Tag Archives: climate change

Stories of Change: arts and social sciences support energy transitions

Posted on May 15, 2014 by Joe Smith

This post outlines a new research project I’m heading up, funded by the AHRC. It’ll run for the next three years. The post will appear in a couple of newsletters and blogs here and there. Its a great team and … Continue reading →

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An open letter to Nigel Farage (and offer of a pint)

Posted on February 11, 2014 by Joe Smith

Dear Nigel I was concerned for you on Channel 4 News tonight. I’ve never seen you looking uncomfortable in front of the camera before. Answering questions about climate change with water all around you left you short of breath and … Continue reading →

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Climate change and the media: time to turn the page?

Posted on October 3, 2013 by Joe Smith

Image: Screen grab from http://www.open.ac.uk/creativeclimate How has climate change been made into a form of public knowledge? I’m giving a keynote at the Deutscher Geographentag 2013 in Passau this Saturday.  I will draw on some past academic research as well … Continue reading →

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How Much Land Does A Man Need

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Joe Smith

Photo: Zosia, Easter 2013, Joe Smith It isn’t possible to mark a birth date for the modern conservation movement and its conjoined twin environmentalism, but the hat feather boycotts of more than a century ago offer as good a date … Continue reading →

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