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State of the Planet

State of the Planet

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Reflecting on COP29 and the Need for Radical Collaboration

State of the Planet
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More than 60,000 world leaders, experts and members of civil society gathered in Baku , Azerbaijan , for UN climate change conference (COP29) Author: "We cannot underestimate the power that stories have in evolving norms of behavior, values and belief systems" Author: Stories , much more than news media, can motivate an embrace of scientific research and civic engagement.

At COP29, as an ECCA representative, I spoke on panels about the need for climate storytelling.

I was in a vortex of culture and stories, alongside real-world negotiations.

My students voiced concerns about the reported 1,700 fossil-fuel lobbyists attending the conference.

By investing in our imaginations and narrative stories, we can support human values of care and scientific solutions.