Not a direct antithesis, but a good pairing with recommendation 4 above. What we experience as increasingly severe «natural disasters», we might as well call «planned disasters» – a direct consequence of carelessness and inaction.

She co-created my favourite podcast on the climate crisis, edited one of my favourite books on the climate crisis, and has been an inspiration for many years. Listen to this interview with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and you’ll understand why.

The Guardian has reached out to the most renowned climate scientists in the world. 77% of them expect the planet to warm by at least 2.5°C by the end of the century. Not entirely surprising, since current policies put us on a path towards +2.7°C. Still a bleak reminder: Those who know best, fear for the worst. This story is not just about their predictions, but the toll their knowledge takes on the scientists‘ mental wellbeing.

No surprise overall: We are not on track for solving the climate crisis. Not even close. The way to tackle an enormous challenge is to break it down into smaller – still huge – challenges. This latest update of the Speed & Scale tracker gives a good overview of where we stand with each of those smaller challenges.

It’s becoming harder and harder not to see the effects of global warming right here, right now (and if you only see then, you’re still lucky enough not to feel them or suffer from them). From here, things will get worse. Indeed, they might already be worse than anticipated. «None of the observed changes so far (with a 1.2C temperature rise) are surprising. But they are more severe than we predicted 20 years ago, and more severe than the predictions of five years ago. We probably underestimated the consequences.»

«People say this new generation has ‘eco-anxiety,’ that they’re worried about the future, and I’m, like, ‘Dude, we’re worried about today.’» A compelling read that underscores the psychological toll of the climate crisis and the importance of addressing it.

The world is currently on track for 2.7 degrees of warming. Of all the consequences this is still one of the most mind-boggling ones — and yet surprisingly little talked about: It would mean that 2 billion people — a quarter of the entire population of the planet — will soon experience average annual temperatures above 29 degrees celsius, a level at which very few communities have lived in the past. That means a lot of suffering, and migration like we’ve never seen before.

Bill McKibben on the ominous signs that the next step phase of global warming is starting — and why it might be the last wake-up call

Don’t be put off by the title that puts to you sleep before you’ve even arrived at the zzzzzz. It’s a great piece, from one of the best climate writers of our time, with beautiful illustrations to match the words. 26 stories – well, 25 if we drop the despair — that tell of our past, present and future with climate change, from Arrhenius to Zero. Just the right mix of realism and optimism.

As part of my new job, I’m currently thinking a lot about how we can tackle the climate crisis from a place of hope and optimism. This week, I came across this wonderful piece by Rebecca Solnit published last year. Ten pieces of advice for staying both hopeful and clear-eyed. My favourite two: Feed your feelings on facts, and Imagination is a superpower.