The Explain It Like I’m Five Guide to Climate Change

This website explains what is going on with climate change, why we’re not doing enough about it and what we can do to speed that up.

Ever wanted to ask some basic questions but we’re afraid to? You will find plenty of quick, short explainers in this guide written in the plainest language possible - it does get a bit sweary. I’ve read the long nerdy books and articles so you don’t have to.

Here’s some great places to get started.

Who

Who made this mess?

Great question! We’re all looking for the guy who caused this.

How

How do we

Skim across the science, social science, economics and politics to understand why we’re being so slow to act

Mythbusting

But…

Don’t fall for these bad arguments


Last updated: March 2024