The 22 stories in this collection,

‘Dear World Leaders: Many

people are blind to the climate

crisis’- Climate Change Stories

for COP28 Decision Makers,

convey urgent messages unif ied

by a common theme: the need

for climate action now at the

COP28. The VU Amsterdam

community, including students,

writers, artists, scientists,

AI, an inf luencer, and an

indigenous writer, collaborated

to present the climate crisis

to you in ways that are we

hope creative surprising and

inspiring Our stories range from

f ictional encounters to non

f ictional letters travel reports

infographics and even cartoons

While some stories acknowledge

the severe impacts of this

complex crisis they also discern

wisdom and hope in human

choices in shaping a better

future. Most explore deteriorating

environments and climates in

the not-so-distant future. You’ll

witness the climate crisis from

diverse perspectives, global

locations, and through various

characters’ eyes.

The single goal of these stories

is to awaken you - policymakers,

CEOs, and politicians - to take

decisive action for our climate

and all life on Earth. We call for

ambitious climate policies to

safeguard us all.

 

Yours sincerely,

Sjoerd Kluiving (1s, VU

Amsterdam), Marc ter Horst,

Nicky Bosman, Clemens Kaupa,

Lodewijk Koster, Simone Burger,

Luuk Huitink, Brijlal Chaudhari,

Babette Porcelijn, Linde Ex,

Jessica Hill, Douwe Jan Joustra,

Michelle Engelmann, Marloes

Morshuis Ellie Domigan Helena

Style Muñoz Mariam Sugijanto

Thijs Goverde Insa Duvos

Sijanda de Boer and Konstantinos

Pardalis

Sjoerd Kluiving

Distinguished Fellow of

the Anthropocene 2023 VU

Amsterdam