Lucy Siegle is an independent writer and journalist who specialises in communicating earth science and telling environmental narratives. She is the co-host of new climate podcast So Hot Right Now, and author of Turning the Tide on Plastic, published by Trapeze/Orion. She has given evidence to the government’s Environmental Audit Committee on fast fashion, launched the UN Charter for Fashion with Stella McCartney and was appointed a trustee for the NGO Surfers Against Sewage. Lucy lives on the River Thames and collects plastic waste most mornings in her kayak.
Substantive, big-picture stories of accelerated climate change are still Missing In Action across mass media, so what is our plan for illustrating the danger more accurately? asks Lucy Siegle.
By Lucy Siegle - 1st October 2020
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I measured clean air on Oxford Street to rival rural Hampshire, but more needs to be done to turn this into a real carbon win, writes Lucy Siegle.
By Lucy Siegle - 28th April 2020
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A renewed culture of make-do-and-mend prompted by Covid-19 can help us reject the fast fashion industry and its exploitive supply chain, writes Lucy Siegle.
By Lucy Siegle - 14th April 2020
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In the first of a new mini series navigating climate and Covid-19, journalist Lucy Siegle explores an eco-identity crisis and how plastic is staging a reputational comeback.
By Lucy Siegle - 26th March 2020
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The only thing being recycled this summer is a story about how rubbish eco straws are, but why? By Lucy Siegle.
By Lucy Siegle - 9th August 2019
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The new Waste Resources Strategy paints a fantasy circular economy while avoiding the real issue of how we can use less plastic, writes environment journalist Lucy Siegle
By Lucy Siegle - 19th December 2018
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This year, for the first time, I am not soothed by Keats’ words. His complacency feels out of reach in a world rocked by Covid, Brexit, and climate catastrophe, and a farming year that refuses to…
By Guy Singh-Watson - 23rd September 2021
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A traditional farmer on the outskirts of Bristol is fighting to keep her land out of the hands of housing developers.
By Nina Pullman - 23rd September 2021
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Fertiliser is in the news this week, but it’s a broad area that includes anything from sewage sludge to green manure. We find out more for Your Questions Answered.
By Wicked Leeks - 22nd September 2021
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Treated sewage waste is often applied on farmland as a fertiliser. While contamination issues have brought controversy to the practice, is a small-scale, localised approach the answer?
By Hugh Thomas - 22nd September 2021
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With historical links to so-called 'witchcraft', foraging for food is one of the few ways we can sever reliance on the established food and medical system, writes Louise Gray.
By Louise Gray - 21st September 2021
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Try homegrown quince poached in white wine for a delectable dessert, baked into a tagine or infused into vodka for a perfect gift or seasonal tipple.
By Becky Blench - 21st September 2021
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