Katharine Wilkinson

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Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson is a writer and climate change activist and vice president at Project Drawdown. She was a writer for the book Drawdown,[1] which documents the "what is possible" approach for addressing climate change.[2] Time named her one of 15 "women who will save the world" in 2019.[3]

She is in part known for her role in advocating for women in Climate Change activism, such as in her 2018 Ted talk.[4] She is one of the editors of the All We Can Save collection of women climate writers with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.[5] The Academy of American Poets made her a judge of the Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize.[6]

In October, 2020, Leah Stokes and Wilkinson started "A Matter of Degrees" podcast, in which they discuss the levers of power that have created the climate problem, and the tools to fix it.[7]

Her books on climate include the bestselling anthology All We Can Save (2020, co-editor), The Drawdown Review (2020, editor-in-chief and lead writer), the New York Times bestseller Drawdown (2017, lead writer), and Between God & Green (2012), which The Boston Globe dubbed “a vitally important, even subversive, story.” [8]

Early life and education[]

Wilkinson, a native of Atlanta, Georgia, earned an undergraduate degree in religion from Sewanee, where she is currently a member of the faculy. As a Rhodes Scholar, was awarded a Doctor of Philosohy in geography and environment from Oxford University.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Katharine Wilkinson". Project Drawdown. February 16, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
    - "Meet the Expert Cataloging Every Climate Solution". www.greentechmedia.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
    - "Meet Katharine Wilkinson of Project Drawdown". One Small Step. November 9, 2019.
  2. ^ "Interview: Reaching Drawdown". WildArk. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  3. ^ "Earth Week speaker Katharine Wilkinson to discuss 'Drawdown Rising: Solutions, Leadership, and a Path Forward for the Climate Crisis'". Elon University. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  4. ^ Wilkinson, Katharine. "How empowering women and girls can help stop global warming". Retrieved September 2, 2020.
    - "Meet the Expert Cataloging Every Climate Solution". www.greentechmedia.com. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Kaplan, Sarah (August 31, 2020). "They edited a book about the climate crisis. Here's what they learned about hope". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  6. ^ BWW News Desk. "The Academy of American Poets Announces Judges of 2021 Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize". Broadway World. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  7. ^ "A Matter of Degrees". podcasts.apple.com.
  8. ^ "Katharine K. Wilkinson". KATHARINE K. WILKINSON. Retrieved 2021-08-09.
  9. ^ https://www.kkwilkinson.com


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