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“The climate change hoax” – and other X threads

“The climate change hoax” – and other X threads

When 97% of scientists agree that climate change is caused by humans, what could sway people to go against them and call it a hoax? We took to X to find out
Review: Hand Me Down

Review: Hand Me Down

Contact Young Company treat a small audience to an intense ethical debate using fashion catwalks as a space to question the unsustainable and unethical overconsumption creates by quick fashions and trends
Review: Akram Khan’s Jungle Book Reimagined

Review: Akram Khan’s Jungle Book Reimagined

Akram Khan’s reimagining of The Jungle Book offers a charming yet bleak moral perspective on the ecological crisis we could be facing in years to come
The Stoller Hall is sounding the alarm

The Stoller Hall is sounding the alarm

The Stoller House’s new season draws inspiration from the natural world, reflecting the venue’s commitment to sustainable practices
Climate change announced as the theme for Manchester Science Festival 2020

Climate change announced as the theme for Manchester Science Festival 2020

The festival will showcase a range of art commissions, immersive and participatory experiences, outdoor events and live debates in aid of the 2020 Year of Climate Action
Opinion: false promises and empty slogans show sport’s attitude to the environment

Opinion: false promises and empty slogans show sport’s attitude to the environment

Tom Reynolds delves into the environmental problems synonymous with sport’s greatest competitions
We’re only ‘children’ when middle-aged men don’t like our ideas

We’re only ‘children’ when middle-aged men don’t like our ideas

Dismissing the ideas and activism of people like Greta Thunberg because of their age shows how older generations only pick and choose when to treat teenagers like adults, argues Kate Jackson
Online tool created by UoM to combat climate emergency

Online tool created by UoM to combat climate emergency

The free to use Tyndall Carbon Targeter, designed by The University of Manchester, could assist the UK in reaching national emission goals
Greenwashing: an environmental publicity stunt

Greenwashing: an environmental publicity stunt

Are brands really environmentally conscious? Or is it just a publicity stunt? Writer Anna Han Jin discusses the latest zero-waste trend and the use of greenwashing in advertising
UoM signs up for Covering Climate Now to fight climate crisis

UoM signs up for Covering Climate Now to fight climate crisis

For a week this September, the University of Manchester will join forces with media outlets and organisations to devote their research to the global climate emergency
Pret A Manger and the Stern Review

Pret A Manger and the Stern Review

The Stern Report made similar recommendations to the IPCC report which said we have twelve years left to live — Alex Walker believes the reason nothing was done has something to with Pret
Review: ‘The Overstory’ by Richard Powers

Review: ‘The Overstory’ by Richard Powers

Just a few weeks ago, the world’s leading climate scientists announced that mankind has just twelve years left to limit the irreversible impact of climate change on our planet. Sparking conversation across the globe, the news has, for most, awoken a desire for change. But in order to ignite this change, perhaps we should first […]
Live Review: ‘Sentinel: Climate Change in Sound and Light’

Live Review: ‘Sentinel: Climate Change in Sound and Light’

The ambitious science-inspired light and music show fell short of expectations and left the audience in the dark, writes contributor Winona Newman.
12 years to prevent climate catastrophe

12 years to prevent climate catastrophe

Leading climate scientists and government figureheads from across the globe have met in South Korea this week to scrutinise a 15-page report advising policymakers on global increases in temperature

Blade Runner 2049: a tale of caution?

Blade Runner 2049’s world is far from a dystopian fantasy

Becoming a Vegan, Part 1: what’s it all about?

Veganism has hit the UK, rising by 360% in the past 10 years. But why all the fuss?

Becoming a Vegan, Part One: what’s all the hype about? (ignore)

Veganism has hit the UK, rising by 360% in the past 10 years. But why all the fuss?

How bad does it get before we care?

Tristan Parsons hones in on what we all know to be true. The environment is a pressing issue, but very few people care enough to do anything

UK universities divest from Fossil Fuels

Ten UK institutions have divested funds from fossil fuel companies ahead of UN climate talks. The move has been praised by other members of the divestment movement

Will Murdoch pollute National Geographic?

With the Murdoch media empire investing in National Geographic, Alex Daniel critically assesses whether it spells the beginning of the end for the prestigious magazine.