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The stories we'll tell about climate in the second half of this decade

On the treacherous border between artist and activist, and how to make worthwhile art about political issues.

Why my art improved when I stopped trying to be optimistic.

The rush of being part of a creative community - and what it taught me about the world of climate science.

A story about the hunt for a storytelling form that can hold the full complexity of the transforming planet.

In which my brother Chris and I share our list of the major climate stories of the year. This has been a watershed year for the planet, in ways both good and bad.

I've recently been doing a deep dive into the last hundred years of the climate conversation. Here are the top four surprising takeaways.

When it comes to adapting to our new world, are humans more like crows or more like sparrows? An episode about inventive intelligence vs Facebook nostalgia.

The Real Housewives of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. You already know: plastic is everywhere. It's a familiar story, we hear it every week, told in the same way with the same moral. But is there a different way to tell this story?

When a fifth of the world went underwater, we had to become something new in order to survive. Now, we have to do it again.

Every shock that brings us close to death has three things in common. https://davidfinnigan.substack.com/

You've already, in the last years and decades, absorbed so much climate grief and loss - and you're still okay. Joy is coming, as well as pain.

Everything shifted in the late 2010s. Now we're in a new world, and it's crucial we reorient ourselves before we lose our way completely.