Alex Steffen
@alexsteffen.bsky.social
Planetary foresight and personal climate strategies.
Courses: https://alexsteffen.thinkific.com/
Podcast/newsletter: https://alexsteffen.substack.com/
Consultation: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/21f79c52
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Courses: https://alexsteffen.thinkific.com/
Podcast/newsletter: https://alexsteffen.substack.com/
Consultation: https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/21f79c52
Start here → alexsteffen.com/start
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Alex Steffen
@alexsteffen.bsky.social
· Jan 11
Welcome to WHEN WE ARE
A new, informal podcast for subscribers of The Snap Forward!
alexsteffen.substack.com
I've begun a new, informal podcast called When We Are about what it's like to live and work in the midst of climate chaos and unprecedented discontinuity.
Available on your podcast feed, or through my Substack.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
Available on your podcast feed, or through my Substack.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/welcome-to...
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Can’t believe it’s been 20 years since this came out. Incredibly vital book for me in my life.
20 years ago today, we published Worldchanging.
The team that put it together was simply brilliant, and it was very much the right project at the right time.
I've met hundreds of people since then who've told me it had a major impact on their lives.
I'm grateful.
www.amazon.com/Worldchangin...
The team that put it together was simply brilliant, and it was very much the right project at the right time.
I've met hundreds of people since then who've told me it had a major impact on their lives.
I'm grateful.
www.amazon.com/Worldchangin...
January 2, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Can’t believe it’s been 20 years since this came out. Incredibly vital book for me in my life.
20 years ago today, we published Worldchanging.
The team that put it together was simply brilliant, and it was very much the right project at the right time.
I've met hundreds of people since then who've told me it had a major impact on their lives.
I'm grateful.
www.amazon.com/Worldchangin...
The team that put it together was simply brilliant, and it was very much the right project at the right time.
I've met hundreds of people since then who've told me it had a major impact on their lives.
I'm grateful.
www.amazon.com/Worldchangin...
January 2, 2026 at 12:49 AM
20 years ago today, we published Worldchanging.
The team that put it together was simply brilliant, and it was very much the right project at the right time.
I've met hundreds of people since then who've told me it had a major impact on their lives.
I'm grateful.
www.amazon.com/Worldchangin...
The team that put it together was simply brilliant, and it was very much the right project at the right time.
I've met hundreds of people since then who've told me it had a major impact on their lives.
I'm grateful.
www.amazon.com/Worldchangin...
Reposted by Alex Steffen
Your uncle's house in an intensifying wildfire zone didn't lose value because researchers documented the growing risk of it burning down.
It lost value because burning fossil fuels has made wildfires worse.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/will-your-...
It lost value because burning fossil fuels has made wildfires worse.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/will-your-...
Will your next home be a climate lemon?
Efforts to suppress disclosure of grave climate risks in brittle areas cheat buyers and sabotage communities.
alexsteffen.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Your uncle's house in an intensifying wildfire zone didn't lose value because researchers documented the growing risk of it burning down.
It lost value because burning fossil fuels has made wildfires worse.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/will-your-...
It lost value because burning fossil fuels has made wildfires worse.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/will-your-...
Reposted by Alex Steffen
This was, surprisingly. the most popular letter I wrote this year
"My firm belief was that sooner or later, whether folks were ready or not, actual reality would force them to see the crisis clearly, and embrace action. ... I was wrong."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/after-eart...
"My firm belief was that sooner or later, whether folks were ready or not, actual reality would force them to see the crisis clearly, and embrace action. ... I was wrong."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/after-eart...
After Earth Day
The biggest error of my working life (so far).
alexsteffen.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This was, surprisingly. the most popular letter I wrote this year
"My firm belief was that sooner or later, whether folks were ready or not, actual reality would force them to see the crisis clearly, and embrace action. ... I was wrong."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/after-eart...
"My firm belief was that sooner or later, whether folks were ready or not, actual reality would force them to see the crisis clearly, and embrace action. ... I was wrong."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/after-eart...
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Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression https://theonion.com/trump-says-recession-unfortunate-but-necessary-step-to-get-to-depression/
December 27, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Trump Says Recession Unfortunate But Necessary Step To Get To Depression https://theonion.com/trump-says-recession-unfortunate-but-necessary-step-to-get-to-depression/
Reposted by Alex Steffen
"Many benefiting from predatory delay- when forced to choose between prolonging profitably destructive inertia, or preserving planetary stability, long-term prosperity & even democracy- have doubled down to grab all the money they can"
This was, surprisingly. the most popular letter I wrote this year
"My firm belief was that sooner or later, whether folks were ready or not, actual reality would force them to see the crisis clearly, and embrace action. ... I was wrong."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/after-eart...
