James Watterson

As a scientist, I am always trying to use the most reliable sources of information for my work. So that means papers in peer-reviewed journals, and the very best scientists. I first got into the topic of climate change through my association with Sir John Houghton. Although I trained as a plant scientist and still research in that area, about 25 years ago, I started to add the public communication of climate change to my portfolio.

One of the challenges facing people wanting to communicate climate and environmental stories is how to reach outside the usual circles, one way of doing this is through cultural organisations like museums and art galleries. On a recent trip to Oxford I visited two very different exhibitions that explored environmental issues. The Bodleian Library's Wonder of Birds exhibition is inspired by the The Book of Birds, thenew book from Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane.

Earth with clouds above the African Continent – NASA – Unsplash What would you like to be remembered for? What legacy will you leave after perhaps 80 years living on this planet? There is one thing that we in the UK will each leave behind, on average, after 80 years of present-day-typical living, unless we choose to change. That is a few hundred kilowatts (kW) of ongoing heating per person, that will only be there because of what we did during our lives.