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We are on the brick of irreversible climate disruptions if we don't make radical changes in the next 10-20 years. How do we organize for system change on this timescale? How do we navigate a movement ecology full of ideological and organisational divides, when there is no option to leave the table, to "fold"? How do we plan to actually win? We explore these questions with our guests from the collective Climaximo and Last Generation Italy, starting from their book "All in: A Revolutionary Theory to Stop Climate Collapse" (authored by Mariana Rodrigues and Sinan Eden).
Timestamps
00:36 [Campfire Talk] Planning to win. How does the knowledge of climate collapse change how we organize?
34:22 [How to] Navigate crisis with a movement ecology mindset
[Campfire Talk] Planning to win. How does the knowledge of climate collapse change how we organize?
The capitalist class has put our chips "all in" on the table. We no longer have the option to leave the game, to fold. Organising for "ruptural" change of the system is now the only thing that can avert ecological collapse. But how do we build the power to win, in the necessary timespan, in a climate justice movement that includes groups with very different tactics and aims?
[How to] Navigate crisis with a movement ecology mindset
It seams like the world is now in perpetual crisis and we all want to do something. But am I the right person to call for protest or should I support others to do it? In this [how to] section, we discuss the moments in which we question our position in the movement, learning to know when we should speak, hold a banner, plan a meeting, support others or throw the brick.
Resources
M Rodrigues & S Eden, All in: A Revolutionary Theory to Stop Climate Collapse, Bookmundo (2026).
All in, applied & 6th Chapter
Climaximo collective
Last Generation Italy
N Klein. This changes everything: Capitalism vs. the climate. Simon and Schuster (2014).
Lenesx Radio - Ep.43 Organizing against climate collapse w/ Sinan from Climaximo
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You might have heard of the AMOC collapse, but what is it, exactly? How does it work, and what does the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation do? If it "collapses", what's it going to mean for you and the rest of the world? In this episode, Robi explains the functioning of the AMOC, while M. and Ani ask some basic physics questions. We learn about the AMOC weakening, as well as some of the implications, especially for the Northern and Western Europe. Finally, in the [Offering], M. reads a poem suited to this season.
Timestamps
00:31 [Infospill] The physics and consequences of the AMOC collapse
45:16 [Offering] A spring poem: "Recipe with gathered sadness" by Maria Martelli
00:31 [Infospill] The physics and consequences of the AMOC collapse
The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has been weakening. Scientists who study it show changes in its behaviour, and the possibility of its collapse is being contemplated. This would mean huge changes globally, with rainfall and temperatures harshly influenced. In Western and Northern Europe, it might mean freezing winters with -40C degrees and summer droughts. In this [Infospill], we learn about how the AMOC functions and what is affecting it (surprise, surprise... what might it be...)
45:16 [Offering] A spring poem: "Recipe with gathered sadness" by Maria Martelli
To ground ourselves in the now, M. will read "Recipe with gathered sadness". It is not only a poem, but an invitation to you - and if you do not have all the ingredients, do not worry, they can be replaced with locally sourced edibles & emotions.
Main reference
RM van Westen, M Kliphuis and HA Dijkstra. Physics-based early warning signal shows that AMOC is on tipping course. Science advances 10 (2024).
Other resources
S Rahmstorf. Our heating system is heading for shutdown. ATLAS25 talk (2025).
G Monbiot. A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you've heard do little about it. The Guardian (2026).
V Portmann et al. Observational constrains project a ~50% AMOC weakening by the end of this century. Science Advances 12 (2026).
S Drijfhout et al. Shutdown of the northern Atlantic overturning after 2100 following deep mixing collapse in CMIP6 projections. Environmental Research Letters 20 (2025).
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In this episode we dig deeper into the dynamics that cause the accelerated warming, by examining the rules and factors that govern the global tug-of-war between greenhouse gases and aerosols. On the way we learn about the notion of climate sensitivity and how the IPCC has been systematically underestimating and underplaying the risks that we face. In the Offering section we learn how to avoid being overwhelmed by all this info, not by looking away, but by reorienting our attention to the living world around us.
