yessenia funes
@yessfun.com
I'm a queer latina climate journalist covering environmental issues through the perspective of the oppressed. find my reporting in vox, curbed, yale climate connections, & more.
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yessenia funes
@yessfun.com
· Nov 14
Fuck Paradise
I choose hardship. I choose creative imagination. I choose soul.
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for the ones who don't know me: I've been covering the intersection of climate/env and race/class/gender/etc for 10 years. find me writing for atmos magazine, @vox.com, curbed/ny mag, and more!
i also write a weekly newsletter. the latest edition is out today
www.possibilities.news/rebecca-soln...
i also write a weekly newsletter. the latest edition is out today
www.possibilities.news/rebecca-soln...
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Lord I see what you have done for others
November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Lord I see what you have done for others
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for context Alex Vitale is the author of the much-cited (including by me) book The End of Policing
I'm excited to announce that I have been asked to join the Mamdani Transition Team to work on community safety issues. A New Era for NYC.
November 24, 2025 at 10:53 PM
for context Alex Vitale is the author of the much-cited (including by me) book The End of Policing
I was too busy and didn't share last week's newsletter — about the ugly debates over whether trans women should be included in formal COP language. published this on #TransDayOfRemembrance
www.possibilities.news/cop30-gender...
www.possibilities.news/cop30-gender...
Whom Do You Remember?
Trans people can't catch a break, not even at COP30.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM
I was too busy and didn't share last week's newsletter — about the ugly debates over whether trans women should be included in formal COP language. published this on #TransDayOfRemembrance
www.possibilities.news/cop30-gender...
www.possibilities.news/cop30-gender...
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If you haven't already read @yessfun.com's amazing @atmosmag.bsky.social piece from earlier this year, please go do it
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Fossil Fuel Billionaires Are Bankrolling the Anti-Trans Movement | Atmos
An investigation shared exclusively with Atmos finds that 80% of anti-trans organizations receive fossil fuel funding.
atmos.earth
November 23, 2025 at 3:34 PM
If you haven't already read @yessfun.com's amazing @atmosmag.bsky.social piece from earlier this year, please go do it
atmos.earth/political-la...
atmos.earth/political-la...
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The Holy See rightly getting loudly booed at COP30 for blurting out some transphobic nonsense during the closing plenary
Whoever did the jeering: I promise I will buy you a beer if I ever meet you, IRL
youtu.be/eBLgXIN-_sE?...
Whoever did the jeering: I promise I will buy you a beer if I ever meet you, IRL
youtu.be/eBLgXIN-_sE?...
November 23, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Holy See rightly getting loudly booed at COP30 for blurting out some transphobic nonsense during the closing plenary
Whoever did the jeering: I promise I will buy you a beer if I ever meet you, IRL
youtu.be/eBLgXIN-_sE?...
Whoever did the jeering: I promise I will buy you a beer if I ever meet you, IRL
youtu.be/eBLgXIN-_sE?...
this week's newsletter features the voice of an Indigenous leader from Brazil where this year's climate negotiations are taking place.
subscriptions are on sale thru the rest of the year!
www.possibilities.news/cop30-brazil...
subscriptions are on sale thru the rest of the year!
www.possibilities.news/cop30-brazil...
Brazil's Indigenous Peoples Deserve Better
At COP30, security guards responded with force when Indigenous peoples demanded entry.
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November 13, 2025 at 10:14 PM
this week's newsletter features the voice of an Indigenous leader from Brazil where this year's climate negotiations are taking place.
subscriptions are on sale thru the rest of the year!
www.possibilities.news/cop30-brazil...
subscriptions are on sale thru the rest of the year!
www.possibilities.news/cop30-brazil...
i'm offering a holiday sale for my newsletter Possibilities. this is a great chance to sign up if you've wanted to but didn't have room in your budget. it's just $30 for the year!
www.possibilities.news/holiday-sale
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Possibilities
✦ By Yessenia Funes ✦ Where the climate crisis meets community lie endless possibilities
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November 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
i'm offering a holiday sale for my newsletter Possibilities. this is a great chance to sign up if you've wanted to but didn't have room in your budget. it's just $30 for the year!
www.possibilities.news/holiday-sale
www.possibilities.news/holiday-sale
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I was delighted to talk to @yessfun.com about working with Indigenous communities in the Amazon to expose the economic interests driving illegal deforestation in their territories 👇
my latest column for @sejorg.bsky.social is about cop30 and the importance of covering Brazil's Indigenous peoples beyond the global gathering.
www.sej.org/publications...
www.sej.org/publications...
