Fighting Climate Doomerism w/ Lucy Biggers

Fighting Climate Doomerism w/ Lucy Biggers

From Discourse Lab by Clayton Smith and Anthony Rispo

March 10, 2026 · 1h 14m

About this episode

Lucy Biggers discusses her journey from climate activism to questioning the narratives surrounding climate change.

In this episode, the boys are joined by Lucy Biggers. Lucy is a journalist and content creator currently serving as the Head of Social Media for The Free Press . In her mid-20s, Lucy was an influential climate activist whose work for outlets like “NowThis” helped popularize apocalyptic narratives about global warming and bring the Standing Rock protests to national attention. During COVID, Lucy began to seriously doubt the validity of the cause she was fighting for. She put her activism on hold and reassessed many of the things she believed about climate change. Last May, Lucy started posting again—only this time it was to debunk many of the claims she had once fervently communicated to the world. Listen to this episode if you want to learn why Lucy isn’t even remotely concerned about CO₂ emissions, find out what Greta Thunberg is like in person, hear Lucy’s impression of a plant stoma, and much more! You can follow Lucy on Instagram , X , and TikTok Mentioned in this episode: Apocalypse Never - Michael Shellenberger Unsettled - Steven E. Koonin The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels - Alex Epstein Fossil Future - Alex Epstein Factfullness - Hans Rosling The Long Summer - Brian Fagan…

People in this episode

Hosts: Clayton Smith, Anthony Rispo

Guest: Lucy Biggers

Topics covered

  • climate change
  • activism
  • media influence
  • environmental narratives
  • debunking myths

Keywords

  • climate doomerism
  • activism
  • CO₂ emissions
  • Greta Thunberg
  • journalism

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Free Press

Books & works: Apocalypse Never, Unsettled, The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels, Fossil Future, Factfullness, The Long Summer, Irrational Fear

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