Why a Climate Trunk?
Climate and energy are two of this century’s biggest stories – so why are they so hard to get your head around?
They’re everywhere: in headlines, heatwaves, energy bills and never-ending arguments in the comments. But for most people, these topics can still feel slippery. New facts and claims arrive faster than they can be processed, let alone made to stick. Hot takes crowd out credible context. And without a solid foundation, knowledge can fall away – like a tree without a trunk.
That’s the idea behind Climate Trunk. The metaphor works in two ways. First and foremost, like a tree trunk, it records our climate and energy story in its rings. It also works like a storage trunk, safeguarding and organising the knowledge you can carry with you and come back to.
Climate Trunk is the project I wish I’d had when I first tried to make sense of all this. It’s a visual guide to understanding climate and energy – designed to hold the big picture together, from science and history to impacts and justice, from solutions and false solutions to net zero and you. Each ring of the trunk adds context and coherence, helping you build a clearer picture of one of the most important and misunderstood topics of our time.
