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EXPERT VOICES

Kumi Naidoo: How did we move people into the struggle against apartheid? Music, dance, and theatre
The former Amnesty and Greenpeace chief on why artivism matters, how jargon kills action, and the media’s complicity in the climate crisis.

Cristina Zenato: I taught Will Smith to trust sharks – now I’m helping others mend their disconnection with the ocean
The shark diver and conservationist on forging friendships with sharks, dismantling ocean apathy, and the power of star throwers.

Sunita Narain: It’s coyness that’s killing action on climate change
The rockstar environmentalist on failed leadership, the power of inclusion, and why the rich must lead on climate justice.
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Thomasina Miers: Politicians are cowards when it comes to saying, ‘Eat a bit less meat.’ They won’t touch it. But that’s the issue
The Master Chef winner and Wahaca coufounder on childhood influences, the politics of eating, and why small shifts in behaviour matter more

Chantelle Nicholson: It's shocking we teach children advanced maths but not how to feed themselves properly
The Michelin Green Star chef on why cooking should be as fundamental as reading and writing.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall: My omnivorous habits are under review. I wouldn’t rule out concluding we can’t really afford to eat meat at all
Chef and author Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall on growing up wild, regenerative farming, and why obesity needs pandemic-level action.

Nina Sosanya: Jurassic Park shows what happens when you mess with nature - it bites your head off!
The stage, TV, and film actor on city life vs. countryside, filming floods in a heatwave, and why nature always finds a way.

Charlotte Church: Singing is humanity’s most powerful tool for healing and connection
The singer and activist on magic mushrooms, trauma, and building a retreat to help others reconnect with nature and themselves.

Lucy Siegle: We need to show people what’s possible, what’s already happening, and what they can do to help
The journalist and broadcaster on rehearsing for a climate-shaped future, the poetry of renewables, and why messy truths matter.

Adam Buxton: Sometimes I think, fuck it! And then I think, “Oh no, I’ve let George Monbiot down”
The comedian, podcaster, and reluctant naturalist on IMAX skies, positive change, and finding balance in a world of climate uncertainty.

David George Haskell: Can we know more leaf shapes than corporate logos?
The Pulitzer Prize Nominee on reconnecting with nature, tuning into its sounds, sights, and textures, and finding joy in sensory awareness.

Gillian Burke: I'd rather go down on a burning planet where we're all together than have a planet that works for some but not for all
The BBC Springwatch presenter on birdfeeders, radical system change, and finding ways to say what can’t be said on pre-watershed TV.

Andy Cato: Farmers manuring town halls and NHS strike action are two symptoms of the same problem: Our food system isn’t working
The Groove Armada DJ on selling his song rights to buy a farm, why regenerative farming matters, and how to fix our broken food system.

Jenny Beavan: There are so many nature stories out there just waiting to be told. Maybe now is the time
The Oscar-winning costume designer on rethinking waste, the joy of gardening, and why smaller films could spark a new era for storytelling.

Kumi Naidoo: How did we move people into the struggle against apartheid? Music, dance, and theatre
The former Amnesty and Greenpeace chief on why artivism matters, how jargon kills action, and the media’s complicity in the climate crisis.

Maddie Moate: We are seeing fewer and fewer faces of actual human beings on children's television
The BAFTA-winning presenter on climate truths for kids, the problem with animation, and why poo paper gets young minds buzzing.

Jess Fostekew: I knew I wanted to be a funny loud angry bitch screaming in favour of clean air
The comedian on trolling, ULEZ, and why making climate change funny might be her toughest gig yet.

Oliver Jeffers: Science and logic won’t always win somebody over, but stories will
The Lost & Found artist and storyteller on the untapped power of everyday people in the climate fight.

Benjamin Zephaniah: Most great revolutions start from the bottom and come up
The poet, writer, lyricist and musician on living a life that aspires to "do the least harm and most good".

Lily Cole: We need to switch the narrative from sacrifice to improvement
The model and activist on rejecting perfection, rewiring consumption, and the cultural shift we need to thrive together.

