The Invisible Infrastructure of Climate Resilience
Key takeaways
- Wilkinson is from Atlanta and holds a doctorate in geography and environment from Oxford.
- Solutions are abundant and renewables like solar are cheaper than ever before, but the political will for change, especially at the federal level, is in short supply.
- People often ask, “‘What can I do?’” Wilkinson said in a recent interview, and the climate movement responds with punch lists of to-dos.
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Republish Author Katharine K. Wilkinson is from Atlanta and holds a doctorate in geography and environment from Oxford. Credit: Gabriella Valladeres Related ‘Their Breath Was Captured in the Tree’ Let Terry Tempest Williams Teach You How to Find Your Own Glorians How Utility Companies and States Shaped America’s Clean Energy Transition Share This Article Republish Most Popular Trump Administration Abandons Fight Against Wind Energy as Clean Energy Output Surges As Global Warming Threatens Corals Worldwide, Woods Hole Scientists Search for ‘Super Reefs’ That Can Take the Heat Federal Regulators Tell Electric Grid Operators to Fix Their Rules on Data Centers After years working in the climate movement, Katharine K. Wilkinson noticed that advocates consistently lacked the emotional stamina and support needed to stay active, inspired and connected to others engaged in climate work.
Climate advocates are tired. The burnout is real. Solutions are abundant and renewables like solar are cheaper than ever before, but the political will for change, especially at the federal level, is in short supply.
People often ask, “‘What can I do?’” Wilkinson said in a recent interview, and the climate movement responds with punch lists of to-dos. “The punch lists sell us short on those nodes of possibility, that we are not just action takers and chore doers, that our very lives can be meaningful sites of contribution,” she said.