Dr Charlie Gardner
@charliejgardner.bsky.social
Conservationist, activist, writer and researcher, rebelling against extinction
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1/ There's a lot of talk these days about scientific neutrality and the role of academics in our planetary emergency
So I'd love to introduce myself by sharing some of my work on academic activism and talking a bit about my own shift from 'the lab' to the streets
So I'd love to introduce myself by sharing some of my work on academic activism and talking a bit about my own shift from 'the lab' to the streets
"Every speaker converged on the same conclusion, delaying action or making only incremental changes are no longer aligned with physical reality, financial prudence, or national security"
Excellent account of yesterday's National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social
Excellent account of yesterday's National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social
UK Security, Food And Economy At Risk Without Climate Action, Experts Say
Experts at the U.K.’s first national emergency briefing on climate and nature shared risks in a world being rapidly destabilised by climate and biodiversity breakdown
www.forbes.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
"Every speaker converged on the same conclusion, delaying action or making only incremental changes are no longer aligned with physical reality, financial prudence, or national security"
Excellent account of yesterday's National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social
Excellent account of yesterday's National Emergency Briefing @nebriefing.bsky.social
Fascinating research on how the fossil fuel industry orchestrates public narratives to maintain its own status in society and delay our transition to a safer energy system
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
November 28, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Fascinating research on how the fossil fuel industry orchestrates public narratives to maintain its own status in society and delay our transition to a safer energy system
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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"Starvation, economic collapse, civil unrest and wars are among the risks we face if we don’t take decisive action to limit further global warming and preserve nature, leading experts in #climate, food, health and security warned today in London"
@nebriefing.bsky.social
@nebriefing.bsky.social
November 28, 2025 at 3:10 AM
"Starvation, economic collapse, civil unrest and wars are among the risks we face if we don’t take decisive action to limit further global warming and preserve nature, leading experts in #climate, food, health and security warned today in London"
@nebriefing.bsky.social
@nebriefing.bsky.social
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This is corporate manslaughter!
Every new well that Shell sinks kills more people.
Recent cutting-edge work by #climate scientists demonstrates how we can now attribute the deaths that will be caused from individual oil & gas projects...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Every new well that Shell sinks kills more people.
Recent cutting-edge work by #climate scientists demonstrates how we can now attribute the deaths that will be caused from individual oil & gas projects...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Shell ready to invest more in Italy if drilling permits unlocked
Shell is ready to invest more in Italy to boost hydrocarbon production, the head of the energy group's Italian unit said on Wednesday, urging the government to allow new drilling.
www.reuters.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:51 AM
This is corporate manslaughter!
Every new well that Shell sinks kills more people.
Recent cutting-edge work by #climate scientists demonstrates how we can now attribute the deaths that will be caused from individual oil & gas projects...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Every new well that Shell sinks kills more people.
Recent cutting-edge work by #climate scientists demonstrates how we can now attribute the deaths that will be caused from individual oil & gas projects...
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
It is extraordinary how misinformed some borough councillors are about the energy transition
These are public servants making important decisions that affect people's lives and the future of our country, and they believe stuff that isn't true
The Mail and Telegraph have done so much damage
These are public servants making important decisions that affect people's lives and the future of our country, and they believe stuff that isn't true
The Mail and Telegraph have done so much damage
November 28, 2025 at 8:37 AM
It is extraordinary how misinformed some borough councillors are about the energy transition
These are public servants making important decisions that affect people's lives and the future of our country, and they believe stuff that isn't true
The Mail and Telegraph have done so much damage
These are public servants making important decisions that affect people's lives and the future of our country, and they believe stuff that isn't true
The Mail and Telegraph have done so much damage
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".. it is now clear that climate change will be so severe as to threaten the survival of entire biomes and condemn many species to extinction regardless of any future conservation efforts."
Important article reviewing science communication & activism.
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Important article reviewing science communication & activism.
