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# Meet the Steering Group - Orianne Neyroud
- URL: https://exchange.ca-wn.org/meet-the-steering-group-orianne-neyroud/
- Published: 2024-07-19T09:29:05.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-19T09:29:05.000Z
- Author: CA-WN Exchange
- Tags: opinion

*Orianne was one of the founder members of CA-WN in 2019, and has just finished her A Levels.* 

***What is your motivation for being involved with the environmental movement and with CA-WN in particular?***  
I first got involved with CA-WN because I was fed up with not doing anything and was getting increasingly worried about climate change and social issues.  
I have since started to really appreciate the local scale of impact we can have through CA-WN and have built up experience of that through a range of other voluntary organisations - this local focus is so gratifying because you can actually see the impact you are making!

***If you were given one wish to change something in West Northamptonshire what would it be?***   
If I could change anything about West Northamptonshire, I would just want people around me to care more about political issues. In my experience there is too much apathy, which is really disheartening and gets us nowhere.

***What one change have you made for the climate in your own life that you are happiest about and why?***  
The change I am probably most proud of is educating myself better on environmental issues and debates surrounding them. When I first started caring about climate change and being eco-friendly I tried to cut out so much from my life (for example, I became obsessed with avoiding palm oil) and began to disapprove of people who didn’t do the same. However, since actually being better informed about these issues, I feel more comfortable having discussions with people and considering both sides of the argument - often gaining this understanding is a much more effective way of changing people’s minds!

***Tell us something about yourself that people might find surprising.***  
Something surprising about me, although not unrelated to my concern about climate change, is that I hate hot temperatures. Up to 20oC is quite enough for me - I’d much rather be curled up in a blanket with a cup of tea than sitting in the garden on a summer’s day!