Articles for Climate Activism

Opinion: How throwing soup at the Mona Lisa can help fight climate change
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Opinion: How throwing soup at the Mona Lisa can help fight climate change

LA Times  

Protesters threw soup at the Mona Lisa on Sunday in the latest instance of deliberately shocking climate activism. With today’s political institutions largely focused on short-term desires over long-term planetary health, and global climate negotiations moving too slowly to meet the challenge, climate activists have been radically rethinking their tactics. Activist groups have long relied on a strategy known as …

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Many young people are devastated by climate change. But from despair springs action, study suggests
1 year, 4 months ago

Many young people are devastated by climate change. But from despair springs action, study suggests

Salon  

When speaking with Salon in 2021, twenty-six-year-old climate activist Kidus Girma expressed anxiety about the future of the planet — but, at the same time, some hope that he might be able to play a tiny part in making things better. "Even in the absence of direct climate-related experiences, distress about climate change is affecting young people's aspirations." They added, …

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What The Last of Us, Snowpiercer and 'climate fiction' get wrong
1 year, 8 months ago

What The Last of Us, Snowpiercer and 'climate fiction' get wrong

BBC  

What The Last of Us, Snowpiercer and 'climate fiction' get wrong Moho Films Novels and films that tackle global warming can inadvertently lead to paralysis, writes Tyler Harper. We are led to believe that reading or watching climate fiction is going to inspire activism, that "cli-fi" can foment an appetite for real societal change either by "scaring audiences straight" or …

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Going beyond 'green,' activism new standard in ski industry
1 year, 9 months ago

Going beyond 'green,' activism new standard in ski industry

The Independent  

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