This episode of Climate Vibes with Dr. Hoi Fei Mok focuses on the importance of climate storytelling, especially for youth.

Fei is the sustainability manager at the City of San Leandro, and they build out equitable, community-driven climate solutions in their hometown of San Leandro.

In this episode, Crystal Huang of the People Power Solar Co-op encourages us to reframe our existentially necessary transition to clean energy as an opportunity to promote social equity. As the name of the co-op suggests, this literal power transition away from fossil fuels is also a chance to bring more power to the people.

Crystal is an experienced community organizer and founding member of the People Power Solar Co-op, which includes Oakland communities in the solar energy movement. She is also a co-founder of The Cross Pollinators, which promotes the exchange of ideas between changemakers.

This episode features a stimulating and uplifting conversation with Dr. Andy Jones and Melecio Estrella on the intersection of the arts and sciences; as well as on the future of the climate movement.

Andy is Deputy Director of the Climate Readiness Institute and a research scientist in the Climate and Ecosystem Sciences Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.

Melecio Estrella is the artistic director of Bandaloop, a world renowned dance company and pioneer in the field of vertical performance.