Climate Outreach

15/07/2026

“We have to find a way to reframe how we talk about climate change, so it’s everyday, it’s pragmatic, it’s plain language.” - David Shukman, former BBC News Science Editor and author, backs our latest research.

David argues that official terms like adaptation and mitigation don’t land with the public - but speaking in practical terms does.

Our new research on adaptation underscores exactly this: to drive action, we must show how tackling climate change makes everyday lives and communities better.

📖 It’s a theme David explores in his new book, ‘The Response: A Story of Fire and Flood in Britain’s New World of Extremes.’ With heatwaves, wildfires, and flooding on the rise in the UK, we need protective measures more than ever. But we also need a new language to convince people, society, and the government to roll out solutions at scale.

👉 Read our latest insights and our recommendations for the sector: https://climateoutreach.org/btc/2025/report/10-adaptation/

30/06/2026

🍃⚽ A green revolution is quietly taking root in grassroots sports at home, while billions watch the FIFA Men’s World Cup.

The new Gamechanging Futures project will support six English sports clubs, transforming them into thriving community climate hubs.

🙏 Thanks to National Lottery players, Gamechanging Futures has received £1.5 million over 3 years from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest community funder in the UK.

The three-year project, led by Climate Outreach and Pledgeball, comes at a critical juncture as grassroots clubs face unprecedented disruptions from extreme weather.

Geoff Martin, Media Manager at Bexhill United FC, one of the participating clubs, said "Pitch irrigation and wildly fluctuating wet and dry spells leave us on a knife-edge with cancellations."

The six participating clubs are Bexhill United FC, Edgbaston Archery & Lawn Tennis Society, F.C United of Manchester, Hastings United, Ilminster Bowling & Tennis Club and Sutton Churches Tennis Club. ⚽🎾

Kirsty Garrett, Captain and Coach at Sutton Churches Tennis Club, said: “We are very excited to be part of this project to make real climate change habits through our club, community and beyond. We are very much a grassroots club with a diverse range of members of the local community playing, socialising and being at the club every week.”

There’s a real buzz around what clubs are looking to achieve, from reusable sports kit initiatives to planning community events.

👉 Find out more: https://climateoutreach.org/grassroots-sports-climate-action/

27/05/2026

🚨 The absurd level of heat we’ve faced this week is very concerning, and will exacerbate people’s existing worries about climate change. The Climate Change Committee just sounded the alarm, and has handed a number of solutions to the Government to help protect us.

The ‘A Well-Adapted UK’ report recommendations include:
✅ Introducing a maximum working temperature, for both indoor and outdoor workers.
✅ Cooling our streets with natural shading, with more green infrastructure such as trees and parks.
✅ Air conditioning our schools, hospitals and care homes to protect the most vulnerable.

Emma Peet, our Content & Communications Manager, explains:

"75% of us want the Government to take climate change more seriously by preparing us for the impacts of extreme weather. We now need them to feel the heat of public opinion and respond in a way to match the scale of this challenge."

20/05/2026

19/05/2026

🚲 Bike buses to schools are happening up and down the UK - and there are so many reasons to start one! A low carbon form of transport, with a high chance of kids having fun and getting some exercise with friends to start their day.

Mary King, parent and organiser of New Cross Bike in Lewisham, says: "I think for me, it’s about building up that confidence and experience with the parents that actually we do have the right to be on the road. The roads are for everybody - not just for big heavy vehicles."

Parent James says: "The bike bus gives me hope because cycling is great fun - and it’s a lot of fun doing it with our kids."

We’re celebrating hopefuls like Mary and James for A Million Acts of Hope, one of over 1,000 community events and activities bringing people and communities together. 💚

12/05/2026

Across the UK, people are quietly doing extraordinary things for each other. is a campaign celebrating it.

We’re a proud partner, alongside hundreds of charities and community and faith groups, who have come together to back the campaign - and shine a light on people doing acts of hope up and down the country.

👉 Find out more: https://millionactsofhope.org/

23/04/2026

📢 Join us on Wednesday 29 April to find out how to bring people along with us on the UK’s vital clean energy mission.

