This year has been another big year for the environment. We’ve seen plastics and plastic pollution hit the...


4 ways I’ve improved my wellbeing
NB: This blog is more personal, less sustainable… I’ve never openly talked about my mental health, certainly not...

7 ways to make your summer holiday more sustainable
Research shows that 1 in 10 European tourists book eco-friendly holidays – choosing to stay local, or travel...

5 easy ways we can tackle air pollution this Clean Air Day
On 21 June people around the UK will take part in Clean Air Day – a day of action on...

7 easy ways to declutter your home
This spring, Global Action Plan launched our Simplify Life campaign – a tool and guide to inspire people...

5 things millennials love that climate change will affect
Millennials. The avocado-loving, coffee-drinking, experiential generation (or so the stereotypes say!). I wanted to know how climate change...

5 easy ways to reduce your waste
For my job I spend a lot of time reading and sharing articles and blogs by zero waste...

8 alternative gifts for your Valentine
Valentine’s Day – love it or hate it, it’s impossible to avoid it! The shops are full of...

10 ways to get outdoors and be happy
Studies have shown that access to nature can reduce depression, and that people who live near trees and...

Asking for what you want at Christmas
Christmas, birthdays, new home, new job. Sometimes it feels like people look for any excuse to buy you...

3 tips to beat the Black Friday blues
We spend more money at Christmas than we do any other family holiday, even when we can’t afford...

5 reasons why young people are our future
I wrote this blog about why Global Action Plan (the organisation I work for) are working with young...

5 ideal ways to help reduce air pollution
In the lead up to National Clean Air Day (15 June), I wrote this article for Ideal Magazine...

Is The Day After Tomorrow today?
On 2nd June 2017, the 45th President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, announced the US...

Creating more sustainable futures with Fairtrade
Last week I wrote this blog for Global Action Plan about what Fairtrade means for young people around...

Why we need to encourage the younger generation to connect with nature
In 2013, a report by the RSPB found that just one in five children in the UK are...

The role of expertise in our changing world
In times of political unrest or change, we look to the experts to guide our decisions, opinions and...

4 lessons from an incredible two years working for Global Action Plan
Today, it is officially 2 years since I first started working for Global Action Plan. I had no...

Finding your passion – climate change and I
I was recently asked to speak at an event at my old secondary school. The brief was simple...

We’ll miss EU – we didn’t ask for this future
On 24th June 2016, 52% of the UK voted to leave the EU – a decision that has broken...