The Green Stories Project, in association with Herculean Climate Solutions brought together sustainability experts and experienced writers (e.g. Kim Stanley Robinson, Paolo Bacigalupi, Sara Foster and others) to compile an anthology of 24 top climate solutions wrapped up in engaging stories.
We made these available at no cost to the thousands of delegates and attendees of COP27. The hope is they will be inspired by solutions in the stories and think ‘I can make something like that happen in my country.’ Each story has an associated webpage accessed via a QR code with more information on how we can achieve the climate solutions proposed.
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Free 4-story mini-taster is here.
A SoundCloud with audio versions of some of the stories is here.
Core team
Denise Baden, Professor of Sustainable Business at the University of Southampton, founder of Green Stories Project and eco-fiction author
Steve Willis: Director at Herculean Climate Solutions and chemical engineer.
Jerry Joynson: Director Herculean Climate Solutions and Cquestr8 Ltd.
Martin Hastie: comedy writer
The team of experts includes the following:
Professor Ken Collins, Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton;
Jon Copley, Professor of Ocean Exploration and Science Communication, University of Southampton
Joerg Wiedenmann, Professor of Biological Oceanography, University of Southampton.
David Fell, Brook Lyndhurst sustainability consultancy;
Dave Goulson Professor of Biology, University of Sussex, and founder of the Bumble Conservation Trust;
Dr Kevan Manwaring, Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, Arts University Bournemouth;
Dr Stephen Martin Hon, president of the charity Change Agents UK’, WWF Fellow;
Prof William Scott, NAEE chair, University of Bath; Arran Stibbe, Professor of Ecological Linguistics, University of Gloucestershire;
Alex Templeton Community Infrastructure Group CIC;
Stephen Turnock, Professor of Maritime Fluid Dynamics;
Climate Fiction Writers League
Lauren James: Founder of the Climate Fiction Writers League, and on the board of the Authors & Illustrators Sustainability Working Group through the Society of Authors. CFWL helped to source authors and advise on process.
Thanks to our beta readers: Alastair JR Ball, SolarPunk Stories; Bridget Blankley; Nancy Houser-Bluhm, author of Whispers for Terra; Jenny Moroney; Liz Ottosson; Anneliese Schultz, MA, MFA, writer; E.A. Smiroldo, author of The Silent Count.
I am writing a short story. Am I correct that it is due by the end of June at what ever level of draft form it may be in?
I think I missed the virtual meeting you were offering. It’s now nearly 1pm in Colorado, US … Sorry. Might it have been recorded?
Hi Nancy,
I’m not sure which one you are referring to: We have a short story competition with a deadline of 21st July on the theme of clean vs green – see https://www.greenstories.org.uk/upcoming-competitions/short-story-clean-vs-green/
Also we are co-ordinating an anthology of climate solutions wrapped in short story targeted at COP27 delegates for experienced writers – see https://www.greenstories.org.uk/anthology-for-cop27/ – for this one we’d like to see 1st drafts asap. I’m away from 27th June to 5th July so if you can send something before 27th that would be great, otherwise, 6th July would be fine.
Fantastic Denise and all. Congratulations – huge work involved in this and such a great idea.
thanks : )