Dana R. Fisher (aka the Apocalyptic Optimist)
@fisherdanar.bsky.social
Director, Center for Environment Community, & Equity and Professor, AU | NonRes Sr Fellow, Brookings | IPCCWG3 AR6 | www.danarfisher.com | TED Talk on Saving Ourselves: go.ted.com/danarfisher
Looking forward to this event on visualizing environmental change at @au-cece.bsky.social with Megan Martin from @climatecentral.org! If you’re in DC, #JoinUs!
November 11, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Looking forward to this event on visualizing environmental change at @au-cece.bsky.social with Megan Martin from @climatecentral.org! If you’re in DC, #JoinUs!
Some valuable thoughts about the role the media plays in climate communication and the challenges of echo chambers by Ingmar Rentzhog from @wedonthavetime.bsky.social Tune in to #COPOut to watch the entire episode also with @magnoliae.bsky.social and Jamie Minden
cece.american.edu/cop-out-epis...
cece.american.edu/cop-out-epis...
November 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Some valuable thoughts about the role the media plays in climate communication and the challenges of echo chambers by Ingmar Rentzhog from @wedonthavetime.bsky.social Tune in to #COPOut to watch the entire episode also with @magnoliae.bsky.social and Jamie Minden
cece.american.edu/cop-out-epis...
cece.american.edu/cop-out-epis...
Delighted to have our #COPOut Podcast featured as part of @wedonthavetime.bsky.social's coverage of #COP30!
For expansive coverage of everything going on at the climate negotiations, check out their hub here: www.wedonthavetime.org/events/cop30
For expansive coverage of everything going on at the climate negotiations, check out their hub here: www.wedonthavetime.org/events/cop30
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Delighted to have our #COPOut Podcast featured as part of @wedonthavetime.bsky.social's coverage of #COP30!
For expansive coverage of everything going on at the climate negotiations, check out their hub here: www.wedonthavetime.org/events/cop30
For expansive coverage of everything going on at the climate negotiations, check out their hub here: www.wedonthavetime.org/events/cop30
For more, see "Understanding Disenfranchisement: Civil Society and Developing Countries’ Influence and Participation in Global Governance for Sustainable Development" in @gepjournal.bsky.social (with @greenprofgreen.bsky.social): www.drfisher.umd.edu/GEP.4.3.pdf (published 20 years ago 😶)
November 10, 2025 at 12:25 PM
For more, see "Understanding Disenfranchisement: Civil Society and Developing Countries’ Influence and Participation in Global Governance for Sustainable Development" in @gepjournal.bsky.social (with @greenprofgreen.bsky.social): www.drfisher.umd.edu/GEP.4.3.pdf (published 20 years ago 😶)
Check out how the UNFCCC is policing the language of civil society at #COP30 along with limiting their access from Zero Hour ED. Tune in to #COPOut to watch the entire episode also with Ingmar Rentzhog from @wedonthavetime.bsky.social & @magnoliae.bsky.social cece.american.edu/cop-out-epis...
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Check out how the UNFCCC is policing the language of civil society at #COP30 along with limiting their access from Zero Hour ED. Tune in to #COPOut to watch the entire episode also with Ingmar Rentzhog from @wedonthavetime.bsky.social & @magnoliae.bsky.social cece.american.edu/cop-out-epis...
With some moderate Democrats caving to Republican pressure, the shutdown was all for naught. www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
November 10, 2025 at 11:56 AM
With some moderate Democrats caving to Republican pressure, the shutdown was all for naught. www.cnn.com/2025/11/10/p...
The #COPOut Podcast Episode 1 on Platforming Activism is LIVE! Tune in hear from Ingmar Rentzhog from @wedonthavetime.bsky.social Jamie Minden from This Is Zero Hour and @magnoliae.bsky.social from Party Crashers to learn about their histories and their current work cece.american.edu/cop-out-epis...
