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Happy 100th Birthday Sir David Attenborough!

8 May 2026: Bristol, Forest of Dean, Kentucky, London, Plymouth, Portsmouth and Zimbabwe Climate Choirs took part in a music video to celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday. Supported by Brian Eno and Peter Townsend, this project involved choirs from all over the world, each singing and recording the song ‘Natural World’ by Pete M. Wyer.  

End Tree Burning Subsidies!

30 April 2026: As Spring reached its zenith park visitors were astonished to see a line of trees processing through St James’s Park London serenaded by singers and a brass quartet . They were calling for an end to huge UK government subsidies for biomass energy produced by the company Drax, whose AGM was taking place nearby. Analysts estimate that Drax received close to £1 billion in subsidies in 2025. Later the choir gathered outside Drax’s offices in Noble Street to get the message across.

Many of the plane trees in St James’s Park were planted in the 1820s and have stood for over 200 years. Drax has been accused of felling precious ancient trees of similar vintage to make wood pellets. The choir performed original songs including “We Need the Trees” and “Stop Burning Trees”  to call for
An end to government subsidies for burning wood for electricity
Greater transparency around biomass sourcing
A transition towards genuinely low-carbon energy systems that protect forests and biodiversity

As the UK navigates the path to net zero the choices made today will shape environmental outcomes for generations to come.

No Tidings of Comfort and Joy: Calling Out Norway’s Fossil Fuel Hypocrisy

4 December 2025: The Norwegian state owns 67% of Equinor, the multinational that continues to push oil and gas production. Their energy minister Terje Aasland has shamed Ed Miliband in the UK press for not being pro-oil enough. So to signal discontent at this bleak state of affairs Three Kings, accompanied by singers, travelled far to offer three ‘Rosebank gifts’ at the door of the Norwegian Embassy. The gifts consisted of millions of tons of carbon dioxide, a hurricane, and a devastated ocean. Not carols but protest songs rang out at the embassy door which opened onto astonished embassy staff. Afterwards the Climate Choir went to Trafalgar Square for the lighting of the Norwegian spruce tree. Songs rang out from the National Gallery steps: O Christmas Tree and Stop Rosebank. Despite most Norwegian citizens being green-minded their government is not. It is actively sabotaging the world’s efforts to reach net zero. Christmas is a time of giving and it’s time the Norwegian state started giving instead of taking from the oceans and the air.

Moving Music in Manchester Museum

22 November 2025: We were thrilled to collaborate with Manchester’s Ryebank singers at EarthSonic Live, an event bringing a fabulous range of talks and music sharing stories of nature, climate, and biodiversity. Climate Movement singers from Sheffield, Nottingham, Wyre Forest, Oxford, Bristol and London popped up across the museum, singing to the more-than-human diversity of our world, at times under the skeleton of a sperm whale! A workshop led by Kai Honey, our musical director, took themes of singing as emotional resilience, meaning-making and community building. Participants had a great time learning the Ryebank Song, which they will no doubt be singing all the way home after a packed, enlivening and moving day. (Lyrics)