Follow James & @charliejgardner.bsky.social
When ecologists argue that nature underpins the economy, they are over-simplifying
Nature underpins the survival of humans on Earth
www.frontiersin.org/journals/con...
Nature underpins the survival of humans on Earth
www.frontiersin.org/journals/con...
Frontiers | In the Climate Emergency, Conservation Must Become Survival Ecology
•Earth faces a climate emergency which renders conservation goals largely obsolete.•Current conservation actions are inadequate because they i) underplay bio...
www.frontiersin.org
November 28, 2025 at 8:22 AM
".. it is now clear that climate change will be so severe as to threaten the survival of entire biomes and condemn many species to extinction regardless of any future conservation efforts."
Important article reviewing science communication & activism.
Follow James & @charliejgardner.bsky.social
Important article reviewing science communication & activism.
Follow James & @charliejgardner.bsky.social
At King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council, where Reform have just withdrawn their ridiculous motion to "immediately scrap all net zero policies and targets"
They want to bring it back in January
They want to bring it back in January
November 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
At King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council, where Reform have just withdrawn their ridiculous motion to "immediately scrap all net zero policies and targets"
They want to bring it back in January
They want to bring it back in January
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"What makes Sudan's crisis even more alarming is its invisibility. The world is not watching closely enough"
The Sudanese civil war is creating the world's worst humanitarian disaster with 12 million people now displaced
This 🧵traces the deep connections b/w this conflict & the #ClimateCrisis 1/n
The Sudanese civil war is creating the world's worst humanitarian disaster with 12 million people now displaced
This 🧵traces the deep connections b/w this conflict & the #ClimateCrisis 1/n
"The cost of silence in Sudan’s civil war is too high"
As Sudan’s brutal civil war rages on, more than 12 million people have been displaced — deepening an already devastating protection and humanitarian crisis. In this episode of The Humans in Human Righ...
www.ohchr.org
November 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
"What makes Sudan's crisis even more alarming is its invisibility. The world is not watching closely enough"
The Sudanese civil war is creating the world's worst humanitarian disaster with 12 million people now displaced
This 🧵traces the deep connections b/w this conflict & the #ClimateCrisis 1/n
The Sudanese civil war is creating the world's worst humanitarian disaster with 12 million people now displaced
This 🧵traces the deep connections b/w this conflict & the #ClimateCrisis 1/n
Delayers will always point out the costs of strong action on climate, and call them prohibitive
The best response is to flip the question, and highlight the costs of not taking action
Money spent on climate is not a cost - it's a wise investment
The best response is to flip the question, and highlight the costs of not taking action
Money spent on climate is not a cost - it's a wise investment
November 27, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Delayers will always point out the costs of strong action on climate, and call them prohibitive
The best response is to flip the question, and highlight the costs of not taking action
Money spent on climate is not a cost - it's a wise investment
The best response is to flip the question, and highlight the costs of not taking action
Money spent on climate is not a cost - it's a wise investment
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BREAKING 🚨: The government has just announced that they are ending new oil and gas exploration in the UK and have started a plan for workers and communities to transition away from fossil fuels.
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November 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
BREAKING 🚨: The government has just announced that they are ending new oil and gas exploration in the UK and have started a plan for workers and communities to transition away from fossil fuels.
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Last week, six French scientists stood trial in Munich for a peaceful protest action in 2022.
While companies continue to profit off the destruction of our planet, scientists are prosecuted for alerting the public to the truth.
Watch here the statement by Scientist Rebellion member Hugo Raguet:
While companies continue to profit off the destruction of our planet, scientists are prosecuted for alerting the public to the truth.
Watch here the statement by Scientist Rebellion member Hugo Raguet:
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Last week, six French scientists stood trial in Munich for a peaceful protest action in 2022.
While companies continue to profit off the destruction of our planet, scientists are prosecuted for alerting the public to the truth.
