RSA 111d ago

Climate change is not just an environmental issue – it’s a systems failure, a crisis of power and a test of our ability to act together. In this film, climate activist and researcher Clover Hogan and award-winning playwright and director Amir Nizar Zuabi offer two distinct but deeply connected approaches to the climate crisis. One focuses on changing who holds power – organising collectively to shift the systems driving climate breakdown. The other focuses on changing how we feel – reconnecting us to vulnerability, responsibility and empathy across borders and species. Drawing on global climate science, large-scale public art projects and frontline youth activism, the film explores why information alone hasn’t been enough – and why collective action, community and solidarity may be our most powerful tools. Find out what it will take to face the cliff ahead, together, in Issue 4 of #RSAJournal. Now on RSAJournal+: https://www.thersa.org/rsa-journal/ Video chapters 00:00 – Why climate messaging isn’t working anymore 00:01:01 – What the science really says post-Paris Agreement 00:01:30 – Corporate climate promises and political backsliding 00:02:42 – Climate, power and inequality 00:04:00 – Why the climate conversation isn’t landing 00:04:24 – The Herds: A journey through the climate crisis 00:05:43 – Are we the enemy? 00:06:30 – From polarisation to collective action 00:07:26 – The cliff ahead – and what comes next Subscribe to our channel! Follow the RSA on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thersaorg/ Follow the RSA on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/thersaorg/ Follow the RSA on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thersaorg Follow the RSA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theRSAorg/?locale=en_GB Video credits and sources: • Global Surface Temperature Heat Map Animation (1880–present) – NASA Scientific Visualization Studio (SVS). Public Domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1880-Global_surface_temperature-heat_map_animation-_NASA_SVS.webm • Paris Agreement Signed – EU2016NL. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 (CC BY 3.0). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paris_agreement_signed.webm • Donald Trump Takes the Presidential Oath of Office (2025) – US Federal Government footage. Public Domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Donald_Trump_takes_the_Presidential_oath_of_office_(2025).webm Edits may include trimming, cropping, colour grading, subtitles, and sound replacement. No endorsement implied.