Ellie Goulding Instagram – As I’ve said in my post, as COP28 comes to a very tense close, I wanted to check in and maybe give you a bit of active hope. But I wanted to say thank you to everyone who worked with me at COP, and taught me so much. So here we go – this is my list of heroes. Raquel, Ubiratan, Leticia and Angelica – local community activists from Brazil whose work – when states and international ‘leaders’ look away –literally keeps us all in the game. @aliancadasamazonias @juventudeindigenaro @cnsextratvista @redejandyras @copdasbaixadas. Thank you @WWF_UK @wwfbrasil and @ifrc for bringing us together again. To @iam_samata @with_blackpearl for the wonderful chat on stage on creativity and activism. I can’t wait to see what you do next . Thank you @francesffox founder of @climateliveglobal and I stand by it. There is so much discussion about COP, and understandably so many misgivings but I hope I have explained the solidarity and connection that is created by people like Frances and @rahmina_paullete, (By the way I don’t know how you keep your composure scheduling all of these COP events, but I was so honoured to take part). What a treat to bump into the wonderful @nilerodgers and get a quiet moment to talk with my UN boss and mentor the always kind and wise @andersen_inger_threads, Executive Director @UNEP and @unitednations Under-sec general. Naturally I dropped in on the UK Pavillion and learned more about the Global Centre for Biodiversity for Climate and The Global Biodiversity Standard (thank you @alexandre.antonelli). Big thanks to @environmentdave and the UK government team for hosting and @kewgardens for the coffee. Sometimes at COP as you march between pavilions and stages you have great conversations on the fly. @aymusik youth leader extraordinaire @unitednations thank you for the best walk and talk. And @earthrise.studio with @youtube and @unep for the clear and expert calls to action. For unpicking this whole thing in ways that everyone can understand. And thank you with @outrageoptimism for keeping leaders accountable until the last minute. #canyouhearusyet? #climatelive #climatejustice #COP28