Thread by @Revkin

There are many avenues you can take to pursue #climateaction at the intersection of the arts, science and society.

The first step to sanity and impact? Realize the prismatic #climatecrisis has many facets. Cutting vulnerability? Huge. Cutting emissions? Huge. Pick one.⤵️

https://twitter.com/radhika_iyengar/status/1357050770810617862

2. I guarantee there is one issue or problem at the interface between climate and society that suits your passions and skills best. Energy innovation? Vulnerability reduction? Community building? Political engagement? Global? Local? Glocal? All are needed. Choose your sweet spot.

3. Are you an artist, a musician, a coder, a writer, a teacher, a comedian? Take on a target and start to apply your craft or art. Here's @RollieWilliams on #carbonoffsets and the bathtub effect: pscp.tv/Revkin/1BdGYYj… #climatecomedy

4. If comedy is not your style, try art that actively fixes the environment, like @stacylevyart's "Spiral Wetlands," which suck overdoses of nutrients from waterways.

https://twitter.com/Revkin/status/1154218307651821568

5. If you're into the tough issues of #climatepolicy, that arena desperately needs storytelling chops, as @chucknicecomic has been saying: (here at a pre-covid @Sci4NY event)

6. Team up! Here's @JaanikaPeerna, a visual artist working with a dancer & a technologist (doing the streaming) to connect local and global audiences via her #glacierelegy art: pscp.tv/Revkin/1yNGaWM…

7. If you're a musician, there's absolutely a role for you. Every movement needs a soundtrack, and music cuts across cultural divides. And there are musicians who are climate scientists (two here, Richard Alley and daughter Karen Alley: pscp.tv/Revkin/1dRKZNj…

8. The most important step? Build a network. No individual has all the skills to tackle the #climatechallenge. The internet is noisy and often sucks. But you can cut through and succeed. Here's a #thrivingonline chat on how, with @xiyebastida & friends: pscp.tv/Revkin/1YpKkNQ…

9/9. I'm here to help! Our @EarthInstitute #sustainwhat show welcomes "friendly takeovers" Read this post or mesage me to learn more: j.mp/sustainwhatfri….

For those of us with existing platforms and networks, the best step is to step out of the way. Professors who "profess", e.g., are in the way of adaptive progress facing complex challenges that communities understand best.