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What are our Reasons to be Hopeful?
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Here you’ll find the people, projects, stories and ideas that are inspiring us. Whether they’re already working to make our planet a better place, or they’re in the pipeline, they are all certain to leave you full of optimism and positivity.
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Why not find out how you could feature as one of our Reasons to be Hopeful?


Soaring Kestrels & Tiny Woodmice Return to Hackney: How Nature was Restored on the Old River Lea.
Thanks to the work of local ecologists and volunteers, the right conditions are being restored for insects and small mammals to thrive -...
Sep 291 min read


Dream It. Build it. Change the Climate Story!
That’s exactly what students at Imperial College London are doing on their Cleantech Innovation MSc. This unique programme connects...
Sep 191 min read


Meet Dr Louise Edgington: Helping People Care for Their Minds and the Planet
Do you ever wish more adults would take climate action. You are not alone. That’s where Dr Louise Edgington comes in. She’s a Climate...
Sep 92 min read


Reasons to be Hopeful Goes to London Climate Action Week
Reasons to be Hopeful at London Climate Action Week 🌍✨ From 21–29 June 2025, London came alive with 700+ events dedicated to tackling...
Sep 11 min read


Money Experts Rethink How to Help Make a Greener and Fairer Planet
We’re excited to share our new video about an inspiring event we went to at London Climate Action Week called ‘A Green and Just Planet.’...
Aug 302 min read


What is Badvertising?
We see adverts everywhere, on TV, YouTube, bus stops, football shirts, and even on our phones. But adverts don’t just sell things, they...
Aug 302 min read


Meet the Teens Turning Fast Fashion into to Eco-Fashion
Meet Ayush, the founder of Youth4EcoFashion —a dynamic platform dedicated to educating young people about sustainable fashion and...
Feb 51 min read


10 Reasons to Feel Hopeful After the Building Hopeful Futures Festival and UN Summit of the Future
1. The Pact for the Future & The Declaration on Future Generations - were agreed and signed by 147 countries at a big UN meeting about...
Oct 4, 20243 min read


Meet the ‘Heat Geek’ Who’s Helping Keep Our Homes Warm Without Using Fossil Fuels!
Did you know that even on a cold day, heat naturally occurs in the air, ground, and water? Clever engineers and plumbers have developed a...
Sep 26, 20241 min read


The Tree Musketeers’ Adventures to Find the Best Trees for London’s Future!
Why we Need Trees in Urban Environments: Having trees in cities helps in so many ways! Trees make our cities cooler, clean the air we breathe, and give homes to birds, insects, and other animals. They help keep nature healthy, even in busy places! The Challenge: As we experience warmer summers in the UK, some of our trees are having a hard time adapting to the changes. So we need to find trees that are used to sunnier, warmer climates. How They’re Tackling the Challenge : In
Aug 22, 20242 min read


How to Teach Children Coping Strategies for Climate Change Concerns
Climate change is scary, full of unknowns, and paved with uncertainty. Building emotional resilience around climate change requires an...
Feb 23, 20244 min read


The Ocean Cleanup Project
The Ocean Cleanup is an organisation clearing tons of plastic from seas and rivers around the world, including the great Pacific Garbage...
Oct 6, 20231 min read


Seaweed Farms
Did you know seaweed is the ideal food to stop cows from farting so much?? ( Or in more technical terms, stops them releasing so much...
Oct 5, 20231 min read


Edible Jelo Cups for Your Next Birthday Party???
Photo from Evo Ware/ Rethink Plastics website https://rethink-plastic.com/home/product/ello-jello-cup The inspired people at the...
Oct 4, 20231 min read


Reusing single -use plastic??
The organisation Save Plastic are building houses with bricks they make from waste plastic collected from the North Sea. How they are...
Oct 3, 20231 min read


Successfully Growing New Coral Reefs
The Coral Restoration Foundation has restored over 17,500 square metres of Florida's coral reefs that had died due to rising sea...
Oct 2, 20231 min read


Dissolvable Packaging You Can Eat??
Could this be the beginning of the end of plastic packaging and landfill mountains?? How they are doing it: The clever scientists at...
Oct 1, 20231 min read
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