Energy is Life: Why Environmentalism Went Nuclear with Zion Lights

We’re delighted that Zion Lights will be coming to Reading to talk about her forthcoming book Energy is Life: Why Environmentalism Went Nuclear which is due to be published on 3rd February 2026. The book follows Zion’s personal and powerful journey: from grassroots green activism to becoming one of the UK’s leading advocates for nuclear energy.

In a time of climate crisis, energy poverty and growing demand for clean power, she examines why long-established environmentalists like herself once feared nuclear energy, why many have since come to embrace it, and makes a compelling case for why nuclear energy must be part of the solution. Accessible, evidence-based, and deeply human, this book challenges common myths and invites readers to rethink what it really means to care for people and planet alike. If you believe in a greener, fairer future, this book just might change your mind – and give you hope.

Zion Lights is an award-winning Science Communicator and environmental advocate who makes complex science clear and compelling. She explores energy, climate, and technology through the lens of human challenges, showing how curiosity and evidence can shape a better future. Her work combines technical clarity with a sense of wonder, helping people see the big questions and the choices that define our civilisation.

Zion is the author of the forthcoming book Energy is Life, which shows how science, technology, and the choices we make today can transform our energy systems and bring power to those who need it most.
To see more of Zion’s work visit her website Zion Lights. Zion blogs at Everything is Light and is active on X, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and Bluesky.

Pre-order her book here.

Zion has an MSc in Science Communication from The University of the West of England (UWE). Zion is also an Honorary Member of Saving our Planet and is also a Patron of Humanists UK.