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In December 2024, I tried the World Climate Simulation with my students.

Incredible feedback—but only dozens of Chilean students experience this yearly.

COP 30 is coming. Most youth will watch confused.

What if we built the Battle Royale of climate negotiations?
A screenshot essay titled 'Building the Battle Royale of Climate Negotiations: Chile's Next Generation of Climate Leaders.' The essay discusses the author's experience conducting the World Climate Simulation with students at PUCV in December 2024, highlighting the positive feedback and the transformative nature of the simulation, which models real-time climate scenarios. It notes the limited reach of the simulation among Chilean students compared to the upcoming COP 30 in Brazil, urging for greater youth involvement in climate negotiations. The author proposes adapting the simulation to a competitive format akin to battle royale games like Fortnite, suggesting university-level simulations, inter-university competitions, and a national championship to engage more students and foster climate literacy, aiming for active participation in the COP 30 discussions.
August 7, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Most climate tools take months to build. I wanted to test if rapid prototyping could work for monitoring systems.

Here's how I built a Climate Progress Tracking Tool in one day using Perplexity, Claude, Gemini & simple tools:
A screenshot essay titled 'How to Build a Climate Progress Tracking Tool in One Day'. The body outlines a rapid prototyping approach for creating a climate monitoring tool in seven days using AI. Key sections include: 'Research with AI Collaboration' where the author utilizes Perplexity AI and Claude AI for accurate data gathering; 'Build the Foundation' where a mini database is created using Google Docs for accessibility; 'Create the Interface' discussing the development of a filterable web page and heatmap visualization; and 'Deploy and Test' detailing the deployment process with Tiny URL. The conclusion emphasizes the potential for impactful tools without large budgets.
July 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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After 20 years in active learning, I've learned:

showing people data isn't enough.

They need to experience complexity themselves.

Here's how I want to build better monitoring & learning tools for climate action:
Screenshot of an essay titled 'How to Turn Methane Data Into Strategic Insight'. The body discusses the complexities of tracking global climate change mitigation initiatives and emphasizes the need for stakeholders to see patterns rather than just individual data points. The author shares insights from a 20-year journey and highlights the importance of experiential learning. Tools proposed include active analysis features for users to filter data and a heatmap to visualize action density, showcasing areas of concentration and gaps. The text concludes advocating for transforming data into strategic intelligence to understand underlying patterns, aiming to turn historical records into future opportunities.
July 30, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Environmental groups spend hours tracking government meetings manually... then forget to share what they find with their community.

Here's how to automate the entire process: 🧵
Screenshot essay titled 'How to Turn Government Data Into Automatic Social Media Posts' discusses the importance of sharing government meeting information for environmental groups. The body text highlights how vital legislative updates can be missed and offers a better solution of automating social media posts using government data. It outlines a four-step process: extracting data, connecting Zapier, using Buffer for formatting, and auto-posting on social media platforms. An example of a Senate meeting agenda is provided, illustrating real-time posting for community awareness. The essay emphasizes the low cost of tools and the significant impact of improving public awareness about government activities.
July 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Chile's environmental groups learned a painful lesson: they organized AFTER a deregulation bill had significant momentum, not before.

Here's how to track government environmental committees in under 1 hour (no coding required):

👇 My latest essay
Screenshot essay titled 'How To Track the Congress Environmental Committee In Less Than 1 Hour Of Setup'. The essay discusses the challenges faced by Chile's environmental community in responding to a deregulation bill. It emphasizes the importance of monitoring decision-making processes. The author describes a system they built to automatically track Chile's Senate environmental committee, outlining a simple non-technical process to set it up. The steps include finding government websites for meeting schedules, using AI to extract data, setting up extraction tools, and adjusting the system to run daily. The essay encourages readers to learn, try, and take action to improve transparency in environmental decision-making.
July 28, 2025 at 2:42 AM
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Climate orgs think they need developers to build coordination tools.

They don't.

I built EcoAgenda with just Lovable + Supabase.

Here's how any environmental org can do the same 👇
A written essay titled 'How To Build Environmental Coordination Tools Without Needing Developers.' The text explains that most climate organizations believe they need a tech team to create digital coordination tools, but the author demonstrates otherwise by sharing their experience building EcoAgenda, an environmental events platform in Chile, using no-code tools. The author outlines the platform's purpose for organizing events, the straightforward process involving no-code platforms like Lovable and Supabase, and emphasizes the broader applicability of this approach for various climate initiatives. The author also shares their background in climate work and advocates for accessibility in building coordination tools, urging organizations to believe they can create these solutions without needing developers.
July 26, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Environmental education problem:

We tell people about melting glaciers → they nod → nothing changes

What if climate learning was as compelling as MrBeast videos?

