Culture, climate change and co-operation in a networked world
As the UK prepares to host COP26, new research and events show how soft power can help foster dialogue and agreement on climate change.
Climate change
The Big Conversation Climate Change
Research report: study providing insight on values and attitudes towards climate change among the populations of China, India, Japan and Mexico.
Emergencies, emergences, engagement: cultural relations and climate action
Essay discussing telling better stories of the world we want to live in and shaping a new framing of climate change.
Making sense of climate change in the digital age
Essay discussing making sense of climate change in a digital world where new communication technologies are prevalent.
An obtuse triangle: the nexus between digital skills, soft power and climate change mitigation in Georgia
Essay discussing climate change mitigation, soft power and digital skills in the context of Georgia.
Not (just) a protest: the Youth Strike for Climate as cultural exchange and collaborative text
Essay discussing the School Strike for Climate, the global movement initiated by Greta Thunberg in August 2018.
Rethinking the unthinkable: what can educational engagements with culture offer the climate crisis?
Essay discussing a socio-cultural response to the climate emergency, inclusive of culture and education.
Empowering a world without fossil fuels: a crisis of culture
Essay discussing how to shift away from a culture of fossil fuels.
Generation rising: The global priorities of tomorrow’s leaders
Applicants for the Future Leaders Connect programme reveal their top global priorities and changing attitudes to leadership.
Interview with Thomas Friedman
Thomas Friedman, best-selling author, speaks to Insight about his latest book: ‘Thank You For Being Late’.