Everyone taking climate action, no matter who you are or where you live, has a story to share.
Part of my role leading Drawdown Stories, Project Drawdown’s storytelling and engagement program, is to pass the mic to those who too often go unheard in the climate space so they can share stories of climate action and solutions that resonate with their communities.
To enable more people than ever before to share their climate solutions stories, we are launching the Global Solutions Diary. Read on to learn more about this exciting new project and discover how you can get involved!
Q: What is the Global Solutions Diary?
The Global Solutions Diary is an opportunity for everyday people to contribute to the conversation on climate solutions. It is a first-of-its-kind community-generated video library where people around the world can share their stories of taking action and deploying solutions to stop climate change.
Too often we only center the crisis and traditional leaders when we talk about climate change. But each and every day there are people – unsung heroes – all around the world who are doing their part to contribute to solutions. The Global Solutions Diary invites those people to not only share how they are taking climate action in, for, and with their communities, but also to share who or what inspired them to get engaged.
For now, we welcome you to check out sample videos and share your story. But stay tuned, because later this year we will be launching an interactive dashboard where you can engage and share those stories that most resonate with you.
Q: Why did you create the Global Solutions Diary?
We need to promote new narratives and new voices if we want to stop climate change.
According to the most recent Yale Climate Opinion Maps, though 72% of people know climate change is happening, 64% rarely or never talk about it. Moreover, even when we do talk about climate change, the way we do so, as psychologist and economist Per Espen Stoknes points out, often results in a sense of distance, doom, cognitive dissonance, denial, and conflicts with identity. If that’s not enough, the communities first and worst impacted by the climate crisis – Black communities, Indigenous communities, and communities of color (BIPOC) – are those that have, historically, been the least represented in climate spaces and stories.
The Global Solutions Diary seeks to not only provide permission and encouragement for people to join the conversation but also invites and centers diverse stories from around the world to demonstrate that everyone has a role when it comes to climate change and climate solutions.
