HERO Circle

Exciting news! Our TEDxLondon Talk is now live! https://lnkd.in/eNPCCxAE In a world where trust in democracy is at an all-time low, climate campaigners are helping bridge the gap between decision makers and citizens. As our co-founder Mauricio Porras explains, not only are these everyday heroes successfully influencing policies for people and the planet, they are also increasing transparency of our democratic institutions across the globe. So why aren’t we funding them properly to do this invaluable work? In comparison fossil fuel lobbyists are pouring millions to influence and access decision makers and politicians. HERO | https://herocircle.app/ is the first subscription service that allows you to directly invest in campaigners to accelerate climate laws on your behalf. Join a community of citizens pioneering a new way forward for climate action!

At #COP16 in Colombia, leaders from around the world call for ‘a year of united action on climate, nature and food’. In a letter to President Petro of Colombia and President Lula of Brazil, a group of leaders – representing business, finance, science, civil society, Indigenous Peoples, and youth – have announced their support for the COP16 and COP30 Presidents to mobilize actors globally in a year of united action from Cali to Belém. With leadership from Colombia and Brazil, signatories point to the next 12 months as an historic opportunity for the world to: 🌎 Strengthen national climate and biodiversity plans 🌿 Scale up investment for nature and food systems transformation 🗣️ Support the inclusive participation of Indigenous Peoples and local communities As governments approach the February 2025 deadline to submit updated NDCs, signatories write that "we can make ‘peace with nature’ the principle that gives shape to these national climate action plans.“ Read the letter here: https://lnkd.in/eCM8UtQq #ProtectWhatWeLove #WithNature

Can #COP16 help end our siloed approach to climate, nature and food systems? At COP16 in Colombia, we have a historic opportunity to drive forward this new era of integrated action on nature and climate and pave the way to a successful COP30 in Brazil. Why? 🌿 ⁠Both COP16 and COP30 take place against the backdrop of the most biodiverse region on Earth. 🌿 Brazil and Colombia are already leading the way on protecting and restoring nature – showing us rapid transformation is possible. 🌿 Global momentum on integrating nature and food into climate action is on the rise and Latin American leadership can set an example for the world to follow. #ProtectWhatWeLove #COP16 #Biodiversity #ClimateAction

I'm an activist and I take care of myself The stakes are high, the challenge is palpable, the pressure is enormous and the anxiety is present... fatigue, anxiety, loneliness... So how do you keep going without burning out? How can we take care of ourselves to better serve the movement? HERO Circle has chosen to take care of its community of climate mobilizers. By teaming up with the Ekozali Foundation, HERO is sending out a strong message: let's take care of ourselves to better persevere and change the world. Because humanity needs us, let's put ourselves first to better serve our causes. We are delighted to announce that Ekozali is organizing a well-being workshop for the @HERO international community of climate mobilizers led by our Ekozali Expert Andleen Razzaq ✨ Find out more about HERO Circle: https: //herocircle.app/en-EN Thank you Mauricio Porras & Sylvain Franc de Ferrière #ActivismWellbeing

A huge thank you to everyone who took part in our recent survey and interviews with IMMA Collective! 💬 It was great working alongside the students from the Master of Arts in Interaction Design SUPSI, who got to learn the basics of design research with your help. We promised to donate 2€ for every survey response and 20€ for each interview, and thanks to you, we’ve been able to donate a total of 562€ to support 104 mobilizers driving real, systemic change through HERO Circle. 🌍 If you’re ever looking for a meaningful way to incentivize participation in surveys or interviews, I can recommend Hero Circle. It’s also the small things that can make a difference.

