Katharine Wilkinson

Dr. Katharine K. Wilkinson is an American 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 faculty. While attending Sewanee, she earned both a Udall Scholarship and a Rhodes Scholarship. As a Rhodes Scholar, she was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in geography and environment from Oxford University.[9]

References
  1. "Katharine Wilkinson". Project Drawdown. February 16, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
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    - "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. 5 March 2020. 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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