During our online meeting on 19th May, Phil Barber, who lives in Stokesley, told us about how he came to take part in the Climate Assembly UK. He kindly agreed to us recording his overview so that those who couldn’t attend the meeting could hear what he had to say.
Category Archives: Climate conversation
‘Unsheltered’
Unsheltered – by Barbara Kingsolver For me, this was a life changing novel. It has deepened my understanding of the thinking about why some people think how they do and what motivates them to do so. As an unabashed devotee of the Great American Novel I was eager to read the latest book by BarbaraContinue reading “‘Unsheltered’”
‘Climate Change and the Nation State’
Anatol Lieven’s new book ‘Climate Change and the Nation State’ gives a much needed new approach to dealing with climate change. Lieven shows how in this emergency our crucial building block is the nation state. Drastic action required both to change our habits and to protect ourselves can be carried out not through some vagueContinue reading “‘Climate Change and the Nation State’”
‘Feeding Britain, Our Food Problems and How to Fix Them’
‘Feeding Britain, Our Food Problems and How to Fix Them’ by Tim Lang We currently do not have a national food policy. This book is a call for British Food Democracy. Lang says it is time we stopped telling others how to improve their food systems when we are not doing this for our own.Continue reading “‘Feeding Britain, Our Food Problems and How to Fix Them’”
‘The Uninhabitable Earth – a Story of the Future’
‘The Uninhabitable Earth – a Story of the Future’ by David Wallace Wells You asked for details on books that might be of interest. I have just finished reading ‘The Uninhabitable Earth – a Story of the Future’ by David Wallace Wells It is an extremely well researched book that draws its material from aContinue reading “‘The Uninhabitable Earth – a Story of the Future’”
Climate Action Stokesley and Villages 