Rupert Read
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Co-Director of the Climate Majority Project | Emeritus Prof of Philosophy | Author, WHY CLIMATE BREAKDOWN MATTERS and TRANSFORMATIVE ADAPTATION | Home-grown dissident | Free thinker | Earthling. NB Reposts are not necessarily endorsements. .. more

Rupert Read is an environmental philosopher, public intellectual, and the founder and current director of the Climate Majority Project. He is the author of several books on Wittgenstein, philosophy, and/or climate change, most recently Why Climate Breakdown Matters, Deep Adaptation: Navigating the Realities of Climate Chaos, and Do You Want to Know the Truth? Until 2023, Read was a reader in philosophy at the University of East Anglia where he was awarded – as Principal Investigator – Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding for two projects on "natural capital". His other major recent academic focus has been on the precautionary principle, having contributed substantially to work co-authored with Nassim Nicholas Taleb on applying the principle to questions of genetic modification of organisms. In further work, Read has theorised the utility of the precautionary principle in a wide range of areas, including: climate change, the environment, as well as financial and technology sectors. He previously worked as a spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion. .. more

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News column just out where I discuss thrutopia, the possibility our collective efforts can also lead to renewal and a new beginning despite catastrophic circumstances.

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#climate #boudica #inspiration #newscolumn #rupertread #thrutopia
Ragnarök and Our Need to Be Inspired by Stories in Our Modern Eco-Crisis
Ragnarök and Our Need to Be Inspired by Stories in Our Modern Eco-Crisis
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A wonderful big day out with Eastern Green Party Mayoral candidate Caroline Topping and a hundred other Greens in north Ipswich.

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Definitely worth reading. Rupert is spot on.
I won't be watching it. Full stop.

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"The ‘good’ guys are all on their own, out for themselves without being able to trust a single soul."

Are you watching The Celebrity #Traitors? Here's why I won't watch be watching the programme ever again.

#CelebrityTraitors

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Extraordinary that it has already come to this:
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It’s FEMA’s first ever Rally! If you are in the DMV area. Come on out and show your support to FEMA and send the message “Hands off FEMA”. ✊✊✊

#FEMA #FederalWorkers #ProtectTheMission #WeServeThePeople #PublicServiceStrong #Solidarity #StandUpTogether #October17 #FEMARally #WeShowUp

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It’s FEMA’s first ever Rally! If you are in the DMV area. Come on out and show your support to FEMA and send the message “Hands off FEMA”. ✊✊✊

#FEMA #FederalWorkers #ProtectTheMission #WeServeThePeople #PublicServiceStrong #Solidarity #StandUpTogether #October17 #FEMARally #WeShowUp

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"I’ve just returned from our largest-ever #GreenParty Conference – and the excitement was palpable."

We now stand at a crossroads. Read my thoughts on which way the Party should be turning 👇

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Image is of a Tweet against a backdrop of Westminster. The tweet reads: "Our recent electoral gains prove we’re rising. But our deeper strength lies in truth-telling: that the age of false optimism is over, and that adaptation is now the defining political challenge of our time."

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Absolutely disgracefully biassed intro of #bbcqt (Questiontime) by Fiona Bruce: alone of all the panellists, she singled out a controversial policy of Zack Polanski / the Green Party for comment in her intro remarks. #BbcQT is systematically biassed in favour of the Right, and against the Greens.

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We can't keep up...

Yesterday we reached 90,000 members. Today we're at 95,000.

Be part of the Green surge. Join the Green Party today ⤵️

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DIARY DATE: I’ll be taking part in a very interesting and relevant debate on ‘Steering Humanity through #AI & #Climate Risk’ on November 22 from 2:30 to 4pm at The Forum in #Norwich.

You can find out further details and booking information here:

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Steering Humanity through AI & Climate Risk
This public debate will bring together experts and an audience of community voices to address two of the most pressing challenges of our century: the existential risks posed by artificial…
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Woahhhhhh.

A poll that shows the Greens surging to 15% - and just 2 points behind the Labour party.
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Latest poll puts Greens just two points behind Labour. When I said we weren't here to be disappointed in Labour but to replace them, I meant it.

Join us and let's make hope normal again.

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Poll from find out now showing greens on 15 and labour and Tories on 17. Reform on 32.

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Sign up for this public debate, which addresses two of our most pressing challenges: the existential risks posed by #AI and #ClimateChange, and the adaptive measures humanity must take.

🗣️ @rupertread.bsky.social and Dr Jake Newman
📅 Sat 22 November, 4pm
📍 Norwich
🔗 buff.ly/7XFBox3

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Delighted to be featured in this series on 'Thrutopian Resilience' by Chris Johnstone. Do check it out via the link below.

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"Adaptation is not a distraction — it is our way in. It reconnects us to each other, to our power, and to the possibility of real change."

Read my latest piece about how we become #SAFER.

#climate

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How We Become #SAFER
Why adaptation must be at the heart of climate action – and how it empowers us all.
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“An urgent examination of where we are with the climate crisis…and how we might rally for the greatest comeback story of all time.”

- Stephen Markley

Find out more on overshootpod.com

Episode 1 available now

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It was a pleasure to interview Asad Rehman, new chief executive of Friends of the Earth UK, about his take on climate adaptation, for @climatemajority.bsky.social forthcoming report 'We need to talk about adaptation'. Watch this space for the results!

#gpconf #adaptation #safer

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This is the Red Line For Palestine demonstration that I just took part in a at #gpconf. 1000 people holding up a phenomenally long red silken banner.

#redlineforpalestine #GreenPartyConference #solidarity

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Earlier today, I chaired a panel on climate emergency resilience with Bob Ward and Anna Hollyman at @GreenPartyConf where Bob poignantly remarked:

"The alternative to adaptation is suffering"

#safer #greenparty #panel #ClimateSolutions #gpconf

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Beautiful to hear and see Green Deputy Leader Mothin Ali’s voice cracking as he relates his personal family experiences with poverty and the poverty he sees as a Councillor. #gpconf

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Revealed: Green Party membership in fact 50% higher than Lib Dems - previous Lib Dem figure included non-paying ‘supporters’: open.substack.com/pub/abolishw... #gpconf
Green membership in fact 50% bigger than Lib Dems
Lib Dem membership is much lower than widely reported
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Watching Zack Polanski’s Leader’s Speech at Green Party Conference in Bournemouth.
#gpconf

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Read my latest article on the critical need for adaptation in the face of the accelerating challenges of climate change.

#safer #climate #adaptation #resilience #community

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How We Become #SAFER
Why adaptation must be at the heart of climate action – and how it empowers us all.
open.substack.com

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So pleased to have taken part in this series.
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The world missed its goal for tackling climate change

What happens next?

That's the question I'm asking in a new documentary series

We uncover the fantasies that brought us here and meet the people with ideas to navigate what's next

Listen to the trailer👇

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Overshoot: a new podcast about a world beyond 1.5°C – trailer
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On my way to #GPConf (to chair a panel on climate adaptation):

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How many people think to themselves, "I'd vote Labour, if only they could be more like Trump." I would guess it's a number close to zero.
But Labour seems to be chasing a figment of its imagination, and this is perhaps the most grotesque example so far.
www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/opinion...
Labour Party Conference: Housing chief Steve Reed tips his hat to Trump
With his MAGA-style slogan and red baseball cap, the new housing secretary has brought energy to the Labour Party Conference. But is it the right energy? asks Will Hurst
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