In London on Tuesday night this week?
Join me at Kairos on Tottenham Court Road to talk about how we can maintain our agency to act on climate change even as its impacts escalate
Doors and drinks at 1830, talk starts at 1900
Grab a ticket π
www.kairos.london/event/derail...
Derailment Risk: A Climate Blind Spot with Laurie Laybourn Tuesday March 10th Doors & drinks at 6.30pm; Talk starts 7pm As the world heads deeper into the new climate reality, how will we maintain our ability to act? It's often assumed that our agency will only grow as climate impacts escalate: That as climate consequences worsen, they will serve as a series of "wake up calls" that reinforce climate action. But the opposite can also happen. This is called Derailment Risk - the risk that climate consequences instead undermine climate action, derailing the world from pathways towards the least worst outcomes. Laurie Laybourn is Executive Director of the Strategic Climate Risks Initiative, a think-
think-do tank focused on the new climate reality, and a fellow at both Chatham House and the Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter. In this talk, followed by plenty of time for discussion, Laurie will share his research into Derailment Risk and suggest ways that we might act to prevent it. The evening will include a break for a one-pot vegan supper. Kairos, 84 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 4TG Doors open at 6.30pm for drinks. Talk starts at 7pm. Β£8 Frequent Visitor and Supporter Members; Β£15 Standard (includes Community Members); Β£10 Struggling financially; Β£8 Under 30s; Β£20 Supporter. Food complimentary. (To find out more about membership, visit our Membership page.)
This is something I have often wondered about - to what extent can we overcome tendencies to respond poorly to crises?
At Kairos tonight:
Derailment Risk: A Climate Blind Spot with @laurielaybourn.bsky.social share.google/Qxl6wiSe6vsA...
NEW: Is this the broligarchyβs first world war? AI, like war & rape, is a hyper-masculine fantasy of God-like power, a myth at the dark heart of what weβre seeing play out in the Gulf. This war hasnβt replaced the Epstein scandal. It is the Epstein scandal.
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To restore democracy and create a fairer, safer, greener world, we need massive taxes on the ultra-rich. As in the 1940s. People get confused about this. The main purpose of such taxes is *not* to raise revenue. The point is to stop the few dominating the many. It's an essential democratic measure.
How long will it take for European governments to see that we are alone against Russia and to devise a plan on that basis?
π¨π¨Big news again on #EU integration: The #Icelandic government has announced that a referendum on continued EU accession negotiations will take place in the country on 29 August, as Reykjavik seek closer ties with Europe. π§΅
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1. Discouragement of scrutiny conveyed unmistakably that there was something to hide.
2. Nonbelievers being very often pleasant and ordinary people poured "burning coals" of absurdity on the doctrine of Hell.
Labour's core voters, on which its re-election entirely depends, are crystal clear about this: they absolutely hate its illiberal, intolerant, draconian, rightwards turn. Hence the total collapse in support. So how does the government respond? #SuicideMissionπ€¦ββοΈ
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On this Starmer should have everyone's fullest support.
Developing the UK sector of the North Sea will consume Β£ billions and take 5+ years per project. Money and time more wisely spent on renewables rollout.
Any additional oil & gas will add to climate change, undermining national security.
The more I read this, the worse it looks. This sentence particularly.
"To rebuild a broken economy, one needs the βsocial glueβ that conservatism provides"
Conservatism in this form means racism and xenophobia. That isn't 'social glue'. It's the opposite.
Irish "cogar", Vietnamese "nΓ³i thαΊ§m", Old English "rΕ«nian", among others:
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Articles such as this one π, well meaning though they are, are doing the work for the fossil fuels industry with the unintended consequence of working AGAINST comprehensive security.
Energy, climate, food, individual, national and collective security are a system.
Fossil fuels undermine it.
People advocating for more indigenous oil & gas have lost the plot.
It will make zero difference to today's rocketing fossil fuel energy prices if governments opt to bring more oil & gas reservoirs onstream in 2031-2040.
But it will lock in CO2 emissions and help destroy economies and society.
βTehran is burning. And smoke has filled the streets. Itβs impossible to drive out of the city right now and even with the windows closed, heavy smoke is making its way inside."
Read every word.
An article about new fossil fuel extraction that doesn't mention climate change (notwithstanding a token mention of Dale Vince to support the thrust of the argument) can't be taken seriously.
If energy independence means anything, surely it must include independence from ecocidal substances themselves and not just from unreliable and capricious states?
Australian gas producers reap windfalls as Iran war chokes global supply Angela Macdonald-Smith Angela Macdonald-Smith Senior resources writer Mar 6, 2026 β 1.38pm Save Share Gift this article Listen to this article 7 min Australiaβs biggest gas producers are cashing in on the conflict in the Middle East and the suspension of Qatari LNG production, which has disrupted global supply, with deals struck at more than double recent market rates. Santos, the countryβs second-biggest listed oil and gas producer, finalised a deal with a commodities trader on Wednesday for the sale of an LNG cargo at about $US25 ($35) per million British thermal units (MMBtu), according to market sources, who were not authorised to speak publicly.
Not a single soul on the planet happier about bloodshed, conflict, uncertainty, rising energy bills, fuel shortages and cost of living collapse than the CEO of a fossil fuel company
The worse the death and destruction, the happier they (and the shareholders) get
www.afr.com/companies/en...
It is interesting that these were considered burdensome laws to be released from rather than feasts to enjoy stories of triumph that they believed in.
Interesting, thanks!
I suppose when it's that subtle you can easily mistake it for the year-round emphasis they place on the events and, in their view, continuing direct applicability of Acts 2.
"Each new morn new widows howl, new orphans cry, new sorrows strike heaven on the face, that it resounds..."
Was it just due to early church antisemitism?
And relatedly, how come Pentecostals (at least in my memory) don't mark the day of Pentecost at all?
A thing I was wondering the other day - anyone know the reason why Christianity dropped certain Jewish festivals like Hanukkah and Purim despite retaining Esther and (sometimes) 1 & 2 Maccabees in their canons, and despite John's depiction of Jesus celebrating the Feast of Dedication?
Price of Crude Oil WTI (USD/Bbl) over a five-year period, spanning from 2021 to early 2026. The chart shows a significant price peak in 2022 reaching over $120, followed by a general downward trend with various fluctuations, eventually hitting a low near $55 in late 2025 before a sharp vertical spike to the current price of 90.900. This recent surge represents an increase of +23.880 (+35.63%), highlighted in green text above the blue line graph.
The real insanity isnβt how much oil prices have spiked, itβs that weβre still burning oil for energy.
'Standing up against the assumption that Earth is simple and will bend to our will is fundamentally a humanist thing to do'. Read this Humanist Climate Action interview with Dr Helen Czerski, our patron, ocean physicist, and author of 'Blue Machine'. humanists.uk/2026/03/06/h...
How did Judas actually die?
#maklelan3173
youtu.be/rt4wh6lDRYE
Guilty, I suppose...
Curious to learn more about how these sensible grown-up "fairytale"-skeptics think nation states sprang into being without having been socially constructed...
Grand UCL buildings lit up with bonfire-like yellow lighting on a foggy evening, juxtaposed with modern hospital tower with windows lit blue looming behind.
These UCL campus and hospital buildings had something of a Minas Morgul vibe in the fog as I was on my way home from Kairos last night.
London is such a feast for the eyes!