Tapping Into COP30 To Cover Indigenous Issues
COP30 negotiators from around the world gather next week in Belém, Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon River. Our Voices of Environmental Justice columnist Yessenia Funes says it’s a vital opportunity ...
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November 6, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I was delighted to talk to @yessfun.com about working with Indigenous communities in the Amazon to expose the economic interests driving illegal deforestation in their territories 👇
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#COP30 negotiators from around the world gather next week in Belém, Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon River. @yessfun.com says it’s a vital opportunity to engage with the Indigenous people who help protect the vast rainforest region. Here’s how to tell their stories: www.sej.org/publications...
November 6, 2025 at 6:52 PM
#COP30 negotiators from around the world gather next week in Belém, Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon River. @yessfun.com says it’s a vital opportunity to engage with the Indigenous people who help protect the vast rainforest region. Here’s how to tell their stories: www.sej.org/publications...
my latest column for @sejorg.bsky.social is about cop30 and the importance of covering Brazil's Indigenous peoples beyond the global gathering.
www.sej.org/publications...
www.sej.org/publications...
Tapping Into COP30 To Cover Indigenous Issues
COP30 negotiators from around the world gather next week in Belém, Brazil, at the mouth of the Amazon River. Our Voices of Environmental Justice columnist Yessenia Funes says it’s a vital opportunity ...
www.sej.org
November 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
my latest column for @sejorg.bsky.social is about cop30 and the importance of covering Brazil's Indigenous peoples beyond the global gathering.
www.sej.org/publications...
www.sej.org/publications...
wrote about what comes next for new yorkers who love zohran — let's see how his climate policy plays out. for now, we celebrate. from nyc to palestine, the people are rejoicing
www.possibilities.news/nyc-zohran-m...
www.possibilities.news/nyc-zohran-m...
Victory Is Ours
From New York City to Palestine, people are celebrating the next mayor of New York.
www.possibilities.news
November 6, 2025 at 4:04 PM
wrote about what comes next for new yorkers who love zohran — let's see how his climate policy plays out. for now, we celebrate. from nyc to palestine, the people are rejoicing
www.possibilities.news/nyc-zohran-m...
www.possibilities.news/nyc-zohran-m...
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@yessfun.com makes a great point in her newsletter this morning, on Mamdani’s climate policy: if NYC busses become the primary mode of overland transport for NYC then that’s a pretty big climate deal
It’s kinda one of those intuitive things in hindsight after someone smart points it out
It’s kinda one of those intuitive things in hindsight after someone smart points it out
November 6, 2025 at 1:17 PM
@yessfun.com makes a great point in her newsletter this morning, on Mamdani’s climate policy: if NYC busses become the primary mode of overland transport for NYC then that’s a pretty big climate deal
It’s kinda one of those intuitive things in hindsight after someone smart points it out
It’s kinda one of those intuitive things in hindsight after someone smart points it out
i might have to move my newsletter to substack because growth on ghost is so slow :'(
November 5, 2025 at 4:45 PM
i might have to move my newsletter to substack because growth on ghost is so slow :'(
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Someone give Lex $2 million so they can launch a politics version of Teen Vogue. Do it now. No strings attached.
November 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Someone give Lex $2 million so they can launch a politics version of Teen Vogue. Do it now. No strings attached.
I've got another edition of SOUL & SOIL for my newsletter POSSIBILITIES out today. please read and subscribe!
this one digs into cooperatives and a woman whose cooperative has had to adjust the farms it assists amid the occupation.
www.possibilities.news/palestine-or...
this one digs into cooperatives and a woman whose cooperative has had to adjust the farms it assists amid the occupation.
www.possibilities.news/palestine-or...
Soul & Soil Pt. III
Cooperatives have a rich history in Palestine. Hear from one activist who is in a cooperative in the West Bank.
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October 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I've got another edition of SOUL & SOIL for my newsletter POSSIBILITIES out today. please read and subscribe!
this one digs into cooperatives and a woman whose cooperative has had to adjust the farms it assists amid the occupation.
www.possibilities.news/palestine-or...
this one digs into cooperatives and a woman whose cooperative has had to adjust the farms it assists amid the occupation.
www.possibilities.news/palestine-or...
