Voicebox: Climate Crisis

“Having the chance to use my own experience of mental health difficulties and the UK system to influence policy recommendations was a truly special moment.”

"To all young people I say, the world wants to listen to you! If you do not speak up, no one may know what you want."

For the first time in history, humans live in a world where a single-cell in a lab can produce a whole steak without slaughtering an animal. We’re not talking about a measly hamburger, but an infinite vat of meat to feed an entire population! 

"If nothing is done to reach sustainable development in 2030, we will be in an international apocalyptic era. There is no second earth."

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.

The Plastic Waste Makers Index has identified 20 companies that produce over half of the world’s single-use plastics, and the banks that fund them.

Young leaders launch their recommendations for G7 Leaders

Environmental campaign group Trillion Trees have found that conservation efforts are working to regenerate forests around the world, with nearly 59 million hectares having regrown over the last 20 years.

WRAP, the UK’s leading sustainability non-profit, has created the Textiles 2030 action plan, and major fashion brands such as Primark and ASOS have signed up. 

Sir David Attenborough is to attend a climate conference later this year in a continuation of his efforts to convince world leaders to act on the global climate emergency.

UK high streets are changing for good as climate emergency centres (CEC) swarm our abandoned stores, aiming to create community and economic recovery after the pandemic.

As the first US state to declare a climate emergency, Hawaii will pass a legislative resolution acknowledging the risks to humanity and the environment posed by climate change.