Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 January 2026
Leadership on climate action is about demonstrating change in reality, not about having a senior position or being ‘in charge’. We are all involved in leadership. At work, at school, in retirement or in our leisure activities, we can demonstrate leadership by questioning default decisions and demonstrating our enthusiasm for alternatives compatible with zero emissions. Leadership could involve the four actions of Chapter 9, or speaking out among our work and community groups, or writing letters, or asking difficult questions at school. We can all show leadership, like that demonstrated by the two women who created the ‘flight-free’ movement in Sweden, and our leadership is urgently needed.
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