The British Council believes that to succeed in addressing global issues such as climate change, we need to work together with like-minded organisations and individuals to make a collective difference. In the UK and all over the world, the British Council has sought to collaborate with leading thinkers and practitioners, whose work inspires us and reflects our core values.

One such organisation is Julie's Bicycle, a UK-based non-profit company that works with the creative industries to co-ordinate and catalyse best practice in sustainability and develop cultural leadership around climate issues.

Last year, the British Council commissioned Julie's Bicycle to curate a collection of personal reflections about art, artists and climate change. The result was Long Horizons, a thoughtful and timely publication featuring contributions from Antony Gormley, Jay Griffiths, Professor Tim Jackson, Professor Diana Liverman and KT Tunstall, which aims to harness the inspirational qualities of the arts to demystify and energise the debate about climate change.

Click here to download a digital copy of Long Horizons from the Julie’s Bicycle website.

You may also wish to have a look at Julie's Bicycle's other unique and insightful publications. The British Council co-commissioned and contributed content to the theatre volume in the recent Moving Arts research undertaken by Julie's Bicycle, mapping the environmental impacts of touring and how touring productions can reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.

Click on the images below to download PDF versions of Moving Arts: