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Musings in a climate crisis, wrestling with the big ideas, ups and downs of a newbie activist

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Lighting the way in a lockdown

I’ve just finished The Future We Choose – a book from the combined effort of Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac, key figures who made t

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Stand Up for the Planet

I did something last year I never thought I would do, well ok, two things. But the one I want to talk about here was less disruptive but no less daunt

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An Assignment in Imagination: What’s your 2040?

We are lacking in imagination. That’s (part of) the problem. It’s not the first time I’ve heard the sentiment around the climate and

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Establishing your own carbon tax

It can be tough as a consumer can’t it? You’re trying to make good decisions – but it’s not always that easy. It’s even harder in the in

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Humility and courage power-up at the Human Library

In these times of hyper-social media, anonymity, clickbait headlines and Twitter rants, The Human Library is a distinctly offline experience. It is re

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Death Cafe: chinwagging about our end of days over a cappuccino and carrot cake.

When’s the last time you talked about death? The death of someone you loved? Someone you knew? Death of someone who died in their sleep? Or of someo

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What’s going on in Nicaragua?

I’ve just finished ‘Doing Good Better’ after reading a Guardian Books review some months back. An introduction to the world of effec

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How ecologically intelligent are you?

Not your IQ, or even your EQ (emotional intelligence), have you heard of ecological intelligence? Neither had I until a few months ago after learning

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