Climate and Ecological Crisis: a selection of resources. Image: Anders Hellberg [CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)] “We live in a strange world … where celebrities, film and pop-stars who have stood up against all injustices will not stand up for our environment and for climate justice because that would inflict on their right to fly around the world visiting their favourite restaurants, beaches and yoga retreats.” Greta Thunberg Videos Heading for Extinction: George Monbiot at Oxford https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n__y1FXK_jE Act as if the Truth Is Real: Roger Hallam, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion https://tinyurl.com/yxveussm Time to Act: The Climate Crisis. Dr Gail Bradbrook, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0-kNZf1NRc0 NB: Please consider whether the above videos are suitable for your children before viewing with them. Cambridge Climate Lecture Series 2019 https://climateseries.com/ Coral reefs will all be dead in 10 years unless we stop pollution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nAnJ3LO19Q&feature=youtu.be The True Cost of Fast Fashion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLfNUD0-8ts Curated by Linda Aspey, July 2019: Page 1 of 7 Climate and Ecological Crisis: a selection of resources. Photo by Denise Jans on Unsplash The Story of Stuff: A 20-minute video about consumerism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GorqroigqM How to talk about climate change so people will listen by Katharine Hayhoe http://katharinehayhoe.com/wp2016/2019/04/18/how-to-talk-about-climate-change-so-people- will-listen-my-chatelaine-essay/ The People’s Seat: people from all of the world talking to our leaders about climate change, 2018 https://vimeo.com/304018764 David Attenborough: speech at the launch of Our Planet on Netflix https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zlKkqQHCCCs Greta Thunberg: Speech to EU Leaders April 2019 https://www.fridaysforfuture.org/greta-speeches#greta_speech_apr16_2019 Greta Thunberg: Speech to the Golden Kamera award, April 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bFvXc14g3AQ Curated by Linda Aspey, July 2019: Page 2 of 7 Climate and Ecological Crisis: a selection of resources. Photo by Fernando @cferdo on Unsplash Psychology and Mental Health Climate Crisis Conversations from Climate Psychology Alliance: https://climatepsychology.podbean.com/ Climate, Psychology, Conversation: The unconscious dynamics of how we talk about climate change from Rosemary Randall. https://youtu.be/dqXtJt9OoLA Climate Psychology Alliance Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/climatepsychol/ Climate Change, Flooding and Mental Health - Report from the Secretariat of the Rockefeller Foundation Economic Council on Planetary Health, April 2019 https://www.planetaryhealth.ox.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/7/2019/04/Climate-Change- Flooding-and-Mental-Health-2019.pdf 24 Cognitive Biases That Are Warping Your Perception of Reality: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/24-cognitive-biases-warping-reality/ Curated by Linda Aspey, July 2019: Page 3 of 7 Climate and Ecological Crisis: a selection of resources. For coaches and those with related interests Zoe Cohen: An introduction to what it means to be a "Climate Conscious Coach" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpdjF6xPcSw&t=59s Zoe Cohen: How to declare your very own Climate Emergency https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/how-declare-your-very-own-climate-emergency-zoe-cohen-1e/ Climate Change Coaches founded by Charly Cox. https://www.climatechangecoaches.com/ Pachamama: a community and programme for anyone committed to bringing forth an environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling, socially just human presence on this planet. https://www.pachamama.org/engage/awakening-the-dreamer Science IPCC (United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), special report https://www.ipcc.ch/sr15/ The IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, released May 2019: https://www.ipbes.net/global-assessment-report- biodiversity-ecosystem-services Scientists Warning https://tinyurl.com/y3nw44ad United Nations Sustainable Development Goals https://www.un.org/sustainabledevelopment/ Photo by Suzanne D. Williams on Unsplash Curated by Linda Aspey, July 2019: Page 4 of 7 Climate and Ecological Crisis: a selection of resources. Education, Conservation and Campaigning Project Drawdown: A world-class research organization that reviews, analyses, and identifies the most viable global climate solutions, and shares these findings with the world. https://www.drawdown.org/ World Wildlife Fund: The world’s leading conservation organisation, with a mission to create a world where people and wildlife can thrive together. https://www.wwf.org.uk/ World Land Trust: An international conservation charity that protects the world’s most biologically significant and threatened habitats acre by acre. Through a network of partner organisations around the world, WLT funds the creation of reserves and provides permanent protection for habitats and wildlife. https://www.worldlandtrust.org/ The Campaign Against Climate Change: “Brings people together to push for the urgent and resolute action we need to prevent the catastrophic destabilisation of global climate”. https://www.campaigncc.org/ Extinction Rebellion: An international movement that uses non-violent civil disobedience to achieve radical change in order to minimise the risk of human extinction and ecological collapse. https://rebellion.earth/ Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation: Implements solutions that restore balance to threatened ecosystems through grant making, public campaigns and media initiatives. https://www.leonardodicaprio.org/ Earth Day Network: Earth Day Network’s mission is to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide. Growing out of the first Earth Day, it’s world’s largest recruiter to the environmental movement, working with over 75,000 partners in nearly 192 countries to build environmental democracy. https://www.earthday.org/ Climate Outreach: “Europe's leading experts in climate change communications, bridging the gap between theory and practice.” www.climateoutreach.org Friends of the Earth: Works with local groups, experts, business leaders and politicians, pushing for change on important causes. https://friendsoftheearth.uk/climate-change? 350.org: An international movement of ordinary people working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-led renewable energy for all. www.350.org Curated by Linda Aspey, July 2019: Page 5 of 7 Climate and Ecological Crisis: a selection of resources. Photo by Robert Collins on Unsplash For Children Fridays for Future: The now global movement founded and led by Greta Thunberg https://www.fridaysforfuture.org Climate Ed. Climate Ed teaches children about the science of climate change and empowers them to take action. https://www.climateed.net/ IPCC Special Report “Global Warming of 1.5°C" – Summary for Teachers http://www.oce.global/en/resources/climate-science/ST1.5-EN Climate Change Connection - Resources for Schools http://climatechangeconnection.org/resources/climate-friendly-schools/resources-for-schools/ “We must face up to an inescapable reality: the challenges of sustainability simply overwhelm the adequacy of our responses. With some honourable exceptions, our responses are too few, too little, and too late." Kofi A. Annan Curated by Linda Aspey, July 2019: Page 6 of 7 Climate and Ecological Crisis: a selection of resources. Writers, Environmentalists and Activists Greta Thunberg https://www.facebook.com/gretathunbergsweden/ George Monbiot https://www.monbiot.com/ Bill McKibben http://billmckibben.com/ Naomi Klein http://www.naomiklein.org/main Mike Berners Lee http://www.sw-consulting.co.uk/people/ Thomas Berry: The Sacred Universe: Earth, Spirituality and Religion in the 21st Century. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/6519692-the-sacred-universe Community and Individual Action Resources Wales Council for Voluntary Action https://www.wcva.org.uk/media/6077331/tackling_climate_change_guide__english_.pdf The Climate Reality Project https://www.climaterealityproject.org/content/download-make-it-a-reality-action-kit Ways to Tackle Climate Change from Defra and the CO2 project: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/f ile/218799/tackling-climate-change.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/19/how-to-reduce-carbon-footprint https://householdquotes.co.uk/lower-your-carbon-footprint/ https://climatecare.org/50-ideas-shrinking-carbon-footprint/ Your local Council will have various initiatives running probably including debates and actions on declaring a climate emergency, community projects and so forth. “The best time to start reducing emissions was 25 years ago. The second-best time is today”. Gavin Schmidt, Climate Scientist Curated by Linda Aspey, July 2019: Page 7 of 7 .