Climate Emergency is now on the lexicon We thank Roberto Hernández Juárez for providing the definition Read the full entry ~ climatewords.org/words/climat...

How are words misused and weaponized to maintain our reliance on the fossil-fuel economy? In this episode of Authors on Climate Words we speak to Dr Genevieve Guenther (@doctorvive.bsky.social) author of The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It. Link below.

Join us for a conversation at the intersection of sport, science, and climate justice, held during Zürich's first ever Climate Week! 📅: May 7, 19:30 📍: Patagonia Zürich, Löwenstrasse 14 🎟️: Free! RSVP here: www.climatewords.org/events

Quote from Margaret Atwood’s acceptance speech at the British Book Awards, 2025.

What is modernity? In this episode of Authors on Climate Words our guest host, Jesse Marshall Markowitz, speaks to Vanessa Machado de Olivera Andreotti, author of 'Hospicing Modernity: Facing Humanity’s Wrongs and the Implications for Social Activism'. Link to episode below.

🌎 COP is now on the Climate Words lexicon! Read the full entry climatewords.org/words/confer... Photo by @pamelaea.bsky.social

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Is there a psychological explanation for our disconnect from the natural world? In this episode of Authors on Climate Words we spoke to @jeaninecanty.bsky.social, author of ‘Returning the Self to Nature: Undoing Our Collective Narcissism and Healing Our Planet’.

Do you feel like your mental health is connected to the environmental health of the planet? In the first episode of Authors on Climate Words we spoke to environmental campaigner and author of ‘It’s Not Just You: How to Navigate Eco-Anxiety and the Climate Crisis’ @toritsui.bsky.social

This week marks the start of COP30 and the tenth anniversary of the Paris Agreement. Find out more about the Paris Agreement and it’s significance on the Climate Words lexicon ~ climatewords.org/words/paris-climate-agreement

🧵 Feeling inspired to learn more about trees? We recommend these reads.

🌲 Each year deforestation claims around 38,000 sq miles of forest. But we can look to endemic native trees for hope. They play a unique role in reforestation by providing more ecosystem services than exotic trees and serving as important indicators of environmental health.

🌳 Find out more about endemic native trees on the Climate Words lexicon climatewords.org/words/endemic-native-trees #rainforest #biodiversity #conservation

Find out more about the word "Plastic" on the Climate Words lexicon climatewords.org/words/plastic Quote from Erica Cirino, Thicker Than Water: The Quest for Solutions to the Plastic Crisis (2021)

🌊 Curious to learn more about ocean acidification? We recommend these books. #booksky #ocean #reading #oceanacidification

🧵 This week world leaders gather at the UN Ocean Conference to address the global ocean emergency. Ocean acidification is a key component of this emergency.

🌊 The entry for ocean acidification is now on the lexicon. We thank @andrimagnason.bsky.social for providing the definition. Read the full entry climatewords.org/words/ocean-acidification

🪡 Curious to learn more about the word 'Sila'? We recommend these reads … #booksky #arctic #inuit

The definition for 'Sila' is now on the Climate Words lexicon www.climatewords.org/words/sila #arctic #inuit #sila #climate

The Enhanced Transparency Framework is a policy reporting mechanism ensuring that the Paris Agreement on climate change is credible and based on trust among participating countries. Watch the short film we made in collaboration with the UNFCCC’s Youth4Capacity youtu.be/MhvaWBFjBbo?... #climate

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Sila is a pan-Inuit word with a range of meanings. For some Inuit groups, Sila personifies the weather. The phrase "sila maligdlugo" literally means “according to sila”, or, “according to the world order”.

Curious to learn more about the term 'Climate Resilience'? We recommend Kylie Flanagan's 'Climate Resilience: How We Keep Each Other Safe, Care for Our Communities, and Fight Back Against Climate Change' (2023).

🌨️ Curious to learn more about the term ‘circumpollutionarity’? Here are our recommended reads. #booksky #arctic #climate

We thank @margaretatwood.bsky.social for defining “Circumpollutionarity” for the Climate Words lexicon. Read the full entry ~ climatewords.org/words/circumpollutionarity #booksky #climate #reading

Happy World Book Day! Here are some of our favourite reads 📚 🌎 #earthmonth #booksky #worldbookday #climate

🌌 Curious to learn more about the term ‘Earthrise’? Here are our recommended reads. #earthmonth #climate #books

Join Climate Words co-founder @pamela.bsky.social & guests in a conversation on the Arctic’s role in the health of our planet, hosted with Arc’teryx NY. RSVP at community-events.arcteryx.com/arcticperspect… #earthmonth #nycevents #arctic

Excerpt from @amandagorman.bsky.social, ‘Our Purpose in Poetry: Or, Earthrise’, 2018. Find out more about the word “Earthrise” on the Climate Words lexicon ~ climatewords.org/words/earthrise 🌎 #earthmonth #climate #poetry #booksky

🌎 Join Climate Words cofounder Pamela EA (@pamelaea.bsky.social) for this interactive event tailored to Explorer Cubs (age 7-11). When: April 12, 10-11.30am Where: The Explorers Club, NYC Tickets: Free! Sign up at store.explorers.org/products/exp... #earthmonth #explorers #climate

🌎 Happy Earth Month! “Earthrise” is now on the Climate Words lexicon ~ climatewords.org/words/earthrise #earthmonth #earth #space #climate