Timestamps
00:30 [Infospill] The tug-of-war between aerosols & GHGs and how the IPCC underestimates climate sensitivity
39:55 [Offering] Feeling overwhelmed? An invitation to (re)connect
[Infospill] The tug-of-war between aerosols & GHGs and how the IPCC underestimates climate sensitivity
According to Hansen et al., aerosols seem the most likely culprit behind the accelerated warming of the last decades. This scenario implies that the IPCC has been underestimating the cooling effect of aerosols and the warming potential of greenhouse gases all along. We explore what this means for the climate and our collective future.
[Offering] Feeling overwhelmed? An invitation to (re)connect
Taking in a lot of terrible news, including climate science, can be daunting. As Sara Ahmed argues, emotions are not private states, but they have a political dimension, shaping our bodies by what we pay attention to and shaping how we grow. So, this is an invitation to confront this overwhelming feeling by reorienting attention and tuning in to the more-than-human life around us.
Main reference
Van Westen, R.M., Kliphuis, M. and Dijkstra, H.A., 2024. Physics-based early warning signal shows that AMOC is on tipping course. Science advances, 10(6), p.eadk1189
Other resources:
S Rahmstorf. Our heating system is heading for shutdown. ATLAS25 talk (2025).
G Monbiot. A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you've heard so little about it. The Guardian (2026)
V Portmann et al. Observational constrains project a ~50% AMOC weakening by the end of this century. Science Advances 12 (2026)
S Drijhout et al. Shutdown of northern Atlantic overturning after 2100 following deep mixing collapse in CMIP6 projections. Environmental Research Letters 20 (2025).
Sara Ahmed - The Cultural Politics of Emotions (book)
Nick Montgomery and carla bergman - Joyful Militancy. Building Thriving Resistance in Toxic Times (book)
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How do activists organize in the biggest oil & gas exporting country in Europe? And do you know which one it is? In this [Campfire talk], Jonas from Extinction Rebellion will talk us through some of the specifics of the climate struggle in Norway, as well as present some big and small actions they did, some of them, with great results. You'll learn about how Norway distributes fossil fuel wealth differently, how activists respond to divers challenges and risks, and, in the last section you'll learn [How to] organize an occupation.
Timestamps
00:36 [Campfire talks] The case of Norway in the climate struggle. Actions and risks
32:52 [How to] Organize a big occupation!? Lessons from a Norwegian case
00:36 [Campfire talks] The case of Norway in the climate struggle. Actions and risks
Norway is one of the largest oil & gas exporters globally. At the same time, fossil fuel extraction is entangled with the country's welfare system, which makes it difficult to campaign against. Jonas tells us about the efforts of the local Extinction Rebellion chapter in organizing occupations and blockades to stop the flow of oil and change the public perception around it.
32:52 [How to] Organize a big occupation!? Lessons from a Norwegian case
Our guest describes the logistics involved in planning a big action, like the occupation of an oil rafinery. Scouting the location and the provision of food, transportation and a place to sleep prove to be as essential as the actual number of people willing to put their bodies on the line. Nonetheless, we learn that a small dedicated team is able to successfully organize such actions.
Resources
Extinction Rebellion Norway
Norway MPs reject calls to stop wealth fund investing in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories (The Guardian)
Greta Thunberg and climate activists block Norway oil rafinery (Le Monde)
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Why do we bother struggling against climate chaos? This thing is so huge and the worst of it will come after our lifetimes (maybe). In this episode of [Curious tendrils], we are exploring our feelings towards the close and far future. We think of squirrels who plan for their future by burying nuts and nurturing the forest. And we think of humans and what we've been doing for a long time: both building and destroying. We ask ourselves: What is our investment in the future? How can we live good lives and also become good ancestors, as Roman Krznaric proposes?
