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Kyla walks through a thought experiment with her dad, Michael, where they imagine it is the year 2030. Together, they reflect on how a neighborhood in Northern Michigan achieved carbon neutrality and responded to the climate crisis over the last...

Nathan (28) interviews his dad, David (72) about climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts within their family, neighborhood, state, and country. Efforts include individual- and neighborhood-level actions, as well as more systemic changes.

A discussion from the perspective of what living in 2030 might be like after adopting water resource management techniques and their influence on the community.

Bryce (25) talks with his father, Ed (60) about his experience with severe weather events and how to best prepare for them. Ed recalls individual actions and behaviors he has adopted throughout his life living in Florida because of extreme...

Maaike and Kyla reflect on what they learned in EAS561: Psychology of Environmental Stewardship and what they will take with them into their future careers.

Kristen Buchler discusses with her mother, Shelly Buchler, preparations that she has made in anticipation of a climate emergency or other disruptive life event. Shelly is a resident of Temperance, Michigan.

This interview discusses some of the issues individuals may have in their preparation for the climate emergency. Specifically, affordability regarding environmentally sustainable products makes it difficult to adopt necessary behaviors. Additionally, with so much information out there on the climate...

We're talking in Stephanie's apartment about preparedness stories the Saturday after U-M announcements regarding COVID-19. What can we learn from our relatives and previous experience? What privileges do we have because of our socioeconomic status?

Haley explains how community gardens and switching to plant-based food were here community's response to the climate crisis.

In this conversation, Shivani and Anjali discuss the work that has taken place over the past 10 years to get us where we are today in 2030. Shivani provides some insight into building up local food systems.

Yiang and John discuss renewable energy usage in 2030 after Yiang has successfully implemented a behavior change program.

John Delisa and Cameron Scharff discuss a hypothetical change in behavior for a town in northern Michigan in 2030 to help combat climate change. This includes changes both small and large for folks from different socioeconomic backgrounds.

Jillian talks about her major takeaways from her class, Psychology of Environmental Stewardship, and the importance of evaluation and solution-based strategies. Along with this, she reflects on how this information will help in her personal and work life in the...

I take some time to reflect on the course, Psychology of Environmental Stewardship taught by Dr. De Young at the University of Michigan's School for the Environment and Sustainability. I talk about my main take-aways from the course like the...

Luke & Jordan enact a thought experiment of what a sustainable future will look like and how we got there. Specifically imagining being in the year 2030 having achieved carbon neutrality, Luke answers questions about how his community came together...

Jon and Alex, a couple living in the Detroit neighborhood of Martin Park, discuss how their neighborhood became carbon neutral over the course of the past decade. They recall what events happened to create behavior changes required to reduce energy...

Mish and Esti talk about food systems status quo and ways to improve it