In this episode we unpack the latest “10 New Insights in Climate Science” report and what it really means for our future. From record‑shattering global and ocean heat to marine heatwaves, weakening land and ocean carbon sinks, and the tight feedback loop between climate breakdown and biodiversity loss, the panel connects the dots across Earth’s rapidly shifting systems.
This video was recorded on June 10th, 2026, and published on June 14th, 2026, and represents the opinions of the discussion participants.
The conversation dives into how escalating heat is already slashing labor productivity, expanding dengue fever risk, stressing groundwater and agriculture, and pushing Canadian forests and other ecosystems from carbon sinks toward dangerous carbon sources. The panel also explores why large‑scale CO₂ removal has “gone nowhere” so far, the potential and limits of options like biochar and BECCS, and why assuming we can clean up after 2050 is, in Peter’s words, “absurd.”
Throughout the episode, Herb, Peter, and Paul keep returning to the climate system—not isolated issues—showing how oceans, forests, food, health, and justice are all intertwined. They close with Herb’s “Climate 3” segment, highlighting new science on Canada’s forests, accelerating sea‑level rise, and the brutal human reality of extreme heat for workers in places like Delhi, and what it will take—in policy, economics, and public pressure—to change course.
Dr. Peter Carter - MD, Expert IPCC Reviewer and the director of the Climate Emergency Institute.
Paul Beckwith - Climate Systems Scientist. Professor at the University of Ottawa’s Paleoclimatology Laboratory as well as at Carleton University.
Herb Simmens - Author, Co-founder of the Healthy Planet Action Coalition (HPAC), Climate Emergency Board Member and former college instructor.
Charles Gregoire - Electrical Engineer, Webmaster and IT prime for FacingFuture.Earth & the Climate Emergency Forum; Climate Reality Leader
Heidi Brault - Climate Reality Leader, BA(Psychology), Library & Information Technician Diploma - Video production and website assistant - Organizer and convener, Metadata technician, COP Team Lead for FacingFuture.Earth and the Climate Emergency Forum.
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