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In the age of the Anthropocene, we urgently need new ways of thinking and acting. Economists are predicting that biophysical limits will determine the post-growth world and, as things stand, this will be characterised by mass migration, profound natural hazards, and huge discontinuities for human and natural systems (Crownshaw et al., 2018). Epidemiologists warn how climate change will create a world of unprecedented new diseases. The current pandemic is sending disruptive s

Windows of opportunity & good actions in a time of crisis Today is Earth Day. Around the world, people are uniting for the sake of a healthy planet: millions of individuals applying their combined weight to keep social and environmental progress mobilised and moving forwards. In 1970, the first Earth Day was a co-ordinated display of activism in response to the alarm bells which had been ringing, louder and louder, about dangerous levels of pollution. The event proved to be

The global response to coronavirus has had significant socio-economic ramifications. Whilst the UK government has pledged considerable sums towards supporting employment and boosting out-of-work benefits, it remains the case that thousands of employees have been made redundant or put on currently unpaid leave in the airline, tourism, retail, hospitality, education, and entertainment industries. This is leaving many people in difficult situations. Here at Change Agents UK, ou

The response to the spread of COVID-19 has made strides towards reducing global climate emissions, or so it would seem. Carbon dioxide emissions from China declined by 25% in February compared to a similar time last year, due to the drastic reduction in industrial processing and output (1). Vast improvements in air quality have also been measured in Hubei province (2). This trend can also be seen in the Italy’s industrial north and in other polluted cities, where both traffic

So far 245 local authorities in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have declared a climate emergency. And, these represent...

The SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS or the GOOD LIFE GOALS: What are they and will they make a difference to the quality of life in the UK? Any child who starts primary school in September 2019 will complete its secondary education in around 2033. No one can predict with any certainty how the world will change over this period, but it is likely to change in many significant ways. An expanding population, increasing globalisation and advances in technology, including robotics, w