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The doorway below uses active links to let you explore the breadth and depth of topical coverage in the Climate Web. Right clicking on links opens the Climate Web to that exact spot (each thought in the Climate Web has its own URL). Links open into the on-line version of the Climate Web, and allow you to see the range of curated topical resources available to you. Note that the on-line version of TheBrain software doesn’t do a good job of demonstrating the power, the speed, and the ease of use of the software, and this carries through to applications like the Climate Web. We’ll discuss below the ways you can leverage the knowledge curation available in the Climate Web, while avoiding the limitations.
Climate Activism and Social Movements Doorway
There is a great deal of discussion when it comes to the role of climate activism and social movements in tackling climate change. Some observers see them as key, others suggest that climate change is unlikely to ever generate the kind of social movement that has been key to tackling such problems as civil rights.
Note that there is overlap between this an related Doorways, including:
Timely Questions
The list below is by no means intended to be comprehensive. Our goal is primarily to flag the range of topics and questions currently in play, and to perhaps raise some questions that users might not have considered, but that might contribute to finding actionable knowledge.
- The role of civil disobedience (and even Ecotage)?
- How the necessity defense will evolve?
- The role of divestment?
- The role of climate justice?
- Will climate activism become an effective social movement?
Timely Resources
Included here are links to a small subset of resources specific to this Doorway. Right-clicking on the links will usually go directly to the on-line story, bypassing the Climate Web itself (although that’s where they’re all organized). Note that what’s listed here represents just the smallest sliver of the topical information organized in the Climate Web. If the stories seem a bit dated, we apologize. We’re constantly trying to update these Doorways, but we do fall behind. Feel free to send us a note through the contact form at right requesting an update!
- 2021/5 UK climate activist arrested after attacks on HSBC and Barclays
- 2021/5 High street shops in England and Wales repurposed as climate emergency centres
- 2021/5 A To-Do List for the New Climate Activists on Exxon’s Board
Pre-Set Search Strings
Pre-set search strings are intended to help you explore the latest information on a topic, and to stay current with relevant sub-topics. Topical pre-set search strings in the Climate Web can include: Twitter Hashtag Searches, Google Searches, Google Scholar Searches, Google Image Searches, YouTube Searches, Vimeo Searches, Quora.com Searches, Reddit Searches, DeepDyve Searches (professional journals). They’re a great way to supplement the curated knowledge in the Climate Web. You can see how pre-set search terms work in this 1 minute video
Here are some of the pre-set search strings the Climatographers have found to be relevant to this Topical Doorway. Unfortunately, you can’t tell exactly where the search is going from the links below, even though it’s obvious if you’re accessing these search terms in the Climate Web itself. In fact, all you have to do is hover your mouse over a search string to have it automatically execute on your screen. They’re a big time saver.
- climate activism
- climate activism
- climate justice
- climate activism - images
- youth climate movement
- Individual and political action on climate change
- Youth activism
- #climateactivism
- #climateactivist
- climate activism
- climate justice movement
- global warming activists
- youth climate movement
- climate activism
- climate justice movement
- youth climate activism
- climate activism
- climate justice
- climate activism
- climate justice
Accessing the Climate Web
This Topical Doorway has pointed you to a lot of topical resources. Since the Climate Web is open-access on-line, you’re free to explore these resources there. But as discussed above, on-line access is not an efficient way to leverage the Climate Web. The desktop and mobile versions are much more flexible, powerful and at least 500% faster when it comses to exploring the Climate Web (a function of TheBrain software itself).
If you want to take advantage of the Climate Web we strongly recommend taking advantage of the ability to download it, whether through our Your Climate Brain or Premium Access. You’ll be surprised at how cost-effective we’ve made these options as a way to leverage thousands of hours climate knowledge curation, but if they are still financially out of reach please contact us through the contact form at right to explore a free license.
Premium Topical Roadmaps are also an option for exploring topics in more depth, and they can be used even in the on-line version of the Climate Web. Representing hundreds of hours of research and knowledge curation, Premium Roadmaps link together together explanatory materials, topical headings, individual reports, news stories, videos, websites, and curated topical dashboards to explore a topic in depth, even including links to individual ideas and graphics extracted from a wide range of key sources.
Premium Roadmaps tell the story of a topic in far more detail than a Topical Doorway like this one. To clearly see the differences between a Topical Doorway and a Premium Topical Roadmap, you can take a look at both versions for “Under-Estimating Climate Risks:”
Another option you have to access topical knowledge in the Climate Web is to work directly with the Climatographers. We can deliver uniquely cost-effective customized briefings, webinars, E-courses, and more for utilizing the topical knowledge curated in the Climate Web To learn more about topical briefings, for example, take a look at our Climate Briefings page.
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