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![Climate Change and You](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/dd182fc3-96aa-4494-8315-199e1ffffc0e/52178749159_42e6923fa8_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1376%2C0%2C5504%2C5504&w=290)
How do you impact climate change? How does climate change — and the fraught conversation about it — impact you? Are feelings of climate doom even justified? What are the best ways to combat hopelessness? In this panel, the country’s leading climate-anxiety psychologist joins a popular TikTok science communicator to explore our personal relationship with the crisis.
![Closing the Climate Gap for Girls and Women](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/7c58f9e1-944f-43e1-91a6-70ea591b4afe/53811270499_6a024c72b2_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=464%2C0%2C3374%2C3372&w=290)
Climate change is a threat multiplier with a disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations. Girls and women, who are denied equitable access to education and economic opportunity in many parts of the world, are most likely to experience the far-reaching effects of a warming planet. Advocates are trying to level the playing field with projects designed to empower the fe...
![The Emotional Toll of Climate Change](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nulla68cce37-9a04-45ce-b7a4-f828146e3fb6/48120992331_2a9af3a5a7_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=715%2C0%2C2569%2C2569&w=290)
Aspen Ideas: Health Engaging Local Issues Series: In Roaring Fork Valley, the realities of climate change are never far from our lives. Pests and invasive plants are altering our ecology, warming trends are likely to ignite ever-larger fires, and an economy built around outdoor activities could be transformed. The term “climate anxiety” has been coined to suggest the inten...
![Americans and Climate: Words to Use, Words to Lose](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/bf0b2a49-bbc5-4046-8f98-2e8506283281/aif-2022-words.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=349%2C0%2C901%2C901&w=290)
Most people now agree that climate change is real and that humans are causing it. But that’s where the consensus stops. Political pollster and strategist Frank Luntz, known for pioneering political focus groups, believes there is a better way to reach more people, more effectively in order to mobilize real action on climate change. In this highly interactive talk, he’ll sh...
![Incorporating Equity into Climate Change Strategies](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/2fdd92de-8e8d-4108-9224-a4a016438073/53001048850_0e90192217_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=912%2C0%2C3648%2C3648&w=290)
No one is immune from the catastrophic storms, wildfires, heat waves, and drought that accompany climate change, but the risks are far greater for some populations than for others. Unstable housing, food insecurity, inadequate access to care, lack of tree canopy, and proximity to toxic emissions and other environmental hazards all intensify the health consequences. People...
![Youth in Action: A Conversation Centering Young Leaders’ Role in Protecting Climate](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/a0bfbc15-3ba1-4f32-ab86-1aaf6e784d3e/53009930468_b6b37d6d8f_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1808%2C0%2C4640%2C4640&w=290)
The world’s young leaders are leading the charge to ensure future generations inherit a vibrant and thriving planet. Hear from inspiring leaders and changemakers, among them Indigenous youth, about the urgent work being done through innovative and inclusive solutions, activism, and community resilience.
![Aspen Challenge: Youth Lead to Address Climate Change, Violence, Mental Health, and Poverty Alleviation](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/cbcc39c4-36b0-4f3b-999a-0654fe0dce69/52183068692_2ee6946d25_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1376%2C0%2C5504%2C5504&w=290)
The Aspen Challenge presents teams of high school students from New Orleans and Miami who have developed innovative solutions to issues that have impacted their communities. See these young changemakers take to the stage to prove that entrepreneurial community solutions can be created at any age. Learn how Benjamin Franklin High School at the Katherine Johnson Campus is ta...
![Should Dignity Be Our Ultimate Economic North Star?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/null1a26edb8-2874-4b6a-beee-349de6266299/48180836777_791f7f0674_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=267%2C0%2C1065%2C1065&w=290)
There is an overwhelming tendency to see economic goals in terms of metrics like GDP, unemployment, or in terms of very specific policies or policy strategies — like populism versus centrism. Yet, this can reflect a confusion of means and metrics with ultimate end goals in terms of what matters most for raising human well-being. If increased job polarization, potential job...
![Picking a President: How to Make the Most Consequential Decision in the World](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/f008dbec-fce5-4763-a3c7-62f5a7bb073f/53010662486_a4a925c3cc_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=799%2C0%2C3716%2C3716&w=290)
From Washington to Biden, presidents have changed America — and the world — for both better and worse. If the American presidency is the ultimate test of leadership, what does it take to succeed as president, and how can we pick better ones?
![It’s OK to Be Clueless: Embracing What You Don’t Know to Expand What You Do](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/nullf4864620-6861-40ef-aeeb-7be0e2a2a1b1/35246169250_68652fbdca_h.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=266%2C0%2C1067%2C1067&w=290)
New York Times best-selling author Susan Orlean says ignorance about a subject is a powerful ignitor of curiosity. As someone who has written about bullfighters, orchid fanatics, and an African king who drives a taxi in New York City, she knows a thing or two about delving into far-flung topics. How can we learn to take in the world as an enthusiast and as a curious person...
