Climate Journo Requests

Circadian Biologists in Northern Europe - Polar Light Health Impact

RESEARCH REQUEST | Seeking an expert in light and human biology in extreme northern climates Howdy y’all. I’m on the hunt for someone who has researched the effects of prolonged darkness and near-constant daylight on human biology, particularly in Northern Europe. The angle I’m exploring is what actually happens to human health in these environments. What trends or anomalies do we see when we simply live with these extreme natural conditions, versus when we intervene with specific lighting strategies? Ultimately, I want to understand what these places can teach us about what our biology really expects from light. If anyone knows someone working in this field, I’d love an introduction! Thank you! 🙏

Founders & Experts - Space Tech, AI Security, Climate Tech & Creatives

I'm looking for 15 more guests to join the Produck Podcast by the end of the year. If you are building in the following spaces or have deep knowledge you'd like to share, then please send me a DM: 🧑🏾🚀 space tech - I'm curious to speak with founders who are tackling problems related to space tourism, space junk, and other space issues 🤖 cyber security - really interested in people who are focusing on combatting the current AI crisis we are heading into 🌩️ climate tech - would love to hear from people who are at the forefront of preserving our planet 🏠 prop tech - specifically, I want to know about the Japanese market and understand why it's unlike any other market in the world 📚 edtech - I want to hear about how AI is affecting not only teaching, but learning as well and what the future of education looks like Non-tech fields 🧠 psychology/neuroscience - I'm really curious about the human mind and how it works! 🕳️ consciousness - as someone who explores this topic daily, I'd love to speak with experts in this space 🎨 artists/creatives - I'd love to explore techniques about how to enhance our creativity If you're a founder or expert in any of these fields and you'd like to be featured, please DM me asap! I'm going away in December for a month, so I'd like to batch film episodes before I leave!

["UK & US Donors - Donate Large Share of Income","Homeowners - Spent Savings Or Pension Adapting Home To Climate","UK Residents & Expats - Moved Due To Climate Crisis"]

A few #journorequest erm, requests that I’m at research stage with: * I’m looking for people who donate a chunk of their income. Can be based in the UK or US. * I’m searching for people who have spent their savings or pension on adapting their home for the climate crisis (need more than just adding a few solar panels). * And finally, I’m looking for people who have moved within the UK or overseas because of the climate crisis. Perhaps there were too many wildfires happening near you or coastal erosion forced you to move.

TravelTech Founders - Distribution, Traction & Fundability

Early stage startups don't know distribution. They know their product. They know the problem. Give a founder an hour and they'll walk you through every broken step in the workflow they're fixing. Ask how the market is supposed to find out. The answer gets thin. They build for a year and launch to their own contact list. They post once and wait. They pitch investors who have never heard their name, then call it a tough funding climate. I've watched good products lose to worse ones with better reach. That's not a product problem. The coverage exists. Most of it is media. I come at it from the other side of the table. I ran an agency, so I know whether a tool survives a real Monday or just demos well. I lost a company, so I know the difference between traction and activity. I trained with VCs, so I know when a good business is being pushed to raise money it shouldn't. Most coverage asks whether a company is interesting. I'm asking whether it works, whether it lasts, and whether it deserves capital. And when a founder clears all three, I don't just write about them. I introduce them. I work with them. So that's where @The Ticket by VENTUREA is going. https://lnkd.in/gURDptwx The founders building in Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality. What problem they saw. Why it matters. How they're going about fixing it. Alongside the trends actually moving this industry, including how AI is changing the way trips get planned and sold. If you invest, this is where you see what's being built before it's obvious. If you operate, this is where you see what's coming for your business. If you're building, this is where your work gets read by both. I'm interested in the technology that amplifies the impact of Travel, Tourism, and Hospitality. The problems worth solving. The startups going after them. Where this industry is heading. That's the whole reason this exists. One newsletter is not a distribution strategy. But it's a start, and most of these founders don't have one. Building something in travel? Send me a message. I want to hear about it. Subscribe below. See you in the next issue. #TravelTech #HospitalityTech #SoutheastAsia #Venturea #VentureCapital

["UK & US Donors - Give Significant Income Share","Homeowners Who Spent Savings & Pension - Major Climate Adaptations","UK Movers & Expats - Relocated Due To Climate Crisis"]

Morning. How was your weekend? Mine was fun (evening wedding reception in Broadstairs) & restorative (community gardens eco event* and foraging walk). Back onto work now with a few #journorequest erm, requests that I’m at research stage with: * I’m looking for people who donate a chunk of their income. Can be based in the UK or US. * I’m searching for people who have spent their savings or pension on adapting their home for the climate crisis (need more than just adding a few solar panels). * And finally, I’m looking for people who have moved within the UK or overseas because of the climate crisis. * picture of the Sunken Gardens Eco Fair.

