Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Some interesting language in the North Sea drilling debate Head of EDF is arguing net zero targets are ‘ideological’ rather than ‘economic’ – casting these as opposites But a physicist could argue that drilling for oil and gas was ‘ideological’ rather than ‘grounded in science’ Framing matters 101
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Really interesting study: "We find that LLM storytelling is systematically more atmospheric and less embodied/action-driven than human fiction." 060
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Book suggstions: can anyone recommend an intro to global climate politics and COP that might appeal to 6th formers / undergraduates who are not subject specialists? I'm primarily looking for non-fiction, but any #CliFi suggestions gratefully received too! #ClimateSky #COP #COP31 #ClimatePolitics 000
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 27/09/2026A 25-minute showcase interview with the Prime Minister - including an interrogation about Heathrow airport expansion - and not a single question about the Climate Emergency. Not good enough from our national broadcaster, @bbclaurak.bsky.social 000
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 27/09/2026Nice blog about a study by @schneidermayers.bsky.social "he’s guessing [editors and studio heads] see the climate crisis as just another social/political issue... You sprinkle some attention on climate, and then you’re allowed to forget about it for a good long while." 263
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Great PhD project. I'm looking forward to seeing this one written up. 010
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 23/09/2026You could add so much #ClimateFiction to this list. KSR's Ministry for the Future or Stephen Markley's The Deluge for big questions Barbara Kingsolver's Flight Behaviour for how environmental questions are balanced in a daily struggle to make ends meet Laura Baggaley for YA thrutopia 010
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 21/09/2026It still baffles me that news stories like this don't make every front page. 010
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 15/09/2026"As this year’s super-El Niño looms large, the UK government advises us to stock up on food while it prepares to greenlight the extraction of more fossil fuels from the North Sea. Cognitive dissonance doesn’t even begin to describe the idiocy of such thinking." Spot on @profbillmcguire.bsky.socialtheguardian.comThe incoming ‘super’ El Niño will create chaos around the world. And we are far from ready for it | Bill McGuireOne of the biggest upheavals in a millennium is on its way, strengthened by the climate crisis. We need leaders who make things better not worse, says climate professor Bill McGuire 040
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 04/09/2026"Instead of the familiar photographs of people enjoying days at the beach, coverage of heatwaves increasingly comes with images of their consequences." "Images [...] can sometimes be more emotionally evocative in ways that might also inspire action."theconversation.comClimate change images are getting scarier – could fear help drive action?New research suggests negative or anxiety-inducing images might be more useful than once thought. 110
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 23/08/2026I asked the staff at The English Bookshop in Uppsala to recommend some Swedish #ClimateFiction - so now I have this to read on the train back to London. 010
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 23/08/2026Thank you Uppsala and @palapoeticsling.bsky.social for good #pala2026 vibes 010
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 18/08/2026"A single novel cannot show everything, everywhere, all at once. But it can, more effectively than any other cultural form, wield what I think is still one of our best weapons... the determination to pay close, careful attention to the people and places we are losing, every day." #ClimateFictiontheguardian.com‘It is not only a future certainty – the disaster is already here’: why we need climate fictionAs wildfires rage across Europe and Britain swelters through its hottest summer on record, literary fiction has a vital role to play in capturing the severe consequences of climate crisis 000
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 17/08/2026"Our evidence suggests the political language of pragmatism may become a key component of climate delay and non-transformative solutions." #Ecostylistics 052
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Setting off by train to Uppsala for #PALA2026 Today's stops - if all goes well - Brussels,Koeln, Hamburg and Copenhagen. 140
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 10/08/2026"More people straddling the science and humanities disciplines would be a good thing." Spot on. To navigate AI and the climate emergency, we need multidisciplinary thinking. Helping students study a broader range of subjects for longer would be a great place to start.theguardian.comThe Guardian view on the two cultures: bridge the divide, starting with A-levels | EditorialEditorial: Seventy years after CP Snow warned of estrangement between the sciences and arts, breadth in education should be encouraged 000
