Welcome to your monthly dose of good news about climate change.
Climate optimism isn’t about denying what we can see with our own eyes, or ignoring our grief for what we’ve lost. It’s understanding that we know how to prevent things from getting worse and that we’re making progress. Each issue includes timely stories about climate action, and a menu of options to help you find your place in the effort. It’s like a breath of fresh air, straight off the blade of a wind turbine.
Subscribe to stay up to date, and check out our feature, “The Rise of the Climate Optimists,” in Christian Science Monitor. Learn why we started The Climate Optimist and why it’s important to reframe how we think about climate change in this Blue Sky Podcast interview with the author.
Check out past issues:
2023
2022
- November: Climate progress that’ll make you feel better
- October: Fighting climate doom zombies
- September: Life in the afterglow of colossal climate legislation
- August: Celebrating a turning point (The IRA is a BFD)
- July: Mid-summer joy
- June: Climate in the Kitchen
- May: The emotional roulette wheel of climate change
- April: Climate things going right
- March: The medicinal properties of hope
- February: Finding your place in the climate movement
- January: 16 Climate Creators to Watch in 2022
2021
- November: November was a BFD (Big Fossil Deal)
- October: We interrupt your doom scrolling with a message from reality
- September: Letting go of climate guilt in 5 easy steps
- August: Self care in the time of ‘OMG really? Now this too?’
- June: Climate optimism is not about magical thinking
- May: Pollen, policy, and possibility
- April: What you need to know about Earth Month 2021
- March: Top 7 reasons for climate optimism
- February: Policies with no climate action are out like skinny jeans and side parts
- January: The future is bright! Behold our catalogue of shiny things.
2020
- December: 6 opportunities for health-focused climate action in the Biden administration
- October: Transportation, climate, and health
- September: Voting for climate and health
- August: Back to school (sort of)
- July: Only good news, because OMG #2020
- June: Racial justice requires climate action
- May: World-wide climate action within our reach
- April: We can emerge a different society. Here’s what that could look like.
- March: Heroes in the pandemic
- February: Climate Change at the (Clinical) Bedside
- January, Part 1: Green Resolutions
- January, Part 2: The Most Important Action You Can Take
2019
- November: Talking Climate at Thanksgiving
- October: Spooked by Climate Change?
- September: Climate Week is the Turning Point
- August: Back to School
- July: The Heatwave Edition
- June: Climate-friendly Cookouts, 10-Point Policy Agenda
- May: How to Start a Conversation About Climate Change
- April: Evidence in Action
- March: Profiles in Climate Courage
- February: Science not Silence, and Climate Change in the News