November 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The #COPOut Podcast Episode 1 on Platforming Activism is LIVE! Tune in hear from Ingmar Rentzhog from @wedonthavetime.bsky.social Jamie Minden from This Is Zero Hour and @magnoliae.bsky.social from Party Crashers to learn about their histories and their current work cece.american.edu/cop-out-epis...
Here's a short teaser for Episode 1 about Platforming Activism where I give my 2 cents on #COP30. The conversation with @magnoliae.bsky.social Jamie Minden from This Is Zero Hour, and Ingmar Rentzhog from @wedonthavetime.bsky.social was 🔥🔥so check out the whole episode, when it goes Live SUNDAY!
November 8, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Here's a short teaser for Episode 1 about Platforming Activism where I give my 2 cents on #COP30. The conversation with @magnoliae.bsky.social Jamie Minden from This Is Zero Hour, and Ingmar Rentzhog from @wedonthavetime.bsky.social was 🔥🔥so check out the whole episode, when it goes Live SUNDAY!
📢Announcing the #COPOut Podcast (our first episode goes live on Sunday)!! Here's info about how to listen and why I'm doing this podcast instead of wasting all that carbon to travel to COP30:
danarfisher.com/2025/11/08/i...
danarfisher.com/2025/11/08/i...
November 8, 2025 at 12:27 PM
📢Announcing the #COPOut Podcast (our first episode goes live on Sunday)!! Here's info about how to listen and why I'm doing this podcast instead of wasting all that carbon to travel to COP30:
danarfisher.com/2025/11/08/i...
danarfisher.com/2025/11/08/i...
Teaser clip for #COPOut episode 1 on Platforming Activism is UP! Full episode out on Sunday with @magnoliae.bsky.social Jamie Minden from Zero Hour and Ingmar Rentzhog from @wedonthavetime.bsky.social
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Teaser clip for #COPOut episode 1 on Platforming Activism is UP! Full episode out on Sunday with @magnoliae.bsky.social Jamie Minden from Zero Hour and Ingmar Rentzhog from @wedonthavetime.bsky.social
First episode of COPOut airs SUNDAY. Tune in to hear from @laurengifford.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @davidho.bsky.social @magnoliae.bsky.social @pammcelwee.bsky.social @lisaschipper.bsky.social @frediotto.bsky.social @amywestervelt.bsky.social & more!
cece.american.edu/cece-launche...
cece.american.edu/cece-launche...
November 7, 2025 at 4:51 PM
First episode of COPOut airs SUNDAY. Tune in to hear from @laurengifford.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @davidho.bsky.social @magnoliae.bsky.social @pammcelwee.bsky.social @lisaschipper.bsky.social @frediotto.bsky.social @amywestervelt.bsky.social & more!
cece.american.edu/cece-launche...
cece.american.edu/cece-launche...
I'm so excited to be kicking off the COPOut Podcast! Details are below. Tune in to hear conversations with @laurengifford.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @davidho.bsky.social @magnoliae.bsky.social @pammcelwee.bsky.social @lisaschipper.bsky.social and more!
cece.american.edu/cece-launche...
cece.american.edu/cece-launche...
November 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I'm so excited to be kicking off the COPOut Podcast! Details are below. Tune in to hear conversations with @laurengifford.bsky.social @katharinehayhoe.com @davidho.bsky.social @magnoliae.bsky.social @pammcelwee.bsky.social @lisaschipper.bsky.social and more!
cece.american.edu/cece-launche...
cece.american.edu/cece-launche...
Good morning—lots to smile about today!!
November 5, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Good morning—lots to smile about today!!
November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
apparently a section of my TED Talk has been made into a cartoon featuring a cartoon me 🤯
November 4, 2025 at 8:56 PM
apparently a section of my TED Talk has been made into a cartoon featuring a cartoon me 🤯
While the Trump Administration has announced that "No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks," there's high support for US participation in the Paris Agreement (and, thus, the climate negotiations) per @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social .
