Parenting in a Changing Climate: Tools for Cultivating Resilience, Taking Action, and Practicing Hope in the Face of Climate Change

by Elizabeth Bechard

The Solutions Project, an organization that supports grassroots climate solutions, the vast majority of funding for environmental causes—up to 95%—goes to organizations led by white people (and 70 to 80% goes to organizations led by white men). I’m writing this book to speak directly to readers who, like me, have privileges and resources that can be leveraged in allyship with parents who have been systematically denied access to the same privileges and resources, parents whose families will likely be far more impacted by climate change than ours. It’s my intention to reflect on my social identities and privileges throughout the book, and to highlight the necessity of approaching climate change from the lens of environmental justice.