In the [Offering], we invite you to write a letter from the future, an exercise of visualisation from Joanna Macy and Molly Brown. We share our own letters full of curiosity, sadness and hope.
Timestamps
[00:30] [Curious tendrils] Why plan for the future during climate chaos - and some ideas on how to
[39:37] [Offering] Letters from the future
[Curious tendrils] Why plan for the future during climate chaos - and some ideas on how to
Given the reality of the climate crisis, it's normal to have conflicting, difficult feelings about the future. In this episode, we talk about where we stand, how and why we keep fighting for the near and far future, inspired by many thinkers who visualized and wrote for deep time and alternative chronologies - Roman Krznaric, Octavia Butler, Jack Halbertstam, Alison Kafer, Angela Balzano and others.
[Offering] Letters from the future
We invite you to take an imaginary journey to the future, 200 years from now, and imagine what one human would write to you from that place. A visualization exercise from Joanna Macy and Molly Brown.
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Resources
Ted. "How to be a good ancestor | Roman Krznaric" 2020
Talks at Google. "Roman Krznaric | The Good Ancestor: A Radical Presciption for Long Term Thinking | Talks at Google" 2020
just wondering... "Making kin beyond babies - after Donna Haraway"
Grist. Imagine 2200.
M. Zahir. "Do animals think about the future?" Faunalytics. 2018
M. Steele & J. Koprowski. "Inside the secret lives of squirrels and their half-eaten acorns" Smithsonian Mag. 2025
J. Byrne. "How squirrels actually find all their buried nuts" Popular Science 2025
N. Klein & A. Taylor "The rise of end times fascism". The Guardian 2025
Work that Reconnects. "Letter from the future" by Joanna Macy and Molly Brown
Books recommended
Angela Balzano. Per farla finita con la famiglia
Octavia Butler. The Parable of the Sower
Alison Kafer. Feminist Queer Crip
Jack Halberstam. The queer art of failure
Donna Haraway. Staying with the trouble
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In this [Campfire Talk] we delve deep into a difficult, but necessary subject: climate grief. Our guest today is Elisabeth Dimitras, a neurodivergent queer soul activist and founder of the online antispeciesist website Ethos & Empathy. Elisabeth is from Greece, but had to move to Sweden due to climate change. She'll tell us about her dreams, the story of her loss, what she learned about the mourning the living, both human and non-human, and about climate grief. In the [Offering], Elisabeth will read us The Shambhala Warrior Prophecy as told by Joanna Macy.
Attention: The episode can be a bit emotionally heavy at times. There is a mention of suicide in the last half.
Timestamps
00:30 [Campfire talk] What is climate grief? A story of climate migration, change and loss
47:43 [Offering] The Shambhala Warrior Prophecy from Joanna Macy
[Campfire talk] What is climate grief? A story of climate migration, change and loss
Elisabeth and M. discuss a winding story of climate grief and ecological destruction, as Elisabeth tell us about the loss of her dream to establish a permaculture garden and animal sanctuary in Greece due to wildfires and droughts. We also learn about the Good Grief Network and how various resources helped Elisabeth cope with the loss of her beloved canine companion, Misoy.
[Offering] The Shambhala Warrior Prophecy from Joanna Macy
Elisabeth shares with us The Shambhala Warrior Prophecy from Joanna Macy, and why it is important to her. The prophecy comes from the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. We have replaced the use of the word "barbarians" in the original reading with "enemies", to avoid its negative connotations.
Resources
Ethos and Empathy
Grief Recovery Method. Elisabeth Dimitras.
Embrace Grief. Videos by Elisabeth.
Good Grief Network.
Climate Psychology Alliance.
Shapes of Grief.
Embodied Philosophy. Yoga for ecological grief.
H. Comtesse et al. "Ecological Grief as a Response to Environmental Change: A Mental Health Risk of Functional Response?" Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 16;18(2):734. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18020734
Beyond Species Podcast. "Caring for wild animals".