Big corporations are still lobbying for their own benefit. But here's the twist... Public opinion actually holds more sway than corporate lobbyists when it comes to influencing politicians. A study by King's College London found that politicians are more likely to respond to public sentiment than to the pressure from lobby groups. Collecting responses from more than 2,000 politicians at national, regional and local level in the Netherlands and Denmark, the study showed that as public support for a policy or proposal increased, so does a politician’s likelihood of voting in favour of it. When presented with a proposed policy, the study found that as public support increases from 35% to 65%, politician support increases by 11 percentage points (from 48% to 59%). This means that when we come together and raise our voices, we can drive real change - even against powerful corporate interests 🌍💪 At HERO Circle, our mobilizers are already doing just that - pushing forward climate action and policies that put people and the planet first. Together, we can amplify our impact. Join the movement 👉 www.herocircle.app #ClimateAction #Lobbying #Policy (source: https://loom.ly/d4Mh1_k)

Big Oil has a dirty secret. While we push for a greener future, they’re in Brussels meeting with EU officials to weaken, delay and block climate action. In fact, a recent report found that representatives from the world's top seven fossil fuel companies held more than 1,000 meetings with European officials between 2019 and 2024. Two-thirds of these meetings targeted the Green Deal, the EU’s roadmap to climate neutrality by 2050. But here’s the good news: We’re moving fast. In 2023, the world added 50% more renewable capacity in 2023 than in 2022 and the next 5 years will see the fastest growth yet. On top of that, clean energy investments outpaced fossil fuels by nearly 70% last year. Solar investment alone topped oil and gas for the first time. Change is happening now, and we must keep pushing. At HERO Circle, our mobilizers are working to ignite this change across the globe. With your support, you can help them make our voices much louder than lobbyists and corporations. Get involved 👉 www.herocircle.app (source: https://loom.ly/Ta_VAdw; Transparency International; International Energy Agency (IEA)) #ClimateAction #RenewableEnergy #GreenDeal

By joining HERO Circle you are using your power alongside hundreds of mobilizers like Chloé Mikolajczak to counterpart the efforts of powerful lobby groups that are just looking after the interests of a few. HERO allows to level the playing field so that mobilizers have the resources they need to advocate on YOUR behalf! Become a HERO Supporter and let’s bring the power back to the people: www.herocircle.app

At Climate Week New York, #Mission2025 – the global coalition of real economy leaders – is stepping up to support governments to harness investment positive climate policies within ambitious national climate plans to boost national competitiveness and security. Yesterday our HERO Circle mobilizer Renata Koch Alvarenga gave some important remarks during the “Uniting for Mission 2025” event with Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac, the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), Simon Stiell, and so many others, about the role of youth in this coalition and the need for new narratives of optimism to mobilize citizens to ask their governments for more ambitious climate plans through the National Determined Contributions (NDCs). Data from the Energy Transitions Commission reveals how 3 investment positive policies are already unlocking investment in many countries, and could scale investment to $1trillion of the $3.5tn per annum required to transition the energy sector in line with 1.5C. The move comes less than six months before governments are due to submit their national climate plans (NDCs), and offer a decade-defining opportunity to deliver the political certainty hundreds of investors are seeking in order to finance the transition to a more resilient, low carbon economy. The Mission 2025 coalition now represents a partnership of over 70 organisations across the climate action ecosystem, including HERO. #ClimateWeekNYC Read the full press release here: https://bit.ly/M25_Release

“I had that rebellious understanding that nobody was going to come and solve this for us,” shares Lauren MacDonald, in the most recent episode of our #ClimateHumansPod 🎙 In conversation with HERO Circle's Mauricio Porras, Lauren shares their experiences as part of the #StopRosebank and #StopCambo campaigns to stop new oil projects in the UK, why it’s important for activists to take rest, and processing the reality of growing up as a young climate activist in the media. Listen to the full episode here: https://lnkd.in/e7gk_npx Find out how you can support over 100 verified mobilizers with a single subscription at www.herocircle.app, powering a new economy where climate mobilizers are backed by their communities, driving lasting, grassroots change worldwide. #ClimateChange #ClimateAction #ClimateJustice #ClimateMobilizers #ClimateStories #HEROCircle #PurposeEconomy