Salt Lake Residents - Opinions on Climate Change

Looking for Opinions on Climate Change I’m a student journalist on U of U campus writing about local’s opinions on climate change. If you’re interested in hopping on a short call to answer a few questions on the subject, DM or comment below! Anyone in the Salt Lake area is welcome to give their opinion. I’d love to hear from you :)

Futurists, AI Researchers & Tech Builders - Visions Trade-Offs Ethics

A recurring theme I’ve noticed is that it’s really difficult to imagine the future. It’s easy to dismiss an idea … who would want that? Or decide it’s too complicated; it's something I can think about later. I’ve experienced this throughout my tech career. When I was a student studying computer science, over two decades ago, there were actually people telling me what was coming. I just didn’t have the foresight to understand what it would mean. A friend told me his supervisor had said that, in the future, every phone would have the internet. Another friend, who was really into mobile phones, told me that phones would eventually become like mini computers, with something called “apps” that would let you do things on your phone. One of my friends used machine learning for a university project. Her program had to run all night. My dissertation was about finding the shortest route between two points. Google Maps existed, but I remember it being much more like a digital map. I remember thinking that one day it would probably be able to work out the shortest route for you. Looking back, these things seem obvious. They weren’t obvious to me then. And I think that’s the interesting thing about the future. Even when we’re told what’s coming, it can be incredibly difficult to imagine how profoundly it might change the world around us. And we’re doing it again. Except this time, the stakes feel much higher. I’ve been speaking to people about the future and asking what kind of world they want to live in. They talk about climate change. Wealth inequality. Housing. Job opportunity. Peace. So the question I keep coming back to is: What does a better future for everyone actually look like? I want to speak to the people who are shaping what comes next — the people building, researching and thinking about the future. What are they trying to achieve? What kind of trade-offs are they making, and what kind of ethical questions are they asking themselves? I want to have deep conversations about what’s coming, what it could mean for us, and how we might stir ourselves towards building something better.

British Columbia Wildfire Resilience Practitioners - Project Barriers

Over the past few months, I've been having conversations with people involved in forestry and climate resilience projects across British Columbia. It started mostly out of curiosity. I wanted to better understand what actually happens between recognizing that something needs to be done and seeing a project implemented on the ground. At the beginning, I thought project coordination might be one of the main missing pieces. The more people I talk to, the more I'm realizing that coordination is definitely an important part of the picture, but there are other challenges that can come even before that. I've heard about land tenure and access, regulations and approvals, funding, technical capacity, project timelines, economics, and the challenge of coordinating different organizations and priorities. And what has been especially interesting is that I haven't been getting the same answer from everyone. Someone working with a Community Forest may see the problem very differently from someone working with a First Nation, a funding organization or as a forestry professional. That's probably been the most useful part of these conversations for me. I started looking for an answer and instead I'm finding better questions. So, over the next few weeks, I'd like to share some of these conversations and what I've been learning from the people who have been generous enough to give me some of their time. I'm definitely still learning about this space, so I'd also love to hear from people working directly on these projects: What usually makes a good wildfire resilience or forest health project difficult to actually get off the ground?

China Climate Experts in NYC - Climate Week Events & Research

I’m back in NYC for Climate Week after criss-crossing China on reporting trips over the past few months. If you work on China-related things and are in town, I’d love to get together + hear about your events/research. Drop me a line: [email redacted] Signal: lpike.19 📸 Liaoning turbines by train

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Carbon Market Teams, Agrifood Firms & Investors - Soil Carbon Credits

After 10+ years writing for scientific journals (35 peer-reviewed papers), I'm now writing for the people who make decisions: carbon market teams, agrifood companies, and investors. Soil carbon is having its market moment. But most of what's written about it is either too shallow or too technical. I'm fixing that — one white paper and one newsletter essay at a time, in English and Chinese. First deep-dive coming soon: how to tell good soil carbon credits from bad science. If you work in carbon, agriculture, or climate — I'd love to hear from you. 👇

Systems-Change Event Organizers - Send Events Courses & Open Calls

There's more happening at the edges of capital, systems change and the living world than any one person can track. A series of events exploring the Three Horizons framework, the release of the TNFD 2026 Status Report, webinars exploring governance with the livings or the economy of right relationship. A free MIT course on systems change and inner work, open to anyone (starting today), and regenerative courses. And a lineup of events taking place in person in New York Climate Week. Most of it is virtual. Nearly all of it is open. It's scattered across organizations working on different pieces of the same shift (each with their own newsletter, calendar, and corner of the field). Ecologists call the place where two ecosystems meet an ecotone, and what happens there is the edge effect: more species, more activity, more life than in either system on its own. I grew up around those edges in Brittany, where forest gives way to meadow and land meets ocean along a long, restless coastline, and I've spent my career holding space for the human version, in awe of what happens where different fields meet. 🌱 So I've started Ecotone Shift, a ~monthly newsletter that gathers in one place: events, courses, open calls. Issue #1 is out today, and it includes the virtual session Capital Fieldnotes I’m hosting shortly after New York Climate Week. If you're running something that belongs in here, send it my way, I’d love to include in the next edition! Link in the comments. Themes: systems change • systems investing • regenerative thinking • regenerative finance • climate innovation and deeptech • narrative infrastructure • design • planetary boundaries • planetary futures • futuring • strategic foresight • nature governance

