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Amelia Zimmerman

An Aussie millennial who does the reading. I write about climate change, Australia, and best of all — books. My communications agency, The Climate Hub, works with climate startups and corporate sustainability teams.

Where is sustainability headed?

Apr 17, 2026

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7 min read

Where is sustainability headed?

The changing language of climate tech gives us a few major clues

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
Slop and chaos: Welcome to 2026

Jan 9, 2026

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10 min read

Slop and chaos: Welcome to 2026

How can we do our jobs in a world sliding into entropy?

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
An honest look behind the scenes of our first year in business

Dec 19, 2025

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8 min read

An honest look behind the scenes of our first year in business

Here's what's been happening in the background...

Amelia Zimmerman
Meg Kendall
Amelia Zimmerman, +1
What if we talked about climate action the way we talked about dog 💩?

Dec 4, 2025

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9 min read

What if we talked about climate action the way we talked about dog 💩?

What corporations and dog owners (should) have in common

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
Clarity, brevity, simplicity, humanity

Nov 14, 2025

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9 min read

Clarity, brevity, simplicity, humanity

The four keys to good climate communications

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
Climate comms in the em dash era

Oct 31, 2025

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7 min read

Climate comms in the em dash era

What can a lazy language model teach us about climate comms?

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
Watch your mouth: Why words matter for climate change

Oct 10, 2025

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10 min read

Watch your mouth: Why words matter for climate change

My response to New Scientist's special edition, 'How to think about climate change'

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
Why we're still arguing about climate change

Sep 26, 2025

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10 min read

Why we're still arguing about climate change

NYC Climate Week, Trump's speech, and new thoughts on an old book

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
Greenwashing and the tragedy of the commons

Sep 12, 2025

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7 min read

Greenwashing and the tragedy of the commons

Why greenwashing matters at the macro level

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
Should we lead with the death toll?

Sep 5, 2025

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5 min read

Should we lead with the death toll?

Or would the alarmism backfire?

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
The Gary Stevenson Effect

Aug 29, 2025

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10 min read

The Gary Stevenson Effect

What a former financial trader can teach us about climate comms

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
The crucial ingredient most climate change campaigns are missing

Aug 22, 2025

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8 min read

The crucial ingredient most climate change campaigns are missing

(It's not salt...)

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
The three-letter word that kills climate campaigns

Aug 15, 2025

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9 min read

The three-letter word that kills climate campaigns

What most failed campaigns have in common

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
Do dictators care about climate change?

Aug 1, 2025

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10 min read

Do dictators care about climate change?

The complicated influence of democracy and autocracy on national climate action

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
TCC #72 — Is your climate tech startup a unicorn or a camel?

Jul 25, 2025

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7 min read

TCC #72 — Is your climate tech startup a unicorn or a camel?

It's time for climate tech founders to shake off Silicon Valley mindsets and embrace a new way of thinking.

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
TCC #71 — Climate vs. everything else

Jul 18, 2025

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7 min read

TCC #71 — Climate vs. everything else

Climate activists act like climate change is the only problem that matters. They're wrong.

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
TCC #70 — Climate labels are the one thing you shouldn't get creative with

Jul 11, 2025

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7 min read

TCC #70 — Climate labels are the one thing you shouldn't get creative with

What sunscreen and the Pope can teach us about climate messaging.

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
TCC #68 — The EU no longer cares about greenwashing

Jun 27, 2025

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7 min read

TCC #68 — The EU no longer cares about greenwashing

Right-wing pressure has led the EU to cave on its Green Claims Directive. What does it mean for climate comms?

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
TCC #67 — TotalEnergies accused of greenwashing, Greenpeace sends Shell a tiny violin

Jun 20, 2025

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6 min read

TCC #67 — TotalEnergies accused of greenwashing, Greenpeace sends Shell a tiny violin

What's good and what's bad in the world of climate communications

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
TCC #66 — It's pivot time for climate tech

May 29, 2025

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7 min read

TCC #66 — It's pivot time for climate tech

Most of today's climate tech startups won't be here in five years' time. Will you?

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman

climate action

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TCC #65 — I've changed my mind: 'risk management' might just save the climate movement

May 12, 2025

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8 min read

TCC #65 — I've changed my mind: 'risk management' might just save the climate movement

Maybe it's time for the climate movement to go full corporate

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman

climate action

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TCC #64 — The next four years will show what 'committed' to sustainability actually means

Apr 9, 2025

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6 min read

TCC #64 — The next four years will show what 'committed' to sustainability actually means

It's going to be a wild ride, but it's also going to reveal who gives a damn.

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
TCC #63 — Trivialising sustainability

Apr 4, 2025

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6 min read

TCC #63 — Trivialising sustainability

The damage we do when we focus on trivial climate solutions

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
TCC #62 — Should climate leaders embrace 'abundance'?

Mar 27, 2025

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5 min read

TCC #62 — Should climate leaders embrace 'abundance'?

Could we get more people on the climate bandwagon by talking about a future of more, not less?

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
TCC #61 — Follow the money

Mar 20, 2025

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5 min read

TCC #61 — Follow the money

Climate communicators are ignoring economic messaging, and it's costing them.

Amelia Zimmerman
Amelia Zimmerman
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