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Leah Stokes: talking climate change wins elections, not loses them

Climate policy expert argues that political engagement on climate is an electoral asset, not a liability.

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What to know

  • Climate policy expert Leah Stokes argues that discussing climate change is electorally beneficial rather than politically risky.
  • Stokes frames climate action as a collective undertaking through her Carbon Wave Calculator, contrasting group impact with individual carbon footprints.
  • The message was shared across social platforms by climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe.

Leah Stokes Climate policy and politics expertKatharine HayhoeKatharine Hayhoe Climate scientist and newsletter host

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    Stokes promotes Carbon Wave Calculator alongside electoral climate messaging

    Stokes' newsletter contribution was amplified on social media alongside promotion of her Carbon Wave Calculator, which frames climate action as collective rather than individual effort.

    “a footprint is what one person leaves behind. A wave is what we make together…”
    — Leah Stokes
    • katharinehayhoe.com

      Climate policy expert @leahstokes.bsky.social wrote Talking Climate this week. She says, talking about climate change doesn't lose elections - it wins them. And, check out her Carbon Wave Calculator. As Leah says, a footprint is what one person leaves behind. A wave is what we make together 💚

      katharinehayhoe.comBluesky6d ago89▲view on Bluesky ↗
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    Stokes argues climate messaging wins elections in Talking Climate newsletter

    Climate policy expert Leah Stokes contributed a piece to Katharine Hayhoe's Talking Climate newsletter asserting that talking about climate change does not cost elections but wins them.

    “talking about climate change doesn't lose elections. It wins them.”
    — Leah Stokes
    • katharinehayhoe.com

      This week I handed the newsletter over to climate policy & politics expert Leah Stokes. She says, talking about climate change doesn't lose elections. It wins them. Read on!

      katharinehayhoe.comBluesky7d ago184▲view on Bluesky ↗
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