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Rerun: Reframing Climate Action as Creation Care, with Becca Boyd

This week, we spoke with Becca Boyd, a young evangelical leader and college student, who is helping to reframe climate action as creation care. Through faith-based language and community engagement, she is building bridges in conservative Christian spaces and growing an evangelical climate movement rooted in stewardship and shared values. By emphasizing environmental work as a faith-driven duty to protect God’s creation, Becca is fostering a hopeful, action-oriented approach to caring for our planet.

Climate & Society

Rerun: Promoting Clean Energy through Pop Culture, with Klean Energy Kulture Co-Founders Michael Hawthorne Jr. and Corey Dennard

As the effects of climate change are increasingly felt around the world, the need to incentivize communities to make lifestyle choices that limit its impact is more necessary than ever. This week, we spoke to Klean Energy Kulture co-founders Michael Hawthorne Jr. and Corey Dennard about using pop culture to raise awareness about climate change and promote sustainable practices.

Climate & Society, Climate Justice, Energy

Rerun: Municipal Investment in Clean Energy Tech through Community Choice Aggregation, with Rob Shaw

How can local governments can help advance clean energy technology? Investor-owned utilities dominate the electricity market in the United States, but community choice aggregators let municipalities control their own energy strategy.

Climate & Society, Energy

Rerun: Corporate Lobbying as an Ally in the Fight Against Climate Change

Corporate lobbying, sometimes viewed skeptically, is increasingly being considered as a useful tool for advancing science-based climate policies. The effectiveness of this strategy hinges on overcoming several challenges, including workforce mobilization and the powerful corporate interests that lobby against environmental action.

Policy

The “30 by 30” Conservation Movement, with Jennifer Norris

The “30 by 30” conservation movement aims to conserve 30 percent of the Earth’s land by 2030. California is among the first jurisdictions to implement a comprehensive 30 by 30 strategy and has invested $11 billion towards the effort. The movement focuses on protecting biodiversity, engaging local communities, and building resilient ecosystems, while also navigating challenges like land use conflicts and climate change adaptation.

Climate Justice, Land, Policy, Sequestration

Educating Girls to Address Gendered Impacts of Climate Change

How does improving access to education act as a climate solution? And why focus on educating girls? Education can contribute to the climate resilience of girls–and of their communities. We spoke with Dr. Christina Kwauk about the connections among climate change, education, and gender.

Climate & Society, Climate Justice, Policy

Climate Change Litigation on Behalf of Young People, with Julia Olson

Young people worldwide, represented by organizations like Our Children’s Trust, are increasingly using litigation to force governments to take climate action. This trend is illustrated by notable cases like Juliana v. United States and Held v. Montana.

Climate & Society

Shifting Public Opinion with Warning Labels on Gas Pumps, with Rob Shirkey

Climate Break speaks with Rob Shirkey of Our Horizon–the Canadian non-profit group he founded–about using climate change warning labels on gas pumps to nudge consumers away from using fossil fuels.

Climate & Society, Energy, Transportation

Growing a Conservative Youth Environmental Movement, with Karly Matthews from the American Conservation Coalition

Climate Break talks with Karly Matthews, the communications director for the American Conservation Coalition. The coalition seeks to mobilize young conservatives to support climate action by harkening back to earlier generations of Republican leaders that favored environmental protection.

Climate & Society

RERUN: Community as antidote to climate despair, with Teo Grossman

In advance of this year’s Bioneers Conference, we spoke to Teo Grossman, Bioneers’ Senior Director of Programs and Research, about why meeting grounds like the Bioneers Conference are important for empowering climate action.

Climate & Society