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Kimberly Nicholas

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Climate scientist, Lund University. Creator, https://jointheshift.earth Research: high-impact climate action from 🙋🏻‍♀️to🌎; sustainable food systems; wine; climate education & communication. Facing climate crisis with 📊❤️💪: https://wecanfixit.substack.com

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Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · Sep 9

How can YOU help fix the climate crisis? This new guide I researched and created with support from @projectdrawdown.bsky.social will help you find & flex your climate superpowers:
👩‍⚖️ Citizen
💼 Professional
💵 Investor
✈️ Consumer
🌟 Role Model
Check out jointheshift.earth and let's #MakeSHIFThappen!

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Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 2d

Thank YOU Christoph for this excellent work! I mentioned your paper in my Climate Science & Politics class this week, the students were very interested. It’s a great contribution!

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Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 4d

This month's Facts in my climate action newsletter focuses on the excellent study by @cabels18.bsky.social, @kiiahuttunen.bsky.social, Ralph Hertwig & @lewan.bsky.social. I really appreciated their excellent analysis, please check out my summary here: wecanfixit.substack.com/i/174419696/...

Democracy is worth fighting for. Here's how

Facts: Fight democratic backsliding ⚖️| Feelings: Unthinkable Resource Hub🫶| Action: Protect democracy🗳️

wecanfixit.substack.com

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Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 4d

Thanks so much for your kind words, so glad you found my newsletter helpful!

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GN @w1ts3nd555.bsky.social · 4d

Climate science communicator extraordinaire @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social has compiled a great set of resources on how to help preserve #democracy.

It’s worth studying and implementing. Very actionable:

open.substack.com/pub/wecanfix...

Democracy is worth fighting for. Here's how

Facts: Fight democratic backsliding ⚖️| Feelings: Unthinkable Resource Hub🫶| Action: Protect democracy🗳️

open.substack.com

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Carel Mohn @carelmohn.bsky.social · 4d

This is stellar climate journalism by Jocelyn Timperley!
Not only is her interview with Kimberly Nicholas on the SHIFT project highly instructional and enlightening in itself.
It is also excellently sourced with research-based background information.

Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 10d

A deep dive on high-impact #ClimateAction from #BBC! As I told Jocelyn Timperley, "Hopefully people going through the jointheshift.earth guide will have a bit of an aha moment, realising, 'wait a minute, I have more power than I thought, and there's more that I can do'."
www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Care about climate change? The evidence shows these are the most impactful actions you can take

Care about climate change? Here's what the evidence shows are the most effective things you can do.

www.bbc.com

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 7d

The new SHIFT guide helps you find your climate superpowers!

So glad to team up with @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social on this cool initiative!

www.dagens.com/lifestyle/th...

The Shift guide reveals your hidden climate superpowers

From protests to pensions: The unexpected ways to tackle climate change.

www.dagens.com

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Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 9d

Hi there, please read the article and check out the guide. You’ll see the first and most powerful actions in SHIFT are how people can collectively act as citizens - electing climate leaders, joining groups, demanding accountability and action from politicians. 🗳️

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Dr. Jonathan Foley @globalecoguy.bsky.social · 10d

Very cool! The BBC is featuring the new SHIFT website that we built with @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social to advance tailored, science-based personal climate actions.

www.bbc.com/future/artic...

Care about climate change? The evidence shows these are the most impactful actions you can take

Care about climate change? Here's what the evidence shows are the most effective things you can do.

www.bbc.com

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Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 10d

ping @projectdrawdown.bsky.social, @madebyleap.bsky.social

Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 10d

Care about climate change? The evidence shows these are the most impactful actions you can take

Care about climate change? Here's what the evidence shows are the most effective things you can do.

www.bbc.com

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Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 21d

I didn’t think it was possible to make Canvas worse haha

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IPBES @ipbes.net · 25d

40 years ago, nations came together to take the first step in protecting the ozone layer – guided by science, united in action. Today, the ozone layer is healing.
—António Guterres, UN Secretary General

On #WorldOzoneDay, let's recommit to preserving the ozone layer for future generations. 🌎

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Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 23d

Hi Catherine, thanks for trying SHIFT and glad you like it so far! If you want to come back over time, try selecting the “quick path” at the start. After you answer the q’s you’ll get emailed a PDF with all your personalized actions. The titles there link to the guide to dive into links & refs.

Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 24d

Thanks Cat, that’s great to know! I’ll bring up this idea in our team meeting tomorrow. :)

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Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 24d

Thanks Em! Can’t wait to see you there!

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Emily Cassidy @enviroem.bsky.social · 24d

Excited to see @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social tomorrow to learn about the most impactful climate actions!

Join the webinar 👇

us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Individual Climate Action with Impact: Five Climate Superpowers to SHIFT the System. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining ...

Most people know climate change is a problem, and want to help solve it. But too few are taking high-impact climate action, using their limited time and resources effectively to really make a differen...

us02web.zoom.us

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Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 25d

What a lovely initiative! I just read and loved Intermezzo. Now I need to finish Venomous Lumpsucker for clifi book club discussion on Friday. Happy reading! 📖

Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 25d

Oh wow, I love this so much Cat! What a great way to visualize. And great job on already taking so many high-impact actions!! 💪

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Climate Action Maps (Cat Russell) @climateactionmaps.bsky.social · 25d

Sure! Here's an idea of what a Climate Action Map based on the SHIFT guide I received might look like, with the actions I indicated I'm already doing checked off. For another example, see www.climateactionmaps.org/climate-frie...

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Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 25d

Thanks for the feedback! Maybe we should consider a pure text, "Just gimme the checklist!" option... 🤔

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Project Drawdown @projectdrawdown.bsky.social · 25d

Don’t miss this chance to make SHIFT happen! ⚡️💪
@kimberlynicholas.bsky.social will join Project Drawdown in a free online webinar to talk climate superpowers and collective action.

📆 Happening on Wednesday! Sign up today 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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jodellm.bsky.social @jodellm.bsky.social · 26d

Want to do more? #Climate
👇
jointheshift.earth

CLIMATE SCIENTIST
KIMBERLY NICHOLAS:
@kimberlynicholas.bsky.social
Big changes start with
smart steps forward.
A few questions to…

•figure out where you can have most impact
&
•what you can do next—

citizen, pro, investor, consumer, role model

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Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 26d

Thanks so much Cat! Could you send me an example of a Climate Action Map please? Thanks!

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Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 27d

Hi Fred, as you’ll have seen in the guide, the top action is to elect politicians with good climate scores. These are the strongest predictor of a particular politician reducing climate pollution. Historically, women in power have also reduced climate pollution.

Kimberly Nicholas @kimberlynicholas.bsky.social · 27d

Thanks so much for sharing, and for all your tireless work @carbonbrief.org!