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![Meet 7 Women Leading the Way to a Brighter Climate Future](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/11e09403-1a70-4720-abb0-8c203f892106/GettyImages-1415703633.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=738%2C0%2C3733%2C3733&w=290)
Women are crucial to the climate movement, but their voices are often underrepresented and their work goes under-supported. Meet just a few of the women from this year’s Aspen Ideas Festival and Aspen Ideas: Health whose big ideas and bold leadership are paving the way to a better future for people and planet.
![A World Worth Fighting For: Katharine Hayhoe on Communicating Climate Change](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/b5d8cdce-9c40-40e3-9241-767f8a658c9b/AIFStockHeroImages16.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1508%2C0%2C3377%2C3375&w=290)
Katharine Hayhoe is an atmospheric scientist and Chief Scientist for The Nature Conservancy. Ahead of Aspen Ideas: Climate next week, we caught up with Dr. Hayhoe to discuss tips for talking about climate change with anyone, how her faith informs her climate activism, why environmental guilt-tripping never works, and how to develop real, muscular hope.
![How Kids Are Fighting Climate Change, One Lawsuit at a Time](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/256b34f8-18b1-4b39-9984-a46a12885efa/GettyImages-1147070895.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=993%2C0%2C2636%2C2638&w=290)
How is constitutional law being harnessed to address climate change? Ahead of Aspen Ideas: Climate, we caught up with Andrea Rodgers, Senior Attorney at Our Children's Trust, whose environmental law practice is fighting on behalf of young people and future generations.
![Rose Kirk on the Role of Tech in Building Climate Resiliency](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/6ff2b3e2-362f-4111-9975-1de1579662c0/rosekirk.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=2215%2C0%2C3376%2C3375&w=290)
Rose Kirk is the Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer for Verizon. We caught up with her about tech-based climate solutions and why digital skills and connectivity are critical to navigating climate change.
![New Speakers Announced for Aspen Ideas: Climate 2024](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/d60e162f-2bed-4217-91f1-b752ff7d1d41/52730027417_bf838d2084_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1709%2C0%2C3899%2C3898&w=290)
Your first look at the leaders, innovators, policymakers, and luminaries joining us for Aspen Ideas: Climate 2024. Don't wait to hear from these extraordinary speakers — early bird passes are on sale until December 31.
![L.A.'s Chief Heat Officer on the Public Health Threat of Extreme Heat](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/55979c82-694b-4575-a7ee-56aa897c72f6/Screenshot2023-07-31at12.32.51PM.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=646%2C0%2C861%2C862&w=290)
Worldwide, 10 cities have named Chief Heat Officers to address the growing threat of extreme heat. Marta Segura is leading the way in Los Angeles by connecting equity, health, and climate data to save lives and build more resilient communities. Learn how the city is making progress in the face of rising temperatures.
![Bringing the Fullness of our Humanity to the Climate Movement](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/d0160746-a0e0-4c6a-a389-5a1059c7934f/IsaiasHernandez.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=2215%2C0%2C3376%2C3375&w=290)
Environmental activist Isaias Hernandez, founder of the education platform QueerBrownVegan, on combatting climate despair, the nuances of veganism, and what helps him sustain activism over the long-haul.
![Aspen Ideas: Climate Returns to Miami Beach in Spring 2023](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/4d9db5bb-7e8b-4f25-80e2-ce42aa586cca/AIFStockHeroImages.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=731%2C0%2C3242%2C3240&w=290)
From March 6-9, policymakers, scientists, business leaders, technologists, artists, educators, journalists and more will convene to address one of the world’s greatest challenges
![Preparing for the Health Threats of Our Changing Climate](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/7961dcb5-ce1e-4a15-9897-feca1ac7dd0d/iStock-458661503.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1361%2C400%2C2126%2C2126&w=290)
Our changing climate represents one of the greatest challenges to health for the 21st century. Though all of humankind is at risk, communities with weak health and public health infrastructure are the least equipped to cope with the impacts. We must take urgent steps now to develop effective, long-term, and sustainable climate health action. Presented by CDC Foundation.
![Channeling Climate Angst into Action](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/7e0fa5d1-ba88-4dd1-a235-0c57637637c8/AIFSpeakerGuestBlogs6.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=844%2C0%2C2161%2C2160&w=290)
Alaina Wood, aka "The Garbage Queen" on TikTok, shares the importance of imperfect sustainability and her advice for dealing with climate doom.
![Anyone Can Become a Climate Advocate. Here’s How.](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/4ebe1c6d-4bc3-4515-bb17-f3baa424e371/pexels-markus-spiske-2990650.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1098%2C0%2C3840%2C3840&w=290)
Dr. Eliza Nemser, geoscientist and executive director of Climate Changemakers, on how to recognize your own agency in the climate crisis.
![Water: The Giver and Sustainer of Life](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null784036b2-bed1-4f49-807c-e84e410398fa/AdobeStock_250466408.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1473%2C0%2C3143%2C3143&w=290)
How are climate change and a history of inequity posing problems for Native American tribes in the Western United States?
![Can Vegan Spam Change the Way Asia Eats?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null81f3e009-e562-47d4-bd66-c673511ecc3e/OmniPorkLuncheon_dish.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=930%2C0%2C4000%2C4000&w=290)
To help combat climate change, one entrepreneur is working to shift mindsets and change behavior around the way people eat.
![Dig Into the Future of Food](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nulla84a0397-0e6c-4dd3-a346-405ee26b578b/AdobeStock_227796262.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=803%2C0%2C3712%2C3712&w=290)
A changing climate means a changing diet.
![Individual Actions Can't Solve Climate Change](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/0d5a4f56-5e01-48b0-b2d6-60ed80ed384a/AdobeStock_56377201.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1133%2C0%2C3456%2C3456&w=290)
Joshua Goldstein, co-author of "A Bright Future," explains why individual actions to help the planet don't add up to real change.
![How Much Will the Green New Deal Cost?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/5212c05c-92bb-479b-b61b-e04357fd56c5/AdobeStock_15801667.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=695%2C0%2C2819%2C2819&w=290)
![Eileen Fisher Sows the Seeds of a Better Business Model](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/9ed4ee0c-ea2a-4b77-b96e-401b11c64d3c/42958112672_fc05e79fb1_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=300%2C0%2C1067%2C1066&w=290)
![Closing the Knowledge Gap on Climate Change](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/81019561-f125-445f-a743-cb6f76562508/CleanEnergyWindSolar_featured.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=313%2C0%2C667%2C667&w=290)
![How Is Climate Change Impacting Europe's Refugee Crisis?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/9fbc2d53-d4bc-47f8-aad3-da82f354da3a/28053363766_4d6129fbd3_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=157%2C0%2C799%2C799&w=290)
![How Can We Fix Our Broken Food System?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/99e0239b-b4bc-4c80-b561-1f59472625b0/27861271232_ef9a2f4e0c_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C799%2C799&w=290)