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Join SEJ and @soljourno.bsky.social on Oct. 22 at 1p ET for a practical, forward-looking workshop lead by @yessfun.com on integrating solutions journalism into your climate coverage to strengthen trust and engagement with the communities you serve. Learn more and register: conta.cc/4h73FZ0
October 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Join SEJ and @soljourno.bsky.social on Oct. 22 at 1p ET for a practical, forward-looking workshop lead by @yessfun.com on integrating solutions journalism into your climate coverage to strengthen trust and engagement with the communities you serve. Learn more and register: conta.cc/4h73FZ0
come thruuuu
Join SEJ and @soljourno.bsky.social on Oct. 22 at 1p ET for a practical, forward-looking workshop lead by @yessfun.com on integrating solutions journalism into your climate coverage to strengthen trust and engagement with the communities you serve. Learn more and register: conta.cc/4h73FZ0
October 14, 2025 at 6:14 PM
come thruuuu
last week was so stressful I'm realizing I forgot to share my newsletter edition! I shared the perspective of a Dutchman who is heading to Palestine this year for the second time to assist with the olive harvest.
please read, share, and subscribe!
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please read, share, and subscribe!
www.possibilities.news/palestine-ol...
Soul & Soil Pt. II
"Go to Palestine," says one Dutch volunteer joining this year's olive harvest.
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October 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
last week was so stressful I'm realizing I forgot to share my newsletter edition! I shared the perspective of a Dutchman who is heading to Palestine this year for the second time to assist with the olive harvest.
please read, share, and subscribe!
www.possibilities.news/palestine-ol...
please read, share, and subscribe!
www.possibilities.news/palestine-ol...
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A new study in @nature.com shows the world’s biggest oil and gas companies contribute less than 1.5% to renewable energy capacity — despite claiming for years to be leading the energy transition.
one law prof said it "could influence a jury" in climate lawsuits
www.exxonknews.org/p/study-oil-...
one law prof said it "could influence a jury" in climate lawsuits
www.exxonknews.org/p/study-oil-...
Study: Oil companies are not ‘part of the solution’
New research in the journal Nature reveals oil and gas companies own a “marginal” share of global renewable capacity, years after claiming they would lead the energy transition.
www.exxonknews.org
October 10, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A new study in @nature.com shows the world’s biggest oil and gas companies contribute less than 1.5% to renewable energy capacity — despite claiming for years to be leading the energy transition.
one law prof said it "could influence a jury" in climate lawsuits
www.exxonknews.org/p/study-oil-...
one law prof said it "could influence a jury" in climate lawsuits
www.exxonknews.org/p/study-oil-...
everybody go watch The Lost Bus on Apple TV like TODAY. Wow what a powerful way to portray just how awful the paradise fire was - had me stressed the whole time 😩😭
October 10, 2025 at 1:07 AM
everybody go watch The Lost Bus on Apple TV like TODAY. Wow what a powerful way to portray just how awful the paradise fire was - had me stressed the whole time 😩😭
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#SEJournalFEJStoryLog contributor @yessfun.com recounts her journey reporting on a small Cancer Alley community, with a grant from the #FundforEnvironmentalJournalism that helped tell the story of residents challenging a multibillion-dollar carbon capture plant. www.sej.org/publications...
October 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
#SEJournalFEJStoryLog contributor @yessfun.com recounts her journey reporting on a small Cancer Alley community, with a grant from the #FundforEnvironmentalJournalism that helped tell the story of residents challenging a multibillion-dollar carbon capture plant. www.sej.org/publications...
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repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
An actual hot take: Too many authors are afraid of editors watering down their voice or whatever and not afraid enough of editors letting you put any old slop on the page.
October 8, 2025 at 10:44 PM
repost this if an editor has ever saved you from yourself
what experts study the role the private sector plays in pushing environmental action/progress?
October 7, 2025 at 8:39 PM
what experts study the role the private sector plays in pushing environmental action/progress?
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and while you’re at it—assign your reporting needs to yessenia!!! she brings the unrelenting moral compass this industry so desperately needs
someone hire jason!!!!! loved writing for him
Some sad news: Yesterday, @atmosmag.bsky.social notified me that they eliminated their climate editor position. After 2.5 years there, I’m out of a job. 🧪🌎
I’m surprised and saddened by the suddenness. But I’m proud of the work I produced there.
I’m surprised and saddened by the suddenness. But I’m proud of the work I produced there.
October 7, 2025 at 5:54 PM
and while you’re at it—assign your reporting needs to yessenia!!! she brings the unrelenting moral compass this industry so desperately needs