Author: Graham Duxbury, chief executive of Groundwork UK
Watching delegates fly in and out of COP 28 in Dubai over the last two weeks it’s been easy to get downhearted by how distant and difficult the discussions about tackling dangerous climate change are. In the meantime, the power of nature to enhance or disrupt our lives has never been more evident. Extreme weather battering our shores and causing real hardship in communities is making us finally understand what an unstable climate means. At the same time, more and more of us are realising how being better connected with nature does wonders for our health and wellbeing. As is so often the case, we don’t truly appreciate something until it’s gone.