Young people have a powerful role to play in tackling the climate crisis. Claire Jackson explores how music can be used to raise awareness and inspire action.
Orchestra of the Swan's 'Earthcycle' project
Orchestra of the Swan's 'Earthcycle' project

The wipers are on the fastest setting, whizzing across my car windscreen. Water is streaming down the road, collecting in enormous puddles at a rate I have never experienced. Hazard lights flash ahead; traffic jams. A tree has fallen down, hitting a car and narrowly missing the driver. We inch away, holding our breath. Further ahead, a ford has formed. Some of the bigger vehicles pass with ease, but the majority have to turn around. Some time later, not too far away from my destination, I realise that my VW Polo cannot cope with another deep immersion. I abandon the car and wade home.

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