"My firm belief was that sooner or later, whether folks were ready or not, actual reality would force them to see the crisis clearly, and embrace action. ... I was wrong."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/after-eart...
After Earth Day
The biggest error of my working life (so far).
alexsteffen.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:35 AM
"Many benefiting from predatory delay- when forced to choose between prolonging profitably destructive inertia, or preserving planetary stability, long-term prosperity & even democracy- have doubled down to grab all the money they can"
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“Drunk and drugged driving is now so common in car-centric California that drivers routinely rack up four, five, six DUIs. One woman in Fresno just got her 16th.”
California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the nation. Here, DUI-related deaths have been rising more than twice as fast as the rest of the country.
But this fall, a state bill to strengthen DUI penalties was gutted at the last minute. calmatters.org/investigatio...
8/9
But this fall, a state bill to strengthen DUI penalties was gutted at the last minute. calmatters.org/investigatio...
8/9
15 DUIs, still driving: California's failure to take repeat drunk drivers off the road
As alcohol-related roadway deaths spike across the state, a CalMatters investigation finds California has some of the weakest DUI laws in the country.
calmatters.org
December 12, 2025 at 12:36 AM
“Drunk and drugged driving is now so common in car-centric California that drivers routinely rack up four, five, six DUIs. One woman in Fresno just got her 16th.”
Reposted by Alex Steffen
Very upsetting that ACLU is pro-drunk driving.
Requiring in-car breathalyzers for people convicted of a DUI is not "a form of racialized wealth extraction."
People of all backgrounds are getting killed and maimed by reckless drivers. Let's stop the carnage!
calmatters.org/newsletter/c...
Requiring in-car breathalyzers for people convicted of a DUI is not "a form of racialized wealth extraction."
People of all backgrounds are getting killed and maimed by reckless drivers. Let's stop the carnage!
calmatters.org/newsletter/c...
CA leaders look away as road deaths skyrocket
More and more people are dying on California roads, and millions are getting injured. What are lawmakers doing as vehicle deaths increase?
calmatters.org
December 11, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Very upsetting that ACLU is pro-drunk driving.
Requiring in-car breathalyzers for people convicted of a DUI is not "a form of racialized wealth extraction."
People of all backgrounds are getting killed and maimed by reckless drivers. Let's stop the carnage!
calmatters.org/newsletter/c...
Requiring in-car breathalyzers for people convicted of a DUI is not "a form of racialized wealth extraction."
People of all backgrounds are getting killed and maimed by reckless drivers. Let's stop the carnage!
calmatters.org/newsletter/c...
Reposted by Alex Steffen
Former CDC official on rolling for the counterpunch.
This advice is just as solid on climate as it is on public health.
This advice is just as solid on climate as it is on public health.
His advice is to look beyond the now:
"If you have political will that is designed to destroy and they have the power to destroy, it is almost futile to try to push against the destruction. Instead, you have to get through the dark age by sort of deciding what the Renaissance is going to look like"
"If you have political will that is designed to destroy and they have the power to destroy, it is almost futile to try to push against the destruction. Instead, you have to get through the dark age by sort of deciding what the Renaissance is going to look like"
December 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Former CDC official on rolling for the counterpunch.
This advice is just as solid on climate as it is on public health.
This advice is just as solid on climate as it is on public health.
Reposted by Alex Steffen
"Anyone who wants a better future is going to have to build it themselves. Any place that wants a better future is going to have to fight for it. The nations that transform themselves fastest will fare best. Discontinuity is the job, now, folks."
This was, surprisingly. the most popular letter I wrote this year
"My firm belief was that sooner or later, whether folks were ready or not, actual reality would force them to see the crisis clearly, and embrace action. ... I was wrong."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/after-eart...
"My firm belief was that sooner or later, whether folks were ready or not, actual reality would force them to see the crisis clearly, and embrace action. ... I was wrong."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/after-eart...
After Earth Day
The biggest error of my working life (so far).
alexsteffen.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:34 AM
"Anyone who wants a better future is going to have to build it themselves. Any place that wants a better future is going to have to fight for it. The nations that transform themselves fastest will fare best. Discontinuity is the job, now, folks."
