Blog
Thought Leadership, Current Events, and Resources for Climate Communicators
-
Climate Health Risks and “Type II Fun”
It’s hot out there. Really hot. Records are being set and people are falling ill. Extreme heat emergencies don’t leave behind graphic scenes of destruction the way that hurricanes and wildfires do, but they are arguably the most severe climate impact in terms of risk to human health…
Blog
"*" indicates required fields
-
Climate Chronicles: Empowering Voices in Urban Resilience
I’m thrilled to share a project that’s been close to my heart. For the past few months, I’ve collaborated with the City of District Heights Sustainability Committee to develop an inspiring initiative named “Climate Chronicles: Empowering Voices in Urban Resilience.” Now, we’re reaching out to you…
-
Voting for Climate
From time to time, I get asked: what’s the most important thing I can do to address climate change? I always answer with two suggestions: talk about it and vote…
All Blogs
-
U.S. Mayors Act to Support New Carbon Regulations
U.S. mayors have established themselves as national and international leaders in the effort to fight global warming. Since having formed the Mayors Climate Protection Agreement (MCPA) in 2007, which has now been signed by more than 1,000 mayors, hundreds of U.S. cities have made good on their mayors’ promises to apply the goals of the…
-
5 Tips for Catalyzing Climate Solutions at the Local Level
In the twenty years since the release of Santa Monica’s city-wide sustainability plan, four-term mayor Pam O’Connor has championed climate solutions and community livability to make Santa Monica into one of the country’s greenest cities. The Guardian recently interviewed O’Connor about why she’s succeeded, what role the private sector has played, and how other cities…
-
Local Impacts, Local Response: How Counties Can Prepare Our Communities for Climate Change
As has become abundantly clear over the past several years, climate change is an undeniable global phenomenon that is manifesting itself on the local level through rising heat and sea levels, and increased severe weather and weather-related damage. The local impacts of climate-related severe weather include damage to infrastructure and property, injuries to people, economic…