Jenny Hay, PhD

In San Antonio it would be around $15/hr.

Already see familiar names on the list of signatories, friends from classes and from Longhorn Band - proud of my fellow alumni for speaking out about this ridiculous and potentially tragic choice our alma mater is considering.

A flyer reading “Keep Texas Free” “Demand the university protect its autonomy and academic freedom” with a shortlink https://bit.ly/nodealtexas

bit.ly/nodealtexas

YouTube video by City of San Antonio - Historic Preservation See the tool that calculates the real impact of REUSING buildings: The CARE Tool

@climateheritage.bsky.social member Lori Ferriss of Built Buildings Lab came to San Antonio earlier this year to show off the CARE tool for comparing the carbon impact of reuse, retrofits, and new construction. #climateheritage
youtu.be/JoN67e6q23I?...

This is another space where culture needs to lead the way to climate solutions. Food ways and practices are important parts of community identity. Rather than be a barrier, we must/will help foster real, lasting change. It's happening and we need to accelerate. @climateheritage.bsky.social

Kid with short hair and a white T-shirt stands next to man with dark hair and black T-shirt that says "spare pARTS" at a booth making art with people walking on green grass and other booths in the background

Making sustainable art at Solar Fest in San Antonio today!
www.buildsagreen.org/solarfest
www.spsatx.org

Sidewalk stretching ahead running parallel with the San Antonio river to the right. Green grass in foreground, cypress trees in background shading the walkway and reflecting green and yellow in the water with a perfectly clear blue sky

Recentering this morning after many days away from home. Breathing and practicing gratitude for the experiences and knowledge shared with me in Milwaukee, NYC, and Barcelona.

CARE Tool | Carbon Avoided: Retrofit Estimator CARE Tool | Carbon Avoided: Retrofit Estimator

Late to this but wanted to throw in the CARE tool as a resource (among the many others already shared here!) for calculating the impact of decarbonizing existing buildings. I'm sure Indiana's own @andrewspotts.bsky.social would love to see something like this happen there!
www.caretool.org

#climateheritage

Aerial view of Pamplona, ancient city in northern Spain featuring the winding Arga river and star shaped citadel, now a park, in the center

Window seats make this geographer's heart happy. Heading home to San Antonio!

15 yrs ago I had the privilege of hearing Dr. Jane Goodall address geographers in DC. She explained how preserving cultural practices of indigenous communities also benefitted chimpanzee conservation. #climateheritage
She's part of the reason Z's middle name is Jane. May her memory be a blessing.

Isaac Eseet in a blue suit with a yellow tie, jenny Hay in a black dress, and Simon Musasizi in a Climate Heritage Network polo and jeans stand in front of a green lawn and modernist white concrete building which houses the Juan Miró museum.

I have long suspected this truth, and regretfully I must confirm its veracity now that I have met my colleagues in person for the very first time - they are genuinely and unapologetically hilarious.

Culture belongs at the heart of climate action and we will not wait, we will lead as we imagine (and manifest) just, low carbon, climate resilient futures!

👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 This is an appreciation post for translators. Your work is crucial in facilitating these international dialogues on climate and culture. I am so grateful for your expertise. That is all. ❤️❤️❤️

The word coal evokes childhood memories of works by Charles Dickens, Frank McCourt, Anna Sewell, Frances Hodgson Burnett - hell, even the movie October Sky - that use it as a marker of poverty, misery, desperation, and squalor.
Imagine explaining this news to Oliver Twist.

Skyline at night with illuminated cathedral including oval stained glass window, bell tower, and dome topped with a large statue

Smiling selfie of Jenny in a brown jacket and Simon Musasizi from Kampala (Regional co-chair of Climate Heritage Network in Africa & Arab States) in a black button down shirt with white geometric pattern

Smiling selfie of jenny with her family in a subway station with large white tile in the background

Yet another smiling selfie, this time of Jenny's husband and daughter in front of La Segrada Familia

Yesterday was magical and motivating. Can't wait to share more about the Third High Level Ministerial Dialogue on Culture-based Climate Action - but first, more Barcelona joy!

