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Katharine K. Wilkinson is an American writer, climate change activist, and executive director and co-founder of the All We Can Save Project, a climate leadership organization. She co-hosts the podcast ''A Matter of Degrees'' with
Leah Stokes Leah Cardamore Stokes is a Canadian-American political scientist specializing in environmental policy. She is the Anton Vonk Associate Professor of Environmental Politics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In addition, Stokes is a se ...
. Previously, Wilkinson served as editor-in-chief of The Drawdown Review at
Project Drawdown Climate drawdown refers to the future point in time when levels of greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere stop climbing and start to decline. Drawdown is a milestone in reversing climate change and eventually reducing global average temp ...
and was the senior writer for ''
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'' bestseller ''Drawdown'', which documents the "what is possible" approach for addressing climate change. ''Time'' named her one of 15 "women who will save the world" in 2019. Wilkinson is in part known for her role in advocating for women in climate change activism including her 2018 TED talk. She co-edited the ''
All We Can Save ''All We Can Save'' is a 2020 collection of essays and poetry edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine Wilkinson, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson and published by One World. The collection sets out to highlight a wide ...
'' anthology of women climate leaders with
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. The
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made her a judge of the Treehouse Climate Action Poem Prize. Her books on climate include the bestselling anthology ''
All We Can Save ''All We Can Save'' is a 2020 collection of essays and poetry edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine Wilkinson, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson and published by One World. The collection sets out to highlight a wide ...
'' (2020, co-editor), ''The Drawdown Review'' (2020, editor-in-chief and principal writer), ''
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'' bestseller ''Drawdown'' (2017, senior writer), and ''Between God & Green'' (2012), which ''
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'' dubbed “a vitally important, even subversive, story.”


Early life and education

Wilkinson, a native of
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, earned an undergraduate degree in religion from
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, where she is occasionally visiting faculty. While attending Sewanee, she was twice awarded a
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and graduated as valedictorian. As a
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, she was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in geography and environment from
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. She completed her dissertation under the supervision of geographer
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.


Career

Wilkinson began her career as a consultant at the
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(NRDC). In 2005, she was awarded the
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to attend the University of Oxford, where she earned her Doctorate of Philosophy. Based on that research, she published her first book, ''Between God & Green'', with
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in 2012. Following her graduate work, Wilkinson went into strategy consulting at the
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and then BrightHouse. In 2016, Wilkinson joined Project Drawdown, where she worked as the senior writer of ''Drawdown'' (2017), vice president of communication and engagement, and then principal writer and editor-in-chief of The Drawdown Review (2020). In September 2020, Wilkinson and Ayana Elizabeth Johnson published ''
All We Can Save ''All We Can Save'' is a 2020 collection of essays and poetry edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine Wilkinson, Dr. Katharine Wilkinson and published by One World. The collection sets out to highlight a wide ...
'' with One World, an imprint of
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. The anthology of writings by women climate leaders became a national bestseller, and Wilkinson created All We Can Save Circles to build community around solutions. In October, 2020,
Leah Stokes Leah Cardamore Stokes is a Canadian-American political scientist specializing in environmental policy. She is the Anton Vonk Associate Professor of Environmental Politics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In addition, Stokes is a se ...
and Wilkinson started the podcast ''A Matter of Degrees'', in which they discuss the levers of power that have created the climate problem, and the tools to fix it. The podcast has received critical acclaim, with
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saying, “I can testify firsthand that ''A Matter of Degrees'', a new podcast from
Leah Stokes Leah Cardamore Stokes is a Canadian-American political scientist specializing in environmental policy. She is the Anton Vonk Associate Professor of Environmental Politics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. In addition, Stokes is a se ...
and Katharine Wilkinson, two of the most important and reliable voices in the climate debate, is going to be a don’t-miss show.” She currently serves as the executive director and co-founder of the All We Can Save Project, with the mission to nurture a leaderful climate community. She sits on the boards of the Doc Society, Chattahoochee NOW, WildArk and serves as an advisor for Drawdown Georgia and Terra.do.


Speaking and Publications

Wilkinson has spoken at forums including Aspen Ideas, TEDWomen, ''
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'', ''The'' ''New York Times'', Skoll World Forum, and
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. Beyond her books, Wilkinson has written pieces for multiple media outlets including ''
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'', ''
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'', ''Elle'', and
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.


Honors and recognition

In addition to being selected as a
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and Udall Scholar in her early career, Wilkinson was recognized as LEAD Atlanta: Class of 2014. She was named was named Planned Parenthood Southeast: Legend in the Making (2019), ''Time'': 15 women who will save the world (2019), ''Apolitical’s]'' 100 most influential people in gender policy (2021), and ''
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'': Notable Georgians (2022).


Media

Wilkinson’s work has been featured in media outlets including ''
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'', ''
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'',
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, ''
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'', ''
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'', ''
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'', and ''
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''


References

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