A County of One Million Declares First-in-Nation Climate Emergency
By Anya Grenier, The Climate Mobilization blog
On Tuesday December 5, thanks to the efforts of TCM organizers, the County Council of Montgomery County, Maryland unanimously passed a resolution declaring climate emergency -- making it the first county in the nation to do so. The County also moved its emissions reductions goal up from 80% in 2050 to 100% by 2035, and is newly greatly emphasizing the need for developing and scaling the county’s capacity for carbon drawdown.
The Global Climate Justice Movement in the Age of Crisis: Climate Fear, Truth, and the Public
By Margaret Klein Salamon, Ezra Silk, Anya Grenier, University of California, Santa Barbara
Three leaders of The Climate Mobilization discuss the recent controversy around the New York Magazine piece, “The Uninhabitable Earth” and the role of fear and other emotions in the climate movement. Should we tell the whole, frightening truth? Can they handle it? We argue that, when combined with a potential solution—WWII scale climate mobilization—the truth can be intensely motivating.
Embracing Climate Truth and Escalating to Win: Excerpt
By Anya Grenier, Resilience.org
The climate mobilization we need represents, not just a temporary break from the status quo, but the bridge to a sustainable future with justice for all.