2019 was remarkable for the sheer number of gut-wrenchingly honest, emotional, and just plain REAL essays from climate scientists, activitists, and people struggling with hope, fear, and our personal response to a rapidly warming world. Here are a few of my favs. Add yours!
1/ Physicians @atychen and @vivek_murthy connect personal choices and current events to health crises and the urgency of the Paris Agreement hbr.org/2019/09/should…
@atychen @vivek_murthy 2/ @MaryHeglar wrote this blockbuster on climate action - which is the #1 thing that gives us hope! - that is still reverberating down the hallways. She doesn't care if you recycle. And I don't, either. Here's why: vox.com/the-highlight/…
@atychen @vivek_murthy @MaryHeglar 3/ Psychologist @reneelertzman studies anxiety, fear and loss. She's thought a lot about how bringing it to the surface can help us talk - and act. Her 2019 @TEDTalks isn't out yet, but you can get a solid preview here: sightline.org/2014/03/12/bre…
@atychen @vivek_murthy @MaryHeglar @reneelertzman @TEDTalks 4/ I really appreciate how @ClimateReality, who's been mobilizing the biggest grassroots climate communication team on the planet, laid out their five steps to hope this past year. It has to be a key part of how we talk about climate! climaterealityproject.org/blog/five-stag…
@atychen @vivek_murthy @MaryHeglar @reneelertzman @TEDTalks @ClimateReality 5/ @TricksyRaccoon's personal story frames this brutally honest piece on fear, despair, and how action is our ultimate solution. Do not miss it: vice.com/en_us/article/…
@atychen @vivek_murthy @MaryHeglar @reneelertzman @TEDTalks @ClimateReality @TricksyRaccoon 6/ In May 2019, I guest-edited a climate-focused issue on @Chatelaine and said, we HAVE to have an essay on the biggest thing we're missing, a vision of a better future. @theturner delivered! chatelaine.com/opinion/the-fu…
@atychen @vivek_murthy @MaryHeglar @reneelertzman @TEDTalks @ClimateReality @TricksyRaccoon @Chatelaine @theturner 7/ No one dives deeper into the challenges posed by the policy and technology of climate change and clean energy, so when @drvox expresses cautious optimism, it means a lot. vox.com/energy-and-env…
@atychen @vivek_murthy @MaryHeglar @reneelertzman @TEDTalks @ClimateReality @TricksyRaccoon @Chatelaine @theturner @drvox 8/ @binajv wrote "the optimist's telescope," and in this piece she explains why, when it comes to climate change, we need it so badly washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/0…
@atychen @vivek_murthy @MaryHeglar @reneelertzman @TEDTalks @ClimateReality @TricksyRaccoon @Chatelaine @theturner @drvox @binajv 9/ Climate scientist @DrKateMarvel tackles the unknowns in the climate system - the really scary stuff. We don't just need hope, she says. We need COURAGE. onbeing.org/blog/kate-marv…
@atychen @vivek_murthy @MaryHeglar @reneelertzman @TEDTalks @ClimateReality @TricksyRaccoon @Chatelaine @theturner @drvox @binajv @DrKateMarvel 10/ I end this list with an honourary mention of @arguedasortiz for his 2020 essay (today) that inspired this thread! Is it wrong to be hopeful about climate change, he asks? I say NO: as long as it's realistic, rational, and active hope. bbc.com/future/article…
@atychen @vivek_murthy @MaryHeglar @reneelertzman @TEDTalks @ClimateReality @TricksyRaccoon @Chatelaine @theturner @drvox @binajv @DrKateMarvel @arguedasortiz Our Global Weirding episode unpacks the double-edged swords of messaging with fear and hope. Fear makes us sit up and pay attention; but hope keeps us going for the long run. Give it a watch!