![Next Generation Leadership: Much Is Required](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/9d7f0ddd-ae5d-4559-bca9-cf88c93981c5/53003665500_de6b16a48e_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=902%2C0%2C3721%2C3721&w=290)
If climate change is the issue that defines the 21st century, how are we preparing the next generation to lead on this challenge? Deans from two of America’s top institutions focused on climate — Stanford and Columbia — discuss their approach to educating tomorrow’s leaders with a person key to hiring them: the chief sustainability officer at General Motors.
![Gender, Health, and Entrepreneurship in the Global South](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/9a6f4713-7df1-43ca-82df-3f5135246e8c/53012401547_9ed07caea6_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=940%2C0%2C3733%2C3733&w=290)
How can we unlock the power of entrepreneurship to widen access to health care, close gender disparity, and increase prosperity in the global South? Hear from expert voices and innovators on tools to address social, economic, and environmental challenges in developing economies.
![Pledges and Profits: How Green can Big Banks Be?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/4e2c5f3c-0169-49d3-b601-60dc1c114da3/52186649194_75d08bf1c2_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1808%2C0%2C4640%2C4640&w=290)
The world’s biggest banks and investors have pledged $150 trillion in assets to tackle climate change. But are these commitments actually getting us closer to net zero, considering that many of those making pledges are still profiting from fossil fuels? We know that climate change will require transformation at a scale never seen before; can the financial system propel us...
![Pushback: The Perils (and Power) of Corporate Commitments](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/4740a973-6c0d-4f57-9c35-796fdd369fa2/53823862693_2b19d6cc7e_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=0%2C238%2C3101%2C3104&w=290)
With ESG caught in the political culture wars, business executives must decide to speak up or stay quiet about climate, diversity and democracy. What do employees and citizens expect, and can playing offense be the best defense against the pushback?
In 2016, TPG launched The Rise Fund, the world’s largest global impact-investing platform that invests in companies delivering meaningful social and environmental impact alongside strong business performance. Since then, the Rise platform has grown to over $5 billion in assets under management, launched a substantial climate-investing effort called TPG Rise Climate, and ba...
![Can Gen-Z Trust their Elders?](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/c05ab2fc-483b-4834-afd8-aade2b6b6777/52184574396_6919b57ff4_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1012%2C0%2C4024%2C4024&w=290)
From climate change to school shootings to cherry-picking history curricula, younger generations have a lot to be skeptical about when it comes to who’s in charge. How can we build trust across generations? Does anyone over the age of 25 deserve it? Learn more from this multi-generational discourse.
![The Business of Active Citizenship](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/3f6f2cb8-2014-46cd-8704-eff1db8295a2/53003991912_aa17bfaed6_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1034%2C0%2C3734%2C3734&w=290)
Over the past few years, companies have come off the sidelines regarding major policy issues from gun violence to climate change. For Levi Strauss & Co and Patagonia, advocating for their values and modeling good corporate behavior is right up there with selling jeans and puffy jackets. Here’s a look behind their thinking.
![How Philanthropy Can Drive Change in Public Education](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/01ecddf3-d2a8-49af-bb6a-7f7baca926fe/53008416589_4e25d515ec_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=1000%2C0%2C4000%2C4000&w=290)
As members of the Giving Pledge, Melanie and Richard Lundquist have given more than $400 million over the past decade to critical causes ranging from educational opportunity to health care access to climate change mitigation. What drives a modern philanthropist to do what they do, what models of giving work best, and where are the opportunities for private dollars to make...
![Leaders Inspiring America](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/1d12d9a5-a938-43db-acfc-c0f694e25a34/53009859870_a80bf9178a_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=0%2C0%2C5504%2C5504&w=290)
NBCUniversal News Group recently announced the honorees for its prime-time special, “Inspiring America: The Inspiration List.” NBC News’ Tom Llamas brings this conversation featuring Americans making a difference to Aspen. The panel includes environmental and climate justice activist Catherine Flowers; Susan Burton, creator of the nonprofit A New Way of Life; and actor Joh...
![Reimagining the Future of the Democratic Party](https://aspenideasfestival.imgix.net/c749263e-66df-409a-b2d7-1cf2f363383e/52177732784_1c983e80ab_o.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=min&fm=jpg&h=290&q=80&rect=791%2C0%2C3467%2C3467&w=290)
“Follow the science” has become a Democratic mantra, but many Americans are wary of experts and believe elites look down on them. Have Democrats become too identified with technocratic ways of speaking — about the economy, the pandemic, climate change? Has this deepened the political divide between those with and those without college degrees? Can Democrats reconnect with...