Engaging Older Adults as Climate Advocates: Barriers, Benefits and Solutions

About this episode

Alan Gutterman discusses with Karl Pillemer the motivations and challenges for older adults in climate advocacy.

Alan Gutterman 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 Karl Pillemer, professor in the Department of Psychology and professor of Gerontology in Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine, about what motivates people to get involved in advocating for climate issues, overcoming ageism, being open to intergenerational activities, and rethinking approaches to bringing ...

People in this episode

Host: Alan Gutterman

Guest: Karl Pillemer

Topics covered

• climate advocacy
• ageism
• intergenerational activities
• older adults
• longevity
• advocacy

Keywords

• climate issues
• advocacy
• older adults
• ageism
• intergenerational
• longevity
• psychology

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Weill Cornell Medicine, Older Person’s Rights Project

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