Message From the Editor
As the COP29 climate talks get underway in Azerbaijan this month, DeSmog will partner with the Pocket Project to bring together leading climate justice advocates and trauma specialists to explore the psychological barriers to effective action — and how they can be overcome.
The free Climate Consciousness Summit 2024 will run online from November 15 to 21 and feature more than 30 speakers including former U.N. climate chief Christiana Figueres; Tzeporah Berman, chair of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative; and Melinda Janki, a lawyer fighting ExxonMobil’s attempts to drill for oil off Guyana.
“This unique event is a sign of growing awareness in the climate movement of the importance of addressing the root causes of the crisis, including the role of unresolved trauma,” said Kosha Joubert, CEO of the Pocket Project, and a co-host of the summit.
