Climate and Older Adults as Advocates—Linking Hope to Action

About this episode

The episode discusses how older adults can advocate for climate change solutions.

Alan Gutterman, a long-term partner and senior counsel in law firms, recently launched the Older Person’s Rights Project to advance awareness of the challenges and opportunities inherent in our increased longevity. In this podcast he speaks with Mick Smyer, who runs Growing Greener, Climate Action for a Warming World, and was Guest Editor of a recent Generations Journal issue on Climate Change, about how older adults can become more involved in solutions around climate change issues, rather t...

People in this episode

Host: Alan Gutterman

Guest: Mick Smyer

Topics covered

• climate change
• older adults
• advocacy
• longevity
• environmental action

Keywords

• climate change
• older adults
• advocacy
• environment
• longevity
• sustainability

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Older Person’s Rights Project, Growing Greener, Generations Journal

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