Mikaela Loach

Mikaela Loach
Born
Kingston, Jamaica
NationalityJamaican/British
EducationThe University of Edinburgh medical student
Known forClimate justice activist, blogger and podcaster

Mikaela Loach is a British climate justice activist, author, and former medical student.[1][2][3][4]

She was brought up in Surrey, living in Edinburgh, Scotland.[5][6] She is a medical student at the University of Edinburgh[7] who published a book and uses social media for campaigning, named as one of the Prospect top thinkers in 2024.[8][9]

Alongside Jo Becker, Loach is the co-producer, writer and presenter of the Yikes podcast, which explores climate change, human rights and social justice.[10] She is the author of the book It's Not That Radical: Climate Action to Transform Our World (2023).[11][9]

  1. ^ Pickard, Sarah (16 May 2024), "Disruptive do-it-ourselves politics: young climate and environmental activists", Research Handbook on the Sociology of Youth, Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 254–267, doi:10.4337/9781803921808.00031, ISBN 978-1-80392-180-8, retrieved 21 July 2024
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  3. ^ OBE, Juliet Davenport (27 October 2022). The Green Start-up: 'A beautiful, urgent "how-to" for the leaders of today and tomorrow' - MARY PORTAS. Heligo Books. ISBN 978-1-78870-751-0.
  4. ^ Bratton, John; Denham, David (3 June 2024). Capitalism and Classical Social Theory: Fourth Edition. University of Toronto Press. ISBN 978-1-4875-5633-4.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Mikaela Loach: "The only thing that will ensure our survival is a…". Kerrang!. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ "Ep047: #GoodAncestor Mikaela Loach on Climate Justice & Antiracism". LAYLA F. SAAD. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b "25 Thinkers for a World on the Brink". Prospect: 24. January 2024.
  10. ^ Townsend, Solitaire (16 November 2020). "100 UK Leading Environmentalists (Who Happen To Be Women)". Forbes. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  11. ^ Peirson-Hagger, Ellen (14 March 2023). "Art attack! The unstoppable uprising of young climate activists". Dazed Digital. Retrieved 4 April 2023.