Sustainability and Climate Change
If we are to tackle the climate crisis and build a future that is safe, secure, and prosperous, we have to shift our entire relationship to the world around us. We have to cultivate an immense sense of compassion, belonging, and alignment with our planet, it’s wildlife and animals, and with the wellbeing of future generations. If we don’t, our ambitions for change will forever be falling short – attempting to fix the crisis while trying to maintain the systems and lifestyles that have caused it.
Essential Reading
Books on Compassion and Climate Change
Watch
Videos about Compassion and the Animal Kingdom
Our Founding Supporters
People Working on Compassion in Climate and Sustainability
Abeer Al Saud
Founder and Chair of The Sustainable Development Association (Talga) & Dinar
Amara Jones
National Coordinator
Compassion Connectors - Sierra Leone
Andrew Gaines
Instigator
Inspiring Transition
Aryeh Shell
Program Director
Pachamama Alliance
Caroline Lucas
Member of Parliament
Green Party of England and Wales
Christine Wamsler
Professor
Lund University / Lund University Centre for Sustainability Studies (LUCSUS)
Ciara Byrne
CEO
Green Our Planet
Darcia Narvaez
Founder
EvolvedNest.org
David Vago
President
International Society for Contemplative Research
Derek Gladwin
Assistant Professor of Language & Literacy Education
University of British Columbia
Duane Elgin
Co-Director
Choosing Earth
Euron Nicholson
Founder/Principal Practice Consultant
WellTyme
Eva Angell
Development Director
Pachamama Alliance
Godfree McIntyre
Chaplain, Pastor, Life Coach & Trainer
Claremont School of Theology
Harriet Broadfoot
Researcher and Teacher, Early Childhood Education
Durham University
Janet Salisbury
Founder and Director
Women's Climate Congress
Jeremy Lent
Founder
Deep Transformation Network
Kyle Thiermann
Journalist, Podcast Host and Filmmaker
Larissa Dooley
Climate Psychologist and Researcher
Climate Mental Health Network
Lene Søvold
Clinical Psychologist, Mental Health Advisor, Independent Researcher
Lorraine Hobbs
Founding Director
Youth & Family Programs, UCSD Center for Mindfulness
Luis Miguel Gallardo
Founder and President
World Happiness Foundation
Michael Gayner
Chief Operating Officer, Coach, & Consultant
Global Compassion Coalition
Michael Pirson
Chaired Professor
Fordham University
Michele Guieu
Eco-artist and Art Educator
MAHB (Millennium Alliance for Humanity and the Biosphere)
olly armstrong
director
breathe
Richard Heinberg
Senior Fellow
Post Carbon Institute
Robert Thurman
Writer
Tibet House US,
Sam Crowell
Council Member, Senior Researcher, and Faculty
Earth Charter International Education Center, UN University for Peace
Susan Harris Rimmer
Director of the Policy Innovation Hub
Griffith University
Tasneem Behardien
NLP Coach, Facilitator and Craftivist
Cape Town Stitch to Resist and Alchemy of Becoming
Thomas Legrand
Author & Conscious Food Systems Alliance Lead Technical Advisor
United Nations Development Programme
Uwalaka Uchechukwu
National Coordinator & President
Compassion Connectors - Nigeria & Compassion Champions Initiative
Yi-Heng Cheng
Senior Consultant
financial institutions in clean coal technology and hydrogen production