End of the world show. "The long dark with Francis Weller".
Work that reconnects network. "Joanna Macy on the Shambhala Warrior Prophecy".
Elisabeth on Mastodon.
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The rate of planetary warming seems to be increasing. This change has something to do with the Earth's albedo. Why is the planet darkening? And who is the "culprit" behind this acceleration? In this [Infospill], we explore one leading theory that has to do with aerosols and their cooling effect on climate. Later, in the [Offering], M. will share some thoughts on Earth's libido. Well, not exactly. You'll learn about ecosexual manifesto, and then you'll be listening to a song by Sofia Zadar.
Timestamps
00:30 [Infospill] Aerosols: a hidden driver of anthropogenic climate change
34:32 [Offering] Earth's libido, sexecology & a song - Eroterra by Sofia Zadar
[Infospill] Aerosols: a hidden driver of anthropogenic climate change
The history of the climate since the industrial revolution results from a tug of war between warming vs. cooling factors (GHGs vs. aerosols). Shifts in the trend of warming always link back to changes in these factors. In this episode we explore J Hansen's theory linking the accelerated warming observed in the last years with reductions of sulfate aerosols from China and international shipping.
[Offering] Earth's libido, sexecology & a song - Eroterra by Sofia Zadar
What is sex ecology? And have you ever come across the ecosexual manifesto? In this offering, we mention the work of queer artists Elizabeth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle. Afterwards, invite you to listen to Eroterra by Sofia Zadar, a song from their new album "Ecotranarchy".
Main reference
Hansen et al. "Global warming has accelerated: are the United Nations and the public well-informed?" Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development 67 (2025).
Further reading/listening:
D Carrington, "'Termination shock': cut in the ship pollution sparked global heating spurt", The Guardian (2024).
Yuan et al. "Abrupt reduction in shipping emission as an inadvertent geoengineering termination shock produces substantial radiative warming". Communications Earth & Environment 5 (2024).
S Bauer, "Aerosols effects on climate over time". Youtube presentation (2025)
Offering resources
Corinne Van Houtien. "Goodbye Gauley Mountain: An Ecosexual Love Story: Beth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle Marry A Mountain", ArtcoreJournal (2013)
The Ecosexuals. "Ecosex Manifesto"
Bandcamp. Sofia Zadar. "Ecotranarchy"
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This episode is part of [Curious Tendrils], a series of exploratory conversations about the questions we keep hearing around us, and the ones we're still learning how to hold. Today we ask ourselves: is urgency the spark that ignites climate action - or the flame that slowly burns us out? We discuss pros and cons of the climate emergency framework, looking at the current research. When "climte emergency" is declared, we have a formal recognition that climate change poses an existential threat. But what does this lead to? We each share where we stand, what might sit underneath these different approaches, and how we can move toward preventing climate chaos without losing our steadiness and hope.
In the [How to] section, Dani from the Artivists Network guides us through the process of guerrila projections: a relatively easy action that you can do with your friends and disrupt the public space with the inconvenience of your truth.
Timestamps
00:32 [Curious Tendrils] The climate emergency: So urgent we freeze?
39:48 [How to] Plan guerilla projections w/ Dani
[Curious Tendrils] The climate emergency: So urgent we freeze?
We sit with one of the big tenstions in climate conversations: how do we talk about urgency, specifically in the case of the "climate emergency", but not only? Do we sound the alarm, backed by the hard facts of a worsening climate? Or do we focus more on resilience, on our capacity to respond, adapt, and build differently, even in the middle of crisis? Does strong, urgent language actually move people to act, or does it leave us overwhelmed and exhausted? And if the situation is urgent (which it is), how do we communicate that without creating paralysis?