This was, surprisingly. the most popular letter I wrote this year
"My firm belief was that sooner or later, whether folks were ready or not, actual reality would force them to see the crisis clearly, and embrace action. ... I was wrong."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/after-eart...
"My firm belief was that sooner or later, whether folks were ready or not, actual reality would force them to see the crisis clearly, and embrace action. ... I was wrong."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/after-eart...
After Earth Day
The biggest error of my working life (so far).
alexsteffen.substack.com
December 24, 2025 at 2:16 AM
This was, surprisingly. the most popular letter I wrote this year
"My firm belief was that sooner or later, whether folks were ready or not, actual reality would force them to see the crisis clearly, and embrace action. ... I was wrong."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/after-eart...
"My firm belief was that sooner or later, whether folks were ready or not, actual reality would force them to see the crisis clearly, and embrace action. ... I was wrong."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/after-eart...
Former CDC official on rolling for the counterpunch.
This advice is just as solid on climate as it is on public health.
This advice is just as solid on climate as it is on public health.
His advice is to look beyond the now:
"If you have political will that is designed to destroy and they have the power to destroy, it is almost futile to try to push against the destruction. Instead, you have to get through the dark age by sort of deciding what the Renaissance is going to look like"
"If you have political will that is designed to destroy and they have the power to destroy, it is almost futile to try to push against the destruction. Instead, you have to get through the dark age by sort of deciding what the Renaissance is going to look like"
December 24, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Former CDC official on rolling for the counterpunch.
This advice is just as solid on climate as it is on public health.
This advice is just as solid on climate as it is on public health.
Reposted by Alex Steffen
Don't just blame the messenger when the insurance company's non-renewal notice arrives in the mail.
Your uncle's house in an intensifying wildfire zone didn't lose value because researchers documented the growing risk of it burning down.
It lost value because burning fossil fuels has made wildfires worse.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/will-your-...
It lost value because burning fossil fuels has made wildfires worse.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/will-your-...
Will your next home be a climate lemon?
Efforts to suppress disclosure of grave climate risks in brittle areas cheat buyers and sabotage communities.
alexsteffen.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Don't just blame the messenger when the insurance company's non-renewal notice arrives in the mail.
Your uncle's house in an intensifying wildfire zone didn't lose value because researchers documented the growing risk of it burning down.
It lost value because burning fossil fuels has made wildfires worse.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/will-your-...
It lost value because burning fossil fuels has made wildfires worse.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/will-your-...
Will your next home be a climate lemon?
Efforts to suppress disclosure of grave climate risks in brittle areas cheat buyers and sabotage communities.
alexsteffen.substack.com
December 22, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Your uncle's house in an intensifying wildfire zone didn't lose value because researchers documented the growing risk of it burning down.
It lost value because burning fossil fuels has made wildfires worse.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/will-your-...
It lost value because burning fossil fuels has made wildfires worse.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/will-your-...
If you're looking for an example of the systemic ways brittleness filters through systems, causing losses and eroding capacities far from the scene of a disaster, this is a good one.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
‘Christmastown’ Faces Climate Reality After Brutal Northwest Storms
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
If you're looking for an example of the systemic ways brittleness filters through systems, causing losses and eroding capacities far from the scene of a disaster, this is a good one.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/u...
Tbh, my reading list/ saved episodes/ watch later selections are now all things I feel I *should* read, listen to or watch but likely never will.
1,000s of boring little guilt bombs.
Unread books at least force you to eventually decide if they deserve a place on your shelves.
1,000s of boring little guilt bombs.
Unread books at least force you to eventually decide if they deserve a place on your shelves.
December 19, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Tbh, my reading list/ saved episodes/ watch later selections are now all things I feel I *should* read, listen to or watch but likely never will.
1,000s of boring little guilt bombs.
Unread books at least force you to eventually decide if they deserve a place on your shelves.
1,000s of boring little guilt bombs.
Unread books at least force you to eventually decide if they deserve a place on your shelves.
Reposted by Alex Steffen
As property values reflect increasing #risk economics come into play.
No amount of denial, even sanctioned at the highest levels, will hold back that reality.
#climate
No amount of denial, even sanctioned at the highest levels, will hold back that reality.
#climate
"If risk accountability means that current sellers get less money for the homes they sell, that is good. Those homes are worth less money than they used to be. Suppressing risks doesn’t make property worth more, it just dumps the losses on the next buyer."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/will-your-...
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/will-your-...
Will your next home be a climate lemon?
Efforts to suppress disclosure of grave climate risks in brittle areas cheat buyers and sabotage communities.
alexsteffen.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Reposted by Alex Steffen
New podcast!