Cristina Zenato: I taught Will Smith to trust sharks – now I’m helping others mend their disconnection with the ocean
The shark diver and conservationist on forging friendships with sharks, dismantling ocean apathy, and the power of star throwers.

Mya-Rose Craig: Conservation today continues to be entrenched in its colonial roots
The British Bangladeshi ornithologist on dismantling racism in conservation and proving every child can find their own connection to nature.

Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim: Women and Indigenous peoples can help win the war on climate change
Climate leader Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim on Indigenous wisdom, gender parity, and the fight for climate justice.

Captain Paul Watson: We’ve become a bunch of conceited naked apes, divine legends in our minds
Sea Shepherd founder Paul Watson on extinction economics, humanity’s delusions, and the power of bold individual action.

Sunita Narain: It’s coyness that’s killing action on climate change
The rockstar environmentalist on failed leadership, the power of inclusion, and why the rich must lead on climate justice.

Dr Rupert Read: If you don’t care about non-human life you don’t care about human life
As Extinction Rebellion’s official spokesperson, Dr Rupert Read has stood – and sat – alongside the group since its beginning. Here he...

Caroline Lucas: GDP is a really rubbish measurement on just about every count
The UK's only Green MP on cutting through greenwash, holding governments to account, and championing wellbeing over economic growth. As...

Sir Tim Smit: Middle-aged men are the most dangerous thing on this planet
The Eden Project founder on reshaping education, the rise of clean meat in China, and rewilding our future.

Jojo Mehta: Putting mass damage to nature on a par with mass damage to people creates an equivalence
Stop Ecocide was set up by Jojo Mehta and the late Polly Higgins in 2017 to place boundaries on the destruction of nature through a...

Ali Keskitalo: The world needs green power, but we have no more land to give
Former Sámi president Aili Keskitalo on green colonialism, reindeer survival, and the fight for Indigenous consent.

Rachel Kyte: Design solutions for the most vulnerable and poorest first
Rachel Kyte is one of the world’s most influential authorities on climate change. She has led UN efforts towards greater access to clean...

Hugo Tagholm: We can’t litter pick our way out of the problem
As with most campaigning groups, a moment catalyses the movement. For a surfer in the 1980s, it was emerging from beneath a wave with...

Juliet Davenport: Climate change is mentioned less than cats in TV dramas
When Juliet Davenport had an idea to create a company that would give consumers the power to tackle the climate crisis by choosing...

John Elkington: We need more women leaders at every level in our society
John Elkington's Triple Bottom Line theory of People, Planet and Profit still forms the backbone of many companies, including the B Corp...

Dr Tara Shine: Lots of people making small changes add up to a lot of impacts
Covid showed that successfully tackling something that colossal depended on everybody, from individuals to governments, playing their...

Susie Crick: If we stop buying single-use plastics, they will disappear
Environmental campaigner and first female chair of the Surf Rider’s Association, Susie Crick, on why we can't wait for companies to do...

Sir Patrick Holden: The true cost of cheap food? We have only 30 harvests left
Patrick Holden, founding director of the Sustainable Food Trust, on the urgent need to rebuild our food and farming systems. You need to...

Gleb Raygorodetsky: Indigenous peoples have to deal with the consequence of someone else’s decisions
Award-winning author, Indigenous peoples' ally and National Geographic Explorer, Gleb Raygorodetsky on the inextricable links between...

David Ritter: The dead hand of the coal industry is an assault on Australian democracy
CEO of Greenpeace Australia Pacific, David Ritte, on unleashing Australia's potential as a clean energy superpower. Australia must come...

Nasreen Al-Amin: We have to use Indigenous knowledge
Nasreen Al-Amin, founder and executive director of Nigerian non-profit Surge Africa, on working with Indigenous and local communities to...

Sir Jonathon Porritt: It all comes down to whether our politicians have got the long-term vision
Environmentalist, author and founder director of Forum for the Future on finding hope in technology, the power of civil disobedience and...
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