[How to] Plan guerilla projections w/ Dani
An action which requires some resources and equipment, but is still doable with only a handful of people and not of experience: doing subversive projections onto buildings in a public space. We learn how to access the necessary equipment, what software to use and the essential roles and logistics involved in the action.
Resources
Silvia Rivera Cusicanqui, Margara Millan Moncayo & Raquel Gutierrez Aguilar, "Words against the end of the world", Active Distribution (2025)
Natascha van Bommel, Johanna I. Hoffken. "The urgency of climate action and the aim for justice in energy transitions - dynamics and complexity", Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions (2023)
Michael Arbert. "Climate emergency and securitization politics: towards a climate politics of the extraordinary", Globalizations, (2022)
Ole Sandberg. "Climate Disruption, Political Stability, and Collective Imagination in advance", Radical Philosophy Review 23(2), (2020)
Charles Eisenstein. "Climate - a new story", North Atlantic Books (2018)
Kate Marvel. "Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel about Our Changing Planet". HarperCollins (2025)
Carolina Vozian. "Pentru pace, pentru o etică radicală a nonviolenței", cutra.ro (2025)
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Have you heard about accelerated warming? In this [Infospill] section we'll discuss James Hansen's research that has caused an uproar in the climate community, suggesting global heating has accelerated in trend. Unrelated to tipping points, this is a specific phenomenon that has to do with the cooling effect of aerosols, making everything infinitely worse... To make up for the grim news, in the [Offering] section we will touch upon how slowing down is good for us and how sleep is political.
Timestamps
00:33 [Infospill] Global warming unchained as sulfate aerosols decline worldwide
22:36 [Offering] Sleeping in the dark - a response to a sped-up society
[Infospill] Global warming unchained as sulfate aerosols decline worldwide
In the last 3 years the Earth has experienced levels of warming that cannot be fully explained by current climate models. The main causes could be (i) natural variability in the climate, (ii) a new cloud feedback due to warming or (iii) reductions in global sulfate aerosols which have a cooling effect. We explore mostly the explanation by Hansen and others that aerosols reductions due to a new shipping fuel regulations are the central actor in the story, and how their impact has been underestimated by the models used by the IPCC. Implications of this scenario are explored in future episodes.
[Offering] Sleeping in the dark - a response to a sped-up society
Sleep is what happens when our bodies are tired, but also relaxed, also, ideally, safe. Globally, humans are kind of sleep deprived. Insufficient sleep is considered to be a public health epidemic that is unrecognized. That's not going well at all, neither for us, not for the Earth. I want us, you, to take a look at your sleep patterns. What sleep do you need to recharge?
Resources
Main reference:
Hansen et al. "Global warming has accelerated: are the United Nations and the public well-informed?" Environment: Science and Policy for Sustainable Development 67 (2025)
Further reading/listening:
Leon Simons, "Global Warming Acceleration", talk @ Global Hearting Emergency Conference (2025) - https://youtu.be/L8C8dOYp6Ls
Leon Simons, "+3ºC by 2050?!", discussion on Climate Chat podcast, based on a recent report of the German Meteorological Society and Physical Society (see refs in the video description) - https://youtu.be/TmZbwLC-kEw
Foster et al. "Indicators of Global and Climate Change 2024: annual update of key indicators of the state of the climate system and human influence". Earth System Science Data Discussions (2025)
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In this [Campfire Talk] we speak with Dani, an artist-activist comrade who is part of the Artivist Network. We learn why it's important to plan our climate actions and protests also in a visually creative way and how the Artivist Network can help with that, exemplified through some amazing actions and installations that our guest helped co-create during COP30. The [How to] section describe in detail one basic action - hacking bus station ads - that any climate group can do in their very early and growing phases, including where to find online tactics manuals and how Artivists can help with planning and equipment.
[Campfire Talk] What is artivism? Being creative in our climate actions
What does art have to do with activism? Does it matter if you have a giant inflatable puppet or just a message written on a banner with a sharpie? Learn how to get you message out to more people by thinking like an artist when planning a climate action, guided by Dani from the Artivist Network.
