Christiana Figueres On Ecological Hope
This new section of our newsletter (and blog!) will include the books, podcasts, and people that keep us inspired to continue our environmental work in the face of all the challenges facing our world. We see burnout, overwhelm, and hopelessness as some of the largest obstacles to climate and ecological action, so this is where we share tools to maintain a sense of stability in rough seas. Hooray!
This month: an incredible interview with Christiana Figueres, one of the guiding figures for the UN’s work on climate change and a core architect leading the huge effort that become the landmark Paris agreement in 2015.
One of our favorite media presences, Krista Tippet, interviews Figueres for her podcast, On Being. The conversation is wide-ranging, talking about Figueres’ own struggles overcoming a sense of hopelessness in her climate work, and the Buddhist practice that made the Paris Agreement possible.