FURTHER READING AND LISTENING
Take a look at some of our recommended resources for more information about all things climate and nature!
WEB LINKS
Nearby CAN (Climate Action Network) websites are very good for further information. Recommended are:
The Transition Stroud website and Facebook page are also good local resources.
For information about green events and projects locally, try the Dursley Green Hub
Links to other local organisations and resources:
- Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
- Greener Gloucestershire climate dashboard
- Stroud District Council actions on climate change
- Friends of the Earth have an analysis of how different areas are performing and what else can be done
- CAPE (informing local action on climate change): Stroud Page
Links to national and international organisations or information:
- Zero Hour: Join the campaign to get the Climate and Nature Act into UK law
- The WWF
- United Nations: Climate change information
BOOKS
There are many books written by knowledgeable people giving us information and thoughts on the current environmental concerns. Here are some we have read and recommend:
''There is no Planet B'' by Mike Berners-Lee
(Cambridge University Press 2019)
''Wilding'' by Isabella Tree
(Picador 2018)
''English Pastoral'' by James Rebanks
(Penguin Random House UK 2020)
''Live Green'' by Jen Chillingsworth
(Quadrille 2019)
''Doughnut Economics'' by Kate Raworth
(Penguin Random House UK 2017)
"How Bad Are Bananas?" by Mike Berners-Lee
(Profile Books Ltd, 2021)
"A Life On Our Planet: My Witness Statement and a Vision for the Future" by David Attenborough
(Witness Books, 2020)
Other suggestions can be found on the EarthWatch Website and FiveBooks Website
ARTICLES
Articles by CUCAN members (for Village News editions) based on their personal experience
TRANSPORT/GETTING AROUND:
ENERGY AT HOME:
Air Source Heat Pumps;
Alternative Sources of Energy
STUFF WE BUY:
Clothes and stuff;
12 ideas for a sustainable Christmas
FOOD WE EAT:
MANAGING HOME AND GARDEN:
LEISURE TIME;
Suggestions for New Year Resolutions
CARBON FOOTPRINTS:
What is your Carbon Footprint?
FILM, TV AND PODCAST
An excellent webinar explaining Climate Change and its consequences is here, given by Professor Chris Rapley CBE of University College London in 2018, titled ''Climate Change whether you like it or not''
A clear account of the biodiversity crisis can be seen in the short film that was broadcast on BBC1 in 2022 ‘’Extinction – the facts’’, narrated by Sir David Attenborough.
The Story of Plastic: an eye-opening documentary from 2019 on the impacts of plastic waste
An interesting
video about 'individual action' shaming as a tool to discredit climate action
A list of inspirational and informative podcasts can be found here.
