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Climate Change and Class – Interview with Chris Beales

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Interview – on Climate Change and Class / Climate Justice

This is a reposting of my final interview with the wonderful Ayo Sokale. Ayo asks me to talk about ‘Climate Change and Class’, which is a subject of real concern to me. Underlying this question is the issue of Climate Justice, particularly the disproportionate impacts that climate change will have on more vulnerable communities. We are used to hearing about the impact of extreme weather on poorer communities in other countries but the risk is very real for us here in Reading as well.

The interview was filmed in June 2019 when I was the Chair of the RCCP.

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Climate Change and Children – Interview with Chris Beales (RCCP Chair)

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This is the forth in the series of interviews that I had with the wonderful Ayo Sokale. In this, Ayo asks me about  ‘Climate Change and Children’.  My son was born close to time I started my role as Chair of the RCCP so this is very real for me. It is so important that we create a good future for him, and all of our children. We need to push hard, believe and make it happen…and there is no more time to wait.

  • Please do check out our new Adaptation Plan. Reading this, you’ll understand a lot about where I am coming from in the interview. It is important to appreciate the risks that we face…and to pick up on the some of the things we can do to get prepared for climate change.

All the best,

 

Chris

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Things you can do about climate change – Interview with Chris Beales (RCCP Chair)

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This is the third in the series of interviews with Ayo Sokale, in which Ayo asks me ‘…what things you can do about climate change’.  I hope you find this useful.

  • This ReadingCAN.org.uk website will be building up a lot of information over the coming years, which will help us all to become better informed.
  • The other website mentioned, is the one I put together a few years ago. The Personal Action page is here: www.chrisbeales.net – personal action
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What is the RCCP? – Interview with Chris Beales (RCCP Chair)

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In this second interview with Ayo Sokale, I talk about the Reading Climate Change Partnership (RCCP): who we are, and how we are trying to Get Reading Ready for the challenges of climate change.

This website, and the Reading Climate Change Strategy that it hosts, are going to help us to deliver our vision. However, it is critically important that we develop a strong network of people and organisations to really link through to everyone in the town. This is the Reading Climate Action Network (ReadingCAN), which I hope you’ll all join us in being a part of.

Ayo summed it up really nicely: “Reading CAN but it needs you to get engaged with it!”

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About the new strategy consultation – Interview with Chris Beales (RCCP Chair)

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It was my great pleasure to be interviewed by Ayo Sokale – one of Caversham’s new Councillors. This is the first in a series of five interviews. In this we talk about our plans for new Reading Climate Change Strategy.

We are writing the new strategy between now and Christmas. Please do get involved – you can find out more here: