ClimateVoices

"Preserving our democracy and rejecting authoritarianism requires speaking up. Naming the problem is part of taming it."

"Employees and companies can advocate both internally and with state legislatures and Public Utilities Commissions to ensure that companies stand by their commitments to substantially power new data centers with renewable energy."

"As employees, we have lots of opportunities to push our employers to make good decisions on climate... Individual employees are free to raise awareness and flag gaps or inconsistencies. It’s a great multiplier for your effort even if you only have a few hours a month to give."

"Markets are powerful tools that can speed adoption of new technologies and make them better. But markets, on their own, are not enough. Legislation, international cooperation, sustained consumer and popular pressure, and other levers are extremely important as well."

"Sometimes we think that in order to act on our values we need to be hugely courageous, to be bold, to be a risk taker, an extrovert, an assertive person. And of course, sometimes those characteristics do, in fact, enable people to act ethically... We just need to identify our own best approach and frame our challenges in ways that play to our individual strengths and tendencies."

"Employees in technology spaces have a unique opportunity to help corporations think creatively about natural resources."

"Big Oil and others outspend those who embrace climate science and clean energy 10 to 1 in telling and spreading their stories. So the most important thing all social changemakers must do is become far better at telling, testing, spreading, and funding stories."

"My observation is that those companies who are implementing meaningful changes and have the environmental, social, and business results to prove it works, are not going to stop now."

"Individual actions matter, but collective organizing builds real power. Whether it's students pressuring law schools, employees advocating within their companies, or communities demanding accountability from local business leaders, the key is sustained, coordinated pressure that makes climate obstruction socially and economically costly."

"Overcoming the current political moment is going to require a multiracial, multicultural coalition committed who genuinely see themselves in a new clean energy future."

"Companies are not monoliths, they are filled with individuals... It has been individuals at companies asking questions internally that have pushed others to get involved. Leadership is not a title it is the role you play no matter what level you are within a company."

"I strongly believe in the impact that employees can make from within. Especially when small actions collectively add to significant impact."