This article, by secondary school student Selene Kalra, was originally published in the Commonwealth Human Ecology Council Journal No 49 in May 2019: In the last few months, it has... read more
Emily Smith, a sixth former at Reading’s Kendrick School, was invited to speak at Reading Youth Cabinet’s climate debate on 31 January 2020, as the cabinet shifts their focus towards... read more
December 19, 2019
At InterClimate Network’s National Summit in Portcullis House in 2018 we (Phoebe, Nicole, Nathalie, and myself) won the Leadership Prize for our work to raise awareness of environmental issues in... read more
October 17, 2019
One of the key moments in this year’s Climate calendar was the United Nations Climate Action Summit. The Summit, convened by the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, was held in... read more
October 5, 2019
Young people have found their voice! Whether it is through the passionate speeches of Greta Thunberg or the mass movement of the School Strikes 4 Climate, there is no doubt now about the awareness and determination of the generation that are set to inherit a warmer climate.
July 26, 2019
As a sixth former at Reading School, in June I was lucky enough to be a representative at the first step in forming Reading’s new Climate Strategy and Action Plan.... read more
June 23, 2019
I recently spoke at a conference in Barcelona called ‘Fixing the Future’. The aim of the two-days was to bring together a range of different artists, creatives, entrepreneurs, activists, and... read more
June 13, 2019
Theresa May has announced a dramatic step-up of the UK’s efforts to tackle climate change. The outgoing Prime Minister pledged that by the middle of the century greenhouse gas emissions... read more
June 10, 2019
Young people, perhaps more than any other group, wear their heart on their sleeve and want to say it as it is. They can translate information into human emotions and... read more
June 7, 2019
Fighting climate change isn’t just about using less energy for heating and lighting, or improving the energy efficiency of our industrial processes. It’s also about not wasting the things we’ve... read more