La Rambla, a pedestrian thoroughfare in Barcelona Lined by sycamore trees with white bark and bright green leaves on a background of blue skies with soft low patches of clouds

A narrow street in Barcelona with stone buildings stretching upward and the Catalonian flag, estelada (red and yellow stripes with a blue triangle with a single white star on the right edge) blowing in the wind

Good morning Barcelona! Here for @uclg.bsky.social and @unesco.org convenings, of course championing climate action through culture-based solutions with so many of my favorite @climateheritage.bsky.social leaders and other amazing partners!
#mondiacult

This week we're off to Barcelona for Mondiacult 2025.

As the world’s biggest cultural policy conference, we’ll be amplifying the #WeMakeTomorrow Global Call to a wide array of policy makers, artists, activists & cultural practitioners.

Grab yourself a sticker or business card from one of our team.

Encouraged by the work of this extraordinary group of advocates for culture-based climate action! Representing @climateheritage.bsky.social today in NYC 💚

"We are the originators when it comes to recycling and green building, but now we must be the innovators."

Thank you Ethiel, Carl, and James Lindberg for your perseverance in carrying forward this critical work, the most important effort our generation will endeavor to achieve.

Listening to fellow travelers muse about why TSA is here at our gate checking IDs again before we board - even here in TX ppl know it's a childish show of force, schoolyard bully tactics of intimidation, unnecessary, fashy. Houston, we have a problem. 😡

Welcome to the World of Obstruction Investigating the obstacles to action on climate change.

If you're a @drilledmedia.bsky.social listener you know I think social scientists are key sources if we want to understand why governments haven't acted on climate. So imagine my nerd delight to get my hands on an incredible new batch of research on climate obstruction. drilled.media/podcasts/dri...

White water bottle with a circular sticker featuring the logo of the Climate Heritage Network in various shades on blue, sitting on a table at an airport with a laptop and blue sky in the background

I'm on my way to #PastForward in Milwaukee! Looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. If you're going to be there, let me know - I'm bringing these awesome @climateheritage.bsky.social stickers! And come see me tomorrow afternoon talk about "Old Buildings, New Tricks, Cooler Planet"

Heading to Milwaukee tomorrow for NTHP PastForward - high there is 78° 🥶 It's almost 11 pm and it's 79° on my patio in San Antonio. Packing all of my favorite cardigans lol

The CHN team is in Addis Ababa and you can join them (virtually) for 2 free Africa Climate Summit side events tomorrow! The first is perfect for insomniacs here in North America (2 am central!) and the second is the perfect way to start your week (10 am central ☺️)

Let's hold ourselves to the highest standard, respect and remember the stories of communities that are different than our own experiences and perceptions, and give the next generation the opportunity to understand their role as "stewards for the voices of the past."
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Scholars and professional organizations continue to speak out against the onslaught. San Antonio, with its venerable educational institutions and internationally recognized cultural heritage, can emerge as a leader as we navigate this pivotal moment.
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In the past few months, NPS interpretive panels have been altered or removed, websites documenting historic sites/stories have been scrubbed, and funding for museums and humanities research has been slashed.
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Climate Heritage Network request for proposals with graphic of a plan with various numbered steps, gears, arrows, and a presentation board

📣 The Climate Heritage Network seeks proposals from qualified individuals and firms to complete a near-term action plan and long-term strategic plan for the organization!
Proposals due by September 19. Details here: www.climateheritage.org/press/reques...

Fighting the Sunday scaries by remembering last week featured a kid sick with strep for 3 days and a popped tire on the way to school Friday morning - plus the most caring and understanding colleagues giving me grace and a kind stranger that waited with us for the tow truck. Bring it on, Monday.