On Thursday 25th September 2025, ActForEaling will be hosting a climate conversation with Dr Neil Jennings of the Grantham Institute entitled, “Climate change: Science, Scary Stuff and Solutions”. It will be a fantastic opportunity to hear directly from an expert on climate change and to have all of your pressing questions answered. If you would like to attend please email us at contact@actforealing.org to secure your place.
Climate change: Science, Scary Stuff and Solutions
This event provides an update on the latest state of climate science, a summary of the impacts that our warming climate is having on people and planet, and the solutions that need to be scaled-up to tackle the challenge. The climate conversation session will include a 30min presentation from Dr Neil Jennings followed by 30-45mins of Q&A and discussion.
Time and Venue
The event will take place during Ealing Climate Week on Thursday, 25th September 2025 at Open Ealing. The event will start at 7.30pm, and finish around 8.30 to 8.45pm. Light refreshments will be available.
Biography
Dr Neil Jennings is a member of the policy team at the Grantham Institute, Imperial College London. He has a specific interest in the co-benefits of climate action – how tackling climate change can help create a cleaner, greener, fairer future and how these co-benefits can be better considered in the decision-making process.
Within Imperial, Neil coordinates a cross-College group interested in the health benefits of climate action and is part of the interdisciplinary Climate Cares Centre – a group of researchers, designers, policy-experts and educators aiming to understand and support mental health in the current climate and ecological crises.
The Grantham Institute
The Grantham Institute acts to “drive forward discovery, convert innovations into applications, train future leaders and communicate academic knowledge to businesses, industry and policymakers to help shape their decisions”. You can find out more information about the Grantham Institute here.
Ealing Climate Week
Ealing Climate Week will take place between 20 September and 28 September 2025. It will be home to a variety of different events showcasing how climate action and nature can go hand in hand with benefits such as lower bills and better health.
Information about the events and their organisers is on the DoSomethingGood website. You can check in to see what events are on each day. You can also sign up to host your own event using the form here.
Our Ealing Climate Week Page is here.
