honest views, positive news

Through this blog we are planning to bring you a stream of honest viewpoints on the big challenges, and solutions to them, and much-needed snippets of positive news to keep us all going.

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F*ck Doom Party

Join the F*CK DOOM party. We're gathering the people still prepared to imagine, make, fund, film, write, sing and build a liveable future. A celebration for serious optimists and anyone tired of fashionable despair. Yes, there will be merch.

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Working Class Heroes. Climate storytelling beyond the stereotype

Climate change affects everyone, but too often reads as a middle-class concern. This session brings together storytellers reshaping the face of climate action, exploring what it takes to make it a genuinely shared adventure across all communities.

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The Culture Crunch: Can we get beyond harmful norms?

Many social norms undermine sustainability, but norms can change. This session brings cultural leaders together to explore what we can learn from societies that already elevate restraint and collective responsibility, and how culture makers can spread them further.

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Join The Writers Room. Storytelling Masterclass

Climate work is full of evidence, but evidence rarely becomes memorable without story. In this writer's room, professional storytellers unpack the mechanics of narrative and help you shape your own climate story into something compelling, specific and real.

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The Jargon Detox, or how not to talk

Comedy can make climate easier to face - but no joke is neutral. As environmentalism becomes a target for satire, this session asks what laughter unlocks, what it risks, and who gets to draw the line.

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Is Climate Change Cringe? Comedians on climate

Comedy can make climate easier to face - but no joke is neutral. As environmentalism becomes a target for satire, this session asks what laughter unlocks, what it risks, and who gets to draw the line.

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The Big Climate Narrative Debate

Everyone says climate needs a new narrative - but what does that actually mean? This live debate pits sharp messaging against deep storytelling to explore what each can do, where each fails, and how leaders can invest in both.

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From Script to Screen: Stories That Shape The World

Join Sky, Futerra and leading voices from film and TV to explore how storytelling and standout communications drive real climate impact - with inspiring perspectives and practical takeaways on cutting through the noise.

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Future-Proof Fashion: The Business Guide to Climate-Resilient Supply Chains - With The British Fashion Council

From cotton fields to wool regions, climate change is already disrupting the raw materials fashion depends on. Senior leaders across finance, sustainability and investment discuss what C-suite must do right now - before scarcity becomes an existential threat.