3 strategies that actually work 👇
Screenshot essay titled 'How To Make Environmental Education Irresistible'. The text discusses the ineffectiveness of traditional environmental education that merely informs people about climate issues without inspiring change. It suggests three engaging strategies: 1. Gamification - turning climate action into fun challenges, similar to entertaining videos, to attract participation. 2. Incentivization - offering real rewards for completing environmental courses, thus increasing engagement. 3. Personalization - highlighting benefits that resonate with individuals, like financial savings or health improvements, making the education more relevant. The essay concludes with the idea that creating engaging experiences will lead to meaningful behavior changes in environmental efforts.
July 24, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Day 4: Why evidence isn't enough 🧵
20 years of boring lectures taught me: people need to EXPERIENCE climate complexity, not just hear about it.
AI + simulation workshops = anxiety becomes action
My journey from frustrated law student to climate educator 👇
A screenshot essay titled 'Day 4: How I Got Interested In Climate Education Through Simulation Workshops' discusses the author's fascination with climate education, particularly through simulation workshops. The author has facilitated 13 World Climate Simulation workshops in six months and reflects on their journey from traditional lectures in law school to active learning methods. They emphasize that merely lecturing about climate change is insufficient; participants must experience the complexities of the issue themselves. The essay notes the role of AI in enhancing the simulation experience, allowing for personalized learning and real-time research. The author aims to leverage technology to advance environmental education, highlighting the importance of experiential learning in driving climate action.
July 24, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Day 3: Climate solution starter pack
📚 Business Model Canvas
📺 Gary Stevenson
🎧 Tara Brach
= Systems + thinking + resilience
Screenshot essay titled 'Day 3: The Best Way to Start Building Solutions for Climate Change and a Better Society'. The essay discusses the author's passion for learning about climate solutions and shares three recommendations for getting started: 1. A book titled 'Business Model Canvas' by Alexander Osterwalder, which provides a framework for turning climate ideas into viable solutions and emphasizes the importance of good ideas in the era of AI. 2. Following Gary Stevenson on YouTube and Instagram, who talks about economic collapse and systemic issues related to climate breakdown. 3. Listening to Tara Brach's podcast on mindfulness and meditation as essential tools for developing resilience in climate work. The essay highlights these resources as crucial for understanding the systematic, systemic, and personal foundations for creating impactful climate solutions.
July 23, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Day 2 thoughts:

Climate simulation workshops > climate lectures
No-code development = democratizing solutions
Writing = experience design (data viz included)

Turning climate anxiety into apps, one essay at a time.
Full breakdown 👇
A screenshot essay titled 'Day 2: 3 Topics I Am Exploring In My Life Right Now' that discusses three key topics. The first topic focuses on simulation games and workshops for climate education, emphasizing the importance of active learning and personal experience in understanding climate issues. The second topic is about no-code development, highlighting its accessibility and the value of rapid prototyping and user feedback. The third topic explores writing as experience design, drawing parallels between writing, app building, and data visualization, and how data presentation relates to storytelling. The author expresses a desire to connect with others interested in these subjects.
July 21, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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I just realized something wild:
Building environmental devices is now easier than writing a blog post.
I'm rejoining @dickiebush & @nicolascole77's Ship 30 for 30 with a completely different perspective on what "writing" means in 2025.
Here's why 👇
Screenshot essay titled 'Day 1: Why I'm Building Climate Solutions Online', detailing the author's reasons for joining the Ship 30 for 30 course for a second time. The body explains three main points: 1) The ease of building environmental devices with no-code tools, illustrated by the author's experience with EcoAgenda; 2) The scaling of environmental coordination using modern tools for connecting initiatives and mobilizing action; 3) The importance of creating solutions, not just writing about problems, with no-code enabling more people to contribute to climate resilience. The essay concludes with an invitation for readers to join the author on a 30-day writing adventure focusing on climate solutions.
July 21, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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Futuro de proteínas en 5 líneas:

🧬 ADN sintético desde cero
⚡ Proteínas diseñadas
🌱 Sin ganadería = menos emisiones
🚀 Revolución alimentaria

https://www.perplexity.ai/page/researchers-begin-creating-hum-Gd4pg6CDTP2L8C8WeWRcxg 🌍💡
Perplexity AI: Ask Anything
Perplexity AI unlocks the power of knowledge with information discovery and sharing. Ask anything.
www.perplexity.ai
July 9, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Todos están equivocados sobre riesgo climático.