Owners With Two Generations Of Same EV Model - Battery Degradation

AVILOO published more than 500,000 battery tests on September 2, run between 2022 and 2026 across 20 models and four continents. The most useful result is not the model ranking, it is the spread measured between individual cars of the same model: up to 13.5 points of state of health. On a Model Y at 150,000 km, the observed range runs from 82.9 % to 94.9 %. I have a concrete case to set beside that, with its limits stated. Two Model X, same owner, same climate, same split between fast charging and home charging, and according to the available sources the same cell format and chemistry (18650 NCA). The first was sold on the day the second was delivered, December 15, 2023, which makes it possible to compare them at the same age. At two years and nine months, the 2016 Model X had lost roughly 5 % of its range, with approximately 98,000 km on the odometer. The 2023, at the same age, shows 18 % with 73,000 km. Three and a half times the degradation, on 25,000 km less. A reader added a case pointing the same way under one of my posts, and the screenshot is attached. Christophe Bretaud has owned four Teslas since 2013, 560,000 km in total. The two that have covered the most distance are his first ones, and they are down only 4 to 6 %, while his 2024 Model X is already at 12 % in two years and 60,000 km. Twelve percent in two years is 6 % a year, against 6.5 % a year for my 2023. I do not know his measurement method and his 4 to 6 % is not on Model X, but the order of magnitude and the inversion are the same at a second owner's. One point deserves correcting, because I expected the opposite result. The 2016 was a 60D, a 75 kWh pack limited in software to 60, as Tesla announced on July 13, 2016. It therefore ran for twenty-two months at 80 % of its real capacity. I checked whether that period had protected it. Delivered January 11, 2017 and unlocked November 22, 2018 at 67,300 km, it lost 3.9 % while limited, about 2.1 % a year, then 5.7 % over the following five years, about 1.1 % a year. Degradation was twice as fast during the limited period, which matches the ordinary battery curve, steep at first and flatter later. The data does not support a protective effect. I draw no causal conclusion from two owners, displayed range is not laboratory state of health, and the 2016 values at two years and nine months are extrapolated from the November 22, 2018 reading. The observation still seems worth putting on the table, because none of the large published studies breaks its results down by charge rate, chemistry or climate. That is why I am looking for comparable cases. If you owned an older generation of a model and you now drive the recent version of that same model, Model X, Model S, Leaf, Bolt or another, I would like to hear from you: both your loss figures and both your odometer readings. Sources: AVILOO, September 2, 2026 · Tesla, July 13, 2016 · Automobile Propre. I post this kind of analysis a few times a week: https://lnkd.in/grXCqAH2

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Climate Researchers - Predictions' Impact on Arctic Residents

Looking to speak with researchers today about what these predictions could mean for those living in the Arctic. https://t.co/OQ4fHMgR4y

Sri Lanka Agri-Policy & Supply Chain Experts - Rice Shortages

Rice shortages don't happen because rice runs out. They happen because the whole system around it, farming, milling, trade policy breaks down in different places at once. I wrote about it for the Food and U Magazine, the Food Science and Technology Department's publication at Uva Wellassa University. Some numbers that stayed with me while researching this: 17% of Sri Lanka's population is moderately food insecure right now. 2.1 million agricultural households are under pressure from fertilizer and fuel costs they can't control. And a handful of large millers control enough of the market to set prices without much competition. The article breaks down four separate pressures hitting rice at the same time, climate shocks on farming, economic pressure on inputs, market concentration in milling, and a mismatch between what Sri Lanka grows and what the world actually wants to buy from us. It also looks at what's already being tried the " FAO RiceUP project", flood-resistant rice varieties and what's still missing.Such as real data systems, climate-smart farming support, and market reform that doesn't just regulate prices without fixing supply. Link to the full article in the comments, would genuinely like to hear from anyone working in agri-policy or supply chains on this. . . . #FoodSecurity #SriLanka #RiceCrisis #FoodScience #UvaWellassaUniversity #AgriculturalPolicy

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Political Climate & Economic Experts - Ecofascism & Suicide Capitalism

I'm looking to speak with political, climate and economic experts well-versed in climate/eco fascism and suicide capitalism. How's that for a bright and breezy Wednesday morning? National magazine feature. Publishing October. PM me for full details. #climatecrisis #environment #ecofascism #farright #capitalism #economics

Florida & Texas Students, Teachers & Parents - Climate Curriculum

🚨 Looking to speak with U.S. students about how climate change is taught, especially in Florida and Texas. Need to talk before tomorrow evening. Student, teacher, parent, or know someone? DM me 🙏 On or off the record.

