Climate & Community 11/13/25: Global Impacts and Local Solutions with Gianluca Nehuén Yornet (Part 2)

Host: Wilson Haims

Description: Climate and Community continues the conversation with Gianluca Nehuén Yornet, former Maine Service Fellow at the Center for Ecology Based Economy (CEBE). In this segment we learn more about the importance of community leadership in climate action throughout the state and hear about what Gialuca hopes the climate movement will prioritize moving forward.

About the Host:

Wilson Haims is from Portland, Maine and earned her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Studies from Wellesley College in 2023. Upon graduating, Wilson contributed to climate and conservation-related field work, policy and community engagement work in New England and the Pacific Northwest. Now, Wilson is the Manager of Community Engagement and Resilience at A Climate to Thrive and spends her time hiking, running, making art and cooking on Mount Desert Island.

Johannah, Beth, Wilson, Gus, Alison and Angie are the team at A Climate to Thrive, a nonprofit working to build a model of community-driven, solutions-focused climate action. Since its origins around a potluck table as concerned neighbors gathered to take action on climate change, A Climate to Thrive, or ACTT, has been supporting solutions on Mount Desert Island and beyond since 2016. Learn more at www.aclimatetothrive.org.