This episode of Climate Emergency Forum dives into the World Meteorological Organization’s latest State of the Global Climate report, with a sharp focus on the emerging core metric of our era: Earth’s energy imbalance. The planet is now trapping heat equivalent to 12 Hiroshima-sized bombs every second, with most of that energy going into the oceans rather than the air we directly feel. The discussion unpacks how greenhouse gas emissions, reduced air pollution, and failing planetary feedbacks are combining to drive this imbalance to unprecedented levels.
This video was recorded on April 1st, 2026, and published on April 5th, 2026, and represents the opinions of the discussion participants.
We are now firmly in a dire planetary climate emergency with global warming and key climate indicators not just rising, but accelerating on both long and short timescales. Ocean heat content has tripled in recent decades and stratification is disrupting ocean circulation. Marine heat waves convert “hidden” ocean heat into deadly storms like those that recently devastated Valencia, Spain. These physical changes are connected to political choices, highlighting massive fossil fuel subsidies and governments’ refusal to act on what the science has been warning for years.
In the final part of the video the discussion turns to what must be done: rapidly scaling atmospheric carbon removal, safely cooling the planet, and redirecting resources from war and fossil fuels to a true climate “moonshot.” They issue a direct call to viewers to pressure elected officials, challenge fossil fuel interests, and demand immediate emergency-level action. Herb closes with the “Climate 3,” covering attempts to delay the next IPCC report, a major Vietnamese company pivoting from gas to renewables, and a promising breakthrough in ultra-efficient solar materials—reminders that while the situation is explosive, the choices we make now still matter.
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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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