Climate Scientists - Geoengineering vs Low-Tech & De-Extinction

Journo request for climate scientists! Working on a story about the Future of Earth, and one focus is on the tension between high-tech and low-tech/natural solutions to climate change -- the idea that either we can or cannot innovate our way out of the climate crisis.Can geoengineering and other innovative technologies prevent the climate apoclypse, or are they simply a scam and distraction from emissions reductions? Interested in thoughts on genetic modification/resurrecting extinst species also. Looking to interview scientists in either camp. Get in touch.

UK Climate Adaptation Projects - Case Studies & Resources

Climate adaptation case studies and resources needed! Last month, I put out a call for adaptation case studies and resources to feature on the Maximising UK Adaptation to Climate Change Hub (MACC Hub), and many of you responded with great examples of adaptation work happening across the UK. Thank you! Check out our current case studies here (with more being added daily): https://lnkd.in/eqAT3k6f We're looking to add more examples to help others learn from what's working. If you have a project, case study or resource that could be useful to the adaptation community, I'd love to hear from you. 📋 Submit a case study here: https://lnkd.in/eMyVPYFg 💬 Or send me a DM. I'm very happy to help shape your experience into a case study and support with the write-up. P.S I'd really love to showcase more adaptation projects that do not currently have a space elsewhere on the internet, no matter how small!

Haitian Emergency Management Practitioners - Hurricane Preparedness

At AlerteUnité, we are producing a mobile-first video series on hurricane preparedness and hyperlocal climate risk. We are seeking experts in emergency management, hydrology, climate risk, public health and community resilience to validate the content and ensure it is accurate, practical and grounded in actions communities can take immediately. We especially welcome Haitian practitioners in Haiti and across the diaspora who understand the country’s realities and infrastructure constraints. Participation can be as simple as reviewing one short module and providing feedback. Interested or know someone who can help? Please message me or comment below. #AlerteUnité #ClimateResilience #EmergencyManagement #Haiti #HaitianDiaspora

Engineers & Planners in Kampala - Flood Risk Priorities 2026

🌧️ KAMPALA AND THE FLOODS: ARE WE REALLY PREPARED FOR THE 2026 RAINS? As Uganda approaches the October–November rainfall peak, renewed warnings about potentially above-normal rainfall and possible flooding should make us pause and ask a bigger question: Why does Kampala continue to flood whenever we experience intense rainfall? Flooding is not simply a problem of "too much rain." It is also about how we plan our cities, how we manage wetlands, how we protect drainage corridors, how we dispose of waste, how we design infrastructure and how we manage stormwater. Every wetland we fill, every drainage reserve we encroach upon, every impervious surface we create and every drain we allow to become blocked changes the way water moves through the city. There are lessons we can learn from countries such as Singapore and the Netherlands, which have moved beyond simply trying to get rid of water as quickly as possible. Singapore manages stormwater from the source, along its pathway and at the point of exposure. The Netherlands has embraced the principle of "Room for the River"—recognising that sometimes the safest approach is to give water space. Perhaps Kampala needs to adopt a similar philosophy: Capture it. Slow it. Store it. Convey it safely. Give it space. We need a combination of: ✅ Better drainage infrastructure ✅ Wetland protection and restoration ✅ Protection of drainage reserves ✅ Stormwater detention in major developments ✅ Improved solid waste management ✅ Better urban planning and enforcement ✅ Flood forecasting and early-warning systems ✅ Catchment-based water management Floods may be natural, but the extent of damage they cause is often influenced by human decisions. I have written a short article exploring what causes flooding, why Kampala remains vulnerable, what other countries are doing differently, and what Uganda could do to build greater flood resilience. 👉 I would particularly like to hear from engineers, planners, environmentalists, policymakers, developers and residents of Kampala: What should be our first priority in reducing Kampala's flood risk? #FloodManagement #Kampala #Uganda #ClimateResilience #UrbanPlanning #StormwaterManagement #Wetlands #WaterManagement #ClimateChange #DisasterRiskReduction #SustainableCities #WASH

Charity & Climate PRs, B Corps, Founders - Good News Relaunch & Coffee

Charity / climate PRs, B Corps, founders - at Country & Town House we are relaunching our Good News section from the start of next year. Here’s a photo of a previous iteration. I’d love to be back on some mailing lists to hear your news and having some coffees to scope out any bigger stories/features - please reach out to me at [email redacted] #journorequest #prrequest #charitysector #climatenews

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Biden-Era Climate Grant Recipients - Which Grants Survived

Last year climate-friendly grants from Biden-era laws were trashed as the Trump administration cancelled programs and passed legislation pulling funding. I'm working on a story about one grant that survived, but for an upcoming newsletter I'm pulling back to see what survived and what's very much in limbo. https://lnkd.in/gdjkw7ja

Nepal & Tibet Geomorphologists, Glaciologists & Climate Scientists-Now

Geomorphologists, glaciologists and climate scientists: I have some urgent queries for you for a story i'm working on about Nepal and Tibet. Let me know if you're able to help today!

