An excellent two-part analysis of the challenge of decarbonising the world before it’s too late. In part one, the author introduces the «Five Horsemen of the Transition» that will make achieving net zero difficult, perhaps impossible. Part two then introduces us to the «Five Superheroes of the Transition», the five forces even more powerful – which give cause for optimism. What makes this a compelling, thought-provoking read is that the author makes both cases convincingly.

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.

What we know about the climate, our future and our options. An explainer in the form of one looooooooooong infographic, and it’s excellent. Because it masterfully guides the viewer and thus is able to go into details without ever being overwhelming.

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