When invited to speak at the recent Gates Foundation annual event, Mikaela Loach seized the opportunity to announce that capitalism is causing climate change and “billionaires shouldn’t exist.”
This young climate justice activist has been fighting fossil fuel projects in the UK using a variety of tactics. She is one of three claimants who has taken the UK government to court for handing over taxpayer money to fossil fuel companies in violation of their commitments to reach net zero emissions.
Mikaela has been heavily involved in the #StopCambo campaign that successfully shut down development of the Cambo oil field. She and others in this campaign continue to fight the development of Rosebank, the biggest untapped oil field in the North Sea. If the oil and gas in this massive field are burned, they will create more CO2 than all the total emissions from all 28 low-income countries. #StopeRosebank
Mikaela is a 5th year medical student and the co-host of the YIKES Podcast – a show that focuses on the things that make us go “Yikes!” – from the climate crisis to racial capitalism. She just announced that she has a book coming out called IT’S NOT THAT RADICAL: Climate Action to Transform Our World. Pre-order the book here!
Links:
Follow & amplify the #StopRosebank campaign with @StopCambo
Pre-order Mikaela’s book: It’s Not That Radical: Climate Action to Transform Our World
Read We Will Not Cancel Us by Adrienne Marie Brown
COCKTAIL: No More Billionaires
Mikaela Loach is a Climate Justice Activist and a lover of agave spirits. This drink combines the smokey elements of mezcal with the spice and richness of ancho chiles to make a cross between a Spicy Margarita and a Paloma. Be sure to use fresh grapefruit juice as it is key to making this drink bright and extra delicious. Italicus Bergamot Liqueur rounds out this cocktail and helps combine all the ingredients while also providing a lovely rich floral backdrop.
30 ml Mezcal
30 ml Ancho Reyes Ancho Chile Liqueur
30 ml Grapefruit juice
15 ml Lime juice
15 ml Italicus Bergamot Liqueur or St Germain
8 ml Simple Syrup (15ml if not using Italicus)
Small pinch of salt
Add all ingredients to a cocktail shaker and shake well with cubed ice. Fine strain into a rocks glass filled with ice and garnish with an expressed grapefruit peel.
Glassware: Rocks
Garnish: Grapefruit peel
ABV: 20%
Pro tip: Italicus is an Italian liqueur made with bergamot and floral botanicals. It adds a lovely and rich floral backdrop to this cocktail. You can substitute a couple dashes of floral or lavender bitters or St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur. Or you can just used 15ml of simple syrup instead.
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