Venn diagram of three intersecting circles: What are you good at? What work needs doing? What brings you joy? The intersection of these three areas will tell you what you can do for the climate.

How can I make a difference?

“So many people are asking themselves: How can I make a difference?

Now there’s an easy Venn diagram for that, created by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a scientist, environmental policy maker and writer.

It’s made up of three circles, each dedicated to a different question: What are you good at? What work needs doing? What brings you joy? The intersection of these three areas will tell you what you can do for the climate.

Central to her vision is the fact that we have most of the solutions we need. It’s a matter of growing the cultural urgency and political will to implement them.”

Spotted in the Imagine5 e-newsletter, 29/05/26