In 2018 my children started to join global strikes to raise awareness about the climate crisis, and I supported them, helping to make banners, organise, promote their actions. The climate emergency, biodiversity, humans’ effect on the planet climbed into further into public consciousness; Extinction Rebellion and other groups raised the pressure and even politicians appeared to listen. The Climate Change Act was passed in the UK in 2020, committing the UK government to reducing carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2050.

all images from Climate Strikes in Newcastle  and North Tyneside 2018 - 2022, and BBC footage of Cop26 demo, Newcastle.