The battle to reverse climate change is a long and unending one. How do we keep our optimism in this trying and tiring fight? Corinna Bellizzi sits down with the climate optimist herself to get the answers. Anne Therese Gennari is the founder of the Climate Optimist, Rolemodels Agency, and Hey Change Podcast. She shifts the narrative around climate change and paints a future that we can look forward instead of one we should avoid. Listen in as they discuss how to shift your mindset when engaging and shifting into a more sustainable regenerative lifestyle.

About Anne Therese Gennari

Anne Therese Gennari is an entrepreneur, a speaker, an educator and an environmental activist. She’s the founder of the Climate Optimist, Rolemodels Agency, and Hey Change Podcast. As an educator and consultant, she helps shift the narrative around climate change so that we can act from courage and excitement instead of fear.

Connect with Anne Therese:

Guest LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anne-therese-gennari/

Guest Website: https://www.theclimateoptimist.com/

Guest Social: https://www.instagram.com/annetheresegennari/

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Show Notes:

00:00 – Introduction

01:29 – Catalyst to Action for Climate Change

05:06 – San Francisco Composting System

08:01 – Zenagee Artis and the impact of youth

10:44 – Value of people and community

12:00 – Find an area of passion to Care

13:29 – Small daily actions turn into habits

18:50 – What it means to be climate activist and how to remain optimistic: fear Vs optimism

25:21 – Positively incentivizing change and the five barriers to climate action

28:25 – We need to do less

31:58 – Ecological impact of trade shows and the move towards tech as we go back to “normalcy”

36:06 – Regeneration and carbon offsets

37:30 – The power of community

43:33 – The future in an optimistic world

47:52 – Conclusion

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Additional Resources Mentioned:

• Hey Change Podcast E83. Rethinking Growth and Uncovering Psychological Barriers with Per Espen Stoknes – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e83-rethinking-growth-and-uncovering-psychological/id1221250672?i=1000536854608
• Hey Change Podcast E84. Optimism in Activism with Zanagee Artis from Zero Hour – https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e84-optimism-in-activism-with-zanagee-artis-from-zero-hour/id1221250672?i=1000537535365