No es "futuro" - YA sofoca bancos chilenos:

🏦 27% cartera en riesgo 🌡️ +1°C = -0,88% hipotecas

https://www.latercera.com/pulso/noticia/mercados-bancario-y-asegurador-comienzan-a-sofocarse-por-el-cambio-climatico/ 🚀✨
Mercados bancario y asegurador comienzan a “sofocarse” por el cambio climático - La Tercera
Los desastres climáticos y las altas temperaturas están tensionando las instituciones crediticias y aseguradoras en países como Estados Unidos, y están obligando a repensar la resiliencia económica. Si bien en Chile este tipo de alcances producto del calentamiento global aún no se registra, la conversación ya está instalada.
www.latercera.com
July 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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¿Paralizado por la información climática dispersa? Ecoagenda.cl

🌍 No más caos informativo
⭐ No más eventos perdidos
🌱 No más acciones solitarias

Solo tú, tu deseo de cambio, y cada acción climática de Chile centralizada.

Funciona. ecoagenda.cl 🔥✨
July 7, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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El turismo mediterráneo se está muriendo por el calor.

-10% turistas evitan la región

Atenas cerró Acrópolis por 40°C+

Agua mar a 30°C (no refresca)

¿Quién va de vacaciones a un horno? 🔥🏖️
July 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Datos impactantes calor extremo Portugal:
📊 Récord histórico: 47,4°C en 2003
🔥 Lisboa: 44°C rompió récord de 37 años
🌡️ 26 ciudades con nuevos récords en un año
⚡ +60% del país superó 40°C

Europa se calienta peligrosamente 🚨🌍
July 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Lo más poderoso en IA climática: darle contexto completo.

Significa que la IA entiende:
🔬 Cómo funciona el clima en Chile
🏛️ Qué leyes ambientales tenemos
⚖️ Cómo afecta a diferentes comunidades
💡 Qué soluciones son posibles Datos + contexto = acción efectiva 🌱⚡
July 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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El Verdadero Obstáculo

⚡🎯 Tu verdadero enemigo en el cambio climático no es:
Tu falta de disciplina
Comer carne
No usar bicicleta

Es el sistema que te hace creer que TÚ eres el problema mientras 36 empresas emiten el 50% de gases globales.

Deja de culparte.
July 3, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Insights sobre riesgo climático:

💡 Bancos evalúan temperatura al aprobar créditos

🌊 Aseguradoras huyen antes que gobiernos actúen

Chile: 7% cartera en alto riesgo

https://www.latercera.com/pulso/noticia/mercados-bancario-y-asegurador-comienzan-a-sofocarse-por-el-cambio-climatico/ 🌍⭐
Mercados bancario y asegurador comienzan a “sofocarse” por el cambio climático - La Tercera
Los desastres climáticos y las altas temperaturas están tensionando las instituciones crediticias y aseguradoras en países como Estados Unidos, y están obligando a repensar la resiliencia económica. Si bien en Chile este tipo de alcances producto del calentamiento global aún no se registra, la conversación ya está instalada.
www.latercera.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Datos impactantes sobre finanzas:

🌡️ +1°C reduce aprobación hipotecas en 0,88%

💰 27% cartera bancaria chilena expuesta a riesgo climático

Lee el análisis completo https://www.latercera.com/pulso/noticia/mercados-bancario-y-asegurador-comienzan-a-sofocarse-por-el-cambio-climatico/
Mercados bancario y asegurador comienzan a “sofocarse” por el cambio climático - La Tercera
Los desastres climáticos y las altas temperaturas están tensionando las instituciones crediticias y aseguradoras en países como Estados Unidos, y están obligando a repensar la resiliencia económica. Si bien en Chile este tipo de alcances producto del calentamiento global aún no se registra, la conversación ya está instalada.
www.latercera.com
July 1, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Principiantes: "IA, cuéntame sobre cambio climático"

Expertos: crean sistemas que analizan datos chilenos reales,
proponen soluciones locales, y se adaptan a cada región

La diferencia está en darle el contexto correcto 🎯🌱
June 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Cualquiera puede hacer incidencia si conoce los incentivos:

🌾 Productores (necesitan incentivos económicos, no sermones)

🏛️ Tomadores de decisión (responden a presión organizada)

👔 Implementadores locales (buscan soluciones prácticas y recursos)
June 29, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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¿Perdido buscando tu tribu climática? Ecoagenda.cl

🌱 No más eventos duplicados
💡 No más oportunidades perdidas
🎯 No más esfuerzos aislados

Solo tú, tu compromiso verde, y la comunidad climática de Chile conectada.

Siempre funciona. ecoagenda.cl 🚀💚
June 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
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¿Te sientes perdido entre eventos ambientales dispersos?

🌱 No más búsquedas en Facebook
🔥 No más grupos de WhatsApp perdidos
⚡ No más volantes olvidados

Solo tú, tu pasión ambiental, y todos los eventos de Chile en un lugar.

Funciona siempre. ecoagenda.cl 🌍✨
June 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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La mayor realización sobre el cambio ambiental en los últimos años:

"La base de cualquier cambio es la colaboración" y "el cariño como eje central hacia el planeta, hacia nosotros mismos".

Fundación Reparemos lo entiende perfectamente. 💚🚀
June 23, 2025 at 6:00 PM