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Here is my keynote, 'Climate Resilience Made Simple,' at the kickoff for our local library's Climate Savvy Citizens Series! Let's be savvy - and let's be unshakeable! https://lnkd.in/eEeT8vxj

Project Drawdown’s Roadmap offers guidance for everyone—investors, business leaders, and citizens alike—to take meaningful, impactful climate action tailored to your interests and capabilities. Find ways to contribute that align with what matters most to you, amplifying your impact on the path to a sustainable future. "One of the ways to take effective climate action is by guiding better investment, deploying money, capital and other resources to take advantage of climate solutions into the future" Set aside 10 mins to learn from Project Drawdown's approach https://lnkd.in/g9Ux4awB Discover how you can make a difference at https://lnkd.in/g5DyAkr2 #DrawdownRoadmap #ClimateAction

'When climate communication works (and when it doesn't)'…   I am trying to upskill by learning from climate communicators who run campaigns for "the public". Perhaps the hardest audience to have - because there's such a diversity of background, experience, opinion and affiliation.   Last week's web session from Internarratives was informative. Watch it if you work in change! https://lnkd.in/er3xJMyM   Otherwise, here are some snippets from Alex Randall, Suzanne Dhaliwal, Russell Warfield and Adam Corner:   🔸 Engage by talking to people about things they think about regularly and via concepts they are comfortable with (example was the brilliant 'cheating offset' stunt Cheat Neutral https://lnkd.in/etN8cq34) 🔹 Don't underestimate the power of making something EXCITING, for all audiences (eg 'investors' are humans too and have a limited attention span and want to engage with something cool…)   🔸 Collaborate to localise your campaigns authentically   🔹 Often the public is much more 'won over' than we assume; evidence shows they are convinced by many climate movements' messages… The minority is given airtime by parts of the media (because agreement isn’t a headline) and therefore can seem larger than it is; this creates an assumption that people are more opposed to climate measures than they are! (eg Research on offshore windfarms)   🔸 Often, opposition is highest right before change happens - but then support grows after the change is made. Eg with London's ULEZ: a year after the expansion was implemented, support was overwhelming. This is important for those of us working to help policymakers make 'tough' decisions. "They often have more latitude to act than they think."   🔹 The importance of "unstrategic" communication: creative practice like art, conversation - creating connection and emotion....   🔸 The work to be done on popularising different types of economic mindset/lifestyle with the general public - as a way of countering the 'demand stimulation' that's everywhere. "There's more energy being put into imagining the end of the world [disaster movies] than imagining different forms of economy…" "What's the 'destination'? And how do we show the wider public that it will be better, healthier, kinder, fairer?"

In our next Energy and Climate Seminar, Paul Tobin is talking about ‘polycentric’ climate governance (PCG). This is a concept academics came up with, to refer to a special kind of complex, multi-layered governance structure that involves multiple actors at multiple levels. Paul's talk starts to explore what this looks like in practice. More particularly, Paul's interested in whether and how this theoretical device can actually aid real life climate action. Please do join us to hear more! More info here: https://lnkd.in/d_kMKy-D #climategovernance #energypolicy #policyresearch

Climate-related planned relocations are complex, long-term processes. Interested in the topic? Here are 5⃣ key insights to help governments and policymakers integrate planned relocation into their climate action strategies. https://lnkd.in/egvFNEFt

Climate-related planned relocations are complex, long-term processes. Interested in the topic? Here are 5⃣ key insights to help governments and policymakers integrate planned relocation into their climate action strategies. https://lnkd.in/egvFNEFt

Effective climate action hinges on innovation and mainstreaming solutions. #Climatebudgeting places climate at the heart of #decisionmaking on policies, actions and budget. C40 Cities is thrilled to announce the first-ever global guide on #ClimateBudgeting. This comprehensive guide provides practical directions and steps on how a city can introduce, develop and implement climate budgeting, focusing on the governance aspects. available on:  - https://lnkd.in/gVKDZ8wT (edited) 

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