Climate Emergency Forum

10/11/2026

Can COP31 turn climate promises into action? Our panel explores fossil-fuel influence, clean energy priorities, and reforms to make UN climate talks deliver. Watch our COP31 preview.

As COP31 approaches, this discussion asks whether the UN climate su...

10/04/2026

Can engineering help us confront the climate emergency at the scale and speed required? MIT-trained electrical engineer Glenn Weinreb explores nuclear buildout, direct air capture, carbon removal and a bold climate R&D “moonshot.” Watch now:

09/27/2026

A warming planet is disrupting the water cycle: harsher droughts, heavier floods, shrinking glaciers, depleted aquifers, and growing risks to communities and ecosystems. Watch our discussion on the accelerating global water crisis.

The discussion examines how human-caused warming is destabilizing t...

09/20/2026

UNEP has acknowledged that the world is entering climate overshoot beyond 1.5°C. What does that mean for tipping points, extreme impacts, and the actions still available to limit harm? Our latest episode examines the report—and what it leaves out.

A new UNEP report marks a pivotal acknowledgment: the world is ente...

09/13/2026

Climate change, biodiversity loss, water, food, health and justice are not separate crises—they are one planetary emergency. This discussion explores the connections, cascading risks, and solutions that can protect both ecosystems and people.

In this episode we examine the intertwined crises of climate change...

09/06/2026

A Himalayan ice-and-rock collapse triggered catastrophic flooding along the Nepal–China border. What happened, how does warming raise the risk, and what can protect communities downstream? Watch here:

In this episode we examine the catastrophic ice-and-rock avalanche ...

08/30/2026

A developing El Niño is colliding with an already overheated planet. In this Climate Emergency Forum discussion we examine James Hansen’s warning on accelerating warming, extreme weather, food security, and climate risk.

In this episode we examine James Hansen’s analysis of a developing ...

08/23/2026

Tom Chi—physicist, former Google X leader, and founder of —joins the Climate Emergency Forum to explain why “climate destabilization,” not climate change, better captures the crisis—and how we can build a net-positive future for nature.

In this episode we speak with Tom Chi—physicist, engineer, former G...

08/17/2026

Clare Farrell, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, joins the Climate Emergency Forum to discuss climate breakdown, extreme heat, political inaction, and the urgent need for collective action. Watch now.

In this episode we speak with Clare Farrell, co-founder of Extincti...

08/09/2026

Wildfires are entering a new regime: hotter, faster and more destructive. From Spain to Canada and the Arctic, our panel examines the climate-fire feedback—and what it means when wildfires hit home. Watch now.

Wildfires are entering a dangerous new phase. In this episode Madri...