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We are a co-operative think tank. Forecasting change and making the weather.

We bring together radical thinkers, makers, artists, and activists to design a rapid transition to a fair and ecological economy.

Badvertising

‘Badvertising’ is a campaign to stop adverts fuelling the climate emergency. This includes ads for cars, airline flights and fossil fuels. Now we know the damage done by fossil fuel products and activities, it’s time to stop promoting them.

Rapid Transition

Rapid economic transition, including widespread behaviour change to sustainable lifestyles, is necessary to live within planetary ecological boundaries and to limit global warming to below 1.5 degrees.

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SUV ads ‘must go down the tube’

SUV ads ‘must go down the tube’

If someone saw a cigarette advert on London’s transport they would be shocked. But travellers are surrounded by adverts for high carbon, heavily polluting products, companies and lifestyles. 

Climate reporting deluged by high carbon adverts

Climate reporting deluged by high carbon adverts

The top British papers will do more to promote polluting products and lifestyles during this year’s international climate talks, COP30 in Belém, Brazil, starting on 10 November, if they repeat what they did last year according to a new analysis of coverage of the previous talks, COP29 in 2024.

“Together” in Weather Forecast Photographic Exhibition

“Together” in Weather Forecast Photographic Exhibition

Seeing a gallery open call for an exhibition called 'Weather Forecast', it seemed rude not to submit something... and for the next month the image/text picture I submitted (called 'Together') will be part of the show in the utterly charming gallery Badger in the Wall...

Is Love the answer? Hope Tales fifth chapbook gets amorous.

Is Love the answer? Hope Tales fifth chapbook gets amorous.

The Rapid Transition Alliance's project Hope Tales has delivered another corker with its fifth chapbook on the subject this time of Love. A group of creative folk gathered as usual for an evening of sharing content, this time in London's Notting Hill. Thanks to all...

Latest Publication

 

 

This pamphlet looks at how the UK is unprepared for a new era of crises and disasters. To illuminate the national predicament we look at lessons from recent history, and what we can learn, often from countries in the Global South, about the kind of local planning required and resources needed to be ready for when storms and other disasters strike near where we live.

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