People vs Inequality podcast & blog

How can we get urgent climate action that is also just? This is the question we explore in the new series of the People vs Inequality podcast: climate justice NOW! We are excited to kick off episode 1 with one of the most inspiring climate activists of today. Elizabeth Wathuti shows that youth climate activism is not new, as planted her first tree at age 7 and turned anger into action by founding the Green Generation Initiative in 2015. Inspired by the late environmentalist and Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai she shows what it means to nurture care and leadership of young people, whilst ‘cracking down the system’ that is working against them. We hear why she called on world leaders ‘to open their hearts’ at COP26 and how she plans to make sure they deliver for climate justice – for her fellow Kenyans, for Africa and for the world. It was such a pleasure to speak to Elizabeth: inspiring, moving, humbling. She really connects local, practical action with young people with putting pr...

Yes! We are excited to kick off the second series of the People vs Inequality Podcast . This time we focus on climate justice. As the climate crisis is accelerating and inequalities are on the rise we ask: how can we get urgent climate action that is also just? As always, we hear from inspiring changemakers about their work and stories. We dive into the different approaches they take, the choices they make and the obstacles they face. But also their hopes and dreams in making real change happen. We explore lessons and strategic questions for how to turn the tide. Should we be taking to the streets or lobby the halls of power? And how to come together across movements to make sure all voices are heard? From communities in Kenya facing hunger and drought to Indigenous women seeing their forests cut down. From UK oil workers losing their jobs to young people across the globe worrying about their futures. Climate change is affecting everybody, but not in the same way. Those that have contr...