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It’s Not Too Late! How We Save the Planet with Dr. Ayana Johnson


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404. It’s Not Too Late! How We Save the Planet with Dr. Ayana Johnson


Glennon, Abby and Amanda speak with Dr. Ayana Johnson, a marine biologist, policy expert, writer, and teacher working to help improve our climate future. 


  • The joy of imagining what comes next for our planet, if we mobilize and engage in fostering climate solutions. 
  • How to create a personalized climate action plan: realistic things you can do on an individual and community level to help heal the planet. 
  • Why we’re not as satisfied with hyper-consumerism as we think we are and how we can get back to nature. 

  • For more, check out Dr. Ayana Johnson’s podcast What If We Get It Right? on Apple or Spotify.


    About Dr. Johnson: 

    Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson is a marine biologist, policy expert, writer, and teacher working to help create the best possible climate future. She co-founded and leads Urban Ocean Lab, a think tank for the future of coastal cities, and is the Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College. Ayana authored the book What If We Get it Right?: Visions of Climate Futures, co-edited the bestselling climate anthology All We Can Save, co-created and co-hosted the Spotify/Gimlet podcast How to Save a Planet, and co-authored the Blue New Deal, a roadmap for including the ocean in climate policy. She earned a BA in environmental science and public policy from Harvard University, and a Ph.D. in marine biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography. She serves on the board of directors for Patagonia and GreenWave and on the advisory board of Environmental Voter Project. Above all: Ayana is in love with climate solutions.

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