Mikaela Loach
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| Nationality | Jamaican/British |
| Known for | Climate justice activist, blogger and podcaster |
Mikaela Loach is a climate justice activist brought up in Surrey, living in Edinburgh, Scotland.[1][2] She is a medical student at the University of Edinburgh[3] who published a book and uses social media for campaigning, named as one of the Prospect top thinkers in 2024.[4][5]
Alongside Jo Becker, Loach is the co-producer, writer and presenter of the Yikes podcast, which explores climate change, human rights and social justice.[6] She is the author of the book It's Not That Radical: Climate Action to Transform Our World (2023).[7][5]
Early life and education[edit]
Loach was born 1998 in Kingston Jamaica to a British father and Jamaican mother, and moved to Surrey, United Kingdom. [8]
Campaigning[edit]
Loach advocates for environmental justice, racial justice, sustainable fashion, and human rights issues such as white supremacy and maltreatment of migrants. She also seeks to make the climate movement more inclusive.[4][9][10]
During part of 2019 Extinction Rebellion climate crisis protests in London, Loach locked-on for eight hours in an attempt to prevent police clearing a site.[3][11] She also campaigns with Climate Camp Scotland.[9] She was a speaker at Zurich Insurance Group's Youth Against Carbon Conference.[12] In 2020, Loach created the Yikes podcast with Jo Becker.[9]
In December 2021, she took part in a Judicial Review alongside other activists, to challenge the UK Government's oil and gas strategy.[13][14] In January 2022, the High Court found against the activists, stating the case had "no basis in the statute".[15]
Publications[edit]
- It's Not That Radical: Climate Action to Transform Our World. London: DK, 2023. ISBN 978-0241597538.
References[edit]
- ^ Fox, Genevieve (16 April 2023). "'It's my calling': Mikaela Loach, rising star of the climate crisis campaign". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ "Mikaela Loach: "The only thing that will ensure our survival is a…". Kerrang!. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b Cope, Emily (3 February 2021). "The top sustainability influencers to follow on Instagram: From veganism to plastic-free living". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Ep047: #GoodAncestor Mikaela Loach on Climate Justice & Antiracism". LAYLA F. SAAD. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
- ^ a b "25 Thinkers for a World on the Brink". Prospect: 24. January 2024.
- ^ Townsend, Solitaire (16 November 2020). "100 UK Leading Environmentalists (Who Happen To Be Women)". Forbes. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ Peirson-Hagger, Ellen (14 March 2023). "Art attack! The unstoppable uprising of young climate activists". Dazed Digital. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- ^ "Mikaela Loach: "The only thing that will ensure our survival is a…". Kerrang!. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b c "Activist Mikaela Loach on Breaking up With Fast Fashion and Why Climate Justice Is Racial Justice". Global Citizen. 9 December 2020. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Murray, Georgia (25 September 2020). "15 Women Decolonizing Sustainable Fashion". Refinery29. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ "Extinction Rebellion protests: 'This is a last resort'". BBC News. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
- ^ "'We're fighting for our futures'". BBC News. Retrieved 22 March 2021.
- ^ Chan, Emily (4 November 2021). ""The Only People Who Can Save Us Are Ourselves": Climate Activist Mikaela Loach on Why She's Taking the UK Government to Court". Vogue. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
- ^ McKie, Robin (4 December 2021). "Environmental activists challenge 'unlawful' UK fossil fuel plan in high court". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "R (oao Cox & Others) v Oil and Gas Authority & Others ("Paid to Pollute case")". Climate Change Litigation. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