Reposted by Pete HarveyMayor of London, Sadiq Khan @london.gov.uk · 08/08/2026Climate denial is getting louder. Reality is getting harder to ignore. When parks are brown, rivers are shrinking and firefighters are battling blazes across the globe, governments must accelerate climate action, not slow it down.theguardian.comThis burning summer is the proof: the voices of climate denial aren’t just delusional, they’re deadly | Sadiq KhanLook at our blazing forests and parched cities. Green policies aren’t a ‘luxury’, and we can’t burn more oil and gas. People need the truth, says London mayor Sadiq Khan 702190790
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 03/07/2026"Fictional people and the climate crisis" That looks like an amazing PhD topic! 052
Reposted by Pete HarveyRupert Read @rupertread.bsky.social · 14/06/2026"Climate fiction, the subgenre of novels responding to the Anthropocene moment, would appear to be in rude health." Interesting article which asks: Can novels about the climate emergency offer hope for a better tomorrow? www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/culture/7375...prospectmagazine.co.ukThe state of cli-fiCan novels about the climate emergency offer hope for a better tomorrow? 495
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 17/06/2026Interesting piece on the power of images: "Some of the most consequential environmental processes unfold beyond human perception, across timescales from decades to millennia... Yet climate journalism relies on a narrow visual filter: images that are urgent, dramatic and human-centred"theconversation.comOne of the world’s most important climate threats has an image problemA key current in the Atlantic may be slowing down. But changes deep below the waves don’t generate obvious visual narratives. 000
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 20/05/2026In the era of next-day delivery and e-books on demand, there's something oddly refreshing about ordering a back-issue of a magazine and waiting patiently for it to arrive. Today, after an unexpected postal delivery, I'll be reading @rupertread.bsky.social on #Thrutopias 001
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 15/05/2026And the award for best blog headline of the week goes to...georgesaunders.substack.comA Sentence is a Way of Being in the WorldMore on style/voice 000
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 11/05/2026As below: People all over the country are watching the people's Emergency Briefing on Climate Change. If you want the BBC to cover the story, they have a handy form where you can let them know: www.bbc.co.uk/send/u187894...bbc.co.ukYour Voice: What story do you want BBC News to cover? - BBC News - Send - BBC 000
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 07/05/2026"Too often, research can stay locked in academic language – but poetry offers a powerful way to make ideas felt, not just understood." Brilliant idea. Can't wait for the results. 000
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 23/04/2026This week I've been really struggling to get my head around why so many existential warnings from climate scientists are simply being ignored by most of the media. Thank goodness for @georgemonbiot.bsky.social 020
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 20/04/2026One more thing we can all do: complain to BBC when they fail to cover big climate stories. Our national broadaster has a duty to keep us informed about issues like this: www.bbc.co.uk/contact/comp...bbc.co.ukComplaints | Contact the BBCThese pages have information about how to complain to the BBC, with links to the BBC’s Complaints Framework, the BBC’s regulator Ofcom and regular reports about complaints. If you would like to unders... 010
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 20/04/2026I complained to the BBC about their failure to cover this story. Their (copy and paste) response suggested their decision to overlook it best served the public interest. I have escalated. 010
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Here's a great discussion of why language matters when talking about sustainability: 020
Reposted by Pete HarveyJoanna Gavins @joannagavins.bsky.social · 17/04/2026🌱 A long(ish) read for your weekend. Here’s me discussing why the UN SDGs might be doing more harm than good to people and the planet and why we need to reframe progress if we want to avoid ecological collapse… 031
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 16/04/2026Rahmstorf: collapse must be avoided “at all costs... I argued this when we thought the chance of an Amoc shutdown was maybe 5%... Now it looks like it’s more than 50%" I'm still baffled that this isn't headline news everywhere. www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.comCritical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thoughtScientists say finding is ‘very concerning’ as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the Americas 010
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 27/03/2026"The mental health effects of climate change are receiving growing attention, including how children and young people are uniquely affected." Really important study here: theconversation.com/why-emotiona...theconversation.comWhy emotional resilience should be at the heart of climate change educationFor many young people, climate change education is disconnected from what they see as helpful to everyday life. 010
