I’m deeply concerned about existential risks, particularly those posed by climate change. To address this, I founded ClimateSafe Villages (CSV), a nonprofit focused on building community-level resilience to the increasing impacts of global warming. CSV advocates for resilient infrastructure, regenerative agriculture, and other adaptations to help communities thrive amidst worsening conditions. I believe that alongside crucial emissions reduction efforts, we need proactive preparation to mitigate potentially catastrophic long-term climate risks.
I am also Executive Director of Democracy Without Elections, a sortition advocacy organization.
Previously, I was executive director of Abundant Housing LA, a part of the YIMBY movement, and an attorney, which informs my approach to this work. I’m excited to connect with other EAs thinking deeply about these issues and ensuring that our efforts are grounded in evidence and reason. Feel free to reach out if you’d like to discuss climate resilience, longtermism, or anything else!
Thank you again for this post. One thing that stuck out to me is that issue of focus on “sexy” risks, and not enough attention going to “unsexy” risks, which I see you noted includes climate change. My other post was questioning whether it’s right that EA has so little emphasis on the GCR of climate change. Do you have insights on that? Do you think that EA should be more focused on the “unsexy” risks of climate change? What could be done to address this?