Disability Climate Activist

Emma is a freelance campaigner – fighting to include those with disabilities in climate and nature work.

Being self-employed means she has the opportunity to work for lots of different organisations, such as Bristol Climate & Nature Partnership.

She also works on the just transition, to ensure no one is left behind as we move to a more sustainable future.

Job insight

Official job title: Disability Climate Justice Activist

Earning: ~£30,000

Workplace: Laptop, post it notes and food! Food’s a great way to get people along to meetings.

Emma works with other climate activists, politicians, charities & council workers. She listens to disabled people in the community and then takes those ideas and needs to fight for them at meetings with the people who have power to make change happen.

“I work to my values and to try and make the world a better place. It gives me satisfaction and is never dull….Everyday is different and I never know what my job is going to look like month to month – it’s exciting!”

Emma’s Career Path

Emma’s top tips for your career: If you want to make something happen start doing it without worrying about the money and you’ll be surprised at how it can become a career over time.

“I worked in an entirely different field and was a climate activist in my free time. But during the pandemic I lost my job and saw an advert to work on climate and disability. It spoke to lots of different sides of me so I applied and never looked back.

There isn’t a set career path for my role, it’s more about seeing the work that needs to be done and being crafty about how I can get there. Often I start projects voluntarily before someone comes along to give me money for it.”

Community Development Worker

Find out local problems and help fix them.

Community Education Coordinator

Organise training to meet needs of local community

Researcher of social sciences in sustainability

Watch the video to find out more.

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