The climate crisis is so big and catastrophic it can be overwhelming. It’s hard to comprehend how something so devastating is allowed to continue unchecked. The news carries stories of disasters, record-breaking weather and the signs of climate change are showing up everywhere. For some of us, this means it’s never far from our thoughts. […]
Our topic for this time is the taboo around climate change in everyday conversation. Why is so difficult to talk about and what can we do?
How do we talk to children and young people about the climate crisis? At this meeting, we’ll be talking about having conversations with children and young people about the climate crisis. We’ll have the chance to share our own experiences and concerns and we’ve got some pointers from experts that we can look at together.
Talking to children and young people about climate change How do you talk to children and young people about climate change without frightening them? How do we explain what’s happening? These and similar questions have come up before in our meetings on other topics, so this week we’re making talking to children and young people […]
This time we’re going to be imagining the future we’d like to see! What would the world look like if everyone got their act together? What does utopia look like for you?
Meeting info At our last meeting, someone wondered if there was any point in writing to their MP. This is an excellent question so we’ve taken it as the main topic for this meeting. It’s a good question for one of our conversations because it connects to bigger questions like how we decide where to […]
Unfortunately, we’ve had to cancel this meeting of Climate Conversations due to illness. Hopefully we’ll see you at the next meeting on the 15th of February when we’ll cover the same topic.
Our question for this week is ‘How do we decide which actions to take?’. The climate crisis is so big and interconnected with other issues, and there’s so much work to be done. It can be difficult to know where to start. We all have limits on our time and energy and have to decide […]
Our conversation this week is about how to tolerate difficult emotions and why you might want to do this. We’ll be looking at some self-help materials and considering whether or not they can help us cope when we experience strong feelings about the climate crisis.
