This is not a disagreement, but something I experienced upon reading the headline that said "40% of young voters want climate action". I thought to myself, "I wish that were higher. That seems like education is not doing enough to inform youth of the nature of the problem." Then I read, in the article, "Some 40 percent of young U.S. voters across political affiliations say they will only support a candidate who prioritizes climate action". That assuaged my concerns about the headline. That is a different and stronger insistence that the urgency of the crisis requires stronger advocacy and thus, expectations of what leaders we choose. That is not only "wanting" action, but practically saying that if Climate Action not a high priority, it's a deal breaker. That's more like what we need (and it's what I hear and support in your Climate Communications work, which I have followed for years. So appreciative of what you are and do!).
Love getting to see a guest post from Dr. Ayana, one of my top inspirations, especially in the transformational power of climate joy! But I'm also very pumped for the shout out for Environmental Voter Project. Just this Wednesday in Chicago, I joined a bunch of Citizens Climate volunteers who were filling out EVP postcards to send to these amazing environmental voters who will hopefully join us on election day. Didn't hurt that we met at a brewery... Great post! <3
This is not a disagreement, but something I experienced upon reading the headline that said "40% of young voters want climate action". I thought to myself, "I wish that were higher. That seems like education is not doing enough to inform youth of the nature of the problem." Then I read, in the article, "Some 40 percent of young U.S. voters across political affiliations say they will only support a candidate who prioritizes climate action". That assuaged my concerns about the headline. That is a different and stronger insistence that the urgency of the crisis requires stronger advocacy and thus, expectations of what leaders we choose. That is not only "wanting" action, but practically saying that if Climate Action not a high priority, it's a deal breaker. That's more like what we need (and it's what I hear and support in your Climate Communications work, which I have followed for years. So appreciative of what you are and do!).
Love getting to see a guest post from Dr. Ayana, one of my top inspirations, especially in the transformational power of climate joy! But I'm also very pumped for the shout out for Environmental Voter Project. Just this Wednesday in Chicago, I joined a bunch of Citizens Climate volunteers who were filling out EVP postcards to send to these amazing environmental voters who will hopefully join us on election day. Didn't hurt that we met at a brewery... Great post! <3