Reposted by Pete HarveyProf Michaela Mahlberg @michamahlberg.bsky.social · 23/03/2026This is not just a writing competition - it's a way of thinking about the water crisis & the future of our planet Help us spread the word! @georgemonbiot.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @mrsspalding.bsky.social @xris32.bsky.social @engmediacentre.bsky.social @englishassociation.bsky.social 099
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 18/03/2026...and that's my summer reading sorted too... 010
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Well that's my Easter reading list sorted... 022
Reposted by Pete HarveyLaurie Laybourn @laurielaybourn.bsky.social · 05/03/2026"If pandemic threat assessment and preparedness was as fragmented, we would be scandalised." It was great talking to Ellen for this excellent piece in @prospectmagazine.co.uk about climate risk and the threat of AMOC collapse specifically Essential reading! 04825
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 24/02/2026This is a fascinating experiment. Help the team generate more data - I really want to know the results!zooniverse.orgThe Senses of Stories | Zooniverse - People-powered researchHelp us explore how literature sparks sensory experience and immerses readers in worlds of sound, sight, touch, taste, and feeling. 010
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Nice thread on how to tell climate stories that inspire action. Especially Tip 2: Stories don't just inform people what happened - they tell people what change feels like. 072
Reposted by Pete HarveyDr. Aaron Thierry @thierryaaron.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Tremendous coverage from @channel4news.bsky.social on the science of #AMOC collapse 👏 Do take the time to watch this and take it in. This story needs to be shared and absorbed. #EmergencyOnPlanetEarthyoutu.beCollapse of this Atlantic current could change Europe's climate foreverYouTube video by Channel 4 News 34834
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 12/02/2026"What we lack isn’t the science, the technology or the money. What we lack is the imagination to genuinely *feel* what we are doing to this one precious earth. [...] And this is where the study of English literature comes in." 000
Reposted by Pete HarveyClimate Fiction Prize @climate-fiction.bsky.social · 05/02/2026The Climate Fiction Prize 2026 longlist is here! 🤩📚 This longlist shows the limitless scope of climate fiction, from gripping thrillers to experimental literary works, folklore and reimagined myths to science fiction and generational family saga. Full list here: climatefictionprize.co.uk 04324
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Completely agree. In a world where the 'everyone has one long-term, full-time job' model is changing, it's a real pity that its so hard to keep up an academic interest between academic posts. 131
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 28/01/2026"It is scary. So let's talk about it." Exactly. 000
Reposted by Pete HarveyPALA @palapoeticsling.bsky.social · 16/01/2026@pala.bsky.social 📢A reminder that the deadline for abstracts for PALA 2026 at Uppsala University is 30th Jan. 2026!! Submission of abstracts is via: easyabs.linguistlist.org/conference/P... (A link to this is also available on the PALA 2026 conference website). Look forward to seeing you there!🎉uu.sePALA 2026 – Department of English – Uppsala University 022
Reposted by Pete HarveyJoanna Gavins @joannagavins.bsky.social · 15/01/2026My report - Effective Communication for the Modern Industrial Bioeconomy - is now available open-access here: bb-reg-net.org.uk/resource-hub/ The report is the result of 2 years’ work with the amazing Biobased and Biodegradable Regulatory Network. @granthamcsf.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.socialbb-reg-net.org.ukResource Hub - BB-REG-NET[...]Read More... from Resource Hub 043
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 09/01/202619th Century critics worried that book illustrations would prevent readers from imaging scenes themselves. But not everybody experiences mental pictures when they read... Fascinating article:theconversation.com‘That’s not how I pictured it’ – why book-to-film adaptations so often disappointWhen film adaptations disappoint, it’s not bad filmmaking necessarily but a clash with the private images we create when we read. 010
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Great to see plans for more climate education in the curriculum. But why the focus on Geography, Science and DT? The humanities have a key role to play in exploring how we understand the past, how we imagine different futures, and how we work out how to live meaningful lives in difficult times:theconversation.comClimate education proposals will prepare young people in England for changing careers and societyEnsuring that all young people develop strong climate and nature literacy will be essential for both personal resilience and national prosperity. 010
Pete Harvey @peterharveydigital.bsky.social · 07/01/2026On placed-based writing: “When someone writes about a familiar hill or a particular stretch of coastline, they are not claiming universal insight... They are showing how climate data connects to a concrete place, which makes the discussion more accessible” theconversation.com/how-writing-...theconversation.comHow writing about places people know makes the climate crisis less abstractThe connection between place and writing shapes reasoning and can change how people think about climate issues. 010