Watch here the statement by Scientist Rebellion member Hugo Raguet:
While companies continue to profit off the destruction of our planet, scientists are prosecuted for alerting the public to the truth.
Watch here the statement by Scientist Rebellion member Hugo Raguet:
"Net zero is a middle class thing" says West Norfolk councillor Tom Ryves in letter to the paper
That's beccause, in Norfolk, all the middle class people live in the threatened western part of the borough and everyone else will be unaffected by the loss of half the land
That's beccause, in Norfolk, all the middle class people live in the threatened western part of the borough and everyone else will be unaffected by the loss of half the land
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
"Net zero is a middle class thing" says West Norfolk councillor Tom Ryves in letter to the paper
That's beccause, in Norfolk, all the middle class people live in the threatened western part of the borough and everyone else will be unaffected by the loss of half the land
That's beccause, in Norfolk, all the middle class people live in the threatened western part of the borough and everyone else will be unaffected by the loss of half the land
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"Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?"
Why Reform UK hates net zero … follow the money!
Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?
yorkshirebylines.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 8:24 AM
"Most Reform UK voters don’t object to green policies, so who is its climate crisis denialism designed to serve?"
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Best understood, Labour's attack on juries, as a further lurch towards authoritarianism. Who, now, will stand in the way of a State that wants to imprison its opponents?
November 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Best understood, Labour's attack on juries, as a further lurch towards authoritarianism. Who, now, will stand in the way of a State that wants to imprison its opponents?
Reposted by Dr Charlie Gardner
I don't think it's a coincidence this comes after @defendourjuries.bsky.social and wider public knowledge of juries' right to acquit according to conscience.
Conspiracy brain talking, perhaps, but I wouldn't be shocked if this was to try and stop protestors - Palestine-supporting and climate activist ones in particular - from having a chance to evade prison after the many rightful Ls the governments taken on jury trials so far...
Imagine coming up with a proposal so stupid, so unworkable, so thoughtless, that it makes Robert Jenrick look sane by comparison.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
November 26, 2025 at 8:51 AM
I don't think it's a coincidence this comes after @defendourjuries.bsky.social and wider public knowledge of juries' right to acquit according to conscience.
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The judge due to rule on the proscription of Palestine Action is swapped last minute for a panel that includes a judge with a history of working for the government and another who ruled in favour UK selling jets to Israel.
Accusations of a “stitch-up”.
novaramedia.com/2025/11/25/a...
Accusations of a “stitch-up”.
novaramedia.com/2025/11/25/a...
A ‘Stitch-Up’: Palestine Action Case Gets New Judges | Novara Media
The judicial review of Palestine Action’s proscription has been thrown into turmoil by a last-minute change. A new panel of judges includes one with a long history of working for the government and an...
novaramedia.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
The judge due to rule on the proscription of Palestine Action is swapped last minute for a panel that includes a judge with a history of working for the government and another who ruled in favour UK selling jets to Israel.
Accusations of a “stitch-up”.
novaramedia.com/2025/11/25/a...
Accusations of a “stitch-up”.
novaramedia.com/2025/11/25/a...
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Breaking: CEO of Southern Water citizen’s arrested for public nuisance after spilling millions of bio beads on Camber Sands earlier this month.
City of London police arrived promptly and took our evidence of the CEOs crimes.
Read our release for more:
www.citizensarrestnetwork.org/press/2025/1...
City of London police arrived promptly and took our evidence of the CEOs crimes.
Read our release for more:
www.citizensarrestnetwork.org/press/2025/1...
BREAKING NEWS: Citizen’s Arrest for “disaster” water CEO Lawrence Gosden at industry conference in London - CAN - Citizen’s Arrest Network
www.citizensarrestnetwork.org
November 25, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Breaking: CEO of Southern Water citizen’s arrested for public nuisance after spilling millions of bio beads on Camber Sands earlier this month.
City of London police arrived promptly and took our evidence of the CEOs crimes.
