Extinction Rebellion scientists: why we glued ourselves to a government department

Extinction Rebellion targeted the department responsible for climate change policy.

Stuart Capstick, Senior Research Fellow in Psychology, Cardiff University • conversation
April 27, 2022 • ~8 min

The UK's policing bill will make climate activism almost illegal – just when it's most needed

Disruption caused by activists blockading roads is virtually non-existent compared to climate change.

Heather Alberro, Lecturer in Global Sustainable Development, Nottingham Trent University • conversation
Dec. 6, 2021 • ~6 min

Religious communities can make the difference in winning the fight against climate change

Faith leaders hold significant financial and political power - it’s their duty to use it to shape the future of our planet.

Esra Özyürek, Professor of Abrahamic Faiths and Shared Values, University of Cambridge • conversation
Dec. 1, 2021 • ~8 min

The average person's daily choices can still make a big difference in fighting climate change – and getting governments and utilities to tackle it, too

How and where people spend their money and use energy can influence corporate behavior.

Tom Ptak, Assistant Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, Texas State University • conversation
Nov. 22, 2021 • ~9 min

COP26: a letter to school strikers from 'the physicist behind net zero'

A good luck message from a senior climate scientist – and some advice on where to aim your anger.

Myles Allen, Professor of Geosystem Science, Director of Oxford Net Zero, University of Oxford • conversation
Nov. 4, 2021 • ~6 min

Greta Thunberg emerged from five decades of environmental youth activism in Sweden

Sweden has long tried to foster a global consciousness in its young people.

David Larsson Heidenblad, Associate Professor, History, Lund University • conversation
Nov. 4, 2021 • ~7 min

The youth movement grows up. Climate Fight podcast part four transcript

This is a transcript of part 4 of Climate Fight: the world’s biggest negotiation, a series from The Anthill podcast.

Jack Marley, Environment + Energy Editor and Host of the Climate Fight podcast series, The Conversation • conversation
Oct. 27, 2021 • ~35 min

Young climate activists have far more power than they realise

Regardless of the outcomes of COP26, imaginations have already revolted.

Anna Pigott, Lecturer in Human Geography, Geography Department, Swansea University, Swansea University • conversation
Oct. 26, 2021 • ~7 min

How would planting 8 billion trees every year for 20 years affect Earth's climate?

Planting a massive number of trees can help slow climate change, but it is only part of the solution.

Karen D. Holl, Professor of Restoration Ecology, University of California, Santa Cruz • conversation
Aug. 23, 2021 • ~6 min

Why the climate movement must do more to mobilise older people

They hold financial and political power, yet the climate movement is currently dominated by youngsters.

Bradley Hiller, Visiting Fellow, Global Sustainability Institute, Anglia Ruskin University • conversation
June 2, 2021 • ~6 min

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