Mobilising Silent Majorities: Report Launch

Across the UK and the globe, a vast majority of people feel threatened by climate chaos and societal breakdown. Yet, a "spiral of silence" persists: the majority only speaks out when they feel powerful enough to act, but that sense of power only comes from hearing others speak.

Join Caroline Lucas, author Liam Kavanagh, Wim Vermeulen and Phoebe Tickell on March 31 for the official launch of Silent Majorities, a landmark report about how to break this impasse. Following the press briefing on March 17 with Covering Climate Now, we’ll be delving into greater detail and leaving more room for questions and reactions to this radical and hopeful report.

The report (download here!) moves beyond traditional activism to examine six overlapping, silent majorities—from the climate-concerned business elite and reticent scientists to the exhausted "depolarising" majority. By understanding why these groups stay silent and identifying the specific "intervention points" that can trigger a cascade of expression, we can turn private concern into visible, collective power.

What to Expect:

• Hear directly from the author: join Liam Kavanagh to hear insights from and ask questions directly to the author

• Data Behind the Silence: A deep dive into why the vast majority of the UK and the world are concerned about our planetary crisis, yet over half rarely talk about it.

• Unpacking Six Silent Majorities: An exploration of the distinct groups — including the climate majority, business leaders, reticent scientists, youth, the collapse-aware majority, the depolarising majority, and even a majority who wants to live by different values — who are ready for systemic change but feel unrepresented by the current loudest voices.

• Strategic Insights: a discussion not only of current blockers but opportunities for these majorities can become aware of themselves and mobilise for collective systems change.

• Panel Discussion: Featuring contributors from the scientific, business, and psychological communities on how to move from "low efficacy" to rapid shifts in public action.

While the doors are open to anyone, this will be especially relevant to organisers, policy-makers, communicators, and everyone concerned about the climate crisis and wider societal predicament. You might be in for a surprise: people are far more ready for deep change than our current politics suggest.