I am entrusting Rachel with bringing humour and giffs to H2BG - we have battled in other groups and now we battle here. Welcome aboard. If you can help me find humour in all of this you will get prizes. Everyone, please say hi!

I’ve just released a new free module inside Has2BGreen. It’s not about facts, targets, or what you “should” be doing. It’s about something we rarely name: how the climate crisis feels. This module explores: - Climate grief — mourning futures, places, and certainties we’re losing - Guilt — personal, inherited, imposed, and weaponised - Blame — who gets blamed, who avoids it, and how blame fragments us - There’s no demand to “stay positive”. No instruction to “do more”. No judgement about where you are. This is a space to acknowledge what many of us are already carrying, often silently. If you’ve felt: - Heavy after reading the news - Ashamed for not doing enough — or angry at being told you’re the problem - Numb, tired, or unsure how to hold all of this …this module is for you. It’s offered freely, as part of Has2BGreen, because emotional literacy is not a luxury, it’s part of resilience. You don’t need to finish it. You don’t need to agree with everything. You don’t need to share anything publicly. Just know it’s there, when you’re ready. 👉 You’ll find it inside the classroom now.

May we all look after this creation called Earth

This year, I travelled to Hamilton Island in Australia to see what was left of the Great Barrier Reef. I expected to see a mix: areas of healthy reef, patches of bleached coral, confused fish moving between them. Instead, what we found looked like a lunar landscape. The reef was dead — reduced to rubble and dust on the sea floor. There were a few corals left. Around them swam a few dozen brightly coloured fish. My kids didn’t know this wasn’t normal. They were delighted. I watched them, feeling distraught, horrified, and quietly terrified. In that overheated water, with the air hot above us and sea levels rising, I had a sudden thought I couldn’t shake: this might be the last time I ever see a coral reef. I took photos with a cheap underwater camera and had to wait weeks for them to come back. When they did, they were blurred and dull. I tossed them aside — too depressing to look at. A couple of days later, something clicked. The photos weren’t poor quality. They were accurate. The water was full of particles. The sea floor really was that dull grey-green. Without the coral — and the billions of organisms that live within a healthy reef — nothing was cleaning the water anymore. Dirt, dust, organic matter, all suspended. The system had lost its workers. Years earlier, while training as an architect, I worked on a project designing an oyster-farming community on the Norfolk coast. As part of that, I learned how oysters work — and how astonishingly effective they are at cleaning water. The Norfolk coast once held billions of oysters. For centuries they were cheap food, eaten in huge quantities by Londoners. As stocks were over-exploited, numbers collapsed. Oysters went from poor man’s food to luxury — but something else disappeared too. Billions of tiny workers stopped cleaning the sea. Water quality declined. Life retreated. Now, in the UK, in New York, and elsewhere, people are trying to bring oysters back — not just as food, but as function. To restore water quality. To allow ecosystems to recover. To let life return to places that have slipped into dead zones.

Welcome! 🌍 To keep our conversations easy to follow, everything is organised into categories. Think of them like rooms in a house — each with its own purpose. Here’s where to share: 🌱 Introductions This is where new members introduce themselves. Share a little about who you are, what stage you’re at on the climate journey, and what brought you here. We’re excited to get to know you. 💬 Questions Your space to ask anything about climate change, action, or this community. Big or small, simple or complex — if you’re wondering, others probably are too. When you see a question you can help with, jump in! 🙌 Just remember: answers should be respectful and backed up with real data, links to established sources, or books whenever possible. That’s how we build trust and reliable knowledge. 📚 Resources & Learning Have a great article, book, documentary, tool — or even a person worth following (authors, bloggers, scientists)? Post it here. Add a note on why you found it valuable so others can benefit. 🚀 Action & Wins Tell us what you’ve done — whether that’s signing a petition, changing your travel habits, having a conversation with a friend, or leading a local event. Every action, big or small, inspires others. 🔑 Insights & Teachings Here you’ll find posts that highlight key ideas, lessons, and myth-busting insights from our roadmap. These are reference points you can return to anytime. Feel free to add your reflections or experiences in the comments. 📊 Solutions That Work This section is for detailed case studies and replicable projects that are moving the needle on the climate crisis. Please include data, outcomes, and steps so others can learn from and adapt what’s working. 🌍 Community Updates Announcements, events, challenges, and milestones live here. Check this space regularly to stay up to date with what’s happening in the community. 👉 Don’t overthink where your post belongs — just do your best. The important thing is sharing, asking, and joining the conversation. 💚