Like most people I knew of Patrick Grant from The Great British Sewing Bee and an episode of Desert Island Discs, but it was hearing him speak at the 2025 Greenbelt Festival which convinced me to buy this book, and I am so glad I did. Part of the joy …
When we talk about climate change, we often hear that the UK has made impressive progress in cutting emissions. Coal has disappeared from electricity generation. Renewable energy has expanded rapidly. Official statistics show greenhouse gas emissions falling steadily since the 1990s. All of this is true — and yet it …
It was near midnight on a Northern Line train out of Manchester Picadilly when I first dipped my toe into the world of pre-loved fashion. Manchester Arena had just disgorged its concert-going crowds into the cold night air, my daughter Katie and I amongst them. The train was jammed and …
How we talk about climate and nature matters. Taking the a familiar message and framing it differently can make a huge difference to how it is received. Finding ways to tell better stories that resonate with people is at the heart of Britain Talks Climate and Nature 2025, a resource …
Shelly Dennison rounds up four more climate fiction reads: As regular readers will know, this year I’ve been exploring the Climate Fiction Prize Longlist which has been introducing me to new authors and expanding my fiction reading horizons. I’ve been thinking about the books in relation to the questions posed …
As we journey through the season of Lent, we enter a period of lamentation. Globally, we are experiencing more frequent and severe climate-related disasters, such as floods, droughts and storms, which are disproportionately impacting those at the margins of society. A UN Refugee Agency reports climate change is a growing …
