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OXFAM’s second hand September
Reduce textile waste and freshen up your wardrobe with pre-loved items by shopping second hand in during September. You can shop at Oxfam online https://onlineshop.oxfam.org.uk Oxfam are giving away a free crochet kit to inspire your fashion creativity Why and how? -...
National Emergency Briefing update
by Anne MacLennan Chris Packham’s petition calls for a live televised debate, introduced by the Prime Minister and led by independent experts, to brief the public clearly and honestly on the climate and nature crisis, and on what an effective national...
The People’s Emergency Briefing
by Anne MacLennan On 10th July over 50 people gathered at An Crùbh to watch The People's Emergency Briefing on the climate and nature crisis, hosted by ReRoot. The film has now been shown in over 2,000 community settings around the UK to raise awareness of the...
UK Climate Change Committee: what needs to be done
The UK is built for a climate that no longer exists. The UK Climate Change Committee’s detailed anaysis and reports underscore the message of the National Emergency Briefing: urgent action is needed to protect our people, places and nature. In this video the CCC...
National Emergency Briefing: parliamentary petition and Early Day Motion
On 20th May, National Emergency Briefing (NEB) launched an official UK parliamentary petition. It calls for a UK-wide public briefing from independent experts on the risks posed by climate change and nature loss - from extreme weather and food insecurity to...
Findings from the Big Plastic Count
Screenshot In March 2026, over 68,000 people from schools, households, community groups and workplaces across the UK counted their plastic waste for one week as part of The Big Plastic Count. Together, they counted over 1.5 million pieces of plastic,...
The emergency facing Earth and its people
by Anne MacLennan The latest State of the Global Climate report tracks key climate indicators: temperature, greenhouse gases, ocean heat, sea level, ocean acidity, sea-ice extent, and glaciers. They’re all going in the wrong...
Why and how to create resilient food systems
by Anne MacLennan An impressive group of scientists, academics and policy makers recently published an alarming article to raise awareness of the rising risk of acute food shocks in the UK. A food shock is when food is suddenly unavailable and/or prices rocket, with...
The need for a food system transformation
by Anne MacLennan Our Food System is in crisis. Food poverty is increasing, diet-related diseases are pushing the NHS to its limits, the environment is suffering, and there is little preparation for sudden ‘Food Shocks’. Industrialised agriculture has provided high...