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25 November 2024
In This Climate: How fast fashion is destroying the world
When I was asked to create a piece of writing on the climate crisis, I struggled to find a way to minimise this enormous issue into one blog. Through research, I found that the fashion industry is having devastating effects on our planet.
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21 November 2024
In This Climate: Mother Earth's struggle and the power we hold
Climate change. We've all heard of it by now. Polar bears. Ice caps. Rising sea levels. The works. Doom is upon us, but there’s always hope.
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22 April 2023
Lady Moon album review
The eponymous debut album from Colorado folk musician Lady Moon (Eva Holbrook) wraps ethereal vocals and lyrical sensitivity around intricately finger-picked mandolin rhythms
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8 December 2022
Reflecting on COP27 with Korean Youth Delegate Yunjoo Cho
"I do not want a future where COP50 or COP80 exists."
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3 December 2022
Reflecting on COP27 with UK Youth Delegate Ameer Ibrahim
“Don’t forget the mission to save our planet.”
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2 December 2022
Reflecting on COP27 with UN Delegate Joshua Steib
“It’s time for actions, not for discussion on particular phrasing”
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14 November 2022
Solarpunk: an alternative view of our future
What is Solarpunk and why are artists gravitating toward it?
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7 January 2022
Molly Mae’s classist comments are the tip of the iceberg in fast fashion exploitation
The reality TV star has come under fire for classist remarks, but her role as Creative Director at PrettyLittleThing has also tied her to allegations of exploitative workplaces in the company’s supply chain.
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26 November 2021
Extinction Rebellion target Amazon in Black Friday blockades
The climate action group Extinction Rebellion has prevented access to Amazon distribution warehouses to protest the company's carbon footprint.
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26 November 2021
UK government taken to court by young climate defenders over environmental failings
Three climate activists have accused Boris Johnson and the UK government of breaching their human rights by failing to commit to meaningful climate action.
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25 November 2021
Orwell Youth Prize 2022: Themes, judges, and deadline announced
The Orwell Youth Prize, a writing prize for young people aged 12-18, will now be accepting submissions of any creative format based around the theme of 'climate change'.
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18 November 2021
Has COP26 failed on human rights?
On the penultimate day of the conference, representatives from human rights organisations questioned the climate summit’s failings in regards to human rights.
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25 October 2021
53 arrested as Insulate Britain blocks off several east London roads
Representatives of the climate change organisation gathered in three locations to block traffic, supergluing themselves to the road and to each other.
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1 September 2021
Kathleen Jamie named as Scotland’s next Makar
Kathleen Jamie is the fourth Makar, taking over from Jackie Kay in August 2021 after she fulfilled her five year term.
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20 August 2021
UK Government Forges Ahead with Plan to Introduce ‘Green and Blue Hydrogen Power’
The proposition is aimed to combat climate change by reducing the country’s reliance on fossil fuels, but how effective will it be?
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14 June 2021
How climate change is reflected in contemporary art
We know art has the power and the mission to convey a message in a way that moves people. How are contemporary artists talking about climate change through their pieces?
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24 May 2021
Activists urge UK government to end plastic waste exports
Campaigners have called for the proposed Environment Bill, which returns to parliament on 26 May, to be strengthened in order to deal with the ongoing global plastic waste crisis.