Read our release for more:
www.citizensarrestnetwork.org/press/2025/1...
City of London police arrived promptly and took our evidence of the CEOs crimes.
Read our release for more:
www.citizensarrestnetwork.org/press/2025/1...
Reposted by Dr Charlie Gardner
💥 LE FINAL de notre action « Fin de la COP30 : Jour de Colère » - à regarder jusqu’au bout 💙.
@scientifiquesenrebellion.fr et l'Orchestre du nouveau monde jouent le Dies Irae de Verdi après de 8h de lectures de textes scientifiques lors d'une action de 10h marquant les 10 ans de l'Accord de Paris.
@scientifiquesenrebellion.fr et l'Orchestre du nouveau monde jouent le Dies Irae de Verdi après de 8h de lectures de textes scientifiques lors d'une action de 10h marquant les 10 ans de l'Accord de Paris.
November 23, 2025 at 7:01 PM
💥 LE FINAL de notre action « Fin de la COP30 : Jour de Colère » - à regarder jusqu’au bout 💙.
@scientifiquesenrebellion.fr et l'Orchestre du nouveau monde jouent le Dies Irae de Verdi après de 8h de lectures de textes scientifiques lors d'une action de 10h marquant les 10 ans de l'Accord de Paris.
@scientifiquesenrebellion.fr et l'Orchestre du nouveau monde jouent le Dies Irae de Verdi après de 8h de lectures de textes scientifiques lors d'une action de 10h marquant les 10 ans de l'Accord de Paris.
Reposted by Dr Charlie Gardner
This is a big deal. The reduction in sulphur emissions from ships means clouds aren’t as reflective and persistent, so the warming from greenhouse gases is not offset as much. So, while this change is very good for air quality, it’s very bad for almost everything else. #climate
A second opportunity to examine the cloud reduction effects from shipping fuel pollution measures has revealed that the 80% cut in sulphur emissions reduces cloud droplet formation by 67%.
acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/...
#aerosols #climatechange #clouds #IMO2020 #ECS
acp.copernicus.org/articles/25/...
#aerosols #climatechange #clouds #IMO2020 #ECS
acp.copernicus.org
November 24, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This is a big deal. The reduction in sulphur emissions from ships means clouds aren’t as reflective and persistent, so the warming from greenhouse gases is not offset as much. So, while this change is very good for air quality, it’s very bad for almost everything else. #climate
I know no-one in Tennessee but this is such a good example of what can be done if folk who bellieve in science-based policies start organising
We have <2 weeks to elect Aftyn Behn to Congress.
If you live in TN-07- VOTE by December 2nd. Find more info at govotetn.com 🔗
💪Take action with us! Hit the doors, pick up the phones, or chip in with $5. tr.ee/sufs-aftyn
This is urgent. Can you help us win this fight?🗳️
@jesscraven101.bsky.social
If you live in TN-07- VOTE by December 2nd. Find more info at govotetn.com 🔗
💪Take action with us! Hit the doors, pick up the phones, or chip in with $5. tr.ee/sufs-aftyn
This is urgent. Can you help us win this fight?🗳️
@jesscraven101.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
I know no-one in Tennessee but this is such a good example of what can be done if folk who bellieve in science-based policies start organising
Activists & social movement scholars are always discussing how different tactics may affect public responses
But I don't think it's the tactics themselves that really matter - it's how they're covered by media
And that depends on whether or not they counter the interests of economic elites
But I don't think it's the tactics themselves that really matter - it's how they're covered by media
And that depends on whether or not they counter the interests of economic elites
If there's one thing the mainstream news media love to overlook, it's the impact of the mainstream news media. The petite Tea Party in all its elite-backed astroturfiness was hailed like a sacred comet; the historically huge No Kings was played down by the NY Times, among other publications.
