#InternationalWomensDay : 'When women are present for climate decisionmaking, the outcomes for the planet are better,' says Dr. Katharine Wilkinson 🌱.

.Dr. Katharine Wilkinson 🌱: 'The closer people are to the site of the [climate] challenge, the closer they should be to the center of figuring out how to solve that challenge.'

This presents challenges amid a compounding climate crisis. She explains the campaigns around #COP27 and #COP28 .

On that note, Aude Darnal argued earlier this year that as long-marginalized countries seek to exert their political power on the world stage, climate policymakers in Washington need a new framework: foreignpolicy.com/2023/03/06/us-…

Have a question for Dr. Katharine Wilkinson 🌱? Reply to our thread, and our host John D. Sutter may ask during the chat!

.Dr. Katharine Wilkinson 🌱: 'The emergence of Justice40 was a significant indicator of a pivot toward addressing climate priorities.'

Check out episode 6 of Heat of the Moment, where host John D. Sutter explores this, plus transitioning toward green energy solutions: foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/heat-…

#InternationalWomensDay : Under strain from the impacts of climate change and the pandemic, the systems meant to fight against hunger inequality is falling short, Ritwika Mitra reported earlier this year.

This greatly impacts women:
foreignpolicy.com/2023/01/25/the…

'The crux of the climate challenge is an energy challenge,' says Dr. Katharine Wilkinson 🌱.

In Heat of the Moment, John D. Sutter tells the story of youth activists in a lawsuit against Shell to hold fossil energy companies accountable for unsustainable CO2 emissions. foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/heat-…

Audience Q: How do we keep up w/ conversations involving climate change and resist feeling doom and gloom?

Dr. Katharine Wilkinson 🌱: 'You don't need to know all the dimensions.'

But, Prof. Katharine Hayhoe, who was a HOTM guest, is a great leader to follow in this space: foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/heat-…

.John D. Sutter: How do you stay optimistic about the future?

Dr. Katharine Wilkinson 🌱: I have 'changed my relationship w/ uncertainty & the unknown and [have seen] myself as one node in this ecosystem of people who are showing up to try to make things better in this really daunting moment.'

Have you ever felt a sense of so-called 'climate guilt'? Germany has a word for that.

Flugscham, or “flying shame,” describes the feeling of knowing that traveling via plane is bad for the environment. It's also an important way to view carbon costs: foreignpolicy.com/2019/09/19/rep…

Thanks for tuning in to our live Twitter Spaces with Heat of the Moment podcast host John D. Sutter and Dr. Katharine Wilkinson 🌱!

You can keep up with some of the biggest flash points in the climate conversation by listening to the latest season of HOTM now: foreignpolicy.com/podcasts/heat-…