Mark Lynas
Environmental writer and campaigner; author of Six Degrees, The God Species, Seeds of Science and Our Final Warning.
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Genetically modified crops are dangerous enough that campaigning to destroy them is justified.
Now Five years ago, almost to this very day, I stood before you and offered an apology for my earlier anti-GMO activism.
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Recommends The Tipping Point
His thesis is that the tipping point is a social phenomenon. It could just be a make of trainer, but if enough people wear them, then everybody wants them.
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Recommends Guns, Germs, and Steel
This is a really useful way of trying to figure out why different humans turned out the way they did, while considering the influences of technology and of the environment.
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Liked Straw Dogs
What I like about the book is the anti-humanism. The rejection of this idea we all have, that humanity is at the centre of the cosmos, which is a post-Christian thing.
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Recommends The Ages of Gaia
Yes, James Lovelock wrote The Ages of Gaia, I think, in 1988. It wasn't his first Gaia book, but it is probably the best written one. I have just been re-reading it recently and certain themes that he picked up on are ones that are still considered novel today. Not just the whole idea of the way the earth works, almost as a living organism. But also looking at the way humanity is going to have to reconcile itself with the constraints and the limits of the planet.
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Loved Last Chance to See
For me, Last Chance to See is a real eye-opener, with the idea that you can take a depressing subject – species on the verge of extinction – and present it in a way which is so engaging, so funny and so humane. I would like to be able to do that as a writer.
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Where they publish
Site marklynas.org His site: books, articles and climate writing.
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- FAQ on ‘Clean Energy Shift’ – what it is and why it matters 12 Mar 2026 Recently I and two co-authors – Kwesi Quagraine and Erle Ellis – proposed a new metric for how to measure and track the progress of the clean energy transition worldwide.
- Why is the Marine Stewardship Council giving this Norwegian trawler company ‘license to krill’? 11 Mar 2026 Back in the 19th century, people used to boil penguins (sometimes alive) for theiroil. Millions of seals were driven inland from the beaches of sub-Antarctic islands like South Georgia and […] The post Why is the Marine…
- To help the climate, we need to get positive about energy 12 Feb 2026 Key messages from our new paper in Nature – by Mark Lynas, Erle Ellis and Kwesi Quagraine. Want to solve climate change? Then stop with the negativity. Yes, global warming
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- As we breach 1.5 °C, we must replace temperature limits with clean-energy targets 4 Feb 2026 Our paper in Nature, published 26 January 2026. In it we propose replacing the central focus on 1.5C – a goal which is being missed – with a new metric […] The post As we breach 1.5 °C, we must replace temperature limit…
- Why we should protect the high seas from all extraction, forever 5 Jun 2025 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 […] The post Why we should protect the high se…
- Hope and memory in Hiroshima: A journey from Mount Fuji to global zero 3 Jun 2025 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 […] The post Hope and memory in Hiroshima:…
- This is how to avoid annihilating ourselves in a nuclear war – NewScientist 22 May 2025 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 […] The post This is how to avoid annihilating ourselves in a…
- One Nuclear War Can Ruin the Whole Climate – WSJ 16 May 2025 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 13 May 2025 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 […] The post New book – Six Minutes to Winter: Nuclear War and…
- Trump wins – but don’t despair 6 Nov 2024 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
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- Back in the 19thC people used to boil penguins, harpoon whales and club seals to death. Thank goodness the days of exploitation are over. Except they aren't - trawlers took 620k tonnes of krill from the Antarctic last year, competing with whales for food. 11 Mar 2026 marklynas.substack.com
- Have you ever heard anyone say that there's not enough land for renewables? That solar farms will compromise food production? Bad idea! And 'Saving the World from Bad Ideas' is what we're about, so I was delighted to host the BBC's Tom Heap this week to discuss land issues. 5 Mar 2026 youtu.be
- Delighted to see that 'Six Minutes to Winter' is published in Poland today... 2 Mar 2026 wydawnictwoport.pl
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- Is it over for nuclear? As the renewables + batteries electro-tech clean energy revolution gathers pace, do we still need those hugely expensive giant reactors? Join me and Bryony Worthington for our Season 2 ender podcast episode... we went out with a bang! 12 Dec 2025 weplanet.org
- Is nuclear power too expensive? Exhibit A is the UK's Hinkley C, over budget and overdue... will copy Sizewell C suffer the same problems? As some project a financing cost of £100bn for Sizewell, MD Julia Pyke tells me that it will actually save consumers £2bn/yr. 27 Nov 2025 weplanet.org
- If you're in London on the evening of 3 December, there's only one place you need to be - in a pub having drinks with me to discuss the future of environmentalism in the UK! RSVP here: 27 Nov 2025 act.weplanet.org
- "It can't happen here" - or can it? I talk to Professor Susan Stokes about the playbook that elected leaders use to quietly erode democracy from within — the same tactics that have turned Hungary, Turkey, and now the United States into hybrid autocracies. 14 Nov 2025 weplanet.org
- This was my favourite episode for a long time - Zuzu is such a star, and her energy is just infectious. Sharks are lucky to have someone like her on their side! Please do listen... 30 Oct 2025
- “There’s no hope for humanity.” This week on Saving the World from Bad Ideas, I talk with Dr SJ Beard about why doom thinking can paralyse us — and how existential hope might just save us. 🎧 Listen: 23 Oct 2025 weplanet.org
- New episode 🎙️ Bad Idea #26: “Facts will beat Misinformation.” From fake news to populism, pandemics to AI, this one digs into how misinformation spreads, why it sticks, and what we can do about it... with Cambridge psychologist Sander van der Linden. 🎧 22 Oct 2025 weplanet.org
- Is climate catastrophism actually a bad idea? 🌍 In my latest podcast, I talk with Ted Nordhaus (@Breakthrough Institute) about why apocalyptic climate narratives backfire — and how tech + prosperity can drive decarbonisation. Don't miss it! 9 Oct 2025 weplanet.org
- 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! 8 Oct 2025 euroveg.eu
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