Storytelling plays a crucial role in how we share knowledge and learn about the world around us. Not only do stories teach us about life, they can also inspire us, fuel our imaginations and encourage us to act.
We are collecting stories of change to share and demonstrate how rapid transition has happened in the past, remove excuses for inaction and show the way ahead.
Transformative changes are called for to prevent climate breakdown and create the conditions for people to thrive together. These types of large scale, rapid changes can seem difficult to achieve but through our storytelling, we aim to show that this type of rapid transition is not only possible but has also been done before in many different ways.
The Reset series explores the lessons from the global pandemic on two vital areas for rapid transition: overconsumption and unnecessary travel. Our set of downloadable short briefings focus on the period we are living through for scalable, rapid change – evidence-based hope for the future.
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Giving rivers rights: a rapid solution to pollution?In March 2023, councillors in the picturesque town of Lewes in the south east of England successfully passed a motion that recognises the legal rights of...
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London’s ‘Great Stink’ of 1858: how a rapid policy response stopped the stenchIn 2022 raw human waste was pumped into the United Kingdom’s rivers and seas 825 times per day on average. Modern Britain has a big, steaming sewage...
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Accelerating recovery of wild European mammals brings hope of wider nature regenerationIn 2022, something happened in Britain for the first time in 6,000 years. Deep in the Kent countryside, a wild European bison calf was born as part of the...
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Heat pumps in cold weather? Snow problem!When Europe and the United Kingdom brace for cold weather, it’s a good time to explore the potential for a rapid transition from fossil fuel energy to...
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A sobering shift: what can the declining rate of alcohol consumption among the young tell us about rapid transition?In the wake of ‘Dry January’, the nearly one in five British people who shunned alcohol for the first month of the new year may be weighing up which...
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Viet Nam’s rapid rise to becoming a solar powered stateOne of the many benefits of solar power is the speed and scale at which it can be deployed. But, despite this, some states still manage to exceed...
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Bengal Tigers bounce back rapidly in NepalThe survival of charismatic animals like the tiger, a so-called ‘apex predator’, is an indicator of a habitat’s health but, more than that, it is a...
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A win-win four day week – the rapid rise of shorter working time to benefit people and planetAcross the United Kingdom (UK), a hundred companies are permanently moving over to a four-day working week with no loss of pay. These companies, which...
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Kukabiliana na ukame nchini Kenya: Sera ya bima ya mifugo ya kusaidia wafugaji kukabiliana na mabadiliko ya tabianchiKujumuisha maoni ya jamii ambazo mara nyingi ziko chini kabisa ya piramidi, na ambazo sauti zao hazisikiki sana katika mikakati endelevu ni muhimu kwa...
