The Climateverse: How It Started, How It’s Evolving 🌍
A year-end update
Hello! It’s been a minute!!
As we inch closer to the end of 2024, I find myself reflecting on how much has transformed—not just in the world, but in my own journey. Today, I’m thrilled to share the next evolution of The Climateverse and reintroduce its purpose to you all.
🚀 How It Started
The Climateverse began as a side project—an experimental storytelling space where I imagined a parallel dimension where humanity took bold, transformative climate action. It was a passion project alongside my work as a freelance sustainability and climate justice consultant—helping organizations align strategies with the UN SDGs and supporting communities in advocating for climate justice.
But as I dove deeper into futures and foresight through the NGFP Fellowship, I realized that everything I do is about “futuring.” Sustainability is inherently about imagining better possibilities—and then working to bring them to life. This perspective reshaped not just my mindset but also the core focus of The Climateverse.
🌟 Where We Are Now
Today, I’m excited to share that The Climateverse is no longer just a storytelling experiment. It’s grown into a transformation lab and creative production studio at the intersection of futures, storytelling, and climate justice.
Here’s what we do now:
Strategic & Creative Advisory Services: We help mission-driven organizations align their vision with futures thinking and sustainability.
Immersive Workshops: Engaging communities to radically imagine and co-create climate-just futures.
Community-Centered Productions & Events: From storytelling projects to participatory zines, we’re sparking meaningful climate conversations.
🔭 Looking Ahead
The journey is just beginning. Here’s what’s on the horizon for The Climateverse:
A New Look for Our Flagship Newscast: You might have noticed the heading of this substack changing to the Dispatch from Other Dimensions. Relaunching with a new look in 2025, this project is going video-first on platforms like YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.
The Launch of Futurescapes: Our zine inspired by the UN Summit of the Future is coming soon, and in fact you’re the first to know that it’s coming December 5th! More details coming soon.
Community Engagement: We’re also excited to lean into more workshops and events for our growing community, starting with this Toronto Youth Climate Negotiation Simulation: a COP29 Debrief on December 7th.
Visionary Partnerships: We’re eager to collaborate with organizations ready to center futures and foresight in their strategic planning, sustainability, and impact work, so get in touch if that’s you!
Not so side note:
I also recently relaunched The Climateverse website to reflect and hold this vision.
Check it out and let me know what you think! 🌟
What’s happening with this Substack?
Truth be told, I’m still working that out.
With the Dispatch from Other Dimensions going video forward, the main Climateverse website can hold transcriptions the way this space has held the written version of the stories.
I do still think there’s great value in a newsletter, to keep you informed on upcoming events and opportunities, share my own learnings and reflections, as well as other storytelling projects.
Long story short, we’re probably going to move to a more traditional monthly newsletter format and platform, but I’ll keep you updated about if/when the shift officially starts.
I may even keep this channel as a place for more personal reflections, or fiction writing development. If you have other ideas, let me know!
You’ll likely hear from me at least one more time before the end of the year, but in the meantime, I just want to say thank you so much. For supporting the vision, for joining these early stages of the project, for trusting and believing in me and everything that The Climateverse stands for.
Together, we can spark meaningful change and imagine the climate-just futures we all deserve.
With gratitude,
Alicia