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
While the Trump Administration has announced that "No high-level US representatives will go to UN climate talks," there's high support for US participation in the Paris Agreement (and, thus, the climate negotiations) per @yaleclimatecomm.bsky.social .
The political writing coming out of @teenvogue.com was of the highest caliber! I was thrilled when they published an excerpt of Saving Ourselves. So sad to hear of the changes over there www.teenvogue.com/story/how-do...
November 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
The political writing coming out of @teenvogue.com was of the highest caliber! I was thrilled when they published an excerpt of Saving Ourselves. So sad to hear of the changes over there www.teenvogue.com/story/how-do...
On Wednesday, I'll be talking about my recent book, Saving Ourselves: from Climate Shocks to Climate Action at Hamilton College. The event is open to the public if you're nearby! Many thanks to @jlkucinskas.bsky.social for the invitation
November 2, 2025 at 1:15 PM
On Wednesday, I'll be talking about my recent book, Saving Ourselves: from Climate Shocks to Climate Action at Hamilton College. The event is open to the public if you're nearby! Many thanks to @jlkucinskas.bsky.social for the invitation
In the weeks before COP30 gets underway, I’m reposting this interview I did with Huawei about why travel to these negotiations is a waste of carbon and what will make a difference in the battle to limit the climate crisis.
www.huawei.com/en/media-cen...
www.huawei.com/en/media-cen...
October 30, 2025 at 11:00 AM
In the weeks before COP30 gets underway, I’m reposting this interview I did with Huawei about why travel to these negotiations is a waste of carbon and what will make a difference in the battle to limit the climate crisis.
www.huawei.com/en/media-cen...
www.huawei.com/en/media-cen...
As the climate crisis worsens, activists have employed a wide range of tactics to draw attention to the issue. Our new paper explores how perspectives on a diversity of social movement tactics vary between members of the general public and climate activists. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
October 28, 2025 at 5:50 PM
As the climate crisis worsens, activists have employed a wide range of tactics to draw attention to the issue. Our new paper explores how perspectives on a diversity of social movement tactics vary between members of the general public and climate activists. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
In many ways, this 'progress' is exactly what I predicted. My talk focuses on why everything needs to get worse before it gets better and why we should not lose hope. I outline what it will take to get to the systemic changes we desperately need. Or read it here: cup.columbia.edu/book/saving-...
October 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
In many ways, this 'progress' is exactly what I predicted. My talk focuses on why everything needs to get worse before it gets better and why we should not lose hope. I outline what it will take to get to the systemic changes we desperately need. Or read it here: cup.columbia.edu/book/saving-...
➡️ Even while renewable energy makes progress, governments still plan to produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with the targets in the Paris Agreement that would limit warming to 1.5°C (2025 Production Gap Report). productiongap.org/2025report/
October 27, 2025 at 12:39 PM
➡️ Even while renewable energy makes progress, governments still plan to produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 than would be consistent with the targets in the Paris Agreement that would limit warming to 1.5°C (2025 Production Gap Report). productiongap.org/2025report/
🚨🚨New Paper Alert! Our article comparing climate activists to the general population regarding their perspectives on social movement tactics is up at Environmental Research Letters (w/ Arman Azedi @magnoliae.bsky.social & @chrisjayko.bsky.social Details to come!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
October 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🚨🚨New Paper Alert! Our article comparing climate activists to the general population regarding their perspectives on social movement tactics is up at Environmental Research Letters (w/ Arman Azedi @magnoliae.bsky.social & @chrisjayko.bsky.social Details to come!
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
It was wonderful to meet @lisarostlund.bsky.social at the Petroganda Festival earlier this week. Happy to see some of our conversation showing up in this article for Aftonbladet.
This image is the translated version fyi. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/W0...
This image is the translated version fyi. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/W0...
October 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
It was wonderful to meet @lisarostlund.bsky.social at the Petroganda Festival earlier this week. Happy to see some of our conversation showing up in this article for Aftonbladet.
This image is the translated version fyi. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/W0...
This image is the translated version fyi. www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/W0...