Mark Lynas is an author, speaker, podcaster and campaigner. His latest book is Six Minutes to Winter: Nuclear War and How to Avoid It, published 8 May 2025. He also acts as science advisor with the 74-country Climate Vulnerable Forum, and is Head of Policy with the pro-science environmental campaign network WePlanet.

“Climate catastrophism” was meant to drive action. Instead it’s driven backlash. Fear ≠ progress. In this week's podcast with guest @TedNordhaus we ask: what if apocalypse narratives are the real bad idea? (Spoiler: they are!)

https://www.weplanet.org/podcast/episode/428909b3/bad-idea-25-climate-catastrophism-with-ted-nordhaus

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WOW! The European Parliament just voted to BAN the words 'burger' and 'sausage' when used in sustainable plant-based alternatives. HUGE win for the meat and dairy lobby in the EU, and lots more confusion for consumers if this goes through. Insane! https://www.euroveg.eu/european-parliament-votes-to-ban-use-of-veggie-burger-and-plant-based-sausage/

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New Saving the World from Bad Ideas 🎙️

With @MLiebreich I tackle Bad Idea #24: “We’ll just use Hydrogen!” 💧

Why hype keeps returning, why hydrogen is a “crappy fuel,” & why pragmatism > techno-fantasy in climate strategy.

🎧 Listen: https://savingtheworldfrombadideas.substack.com/p/bad-idea-24-well-just-use-hydrogen