November 24, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Activists & social movement scholars are always discussing how different tactics may affect public responses
But I don't think it's the tactics themselves that really matter - it's how they're covered by media
And that depends on whether or not they counter the interests of economic elites
But I don't think it's the tactics themselves that really matter - it's how they're covered by media
And that depends on whether or not they counter the interests of economic elites
The assumption is wrong because leaders aren't in the job of doing the right thing
But they do respond to pressure, and can be made to do the right thing
But they do respond to pressure, and can be made to do the right thing
I've long assumed that as global warming become more obvious and severe, leaders would come to their senses and ramp up climate action and preparation
But the opposite is happening - and I'm starting to fear that my assumption was naive and wildly wrong
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
But the opposite is happening - and I'm starting to fear that my assumption was naive and wildly wrong
www.newscientist.com/article/2505...
Why is climate action stalling, not ramping up as Earth gets hotter?
As the impact of global warming becomes more obvious, you might expect countries to step up climate action and preparation, but we’re seeing the opposite happen
www.newscientist.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The assumption is wrong because leaders aren't in the job of doing the right thing
But they do respond to pressure, and can be made to do the right thing
But they do respond to pressure, and can be made to do the right thing
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Researchers are seeing a disturbing rise in the trade of African hornbills, both in local voodoo markets and online on Instagram, Etsy, and eBay.
The birds have scant legal protection, despite playing a key role in the seeding of African forests.
The birds have scant legal protection, despite playing a key role in the seeding of African forests.
A Troubling Rise in the Grisly Trade of a Spectacular African Bird
Researchers are finding a disturbing uptick in the trade of African hornbills and their body parts in West African voodoo markets and globally on the internet. Conservationists want international prot...
e360.yale.edu
November 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Researchers are seeing a disturbing rise in the trade of African hornbills, both in local voodoo markets and online on Instagram, Etsy, and eBay.
The birds have scant legal protection, despite playing a key role in the seeding of African forests.
The birds have scant legal protection, despite playing a key role in the seeding of African forests.
Reposted by Dr Charlie Gardner
"As scientists, we are duty-bound to speak plainly about the dangers that lie ahead.
We urge all our elected representatives to take responsibility for being fully informed and to join this critical @nebriefing.bsky.social on 27 November"
Please contact your MP via:
www.nebriefing.org
We urge all our elected representatives to take responsibility for being fully informed and to join this critical @nebriefing.bsky.social on 27 November"
Please contact your MP via:
www.nebriefing.org
Over 1,000 scientists urge MPs to attend landmark climate briefing https://geographical.co.uk/climate-change/1000-scientists-urge-mps-to-attend-national-emergency-briefing
Over 1,000 scientists urge MPs to attend landmark climate briefing
UK experts issue urgent call to MPs ahead of next week’s National Emergency Briefing on the climate crisis
geographical.co.uk
November 23, 2025 at 4:27 PM
"As scientists, we are duty-bound to speak plainly about the dangers that lie ahead.
We urge all our elected representatives to take responsibility for being fully informed and to join this critical @nebriefing.bsky.social on 27 November"
Please contact your MP via:
www.nebriefing.org
We urge all our elected representatives to take responsibility for being fully informed and to join this critical @nebriefing.bsky.social on 27 November"
Please contact your MP via:
www.nebriefing.org
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Between citizen initiatives, artistic engagement, and public policies, Guadeloupe is reinventing itself to turn waste into a resource. From sewing workshops to sustainable festivals, the entire archipelago is mobilising for a more sustainable future.
In Guadeloupe, creativity in the service of zero waste
From citizen initiatives and artistic engagement to public policies, Guadeloupe is reinventing itself, turning waste into a resource — but there is still an urgent need to improve waste recovery channels.
globalvoices.org
November 21, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Between citizen initiatives, artistic engagement, and public policies, Guadeloupe is reinventing itself to turn waste into a resource. From sewing workshops to sustainable festivals, the entire archipelago is mobilising for a more sustainable future.