On Friday 5 November, an estimated 25,000 climate change protestors marched through Glasgow, expressing their discontent with perceived inaction on climate change by world leaders present at the COP26 climate change convention. Many marchers were also critical of market-based solutions to climate change, alongside the disproportionate impact that climate change has on people living in […]
This week, on Sunday 8th March, we celebrate International Women’s Day. An event that’s been around since the 1900’s, it commemorates women’s achievements worldwide and across all fields, whether that be science, politics, or the arts. If you’re wondering why anyone still celebrates it (rude, FYI), then the answer is this: the original aim and […]
Greta Thunberg has recently come under fire for committing the most heinous of crimes: upsetting older white men. The 16-year-old has been lambasted in the media for a myriad of faux pas such as: being under 18, caring about something, and having emotions in public. So many of our favourite celebrities have come out of […]
“You are failing us” was the headline-grabbing statement from Greta Thunberg’s four-and-a-half-minute address to world leaders at last Monday’s UN Climate Action Summit. Though many world leaders were in attendance, there were notable absentees including representatives from Canada and Australia. President Trump left early, hearing only Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s speech. Central to informing […]
On the 23rd of September 2019, Greta Thunberg addressed the world’s leaders with an emotional speech about the impact of climate change. The speech was held at the United Nations Climate Change Summit in New York, expected to create fresh efforts towards combating climate change. Within her speech, Thunberg accosted world leaders for their betrayal […]