Infectious Disease Experts in India - Climate-Resilient Health Policy

#journorequest Hello, looking for experts could speak to me about infectious diseases and climate-resilient health systems/policies in India. If you are one or know of someone. Please DM.

Forest Officers & Restoration Ecologists in India - Why Saplings Fail

Looking to speak to the right people for a story! Here's something most of us have done at least once: planted a sapling. At a school function, an office drive, a weekend morning. We water it, take a photo, feel a little better about the world. 🌱 But how many of those saplings ever become a forest? 🪾🌳 That's the question behind a story I'm reporting for The Better India. A new CAG audit of the Green India Mission — the country's decade-long plan to grow its forests back — found that against a target of 1.4 million hectares, barely 34,000 grew. Under 3%. The reasons are more interesting than a headline: funding promised but never fully delivered, trees planted in the easy spots instead of the ones that needed them, drives that ended the moment the photo was taken. But here's what I'm most interested in — because somewhere in India, it is working. There are villages, forest officers, and communities who've grown forests that actually survived, and I want to understand what they're doing differently, and what the rest of us can learn from it. I want to write this for an ordinary reader — no policy jargon, just an honest look at what happens to the trees we plant, and what it really takes to grow a forest that lasts. So I'd love to speak with people who work on the ground: • Restoration ecologists and foresters who can explain what turns a sapling into a forest • Forest officers, current or former, who've seen what works and what doesn't • Communities, NGOs, or villages who've grown forests that lasted and know why Three questions guide the piece: 1. What actually happens to the trees we plant — and why do so few become forest? 2. What's the difference between a plantation and a living forest, and why does it matter to our water, our heat, our monsoon? 3. Where in India is it being done right and what can we learn from the people getting it right? If that sounds like you, or someone you know, please email me at [email redacted]. I'd love to talk. 🍀 The Better India #GreenIndiaMission #Conservation #SolutionsJournalism #Forests #ClimateIndia

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Meteorology & Climate Science Students - $50,000 PG&E Scholarships

Looking for students to interview from the Meteorology and Climate Science department. Hi guys, I'm a staff writer for the Spartan Daily looking to interview students from the Meteorology and Climate Science department. This is about the recent $50,000 PG&E donation for scholarships made to the department. Please reply or dm me if you'd be interested in getting interviewed!Thanks :)

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China Climate Policy Experts - UN Climate Summit 2028 Bid

🗞️ Friday scoop w/ Alfred Cang 🗞️ Chinese officials are evaluating a proposal to host the annual UN climate summit in 2028 after India withdrew its offer earlier this year. This would be China's first time hosting the summit, and the discussions come in the wake of five-year plans that set a bolder agenda for China's global climate leadership. Climate/China watchers — I want to hear your thoughts on what a potential China bid could mean, get in touch! https://lnkd.in/gr348QaD

Coffee Traders & Market Analysts - Rising Coffee Price & Climate Risks

Hi, I'm working on a story about why coffee has become so much more expensive in recent years. I'm basically trying to figure out to what extent the massive wholesale price increases in the last few years can be attributed to climate change, and what the outlook is in coming decades as extreme weather intensifies. I'm looking to talk to coffee traders and market analysts. Any suggestions of who to talk to would be very helpful! I'd also be interested to hear any thoughts on some of the wackier ideas of what to do about climate change's impact on coffee - are all these coffee-replacement startups onto something or is it all just hype? Gabriel Chait fancy a chat?

Southern Right Whale Researchers WA South Coast - Climate & Migration

I’m looking to another source on an editorial about southern right whales research 🐋 As someone who has worked in the marine science industry I know how hard it can be to effectively convey the stories of research. I’m writing a small piece for a mentorship program with Avery Schuyler Nunn about southern right whales along the south coast of Western Australia. After witnessing mother-calf pairs in one of their nursery areas last week, I can confirm how magical these whales are hanging out just behind the surf break! I’d love to speak with scientists researching topics such as climate impacts, changes in ocean conditions or food availability, population dynamics, migration, or other processes affecting southern right whales in southwestern Australia. If you’re a researcher working in this space or know someone who might be a good fit, I’d love to hear from you! Please send me a message. 📸 Recently edited photos by me for attention

