/XJIDvwwPb1Q

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2026: Where the Climate Emergency Stands Now

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Don’t miss this conversation coming in part from a research ship of the coast of Antarctica discussing the feasibility of erecting a giant curtain on the sea bed near the Doomsday glacier - Thwaites - to slow its melting to help prevent a sea level rise of as much as 11 feet in the coming centuries

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Irreversible catastrophic climate tipping points are on the verge of being activated throughout the planet. Please don’t miss this conversation discussing what they are and what we might be able to do about it

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 08/12/2025

Don’t miss a conversation with one of the world’s leading climate scientists and diplomats Sir David King as he talks about his role advising British Prime Ministers and his childhood in South Africa

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Coral Reefs are more than aesthetically wondrous creations. They are amongst the most productive areas on the planet. Their loss would be devastating for the oceans. Join the Climate Emergency Forum as we discuss what’s happening to them and what we can do about it.

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

luma.com/22r29184 Please join the Healthy Climate Initiative for an exciting event spotlighting promising ways to restore a safe climate. This program will be held in NY as part of the NY Climate Week on Sept 22 at 4 PM. A wine and cheese reception will follow. Registration link below

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Restoring a Healthy Climate: Nature Inspired Interventions to cool the planet and rekindle hope · Luma

Global temperature increases and their impacts are accelerating faster than scientists projected. Irreversible climate tipping points in the Amazon, Arctic,…

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Peter Wadhams is truly a legendary climate polar scientist and explorer who sat down to talk about his extraordinary life and his over 50 expeditions 300 papers and best selling books. A true pioneer who has contributed so much. Don’t miss it!

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

I had the great pleasure to host a conversation with one of Canada‘s leading architects and urbanists Lloyd Alter. Don’t miss this engaging conversation that also featured our two regular Canadian climate experts Paul Beckwith and Dr. Peter Carter.

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

youtube.com/watch?v=gDdy... I had the great pleasure to host a conversation with one of Canada‘s leading architects and urbanists Lloyd Alter. We talked about some of the many ways that cities and the people within them can address the climate emergency while also making for smarter cities

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Cities and the Climate Emergency

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

When the world’s leading climate scientist Dr Jim Hansen publishes a paper that shows that temps will increase faster than projected it’s time to pay attention. Watch as two of the best climate scientists Paul Beckwith and Dr. Peter Carter discuss the paper and what it means for all of us.

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

You will never think of Climate economics the same way after watching Steve Keen eviscerate the mainstream climate economics profession for their systematic unwillingness or inability to accept the brutal reality of the climate crisis. And the enormous price we’ve all paid for that failure.

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Few can match Dr Ye Tao ‘s knowledge about materials, energy, heat and climate. Watch as he gives a master class on sustainable cooling approaches that may be able to help many millions survive in the hotter deadlier world we are beginning to experience

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

youtube.com/watch?v=Co7e... Don’t miss this exciting conversation on a little known yet entirely feasible approach to cool the climate and help reverse climate change!

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Forest Power: Cooling the Planet Naturally

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

youtube.com/watch?v=tG-h... I had the honor of interviewing Dr. Johan Rockstrom on behalf of the Climate Emergency Forum at the Global Tipping Points Conference in Exeter, UK earlier this month. Johan was chosen as one of the 100 most influential people by Time Magazine in 2023.

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Planetary Boundaries: Navigating Our Limits

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

youtube.com/watch?v=jsbp... I had the honor and privilege of moderating a panel at the London Employment Week sponsored by an amazing organization Meer.org I also presented an approach that could restore a safe and healthy climate through the Climate Triad.

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Herb Simmens at London Climate Week: "The Climate Triad: Restoring a Safe and Healthy Climate"

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Dr Peter Carter the CEF regular panelist has called this paper the most important Climate paper he’s ever read. Don’t miss this program that discusses what a realistic climate strategy should look like.

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Watch as the creator of the exciting concept of movable islands discusses what they are and how they could help address various dimensions of the poly crisis including climate change.

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

60% of the population lives in the continent that has experienced perhaps the most varied and challenging climate extremes on the planet. Watch as we discuss the climate challenges facing Asia as it addresses the scorched parched and drenched climate extremes facing it.

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

If you need some inspiration on the food we eat and how to grow it you’ll find no better way to get it then this conversation with a agricultural leader in Ecuador and his successful efforts at developing regenerative farming

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Did you know that microbes can break down methane, release oxygen into the atmosphere and affect and be affected by climate change in dozens of other ways. Watch as we begin to explore the wondrous and mysterious world of microbes and their connection to the climate crisis.

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Did you know that plastics are not only a severe threat to life on the planet but that they also exacerbate the climate crisis in many ways and in turn their dangers are magnified by the climate crisis. Listen as we begin to unravel the connections between Plastic and Climate

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

As the climate crisis intensifies the impacts of the crisis on food supply and food quality grow sharper every year. Join us as the Climate Emergency forum discusses food for a Changing World.

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Is the icy cold winter weather that has dominated much of parts of the United States due to global warming? To find out please watch this conversation on the polar vortex with two leading climate experts

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

As climate extremes accelerate so too tragically do climate driven extinctions. I hosted a conversation with World class Climate experts to discuss extinction and what we can do about it . Don’t miss it !

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Strengthening resilience to climate impacts saves lives property and communities. I invite you to watch this important conversation that I had the opportunity to host that discusses what needs to be done.

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Ever wonder what the connection between inflation and climate change is? Now you can find out by watching this informative discussion on climate driven in inflation!

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

This conversation about adaptation is particularly focused on the important role that designing with nature and ecosystem restoration can play in enhancing resilience to climate extremes.

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Herb Simmens @herbsimmens.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

I moderated a panel at COP 29 that focused on how climate intervention may be beneficial for Ghana and Africa.

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