April 2020 | Issue 1. GrowingClimateSolutions.com
Southwest Florida has Begun the Path to Positive
Growing Climate Solutions is up and running in Southwest Florida! In our first few months, we have built a network of supportive institutions, and formed a local Leadership Circle to guide and support our outreach and strategy. Our website and Facebook page are up and running and we held several climate education events, before COVID-19 reduced our ability for in-person meetings .

With great community support, our initiative has grown from planning stages to outreach and action. Ana Puszkin-Chevlin, the Regional Director of Growing Climate Solutions, initially spent several weeks listening to community concerns and gathering ideas and commitments to action from local leaders. Numerous prominent local companies and organizations have stepped up to align with the vision and mission of Growing Climate Solutions. These future partners will serve as models and motivators for local climate action, including hosting educational events, mitigation activities and pollution reduction, and implementing resilience measures. More than 50 of these local leaders attended an initial gathering on March 10, hosted by the Naples Daily News. Read more
Living Greener
Think Deeper
Thoughts from Regional Director
Dr. Ana Puszkin-Chevlin
For the Love of Modeling!
COVID-19 Shows Us How to Trust the Experts
Respect for science and experts has been declining over the past decade, noted Dr. Tom Nichols, Professor at the US Naval War College and author of The Death of Expertise (2017). This trend is patently visible in public beliefs around the causes of our changing climate, as 16% of Americans, and 17% of Southwest Floridians state that the primary driver of climate change is nature, rather than human activity. But could the COVID-19 pandemic reverse the tide? The answer, as many college professors say, is “that depends.” Read More
Website Highlights
Our website provides updated news, information and additional climate resources. Don't miss...

  • Partners that have recently joined Growing Climate Solutions: Path to Positive Southwest Florida
  • The report from the March 10th Leadership Circle Meeting
CLIMATE NEWS HEADLINES WORTH READING

Want to read more? We've picked some recent compelling climate articles, including two contrasting assessments of the impacts of COVID-19 on climate action.