The Climate Map
The Climate Map outlines the complexities of climate change on a streamlined, action-oriented mind map.
Starting with Breakthrough Energy’s Five Grand Challenges, then expanding limitlessly.
Info-packed modules for continued learning and climate actionism.
Bridging the intersection between the public and private sector.
And backed by relevant data.
Highlights from Our Yearly Report
Our Mission
“The world of hyperspecialization rules climate change. There are so many different experts in so many different fields. Expertise is great as long as we understand how it functions in complex systems. Through the Climate Map, we want to outline the complexities of climate change in a format that any expert, regardless of their field, understands: the mind map."
Accelerating Actionism
“At the Climate Map, actionism looks like systems leadership. Systems leadership and climate actionism go hand in hand. Because if we’re taking rigorous action solely based on our own expertise and our own viewpoints, without understanding how our expertise fits in a much larger, much more complex system of contrasting perspectives, that’s extremely harmful. We’re trying to build a culture of systems thinking, in hopes that this will not only inform more actionism, but more of the right actionism.”
Challenges & Limitations
“We’re constantly thinking about how we can deliver real value. We’re smart; we’re hardworking; we’re strategic. But we don’t have a high school diploma, or a college diploma, or years of studying a particular field. The last thing we want to do is duplicate work — we don’t want to do the same exact thing that another organization is doing — because then, what value would we be providing to the world? We are doing a couple of things to develop a unique value proposition: 1) collaborating with as many entities as possible, 2) keeping the team lean, and 3) creating a ‘conflicting’ network.”
Our Future Vision
“We will spend the next 1-2 years building the network and the key insights. We want to put ourselves in as many different environments as possible — whether they are fellowships, conferences, or webinars — to meet as many different leaders as possible. By the time we hit college, we will have a strong understanding of how we’d like to format the map and communicate our key insights. We’ve learned that the most impactful thing is to immerse ourselves in a process that requires patience and long sessions of deep work. Quality of work is ultimately what will make or break the vision that we’re trying to achieve.”