Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever
International waters, also known as the high seas, make up 61% of the ocean and cover 43% of Earth’s surface — amounting to two-thirds of the biosphere by volume. They have […]
Hope and memory in Hiroshima: A journey from Mount Fuji to global zero
This is actually the epilogue from my book, extracted in Geographical magazine. A trip to Hiroshima past Mount Fuji, some karaoke and oysters, memories of 6 August 1945, and a […]
This is how to avoid annihilating ourselves in a nuclear war – NewScientist
The good news is that we might be about to solve the Fermi paradox. Many have long suspected that the reason why there don’t seem to be millions of talkative […]
One Nuclear War Can Ruin the Whole Climate – WSJ
By Mark Lynas and Ted Nordhaus First published in the Wall Street Journal, 15 May 2025 The world is on the brink of a climate apocalypse—not one caused by gradual […]
New book – Six Minutes to Winter: Nuclear War and How to Avoid It
The day of the war dawns like any other. There is no warning, and across New York people are beginning their daily routines. No air raid sirens wail and no […]
Trump wins – but don’t despair
At least the hoping is over. This morning the United States of America, the most advanced and successful nation our world has ever seen, has re-elected an authoritarian demagogue who […]
International scientific community gears up to fight Greenpeace in court in effort to defend Golden Rice
News is coming in that the scientific community and government institutions in the Philippines are prepared to fight Greenpeace all the way back to the Supreme Court in order to […]
Statement on the Fossil Free Books campaign against the Hay Festival
As a writer and campaigner who has spent 25 years working on climate change, there is something I feel I need to say about the fossil fuels divestment campaign targeting […]
Children could die because of Greenpeace
First, a word of warning. If you donate money to Greenpeace, you might think you’re helping save the whales or the rainforests. But in reality, you may be complicit in […]
A billion deaths at two degrees? Why climate activists should make a special effort to get the science right
The world owes a great debt to Extinction Rebellion. XR’s heyday protests in London helped deliver a UK net zero commitment, forcing many other countries to adopt similar targets. XR […]