An investigation into the social and economic transformations necessary to sustain ecosystems and improve human wellbeing. ALARM BELLS In November 2019, 11,000 scientists from 153 nations published a statement in the journal Bioscience. They declared “clearly and unequivocally that Planet Earth is facing a climate emergency.” Those least responsible...
Forget FOMO, leading climate psychologist Caroline Hickman warns about an emerging trend among young people - FOFE: fear of facing extinction. In a time scale of merely a year, born from stark warnings from scientists, and bred by mass mobilisations of grassroots activism across the globe,...
A Professor of Psychology on the relationship between the discipline and the nature of the climate and ecological crisis. Dr Matthew Adams sees no social change more profound than the ecological crisis. It began to trouble him in the mid-2000s, around about the same time...
Academics are calling for a radical reform of the current curriculum - one that reflects the social and environmental challenges of today’s world. Italy’s education minister recently announced that starting September 2020, all its public schools will require students in every grade to study climate change...
A Catford woman with a list of previous convictions has begged a court for help, following a violent outburst during her arrest. Katie Opher, 23, from 158 Catford Road, appeared at Westminster Magistrates’ Court charged with drunk and disorderly behaviour. Opher, who has a long record...
A woman in suspicion of conspiracy to supply class A drugs is in on trial today for the second day in a row. The court heard evidence from the prosecution barrister who questioned Ms Marlowe on her involvement with the gang and its members. JLDN...
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Researchers say our understanding of the natural world is tainted due a ‘vertebrate-centric bias’ - a widespread preference for the “more charismatic” backboned creatures. On January 15, the world woke up to headlines signalling a serious threat to ecological systems around the world. Brad Lister, a...
DreamToys announce top Christmas toys for 2018 Our reporters investigate the pressure Christmas spending puts on low-budget students. Package aired: 15 November 2018 [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkH6e1iqcJo&t=3s[/embed] For this particular VT package I took on the role of researcher and script writer. Prior to the event I got in contact with the...
Climate experts call out universities to make rapid and significant changes to ensure the survival of the planet. The latest IPCC report and Tuesday’s Living Planet report by WWF, which reveals that humanity has wiped out 60% of wildlife populations in less than 50 years, urges...