New Rules for Storytelling

2025-2030: Emerging themes in the climate space

The stories we'll tell about climate in the second half of this decade

Mar 28 • 

David Finnigan

January 2025

Writing on the wave

The treacherous border between artist and activist

Jan 3 • 

David Finnigan

September 2024

I gave a TED talk on 'Kill Climate Deniers'

aka 'What I learned from this controversial play about the psychology of climate'

Sep 7, 2024 • 

David Finnigan

August 2024

Coming of age on the new planet

Do stories about the transforming climate belong in our past, present or future?

Aug 3, 2024 • 

David Finnigan

May 2024

The benefits of giving up hope

Why my art improved when I stopped trying to be optimistic

May 24, 2024 • 

David Finnigan

March 2024

I was part of a scene

The rush of being part of a creative community

Mar 1, 2024 • 

David Finnigan

January 2024

How do you tell a story about everything?

The hunt for a storytelling form that can hold the full complexity of the transforming planet

Jan 26, 2024 • 

David Finnigan

December 2023

2023 was the tipping point

A round-up of the major climate stories from the last 12 months, showing us where we're heading next

Dec 23, 2023 • 

David Finnigan

September 2023

4 lessons from climate history

Surprising learnings from a deep dive into a century of talking about climate change

Sep 16, 2023 • 

David Finnigan

August 2023

Two scenes from the climate era

Several short snapshots to celebrate the launch of something new

Aug 26, 2023 • 

David Finnigan

We don't like change

Are we more like crows or more like sparrows? Inventive intelligence vs Facebook nostalgia.

Aug 12, 2023 • 

David Finnigan

May 2023

Falling in love with microplastic

Real Housewives of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch

May 6, 2023 • 

David Finnigan