PSR Climate Ambassadors Project

Become a Climate Ambassador

PSR Climate Ambassadors Are Advocating for Climate Solutions

Do you have a passion for PSR’s mission to protect present and future generations from catastrophic climate change? If so, then you may be interested in becoming a PSR Climate Ambassador.

As a Climate Ambassador you will have the opportunity to work closely with PSR staff and participate in a select number of important actions and activities on key climate and clean energy issues. Some current activities include:

  • Submitting a comment to EPA on an environmental standards rollback
  • Submitting a letter to the editor on a key issue or signing onto an op-ed (which we provide guidance in drafting and submitting)
  • Testifying at an EPA hearing on a climate related issue
  • Calling, writing or meeting with your congressional delegation
  • Participating in a local climate event

PSR Climate Ambassadors are asked to take a minimum of one action per month. PSR staff regularly provide the Climate Ambassadors with a variety of activities each month.

PSR Climate Ambassadors Dr. Alan Lockwood, Sid Gugale, and Autumn Vogel visiting Capitol Hill
PSR Climate Ambassadors Dr. Alan Lockwood, Sid Gugale, and Autumn Vogel visiting Capitol Hill

Are you a young or emerging health professional? Check out our new Next Generation Climate Ambassadors program!

Testimonials

“Being a part of the climate ambassadors has been a really empowering experience for me. Since joining I have been supported in writing letters to the editor and have been able to meet with several of my elected representatives to discuss the health impacts of climate change. Through this experience I have become a stronger advocate for my future patients”

Autumn Vogel

medical student and a national student representative to the PSR Board of Directors

“Being a PSR Climate Ambassador has given me access to a connected, informed, and knowledgeable climate health community. I’ve gotten specific feedback on op-eds related to the climate health crisis and help and advice on getting them placed. I am so excited to continue being part of this group and learning to make my voice more effective.”

Dr. Amanda Millstein

primary care pediatrician, PSR member, and co-founder of Climate Health Now

As a climate change ambassador, PSR has taught me how be a better advocate and connected me with strategic opportunities to have my voice heard at the national level. Through this program, I have gotten OP-ED pieces published in various journals, had the chance to speak with Senators and Congressmen at DC, and connect with like-minded students and physicians. Overall, this experience has inspired me to be a stronger advocate, and given me tools I can use for the rest of my life.”

Sid Gugale

medical student and a national student representative to the PSR Board of Directors

PSR Climate Ambassadors In the News

LTEs, Op-eds, Interviews & more

All News

New anti-pollution measures are good for our health and the environment

Op-ed by Eve Shapiro, MD, PSR Climate Ambassador, in the Arizona Daily Star.

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Climate change cures are possible, but we must urge Congress to act

Op-ed in LNP by Alan S. Peterson, MD, PSR Climate Ambassador.

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Fracking should be kept away from county parks

Letter to the editor from Dr. Barbara Brandom, PSR Climate Ambassador, in the Tribune-Review.

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We need climate action as another hot summer arrives

Arizona Daily Star op-ed by PSR Climate Ambassador Eve Shapiro, MD, MPH, urging Congress to pass bold climate legislation and clean energy investments.

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Blogs, Podcasts and Webinars

Webinar: Florida Doctors Join Rep. Castor in Calling for Climate Action
Lynn Ringenberg, MD, Abbey Strauss, MD, and Sandra Gonzalez Gompf, MD, hosted by PSR FL

Webinar: Links between climate and COVID-19
Stephen Jay, MD, hosted by Environmental Resilience Institute (IN)

Podcast: Food Insecurity, Covid, Climate Change, Poverty And Job Loss: Will These Take Us Closer To A “2020 Vision” Level Of Discussion Of Our World? & Climate Changes And Other Events That Can Increase Homelessness.
Bashyam  Iyengar, MD  – The Experts Speak, hosted by Abbey Strauss, MD

Blog: Talking about Climate and Health as a Clinician: You Should, Too!
Michael Donnenberg, MD

Blog: Students Lead the Climate Strike, and the World Follows
Samuel Maves

Resources

Factsheets:
Climate and Health: Storms and Sea Level
Renewable Energy and Health
Climate and Health Risks of Liquified Natural Gas

Media and Advocacy Guidance:
Webinar: Being a Climate Advocate
Letter to the Editor Guidelines
Webinar: Messaging on the Climate Emergency
Webinar: Media Training

Interested? Sign up here and join an exciting group of activists who are committed to advocating for a healthier, safer world for present and future generations.

Become a Climate Ambassador