What happens when you stop competing in a zero-sum game and give people a meaningful action to take?

Tom sits down with Tamsin Bishton, the new Head of Communications at Climate Acceptance Studios, to unpack a story of action from her time leading communications at Rewilding Britain.

In 2019 the small team at Rewilding Britain spotted a narrow window of opportunity to influence policy, activate an engaged supporter base and make the connection in the public imagination between nature and climate.

They launched a bold campaign linking land use, carbon capture and nature restoration - grounded in rigorous science, powered by partnership and activated through a UK parliamentary petition.

The results: 100k signatures, a parliamentary debate and wider influence on policy, widespread media coverage, and massive increases in social followers and email subscribers.

In this episode, Tamsin reflects on:

• Why “invisible action” may be more powerful than we think
• The essential need to see climate through a justice lens
• The power of partnerships over competition

Recommended book: Active Hope by Joanna Macy

Follow Tamsin Bishton at https://www.linkedin.com/in/tamsinbishton/

Additional notes:

• Rewilding and climate breakdown report https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/about-us/what-we-say/research-and-reports/rewilding-and-climate-breakdown
• Campaign report https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/blog/lets-restore-nature-parliamentary-debate
• Parliamentary debate video https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/5839a300-0070-4028-a3d6-ebd996e91f14
• Ed Harrison https://edharrison.co.uk/
• Chantelle Lindsay https://linktr.ee/ChantelleLindsay
• Lira Valencia https://www.instagram.com/outsidewithlira
• Clover Hogan https://www.cloverhogan.com/
• Favourite podcasts https://sceneonradio.org/ and https://onbeing.org/series/podcast/
• Pre-historic bird cave art https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cueva_del_Tajo_de_las_Figuras
• Sunday at Bill’s Mother’s https://abitblackoverbillsmothers.substack.com/
• Civic Square project https://civicsquare.cc/

Released: 25/2/26

Run time: 44m

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