🗓️ Weds 29 April 🕜 11am–12pm BST📍Online
👉 Sign up: climateoutreach.org/webinar-engaging-communities-clean-energy-transition/

You’ll hear from a terrific lineup of speakers:
📌 Hayden Banks, Advocacy Manager at Climate Outreach
📌 Lucy Holdaway, Director at Local Storytelling Exchangelling Exchange
📌 Becca Massey-Chase, Head of Citizen Engagement at IPPR

You’ll find out:
✅ How to effectively communicate with communities on vital infrastructure developments, including lessons for renewable energy developers.
✅ The economic benefits of doing engagement well in areas of clean energy rollout.
✅ The threats to net zero – and how we can overcome them to realise our clean energy capacity in the UK.

24/02/2026

🏗🛢 The Government’s decision on licensing the highly contentious Rosebank oil field is expected over the coming weeks. How should we frame the debate - based on how people across the UK think about fossil fuels, and renewables as an alternative?

Here’s what we recommend:

𖣘 Show that people support a move towards clean energy, away from fossil fuels: Brits feel largely worried and concerned about the world’s dependence on fossil fuels such as oil and gas. In Scotland, more people take pride in the offshore wind industry than in the North Sea oil and gas industry.

☀️ Inspire a better future, without trashing the past: people across the country are far more excited by the future of clean energy than they are enraged by ‘dirty’ energy. However, for many there’s a strong sense of pride and identity in the fossil fuel industries that have long powered our country, forged communities and provided jobs.

👥 Incorporate the views of people in Scotland: when asked whether the Scottish Government should support or oppose Westminster in ending new offshore drilling licenses in the North Sea, 44% of people say they should oppose it.

Chris Stark, head of the UK government’s mission to deliver clean power by 2030, recently spoke to Carbon Brief: “The problems and woes of this country, in terms of the cost of energy, are due to fossil fuels.”

Renewables chart a clear path to cheaper and cleaner energy. How we talk about this transition has the power to shift both the narrative and our overreliance on fossil fuels.

👉 Check out our blog:

What people across the UK think and feel about fossil fuels and renewables as an alternative - and what this means for climate communicators.

19/02/2026

📢 Did you catch us on Channel 4 News last night in their hot take on using comedy to fight back against climate change?

A wave of comedians and public figures are talking more and more about climate on stage, on screen and on social media. And it's not just a funny coincidence...

💡We know from our latest research that people want to see more climate content in entertainment. We also know Brits are more likely to trust people who are down to earth and know their stuff on climate.

Channel 4 spoke to Matt Winning, comedian and climate scientist, currently doing a run at Soho Theatre of his show about fatherhood, climate change, finance and responsibility.

👥 Matt says “Climate change is about people. The way we talk about it, the way it’s communicated, is always so far away from people’s day to day lives.”

The feature shows many others raising awareness on climate change in humorous and human ways - like political satirists Tom Walker as Jonathan Pie and Dahler, and climate campaigners Palmer and Leah Thomas.

👉 Check out our research: https://climateoutreach.org/btc/2025/report/culture-entertainment/

👉 Watch the Channel 4 feature from 46:45: https://www.channel4.com/programmes/channel-4-news/on-demand/76009-049

18/02/2026

🗣️🏡 With the May 2026 Local and Devolved elections fast approaching, find out how to appeal to voters on their doorstep about the climate & nature issues that matter to them.

🗓️ Tuesday 10 March 🕜 6.30pm - 7.30pm📍Online
👉 Register for the webinar: https://climateoutreach.org/training-talk-climate-local-elections-2026/

Note that this training is specifically designed for Councillors, Candidates and Party Members.

What you’ll learn:
📌 Climate and nature issues that communities care about such as the local environment, and how to address concerns such as the cost and scale of change.
📌 Narratives that win people over and how to avoid alienating voters, including effective ways to discuss net zero and adaptation.
📌 Insights from our latest research based on what 7,000+ British people think and feel about the big topics, taken from Britain Talks Climate & Nature.

Hayden Banks, Advocacy Manager at Climate Outreach will present the research and recommendations, and Sofie Jenkinson, Co-Director at Round Our Way will cover the importance of storytelling in climate conversation.

There will also be a Q&A session.