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Motivated by love – COP26 climate countdown PLANT Voices

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This month brought pretty depressing climate news. The  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has brought out its report,  reviewing all the available science on the state of the climate. The  message was clearer than ever – we are in big trouble and we need to  take radical action, fast. It’s code red for humanity.

This time it does not feel like just a theoretical scientific  argument – we are starting to see the evidence of the change around us.  Who can forget the footage from Australia, California or Greece which  have also been in the headlines over the last few years? Or the recent  droughts and floods in Fife.

The IPCC’s message comes just in time to inform COP26 meeting taking  place in Glasgow. This conference of parties, is the 26th of the  international government summits where almost every country on earth  come together to agree on steps to take to tackle climate emergency.  Many believe this event is the world’s best last chance to get runaway  climate change under control.

This is some big stuff to deal with!

How do you tackle such reality as a parent – especially with young  children? How do you teach them about what’s coming? How do you remain  sane? Today I talk to two amazing mums, Anya from Big Dreams, Little Footprints and Jo from Wild Planet Explorers.  We explore their own journeys to sane parenting in the era of climate  emergency and share fab ideas for things every family can do as an  antidote to the barrage of the climate news. They tell us all about  their collaborative project – COP26 Climate Countdown – and how you can get involved.

Interviews, production and editing: Kaska Hempel

For the full list of resources see PLANT blog: https://tayportgarden.org/2021/08/25/22900/

This month brought pretty depressing climate news. The  Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has brought out its report,  reviewing all the available science on the state of the climate. The  message was clearer than ever – we are in big trouble and we need to  take radical action, fast. It’s code red for humanity.

This time it does not feel like just a theoretical scientific  argument – we are starting to see the evidence of the change around us.  Who can forget the footage from Australia, California or Greece which  have also been in the headlines over the last few years? Or the recent  droughts and floods in Fife.

The IPCC’s message comes just in time to inform COP26 meeting taking  place in Glasgow. This conference of parties, is the 26th of the  international government summits where almost every country on earth  come together to agree on steps to take to tackle climate emergency.  Many believe this event is the world’s best last chance to get runaway  climate change under control.

This is some big stuff to deal with!

How do you tackle such reality as a parent – especially with young  children? How do you teach them about what’s coming? How do you remain  sane? Today I talk to two amazing mums, Anya from Big Dreams, Little Footprints and Jo from Wild Planet Explorers.  We explore their own journeys to sane parenting in the era of climate  emergency and share fab ideas for things every family can do as an  antidote to the barrage of the climate news. They tell us all about  their collaborative project – COP26 Climate Countdown – and how you can get involved.

Interviews, production and editing: Kaska Hempel

For the full list of resources see PLANT blog: https://tayportgarden.org/2021/08/25/22900/

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