[How to] Organise a bus ad hack campaign
An early, relatevely low-risk action that you can do when you are starting out with climate activism is so-called "brandalism", in particular changing bus stop ads with your custom messages. We learn how to create a giant poster in a low-cost way, how to access the ad spaces, and discuss the roles and logistics involved in the action.
Resources
The Artivist Network
ig: @artivistnet
yt: @artivistnetwork2793
Radish Radio: website, soundcloud.
Actions at COP30 with support from Artivists:
i) Kick the suits out! (action against the presence of fossil fuel lobbyists at COP) [ref.as 'huge corporate puppet with burning globe as head']: Photo 1, Photo 2
ii) You wouldn't invite the tabacco industry to a health conference [ref.as 'huge inflatable cigarette']: Photo
iii) YES to Life, NO to Dirty Coal! (action against Adani Group) [ref.as 'huge piece of coal']: Photo 1, Photo 2
iv) Fire and smoke dresses: Photo 1, Photo 2
Actions:
Giant inflatable life ring made with Greepeace Bulgaria: ENG; RO.
"End the siege, end the genocide" action in Bonn, with artwork made by Artivists: Instagram; Demand Climate Justice.org
Ad hack campaign
Artivist's Tactics manual (pg.40). Brandalism's Subvertising Manual Rasterbator Worldmap with the ad companies operating in some major citiesAd-hack examples:
#CleanGasIsADirtyLie; ad-hacks by Gastivists Collective Ad-hack in Manchester against Shell company and their lies Ad-hack in Timișoara against OMV Petrom and its fossil gas project in the Black Sea called Neptun Deep-
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Over the eons, Earth's thermostat spent a lot of time stuck on either bone chilling cold or smothering hot saunas. If something pushes the climate out of one setting, it irreversibly wanders until reaching the other - there is no inbetween. You wouldn't know it, but we are currently living in the freezer. Humans evolved here and we find it quite pleasant and so do most species. Now, the fossil fuel emissions we put in the air risk switching the thermostat or even breaking it. In this [Infospill] Robi and Ani explore what this means for our future: will current global warming push the climate into a new warm phase? And what would this "Hothouse" trajectory mean for humans and non-humans? As an [Offering] to soothe our worried hearts, M. prepared a poetry reading of "Queer Ecologies" by Ceza Bularca.
Timestamps
00:37 [Infospill] Tipping cascades and the Hothouse Earth state
33:18 [Offering] Poetry Reading. Queer Ecologies by Ceza Bularca
[Infospill] Tipping cascades and the Hothouse Earth state
Over hundred of millions of years, the climate has switched back and forth between "Coolhouse" and "Warmhouse"/"Hothouse" phases. Natural processes, like volcanism and rock weathering, initiate these changes, which are then sustained by a chain-reaction or "cascade" of activating tipping point systems. On this timescale, Earth has been cooling for quite a while. Now, as we approach the threshold for several key Earth system tipping points, the major unspoken rick that we face is that our fossil fuel-driven warming could jolt the climate to a path leading irreversibly back to a Hothouse phase.
[Offering] Poetry reading. Queer Ecologies by Ceza Bularca
"Maybe there's no way back, / maybe the earth is too barren, / and the world is too much a hothouse" but maybe there is a way forward. As an offering, take this reading in translation of "Queer Ecologies" by Ceza Bularca, from "Luminișuri. Antologie de literatură queer ecologică" [Glades. A queer ecological anthology], an anthology born from the autonomous queer literary circle Cenaclul X, from Romania.
Resources:
Graph we mentioned:
Main reference:
Steffen et al. "Trajectories of Earth System in the Anthropocene". Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 115 (2018).
Further reading/listening:
B McGuire. "Hothouse Earth: An Inhabitant's Guide". Icon Books (2022).
R Alley. "4.6 Billion Years of Earth's Climate History: The Role of CO2". (2015).
