The Reality of Climate Change
Flipboard’s “Truth Seekers” project launched in 2020 to provide readers with thoughtful, objective insights on the day’s most divisive issues from experts. The goal was to create opportunities for meaningful dialogue. For Earth Month 2022, I spearheaded a special series edition focused on climate change.
The concept I conceived highlighted perspectives about the global emergency not from politicians or polarizing figures, but scientists, policy experts and journalists. Because climate change is a broad topic, I identified 20 potential sub-themes that would be used in outreach to contributors and provide a detailed 35,000-foot view of what’s happening to the planet.
Climate Change Themes
- The general global climate change problem
- The impact on animals
- How cities are becoming more sustainable
- The effect on the food supply chain
- Shifting transportation
- Deforestation
- Climate change and youth activists
- How the Ukrainian war is impacting climate change
- Climate change and pollution
- The effect on human migration
- A changing nature
- Environmental racism
- The impact on oceans
- How our energy usage is changing
- Worsening natural disasters
- Carbon removal and sustainable technology
- Climate change misinformation
- Biodiversity and climate change
Nearly 50 people were contacted, many of who were “cold-called.” Eleven people agreed to participate, including a youth activist who collaborated with Greta Thunberg, a leader from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), scientists and a handful of climate journalists.
Each contributor provided insights for one of the aforementioned sub-themes. Their submissions included up to 10 articles that gave readers a deeper dive into the topic, along with a paragraph offering expert commentary.
Contributors
 Victoria Arroyo Environmental Protection Agency Associate Administrator for Policy |  Sarah Gibbens National Geographic Environmental Journalist |  Lisa Martine Jenkins Protocol Climate Reporter |
 Brian Khan Protocol Climate Editor |  James McBride Council on Foreign Relations Deputy Managing Editor |  Marcene Mitchell World Wildlife Fund Senior VP, Climate Change |
 Linda Poon Bloomberg CityLab Writer |  Disha Ravi Fridays for Future India Youth Climate Activist |  Rebecca Shaw World Wildlife Fund Chief Scientist |
 Eric Roston Bloomberg News Journalist |  James Temple MIT Technology Review Senior Editor |  Flipboard’s “Truth Seekers” The Reality of Climate Change 2002 |
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