Becoming a Climate Reality Leader

23 Sep 2020

Over one week at the end of August, I completed training to become a ‘Climate Reality Leader’. This is a training program created by Al Gore that teaches people all over the world to be effective climate communicators.

Across several evenings, we listened to Al Gore speak about the science of climate change, its impacts, and the solutions to mitigate climate change. I was then fortunate enough to join a ‘table’ (Zoom call) full of other Sydney-based trainees, where we discussed what we had learnt and jointly planned future actions.

Here, I want to reflect on some of the most compelling facts we learned, share tips about how to be an effective communicator, and outline some actions I plan to take in the near future.

Climate Facts

Tips on climate communication

My Acts of Leadership

  1. Presentation - I am currently collaborating with 4 other Climate Reality Leaders from UNSW to give a combined presentation to the broader UNSW community. I’m very excited about this! We are all from different parts of the university, but completely united in our desire to see local action.
  2. Letter to the Editor - I want to submit several Letters. Citizens’ Climate Lobby has been an excellent resource for this, as there are some brilliant writers involved with CCL.
  3. This blog post - Reflecting on what I learnt and how I can apply it is a useful push to get on with it!

For more info about the Climate Reality Leadership Corps, check out https://climaterealityproject.org/