Talking with children: Young Armchairs

https://climatekids.nasa.gov/climate-change-meaning/: Climate Kids: brushing up on your climate science

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/groups/c9m19lvv7r2t: BBC has a number of resources that can be filtered according to children’s ages

https://www.climatevisuals.org/: UNICEF recommends this website

https://earthshotprize.org/: Prince William’s Earthshot Prize website provides some examples of solutions that children (and others) can relate to

Young Activists’ websites:

https://www.unicef.org/stories/young-climate-activists-demand-action-inspire-hope: Something for young activists

https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/2oGKKAMjRfQ?autoplay=0&start=0&rel=0&modestbranding=0&mute=1&loop=0&controls=1 : A 3-minute video for young climate activists

Positive/Hopeful News:

https://fixthenews.com/ Angus Hervey, an economist and journalist, is the Founder of Fix The News, a platform “that reports good news from around the world”

www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com: Hannah Richie explains the science of climate change with some surprising examples

Climate Fiction:

Abi Daré And so I Roar (2025). Winner of Climate Fiction Prize 2025.

Web resources

Resources for armchair activists

Finance (banks, insurance and pensions)

www.banktrack.org: An international tracking, campaigning and civil society support organisation targeting private sector commercial banks;

www.thepath.co.uk: Advice on ethical pensions, savings and investments;

www.bankingonclimatechaos.org: Reports on banks worldwide and their investments in fossil fuels;

www.bank.green: Some Local Councils are now suggesting how you can switch your bank account. Bank.Green is sounding the alarm on the climate-destroying activities of banks while recommending sustainable alternatives and empowering consumer action.

www.bankbetter.uk/about/ guides people to good and bad places to put their money. Lists and grades banks etc on what (if any) investments they have in Fossil Fuels companies, Arms Companies complicit in Gaza, Companies involved in occupying Palestine & Arms Companies making nuclear weapons.

www.shareaction.org Promotes Responsible Investment, and aims to improve corporate behaviour on environmental, social and governance issues.

Others:

www.clientearth.org: An environmental law organization that works to use the law to protect life on Earth.

www.globalwitness.org: an investigative and campaigning organization focused on exposing the links between environmental destruction, conflict, corruption, and human rights abuses.

https://www.gndrising.org/. Green New Deal Rising campaigns on income inequality (eg Wealth Tax), which is closely linked with climate collapse.

Child-focused resources:

www.climateambassadors.org.uk: They recruit experienced volunteers to facilitate links with schools and offer their expertise

www.letsgozero.org: Climate Action Advisors go into schools to raise difficult to talk about climate issues.