Changemakers in Ulaanbaatar - Land Restoration & AgTech Podcast

I’m on my way to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, to participate in the UNCCD COP17. Beyond the formal negotiations, side events, and policy conversations, I’m especially interested in the people turning ideas into action. I’m currently looking to identify extraordinary practitioners, innovators, community leaders, scientists, entrepreneurs, policymakers, Indigenous knowledge holders, and young changemakers who are doing remarkable work on the ground and feature their stories in my new podcast series. I’m particularly interested in people working at the intersection of technology, agriculture, land restoration, climate action, food systems, entrepreneurship, and social impact. I want to hear not only about their successes, but also about the challenges they have faced, the lessons they have learned, and the unconventional ideas that are shaping their work. As someone representing the Global South and working at the intersection of technology, agriculture, climate action, and social impact, I’m keen to bring more grassroots and often underrepresented perspectives into intergenerational conversations. So, here’s my open invitation: Who is the one person at COP17 I absolutely should meet? If you know someone with an extraordinary story, a bold idea, or meaningful work that deserves a wider audience, please DM me or introduce us directly. Sometimes, the most important conversations at a global conference happen outside the main stage. I’m looking forward to discovering those conversations in Ulaanbaatar. 🇲🇳🌱 #UNCCD #COP17 #Mongolia #Ulaanbaatar #LandRestoration #ClimateAction #YouthLeadership #GlobalSouth #Agriculture #AgTech #SocialImpact #Ecopreneurship #Innovation #Podcast #Drought #Desertification #Media #Impact

Colorado FAMLI Recipients - Return-to-Work Recovery & Policy Impact

After 12 weeks of medical leave, I'm back to work this week! In May, I had a hip augmentation/repair surgery... my second time going through this procedure. This time, Colorado's FAMLI program partially covered my leave, which meant my full-time job could be recovery. It meant my wife and I could focus on healing instead of scrambling to make ends meet. It meant peace of mind that wouldn't have existed otherwise. Here's just a glimpse of the process: learning to walk again, one step at a time. Recovery is rarely the highlight reel we want to expect, and it's taken a lot of hours in physical therapy and a reminder that resilience pays off. I'm back to reporting, but not fully back to my old self yet: I've still got about 6 more months before I'm back to the hobbies and activities that keep me active. Recovery doesn't end when the leave does, it just moves into a different phase. But calling my sources! This means I'm getting all caught up on covering the economy, tech, and climate innovation for Scripps News. If you've got a story about innovation, resilience, or the policies shaping how we work and live... send it my way. Grateful to be back. Grateful for programs that make "back" possible. #Journalism #FAMLI #PaidLeave #Recovery #EconomyAndTech #ClimateInnovation

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Global Voices & Youth Leaders - Podcast On Identity & Leadership

Meet the guests joining me at The Global Seat. 🌍 Over the past few months, I've had the privilege of sitting down with people from different countries, industries and lived experiences to have conversations about the issues and experiences shaping our world. Across our first episodes, we'll explore topics including identity and belonging, leadership, climate and social impact, careers, technology, culture and more. What has made this project particularly meaningful is the opportunity to learn from people whose experiences are different from my own, and to create a space where those perspectives can be shared with a wider audience. A huge thank you to each of these guests for taking a seat and trusting me with their stories. I'm so excited for you to meet them. And this is only the beginning. I'll be reaching out to more people here over the coming weeks. If you see The Global Seat and think you'd have something to bring to the conversation, I'd love to hear from you, so please feel free to get in touch. The Global Seat - conversations that bring different perspectives to the table. Which conversation are you most looking forward to? 🎙️ Episode 1 is out now, featuring Elise O'Shea on burnout, personal growth and building a purposeful life. YouTube: https://lnkd.in/eGs9AFq6 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/es4mcXCV Elise O'Shea , Leilani Faaiuaso , Sophie Handford , Enock Nkulanga , Ananya Talwar , Anjum Rahman , Camilla Di Mattei , Adriana Bird , Blake Harkness , Mohammad Sohaib Saleem , LeadMinds Africa , Harkness AI , Trimline Polymers , Ministry for the Environment | Manatū mō te Taiao , Deloitte , Tāhono Trust #TheGlobalSeat #GlobalVoices #YouthLeadership #ConversationsThatMatter #Podcast

Pro-Natalists & Manosphere Voices - Climate Vs Population Priorities

📣 SOURCE CALL 📣 This time for my Substack! I want to answer a question that has been bugging me for some time. Why is there so much cognitive dissonance around the supposed importance of continuing the human race, when the very real possibility of environmental disaster is basically ignored? I'm speaking mostly about birth rate obsessives, who tend to lie alone the Elon Musk -> Manosphere spectrum. They say they care deeply about how women aren't having enough children, but to what end? It's not that it's necessarily wrong to worry about the birth rate declining. But I wonder why the continuation of the literal planet is never an important enough part of that conversation to care about. Is it literally because they think we'll all colonise Mars and it'll be fine? If you'd like to chat, hit me up in my DMs or email 📧: [email redacted] #journorequest #journorequests #mediarequest

Climatologists & Climate Scientists - Hawaii Hurricanes Landfall Risk

Hello climatologists and climate scientists! I'm working on a story about hurricanes in Hawaii —why they don't usually make landfall and whether climate is making it more likely. Any of you available to chat? @frediotto.bsky.social

Middle East Climate Scientist - Video Report Tomorrow

Looking to speak to a climate scientist from the Middle East tomorrow for a video report: [email redacted] #journorequest

African Climate Lawyers - Climate Accountability Litigation

#journorequest I’m looking to speak with experts who can share insights on the growing use of litigation as a tool for climate accountability in Africa.

