Global Action Plan

You can probably find all sort of ways to criticise today's #budget2024, but there's one issue that stands head and shoulders above anything else - the boost to investment (now and in future years). The UK has become a chronically low investment economy and, from business investment in clean technology to the parlous state of public services, the results of this are plain to see. You may think economic growth and tackling climate change are incompatible, but low investment will be a real killer. Unless investment is revived, the all-important clean power target, insulating homes, greening industry, new rail and bus services, even bike lanes will be more or less impossible. So the change Chancellor Rachel Reeves has made to the fiscal rule on government debt, opening up more fiscal space for public investment - the critical pump-primer of large scale private investment - is a potential game changer. And it's not only a game changer on climate change, but is also important for investment in the NHS, schools and other public services. If it's your thing, you can read more analysis from IPPR on what the fiscal rules change means and how significant it is in recent historical terms. https://lnkd.in/ejZ5WDEP

📢 Opportunity for students in Years 9-13 to join our Young Activators Network📢 We're building a diverse network of young people from all walks of life who are open to learn, grow and make a difference, regardless of their background or experience. Members of the Young Activators Network will: 💡 have the chance to meet like-minded people who share a passion for making a positive impact 💡 learn practical skills through workshops and upskilling sessions 💡 benefit from opportunities to participate in youth-led projects. If students apply this week, they would be just in time to join our first Welcome Webinar. More information and application form: https://lnkd.in/ep39Ypcg

We wanted to let Essex schools know that we're offering free National Lottery-funded youth social action workshops for students in Years 5-9. Sessions are delivered over 10 weeks by Honor Hayes, Youth Practitioner for our Transform Our World work, which supports students to design and implement a project which creates positive change within their school or local community. Previous projects include raising awareness on air pollution, gardening and growing vegetables and encouraging recycling in school. Please share this opportunity with any Essex schools you know, who can book a call with Honor: https://lnkd.in/egHrdp9M The #iWill Movement The National Lottery Community Fund #EssexSchools

"As we celebrate five years of Transform Our World, we're incredibly proud of the dedication and hard work of the teachers and young people we’ve had the privilege to work alongside. Their passion and commitment have been at the heart of every success, driving meaningful change on the issues that matter most to them and embedding sustainability into schools and communities. It’s been an incredible journey empowering a new generation of leaders, and we’re excited to keep building on the momentum from the last 5 years." - Dr Rachel Manning, Head of Transform Our World Watch students explain in their own words how they have taken action in their local community, supported by our Transform Our World practitioners, funded by The #iWill Movement and The National Lottery Community Fund: https://lnkd.in/de5n4gb9

This week, we were delighted that PRWeek UK Awards recognised our 'Rise of the Aggro-rithm' campaign with Vodafone UK News and Tin Man Communications with the Best Technology Campaign award. One-in-10 boys aged 11-14 are seeing harmful content online in as little as 60 seconds as a result of the social media algorithms curating their views. Social media and the algorithms that drive it must be regulated to ensure that our young people get a balanced view of the world. Sonja Graham, Global Action Plan CEO says: "This campaign was ground-breaking on a number of fronts - Vodafone and their PR agency Tin Man absolutely should be celebrated for it. Very few people had been talking about the harms to social media on young boys, and even fewer were willing to call out the underlying cause - the algorithms that curate our views; desensitising, polarising and at worst, radicalising. It was a tough topic for a brand to take on, but Vodafone jumped at it. We went from having a passionate Zoom with their team one week to bringing in our expert academic panel the next and launching the campaign - complete with a film - less than three months later. If you haven't seen the gut-wrenching film created by the brilliant team at Nice and Serious then please watch it and if you haven't signed the petition calling for social media to be made safe by design - then do that now!" ➡️https://lnkd.in/dZsksQzX Rachel Evans Kate Arrowsmith Catherine Russell Chloe Parfitt Tom Tapper Katie Fox

Today, on World Values Day, we're delighted to share news of the independent, multi-disciplinary academic panel who are working with us on our Good Life Schools programme, which is funded by The National Lottery Community Fund. Read more about our panel members Mike Berners-Lee, Gregory Maio, Jennifer Rudd, Peter Sutoris and Lukas Wolf and how their input is helping students to think critically and live differently. ➡️https://lnkd.in/ej-hAvFN

Cross-party MPs have signed our Parliamentary Clean Air Pledge, making a public commitment to advocating for cleaner air for all 📣 Our Parliamentary Clean Air Champions have pledged to: 🚌 Advocate for greener public transport 🚲 Encourage active travel 🔥 Support calls for the end of unnecessary domestic burning 📉 Endorse the World Health Organization limits for air pollution 🗣️ Champion our right to clean air Scroll to hear from some of these parliamentary champions about why air pollution is an important issue to them - including Ellie Chowns, Afzal Khan and Grahame Morris M.P. Find out more about our Parliamentary Clean Air Pledge and share it with your MP ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/exWE7d3F

This week we went to the UKRI/Met Office Clean Air Programme Conference, which focused on the impacts of air pollution and applying research to deliver cleaner air. Our team took part in several panels, including sharing our insights and learnings on: 📣 What the current political environment means for policy efforts to reduce air pollution and how academic research can be used to improve clean air public policy 🩺 What role the healthcare sector plays in delivering clean air and how to best educate healthcare professionals about air pollution Find out more about our work to clean up the air ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eNNYfkZj

We're currently hiring for the role of Senior Parliamentary Campaign Manager. Are you a dynamic, collaborative and influential campaigner? Have you worked in Parliament or on campaigns focused on influencing Westminster or city leaders? We're looking for a passionate campaigner with a proven track record of influencing parliamentarians and government, to shape and advocate for ambitious policies that will improve health outcomes through environmental improvement in UK. This post is part-funded by Health Equals to raise awareness and drive action on the building blocks of health by campaigning to reduce the impact of air quality on health inequalities, in partnership with others. Read more and apply: https://lnkd.in/dqJwkha

Air pollution can affect your heart health, with research linking exposure to heart disease and stroke. It’s important that heart health professionals can speak to their patients about these harms and the steps they can take to protect themselves ❤️🩹 Following #WorldHeartDay, we are pleased to announce that with the support of Boehringer Ingelheim UK & Ireland we will be running a pilot project from early 2025 to empower heart health professionals to have effective conversations with their patients about air pollution. Contact us at cleanerair@globalactionplan.org.uk to find out more about this pilot or visit the Clean Air Hub to learn about the health impacts of air pollution ⬇️ https://lnkd.in/eqqcJqwv