What are individuals doing to fight climate change and how important is the role of local activism? This episode will be focusing on individual climate action, with our guests chatting to our hosts about the role of activism in initiating change. Featuring Louise Harris (songwriter and Just Stop Oil activist), Versha Jones, (Climate Reality Project - Volunteer National Coordinator, UK) Annabel Rice (Political Advisor at the Green Alliance) and Kris de Meyer (Senior Research Fellow in Climate Communications University College London, Dept of Earth Sciences).

‘We Tried’ song by Louise Harris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o2XV20G85Tg

The Climate Reality Project https://www.climaterealityproject.org/

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Date of episode recording: 14th February and 8th March

Duration: 39.20 minutes

Language of episode: English

Presenter: Mark Maslin and Simon Chin-Yee

Guests:

Louise Harris, Just Stop Oil

Versha Jones, The Climate Reality Project

Annabel Rice, Green Alliance

Kris de Meyer, Department of Earth Sciences, UCL

Producer: Adam Batstone