Poet and co-author known for her work "The Courage to Heal," and recipient of several literary awards. She is a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and has founded poetry workshops in prisons.

An Indigenous rights activist and spiritual teacher, originally from the Penobscot Indian Reservation. She is the Founding Director of the Land Peace Foundation, focusing on Indigenous land and water rights.

A climate scientist and science writer who holds a position at NASA and Columbia University. She regularly contributes her expertise in climate science to Scientific American through her column "Hot Planet."

An environmental lawyer who is an executive at Earthjustice, focusing on environmental justice. She has led clean energy and coal programs and holds a law degree from UC Berkeley.

An American poet and musician, celebrated as the first Indigenous U.S. Poet Laureate serving a historic three terms. She is a member of the Muscogee Nation.

Chief Of Staff of the US Office of Domestic Climate Policy at the time of publication. Her background includes roles in political and climate policy on presidential campaigns and with Evergreen Action.

The Climate Policy Director at the Roosevelt Institute, instrumental in drafting the Green New Deal. She has an academic background from Yale and was a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford.

An atmospheric scientist and political science professor at Texas Tech University, directing the Climate Science Center. She is also CEO of ATMOS Research and Consulting.

Founder and author of HEATED, a newsletter focused on climate crisis reporting and accountability. Her prior roles include being a climate staff writer for The New Republic and deputy climate editor at ThinkProgress.

An artist and activist with roots in Oakland, California, known for her political poster designs advocating for racial justice. She identifies as queer and Latina with Afro-Peruvian heritage.

A climate reporter for Gimlet, with prior work at The New York Times and Popular Science. She authored the book "Green Washed" which explores sustainable consumerism.

An architect known for her work in sustainable architecture, particularly regenerative and biophilic design. Formerly CEO of the International Living Future Institute, she now leads Regenerative Design for Mott MacDonald in the Asia Pacific.

An Inupiaq poet from Alaska, celebrated for her literary contributions with awards like the Guggenheim Fellowship and American Book Award. She is known for her works that reflect her rich cultural heritage.