Working Class Environmentalism & Movement Building. Founder and Director of the Working Class Climate Alliance @wccalliance.org https://linktr.ee/the_wcca PhD Social Anthropology at Goldsmiths Universityhttps://bsky.app/profile/emma-river-roberts.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/emma-river-roberts.bsky.social/post/3mt2eadqmok26Andy Burnham is waging war on disposable barbecues whilst giving the green light to constructing giant data centres in the UK. Next he'll be reminding us to keep using paper straws.14 Aug 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:o32v3i5so5gr6evhg6up3std/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt2eadqmok26https://bsky.app/profile/emma-river-roberts.bsky.social/post/3mradukdww22f1/2 The expansion of imperialism. How is this being funded? By using the £400 million that was planned to be given (as grants) to Global South countries to tackle climate change. These will now be given as loans. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cdx7z2wwe7qt22 Jul 2026 12:41 +0000at://did:plc:o32v3i5so5gr6evhg6up3std/app.bsky.feed.post/3mradukdww22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/emma-river-roberts.bsky.social/post/3mnzoprl2gc2qEl Niño has officially begun. This could end up as a so-called "super" El Niño, and even be among the strongest ever recorded. It could bring another record-hot year, most likely 2027, disrupting weather, food supplies & economies. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c75ylx7g00xo11 Jun 2026 16:51 +0000at://did:plc:o32v3i5so5gr6evhg6up3std/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnzoprl2gc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/emma-river-roberts.bsky.social/post/3mnu5dy4im2261/2 Looking forward to speaking at the upcoming RACE Summit in London on Tues 30th June. I'll be joining a panel discussion exploring how to communicate working-class narratives within the wider environmental & political landscape. Get your ticket here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-race-summit-2026-changing-the-narrative-tickets-198954840985109 Jun 2026 11:57 +0000at://did:plc:o32v3i5so5gr6evhg6up3std/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnu5dy4im226https://bsky.app/profile/emma-river-roberts.bsky.social/post/3mmez6gqv2s2gBREAKING: First Minister John Swinney will bring a motion on Scottish independence to a Holyrood vote on Tuesday, he has confirmed. https://www.thenational.scot/news/26128282.first-minister-announces-date-holyrood-scottish-independence-vote/21 May 2026 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:o32v3i5so5gr6evhg6up3std/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmez6gqv2s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/emma-river-roberts.bsky.social/post/3mmemlphaf22o1/2 This is an excellent article about the disproportionate influence of Global North academics and journals have over just transition discourse, pulling it towards technocratic framings and away from structural change and Global South perspectives. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ae0fab/meta21 May 2026 14:22 +0000at://did:plc:o32v3i5so5gr6evhg6up3std/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmemlphaf22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/emma-river-roberts.bsky.social/post/3mlyna34tak2qIn the last 30 years, more than 99% of media stories that mention ‘hate marches’ have been published since 7 October 2023 and have focused on anti-racist protesters. Bias much? https://www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/may/hate-marches16 May 2026 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:o32v3i5so5gr6evhg6up3std/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlyna34tak2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/emma-river-roberts.bsky.social/post/3mllkhwvwnc2e“The freedom of privileged class women of all races required the subordination of working-class women… There was no way for women with class privilege who wanted economic power & status while holding on to their feminist credentials to confront the issue of class.” - bell hooks11 May 2026 15:07 +0000at://did:plc:o32v3i5so5gr6evhg6up3std/app.bsky.feed.post/3mllkhwvwnc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/emma-river-roberts.bsky.social/post/3mlb5rlfojs2yIt's great to see a greater focus on class in climate spaces than before. What I don't see so much, are discussions about what it 'is'. I've written for @wccalliance.bsky.social emphasising the need to understand it as a social, cultural, & economic phenomena. https://wccalliance.org/so-what-is-social-class-exactly/07 May 2026 11:53 +0000at://did:plc:o32v3i5so5gr6evhg6up3std/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlb5rlfojs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/emma-river-roberts.bsky.social/post/3ml24skvqqc2w"The process of relocating people from New Orleans [with a population of 360,000] should start immediately, as the city has reached a “point of no return” that will see it surrounded by the ocean within decades due to the climate crisis." https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/new-orleans-sea-levels-relocation-climate-crisis04 May 2026 16:47 +0000at://did:plc:o32v3i5so5gr6evhg6up3std/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml24skvqqc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/emma-river-roberts.bsky.social/post/3mjm7zx26ts22Last month I chaired a panel at the Climate and Nature Education Festival (is climate change a working class issue?) I've written some reflections & to share the great points raised by Tahir Latif, Catherine Porritt & Suzanne Jeffrey. Spoiler - of course it is! https://wccalliance.org/is-climate-change-a-working-issue-reflections-from-the-climate-and-nature-education-festival/16 Apr 2026 10:43 +0000at://did:plc:o32v3i5so5gr6evhg6up3std/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjm7zx26ts22https://bsky.app/profile/emma-river-roberts.bsky.social/post/3mjhl4w65u2221/4 While taking a lovely walk on the Sussex downs over the weekend, I thought about the Right to Roam - the public's right to access certain land and wander in the countryside, and that we have the working class to thank for being able to do so.14 Apr 2026 14:18 +0000at://did:plc:o32v3i5so5gr6evhg6up3std/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhl4w65u222https://bsky.app/profile/emma-river-roberts.bsky.social/post/3mivhuadb5s2qReform's Zia Yusuf said that the call for reparations was “insulting”. I assume he's also referring to the 1837 Slave Compensation Act that repaid slave owners £20 million, with taxpayers footing the bill until 2015. https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/07/reform-uk-stop-visas-countries-seeking-reparations-slavery07 Apr 2026 09:31 +0000at://did:plc:o32v3i5so5gr6evhg6up3std/app.bsky.feed.post/3mivhuadb5s2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/emma-river-roberts.bsky.social/post/3mhy6hah5uk2tMy little Buddy enjoying the sun on his banana bed26 Mar 2026 17:56 +0000at://did:plc:o32v3i5so5gr6evhg6up3std/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhy6hah5uk2t