Judd et al. "A 485-million-year history of Earth's surface temperature". Science 385 (2024)
M Reinsel. "Staggering temperature rise predicted for the Middle East and North Africa" Agu Press (Accessed Jan.2026)
You can read online "Luminișuri. Antologie de literatură queer ecologică" or buy it here.
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In this [Campfire Talk], you're dropped into the post-COVID lanscape of Polish grassroots activism, where our guest Nawi - an anti-gas campaigner - and her tight-knit crew of friends, known as bombelki, refused to settle for stagnation and instead ignited a new rebellion against the fossil-fuel lobby's carefully crafted lies. This is a story of success that hasn't stopped unfolding - and one we can learn from in real time. And perhaps, gather our own friends for strategy meetings, as we explore in the [How To] section of this episode.
Timestamps
00:31 [Campfire Talk] How do you organize in a small group? Learnings from Poland's climate activism
35:50 [How to] organize strategy meetings
[Campfire Talk] How do you organize in a small group?
Learnings from Poland's climate activism
You'll hear how bombelki built a narrative designed to expose industry greenwashing, how they took on GazSystem with fearless, playful defiance, and how four people - just four - proved that friendship, creativity, and a refusal to overcomplicate can grow local activism. What began as a small rogue collective soon evolved into a national force, growing rapidly as they re-emerged under a new name, The Last Generation (@ostatniepokolenie)
[How to] organise strategy meetings
When you are just starting out, strategy can be overwhelming, especially if the group is small and you don't have a lot of activist experience. Nawi tells us that the first things to figure out are what your short and long-term goals are, who are the people you are trying to reach and who are your enemies, the "bad guys". Once these are known, it will be easier to develop a plan of action.
🎧 Find the full episode on Libsyn, Youtube and Others.
Resources:
Ostatnie Pokolenie (Last Generation, ex-bombelki) instagram
The Artivist Network website; check their Movement Support section, especially if you need a big projector!
Gastivists's Creative Tactics to Fight Gas (and patriarchy, imperialism, capitalism and more) Zine
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Hosted & Edited by: Robi & Ani
Sound engineering by: Marius
Montage: Ioni
Theme music: Teo
Graphic artist & illustrator: Mina
Social media: Grc
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Is the planet's atmosphere like a boilling pot of stuff and are the Earth's possible states like two valleys connected by a hill? Welcome to an [Infospill] episode of weird metaphores trying to grasp the horrible truths of climate tipping points. "Grim" is our key word but do not despair! We still have a choice for which future we want. As an [Offering], we present to you the idea of the Climate Cafe - a space in which to discuss all the climate feels you might have.
Timestamps
00:33 [Infospill] The climate tipping points we trigger as the planet warms
30:03 [Offering] Climate Cafe: the place to breath climate-anxiety away
[Infospill] The climate tipping points we trigger as the planet warms
Climate tipping elements are subsystems that act like they have a mind of their own after crossing a certain threshold, continuing to unfold even if we cut emissions. As we cross 1.5°C in the following years, some elements will already be triggered (coral reef die-off, ice sheets melting); 3°C might trigger most of them (AMOC collapse, Amazon die-back etc). Not all will bring additional warming, but all will have an extreme impact on regional weather and potentially push the climate towards runaway warming.
[Offering] Climate Cafe: the place to breath climate-anxiety away
Climate Cafes are meant to be a quiet, reflective experience in which to process your feelings towards climate chaos with others like you. They are not designed to lead people to conclusions or action, not are they spaces of therapy. Anyone can lead one, and everyone can participate in making the space safe. Have you been to one, or started one? Tell us in the comments on Instagram or Facebook!
Resources:
Main reference:
McKay et al. "Exceeding 1.5°C global warming could trigger multiple climate tipping points." Science, 377 (2022)
*Note: in the ep. we talk about the figure on pg.1 (summary) and about Table 1.