All is not lost: the harsh future we’re tumbling towards is still a future full of choices. Dooming-out is not a plan.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/does-clima...
All is not lost: the harsh future we’re tumbling towards is still a future full of choices. Dooming-out is not a plan.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/does-clima...
Does Climate Chaos Mean You Should Just Give Up and Wait for Collapse?
Don't fall for fake powerlessness. Your future is still full of choices.
alexsteffen.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
New podcast!
All is not lost: the harsh future we’re tumbling towards is still a future full of choices. Dooming-out is not a plan.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/does-clima...
All is not lost: the harsh future we’re tumbling towards is still a future full of choices. Dooming-out is not a plan.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/does-clima...
Reposted by Alex Steffen
Clearheaded, supportive review of my personal climate strategy workshop from former colleague Justus Stewart. If you’re trying to chart your own path through climate discontinuity, please check it out!
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Reviewing Alex Steffen's Personal Climate Strategy Workshop
My thoughts on the most valuable climate foresight training I’ve taken
substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Clearheaded, supportive review of my personal climate strategy workshop from former colleague Justus Stewart. If you’re trying to chart your own path through climate discontinuity, please check it out!
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
"If risk accountability means that current sellers get less money for the homes they sell, that is good. Those homes are worth less money than they used to be. Suppressing risks doesn’t make property worth more, it just dumps the losses on the next buyer."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/will-your-...
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/will-your-...
Will your next home be a climate lemon?
Efforts to suppress disclosure of grave climate risks in brittle areas cheat buyers and sabotage communities.
alexsteffen.substack.com
December 18, 2025 at 6:15 AM
"If risk accountability means that current sellers get less money for the homes they sell, that is good. Those homes are worth less money than they used to be. Suppressing risks doesn’t make property worth more, it just dumps the losses on the next buyer."
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/will-your-...
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/will-your-...
New podcast!
All is not lost: the harsh future we’re tumbling towards is still a future full of choices. Dooming-out is not a plan.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/does-clima...
All is not lost: the harsh future we’re tumbling towards is still a future full of choices. Dooming-out is not a plan.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/does-clima...
Does Climate Chaos Mean You Should Just Give Up and Wait for Collapse?
Don't fall for fake powerlessness. Your future is still full of choices.
alexsteffen.substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
New podcast!
All is not lost: the harsh future we’re tumbling towards is still a future full of choices. Dooming-out is not a plan.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/does-clima...
All is not lost: the harsh future we’re tumbling towards is still a future full of choices. Dooming-out is not a plan.
alexsteffen.substack.com/p/does-clima...
The last Personal Climate Strategy: The Basics class is tomorrow, and there's still time to sign up.
Is 2026 the year you plan to start readying your life for climate chaos? This is a great places to start.
alexsteffen.thinkific.com/products/cou...
Is 2026 the year you plan to start readying your life for climate chaos? This is a great places to start.
alexsteffen.thinkific.com/products/cou...
Personal Climate Strategy: The Basics
Join this two-hour class to learn the top-level concerns and strategies for building a resilient future.
alexsteffen.thinkific.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The last Personal Climate Strategy: The Basics class is tomorrow, and there's still time to sign up.
Is 2026 the year you plan to start readying your life for climate chaos? This is a great places to start.
alexsteffen.thinkific.com/products/cou...
Is 2026 the year you plan to start readying your life for climate chaos? This is a great places to start.
alexsteffen.thinkific.com/products/cou...
Clearheaded, supportive review of my personal climate strategy workshop from former colleague Justus Stewart. If you’re trying to chart your own path through climate discontinuity, please check it out!
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
Reviewing Alex Steffen's Personal Climate Strategy Workshop
My thoughts on the most valuable climate foresight training I’ve taken
substack.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:35 AM
Clearheaded, supportive review of my personal climate strategy workshop from former colleague Justus Stewart. If you’re trying to chart your own path through climate discontinuity, please check it out!
substack.com/home/post/p-...
substack.com/home/post/p-...
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The horrific antisemitic terrorist attack in Bondi Beach is shocking in its brutality and utterly inexcusable. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
As it happened: terror attack at Bondi beach Jewish festival kills 11, with one gunman dead and another wounded
Further 29 people in hospital, after attack on Sydney beach where Hanukah event was taking place
www.theguardian.com
December 14, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The horrific antisemitic terrorist attack in Bondi Beach is shocking in its brutality and utterly inexcusable. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...