Community Environmental Project Leaders - Small Climate Wins

Have you seen any *good* climate or environmental news lately? I don't care how small. I'm working on a piece about snippets of hope. I think we all need it.

Fashion Headhunters & Current & Former CEOs - Retail CEO Traits

What does it take to be a brilliant fashion retail CEO in today's climate? - A clear, calm head? - Incredible people skills? - A solid grasp on the numbers? - Unshakeable confidence? For an article I'm writing I'd love thoughts on this from... headhunters, senior recruiters specialising in fashion but also current fashion CEOs, or former CEOs now in chair or non-exec positions. If you'd be happy to share your take please pop me an email on [email redacted] #fashion #retail #journorequest #ceo

Homeowners 2024-26 - Home Electrification Experience

Ev charger/heat pump, home battery, solar or electrical panel purchases in last 2-3 yrs. What was experience? Hi everyone, I’m writing a piece for a personal blog I do on climate tech. I’m trying to understand what it actually takes to electrify your home in 2026. I’ve read some industry reports. But I’d really like to hear from people who have actually gone through the process. If you’ve installed an EV charger, heat pump, home battery, solar, or even upgraded your electrical panel in the last 2–3 years, I’d love to hear about your experience — from deciding to do it, to installation, to what happens afterward when maintenance or other issues come up. Has the actual experience matched what you expected? If you have 10 minutes to chat, amazing. Or feel free to answer any of the questions below that feel relevant: What did you install? Why did you decide to make the change? How did you decide what company/product to go with? How many companies or quotes did you look at? How did you first find or reach out to the installer/company? What was the quoting/onboarding process like? What factors ultimately drove your decision? Did you finance it or use any rebates/credits? Were there any surprise costs? What was installation actually like? How easily did it fit into your existing home setup? Did it deliver what you expected? What has maintenance been like since? Does it need regular servicing? A little about me: my background is in helping climate tech companies scale, and I’ve set myself a 90-day challenge of writing every day, so I’m hoping to turn this around pretty quickly. I won’t name or quote anyone without checking with you first. Really appreciate any input — thank you!

Campesinos & Rural Farmworkers in Washington - Climate Impact on Work

looking for campesinos and rural farmworkers in washington for a story. all my leads are coming up short. do you work with rural ag workers in the state? would love your help for a story i'm writing for @climateconnections.bsky.social

Builders & Architects & Executives - Structural Resilience to Wildfire

We cannot afford to keep building for yesterday's climate. When you look at the sheer volume of structural losses from wildfires in Spokane, alongside grids pushed to their absolute limits by heat waves this summer, it becomes clear that structural resilience cannot just be a talking point in design briefs. It has to be an enforceable, non-negotiable standard. As a publisher, I believe our role at Harrison Kelly Media Inc. is to do more than just report the news—it is to push our industries toward the conversations that actually matter. We are leaning heavily into this space. It is exactly why we have stepped up as an official media partner for both Disasters Expo USA and the Resilient City Expo in Houston this October 14–15. We aren't just covering the event; we are actively looking to feature the innovators, engineers, and developers who refuse to wait for code updates to do the right thing. To the builders, architects, and executives in my network: what is your firm doing differently right now to ensure your projects stand ground against these escalating risks? Let's move this industry forward. Read the full piece from our editorial team in the comments below. #B2BJournalism #ExecutiveLeadership #InfrastructureResilience #BuiltEnvironment #HarrisonKellyMedia

Practicing Buddhists - Climate Change Impermanence & Equanimity

Is Climate Change the Ultimate Lesson in Impermanence? I wrote an article today about climate change and Buddhism. I'm struggling. Things that have existed for epochs are being lost. Is this the ultimate test? I would love to hear from practicing Buddhists if the teachings have helped you faced this great catastrophe facing our world with equanimity. I'm also fairly new to Buddhism, so if there are any sutras, teachers, or other resources you think I should explore, I'd really appreciate the recommendations. Thank you for your time.

Boston Seaport Developers - Development & Climate Resilience

@tom_ready Hi Tom -- I'm a freelance journalist working on a story on the Boston Seaport's development and its aim at climate resilience. Would you be available for comment?

