Communicating Earth podcast
Episode 4: Tamsin Bishton
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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
/ tamsinbishton Additional notes:
- Rewilding and climate breakdown report https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/a...
- Campaign report https://www.rewildingbritain.org.uk/b...
- Parliamentary debate video https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index...
- Ed Harrison https://edharrison.co.uk/
- Chantelle Lindsay https://linktr.ee/ChantelleLindsay
- Lira Valencia
/ 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_d...
- Sunday at Bill’s Mother’s https://abitblackoverbillsmothers.sub...
- Civic Square project https://civicsquare.cc/
Released: 25/2/26
Run time: 44m
Listen on: Spotify | Apple Podcasts | Youtube
