Rub of the green: Rebecca Hardy talks to Rupert Read about a new climate project

3 Aug 2023 | by Rupert Read

‘I could say my whole life has been leading up to this.’

‘In order to win, you need to have a huge number of people who are broadly behind you, which led me to thinking what that might look like.’ | Photo: Rupert Read

My interview with Rupert Read, the ecological philosopher and Salter Lecturer 2023, starts off on a surprisingly optimistic note. It’s an unlikely twist, given the fact that my newsfeed is filled with headlines of heatwaves, wildfires, floods, evacuated tourists, and politicians stepping back from vital climate pledges. But Rupert Read is encouraging. ‘It’s a terrible, but also possibility-filled moment in our history.’

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