Aotearoa Adaptation Professionals - Community Resilience Stories

I am thrilled to announce that I am joining Vincent Heeringa and Ross Inglis as one of the hosts on the This Climate Business podcast! We dropped an episode yesterday and my first interview with Sarah Bogle discussing the Aotearoa Society of Adaptation Professionals | Rōpū Urutaunga Aotearoa will be out soon. It is such a privilege to be part of this whanau. If you have any cool stories you think the listening audience will be interested in drop me a line. #thisclimatebusiness #talkingclimate #talkingsustainability #clinatechangeandhealth https://lnkd.in/eirH_7d7

UK Climate & Weather Experts - Areas Most At Risk Floods Wildfires

Are you a UK climate scientist, meteorologist or extreme weather expert? Looking for comment to support new research ranking the UK areas most at risk of climate-related emergencies, including floods and wildfires, and how these risks may change in coming years. #journorequest

Are you part of a community environmental action group? We’d like to hear about your experience We’d like to hear from people across the world who have been involved in a local environmental action group or community project tackling climate change from where they live. What made you get involved? What has the group achieved, and what obstacles have you faced? Has it changed how you feel about your local area, or led to wider change? We’d also like to hear from anyone who tried to set up a group and found it difficult to gain traction.

Community Climate Group Members - Local Climate Action Experiences

Are you part of a community environmental action group? We’d like to hear about your experience: We want to hear from people around the world who have been getting involved in local action on the climate We’d like to hear from… https://t.co/jKCdcvyzqC #news #freshnews #hotnews https://t.co/GYuCCg18xk

Returnees In Bengaluru Delhi NCR Kerala - Reverse Brain Drain Doc

Have you moved back to India after working abroad? I'd love to chat about a documentary I'm making Hey All. I am a documentary filmmaker based out of India. I am currently working on the concept of reverse brain drain and would love to speak with people who have come back to India after working abroad. We are trying to understand why people return, and when they do, are their expectations met by the current socio-economic climate of the country. We are going to film the documentary in Bengaluru, Delhi NCR, and some parts of Kerala. If you'd like to know more or are interested in sharing your perspective, do let me know. Thanks!

Expats Living in Norway - Social Life & Cost of Living Experiences

Are you an expat living in Norway? I’d like to hear about your experiences. I’m a Norwegian journalist writing for one of Norway’s major national newspapers. I’m working on an article about how people who have moved to Norway from abroad experience life here. A recent international survey of expats found that Norway ranked poorly on several aspects of expat life, including job satisfaction, social life and cultural activities. I’m interested in hearing from people who are actually living here: Does this reflect your experience of Norway? What do you enjoy about living in Norway, and what do you find difficult, disappointing or different from what you expected? If you’re an expat living in or have left Norway and would be interested in sharing your experience, please send me a message. Here’s an excerpt from the recent study from InterNations: Norway Is the World’s Loneliest Last Place At the other end of the ranking, Norway finishes 31st out of 31 destinations in 2026. Expats there are the unhappiest in the survey: fewer than half (46%) are content with their life abroad (vs. 70% globally). The Ease of Settling In Index isn’t just in last place—every single subcategory and rating factor within it ranks 31st. Almost three-quarters of expats say making local friends is hard (vs. 40% globally), only a quarter are happy with their social life (vs. 54%), and just 31% feel at home in Norway (vs. 61%). It’s telling that around half describe their friends as mostly other expats (vs. 37% globally). At the other end of the ranking, Norway finishes 31st out of 31 destinations in 2026. Money is the other sore point (30th for Personal Finance). Norway has the worst-rated cost of living worldwide, and just 39% of expats are satisfied with their financial situation (vs. 55% globally). Many saw it coming: the high cost of living was a top concern before moving for 41% (vs. 21% globally), along with the language barrier (44% vs. 32%) and the climate (38% vs. 15%). Even the Quality of Life Index (30th) offers little relief. Norway ranks last for Leisure Options, including both the culinary variety and dining options and culture and nightlife. Working Abroad (27th) rounds out the picture, with last-place results for personal career opportunities, fair pay, and overall job satisfaction—although job security (4th) and the state of the economy (8th) are bright spots. So is nature: 96% of expats love the natural environment (6th), and the air quality (5th) is excellent. It just doesn’t seem to be enough.

The Guardian is reporting on a rise in household renewable energy installations in Great Britain — notably increased home solar installs and rising applications to the government's boiler upgrade scheme for heat pumps — and is seeking first‑hand accounts from people who have installed or are planning to install home renewables this year. They want details on which technologies you chose (solar panels, heat pumps, battery storage), why you chose them, and how straightforward the installation process was. We would like to hear from people who have recently installed renewable energy sources in their home, or considered doing so We’d like to hear from people who have installed - or are planning to install - renewable energy sources in their home this year – whether solar panels, a heat pump, battery storage or something else. What prompted you to make the switch? Was it mainly about cutting your energy bills, concern about climate change, or something else – energy independence, improving your home’s value, government grants and incentives? We’d also like to hear about the process itself: was it straightforward, and has it lived up to your expectations?