Climate Change

Activism in the Age of COVID-19

April 16, 2020  • Energy and Environment Program

During this exchange, Bill McKibben, Founder of 350.org, Benjamin Backer, President and Founder of American Conservation Coalition, and Alexandria Villaseñor, Founder and Executive Director of Earth Uprising, reflected on how the climate movement has evolved amid the current health crisis. The panelists reflected on the lessons we can draw from from the pandemic and how these lessons should shape our response to the climate crisis in the coming weeks and years.

Read our blog, The Climate Movement is Open for Business, which draws out some of the key lessons from the panel.