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Zion Lights, Author and Activist
The global landscape of planet Earth is changing due to the climate and ecological emergency. How can we develop methods of adaptation and mitigation to protect countless species from extinction? Geographers have been studying climate change, and its causes and effects, for decades. This study is essential, but now is the most momentous time to become actively engaged, to shape what the future will look like. This planet, and all life on it, needs you to take a stand.
Biography:
Zion Lights has a long history of climate activism and in 2019 she was a co-ordinator in Extinction Rebellion (XR) UK’s Media & Messaging team, and founded its newspaper, The Hourglass. She appeared on BBC World News, The Andrew Neil Show, BBC Politics Live, Good Morning Britain, Ed Miliband’s podcast Reasons to be Cheerful, and many other TV and radio programs as an XR spokesperson.
Zion is the author of the evidence-based book The Ultimate Guide to Green Parenting, the nature poetry book Only a Moment, and the forthcoming Zero Waste Kids with Rob Greenfield. She has been called “Britain’s greenest mother” by The Daily Telegraph and “an eco-pragmatist, happily heavy on science” by The Guardian.
In the lecture introduction it is mentioned that Zion is Director of Environmental Progress UK to campaign for nuclear power, she left the organisation in 2020.
See more about Zion and her work at: zionlights.co.uk
Live Q&A:
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Zion Lights, Author and Activist
The global landscape of planet Earth is changing due to the climate and ecological emergency. How can we develop methods of adaptation and mitigation to protect countless species from extinction? Geographers have been studying climate change, and its causes and effects, for decades. This study is essential, but now is the most momentous time to become actively engaged, to shape what the future will look like. This planet, and all life on it, needs you to take a stand.
Biography:
Zion Lights has a long history of climate activism and in 2019 she was a co-ordinator in Extinction Rebellion (XR) UK’s Media & Messaging team, and founded its newspaper, The Hourglass. She appeared on BBC World News, The Andrew Neil Show, BBC Politics Live, Good Morning Britain, Ed Miliband’s podcast Reasons to be Cheerful, and many other TV and radio programs as an XR spokesperson.
Zion is the author of the evidence-based book The Ultimate Guide to Green Parenting, the nature poetry book Only a Moment, and the forthcoming Zero Waste Kids with Rob Greenfield. She has been called “Britain’s greenest mother” by The Daily Telegraph and “an eco-pragmatist, happily heavy on science” by The Guardian.
In the lecture introduction it is mentioned that Zion is Director of Environmental Progress UK to campaign for nuclear power, she left the organisation in 2020.
See more about Zion and her work at: zionlights.co.uk
Live Q&A:
The lecture will be followed by a live Q&A with the speakers. You can submit a question during the event using YouTube Live Chat, via Twitter @InsightsNCL or by sending an email to public.lectures@ncl.ac.uk.
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INSIGHTS Survey: bit.ly/InsightsSurvey21
We would appreciate it if you could complete a short survey, sharing your views on the INSIGHTS Virtual Lectures programme. We'll be collecting responses until Friday 21 May 2021.
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Thank you for watching.
Subscribe to our YouTube channel: youtube.com/c/INSIGHTSPublicLecturesNCL
Follow INSIGHTS Public Lectures on Twitter: twitter.com/InsightsNCL
Visit the INSIGHTS Public Lectures Website: ncl.ac.uk/events/public-lectures
