We need more democracy, not less. In this short video, Professor Rebecca Willis challenges those people that argue we need less democracy - or even that we need to put democracy “on hold” - to deal with the environmental crisis. She gives three main reasons why that is the case (summarised below):
The research of Professor Willis aligns with the approach of The Commitment, an initiative within Caplor Horizons that works to put climate change and the natural world higher up the political agenda. Her research was particularly significant to The Commitment’s third research paper, "Climate Change and Biodiversity: Connecting voters with politicians"; which was carried out in collaboration with our partner Hope for the Future. You can read it here.
Can climate anxiety be related to government inaction? This is a question that has recently been the subject of research, which involved a survey of 10,000 children and young people across 10 different countries. One of the people involved, Elouise Mayer, is a member of our Strategic Change and Development Group. The results will be shared at an event on the 14th of Sept, at 14:00 BST. You can register for the event here.
Our Transforming Leadership webinar series. Following from a webinar on collaboration, which will take place on the 28th of Sept, for which you can register here, we will have another one focused on Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss; this will take place on the 8th of Dec and you can register here. Both will run from 11:30 to 13:00 UK time. To find out more about our webinar series, click here.
Welcome, Kari-Ann! We are excited to share that Kari-Ann Whitbread will be joining us as a “Partnerships Manager”, following from a competitive recruitment process. We are looking forward to introducing her to our Caplor community!
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Quote of the week: “You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make” - Jane Goodall