Further reading/listening:
Lenton et al. "Climate tipping points - too risky to bet against". Nature, 575 (2019)
Lenton et al. "Global tipping points report 2025"; showing we have already crossed the tipping point for warm-water coral reef die-back.
Rockstrom. The Tipping Points of Climate Change - and Where We Stand (2024)
Watts. "We are perilously close to the point of no return": climate scientist on Amazon rainforest's future", The Guardian (2025).
Wunderling et al. "Climate tipping point interactions and cascades: a review." Earth System Dynamics, 15 (2024)
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Hosted & Edited by: Robi & Ani
Sound engineering by: Marius
Montage: Ioni
Theme music: Teo
Graphic artist & illustrator: Mina
Social media: Grc
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In our first [Campfire Talk] episode, Andrei, an ecology student and activist, shares his experience with studying firefly populations in Romania, where the lives of these diminishing groups of insects are especially understudied. You'll find out why they are having trouble surviving our current extractive era and also, what you can do about it, in our first [How to] segment!
Timestamps
00:35 [Campfire Talk]
30:44 [How to] Do citizen science
[Campfire Talk] The decline of firefly populations and the signs of ecological collapse. w/ Andrei
What are some signs that firefly populations are disappearing? From change in land use to the spread of pesticides, a lot of current practices are affecting the lives of firefly species. So much so that we might indeed be the last generation to see some of them.
[How to] Do citizen science: monitor firefly populations in your area! w/ Andrei
You can get to know where your neighbourhood fireflies live. Like our guest said, "you can't protect something [someone] before getting to know it [them] first". So learn how to do it and, when summer approaches, go out and look around.
Resources:
Will we still see fireflies this summer?
Decline of insect populations worldwide
Why the speed of climate change matters
Temperatures rising faster than at any time in the past 400 million years
iNaturalist app
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Hosted & Edited by: Robi & Ani
Sound engineering by: Marius
Montage: Ioni
Theme music: Teo
Graphic artist & illustrator: Mina
Social media: Grc
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In the first [Infospill] episode we are going over a few main points of actuality – what is the current level of warming, what climate projections say about the future and why the IPCC is recklessly conservative in its recommendations. At the end, we have an [Offering] to consider where we can start from if we want to fight for a different world.
Timestamps
00:50 [Intro]
02:40 [Infospill]
32:50 [Offering]
[Infospill] Mainstream climate projections and how they underrepresent risk
Robi shares with us grim climate projections about our common future. We talk about how fossil fuel emissions are still growing each year and how the IPPC fails to correctly represent the risk of a runaway warming. To avoid this future, we need drastic changes SOON.
[Offering] Don't know what to do? Check The Climate Action Venn Diagram
How can you come up with climate solutions? M suggests trying to do the Climate Action Venn Diagram invented by marine biologist Ayana Elizabeth Johnson. Fill up the answer to the following questions in three overlapping circles and tell us what you find out:
- What are you good at? What are your areas of expertise? What can you bring to the table?
- What work needs doing? Are there particular climate and justice solutions you want to focus on?
- What brings you joy?
➡️Resources:
Lenesx Radio: Episode 037. Organizing against climate collapse w/ Climaximo lenesxradio.ro/episodes/037/lene…climaximo-EN.html
Find the Climate Action Venn Diagram at: www.ayanaelizabeth.com/climatevenn
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🎧 Hosted & Edited by: Robi, Ani & M.
Sound engineering by: Marius
Mix & Montage: Ioni
Theme music: Teo
Graphic artist & illustrator: Mina
Social media: Grc
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⚡ Something's cooking and it's not cooking on gas, you can be sure of that!
🎧 Are you worried about the climate crisis? Don't let that worry sit with you forever. We're starting a radical climate podcast so you can learn more about the science & the tools for organizing against ecological destruction.
✨ Our trailer is out now! Listen to it to find out what's coming from The Last Fireflies podcast.
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