CCR 80 Unleashing Our Imaginations for Climate Change Solutions

As climate advocates, we need to articulate what it is we are fighting for. What is the world we want to create? Engaging our imagination is essential to stirring up the kind of hope and excitement that inspires others to action. 

In this episode of Citizens’ Climate Radio, three guests join us to help unleash our imagination potential: Hannah Pickard from the National Network of Ocean and Climate Change Interpretation; Dr. Natasha DeJarnett, a leader in environmental health research and board member of Citizens’ Climate Education and Physicians for Social Responsibility; and Sean Dague, a software engineer by day, a CCL group leader, and an En-ROADS Climate Simulation tool ambassador. 

These three guests conduct a thought experiment: Can you imagine a world without fossil fuels? What will it look, smell, sound, and feel like? 

You will also hear three new voices who have joined the Citizens Climate Radio team. Ruth Abraham, Lila Powell, and Zach Torpie are each recent college graduates. They share their reactions and responses to what Sean and Hannah have to say about engaging our imaginations in our climate change work. 

You can imagine this, too! Share your answers with host Peterson Toscano. Leave a voicemail at 518.595.9414. (+1 if calling from outside the USA.) You can email your answers to radio @ citizensclimate.org

Dig Deeper

• Video of Sean Dague’s Thought Exercise: Imagine a World without Fossil Fuels
• Hannah Pickard CCL International Call March 2020
• Peterson Toscano’s Citizens Climate Virtual Conference Breakout Session: Telling a New Kind of Climate Story
• Citizens Climate Radio Ep 39 Envisioning and Communicating Climate Success
• Climate Change and the Imagination by Kathryn Yusoff and Jennifer Garbrys (PDF)
• Imagining a world without fossil fuels | BBC Ideas. Study Guide. 

Resilience Corner

Once we are able to notice, accept and get help where we need it, we are more able to take action in ways that support our well-being.  Which brings us to our focus today on the next step: Practice.

Tamara Staton is the Education and Resilience Coordinator for Citizens Climate Education, and in this installment of the Resilience Corner she helps us to ask for the help we need.  

Get more tips and resources by visiting The Resiliency Hub. 

Women in the Wild

If you are a woman who has spent time alone camping, hiking, or in nature, the Citizens Climate Radio team would  like to hear from you. What was that experience like? What insights and advice do you have for women who want to explore natural places alone? If you have something to say, email us radio @ citizensclimate.org. 

Transcript

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