About My Climate Story
Our Story
My Climate Story (MCS) launched in 2018 to help people find the words to tell their own climate stories. Founded by Professor Bethany Wiggin at the University of Pennylvania and inspired by her personal experience, MCS grew from a desire to transform climate education— recognizing climate change not only as a scientific issue, but also as a matter of personal and community concern, and a crucial part of general education across the arts and sciences.
Through workshops, classrooms, and public projects, MCS empowers individuals to document local climate impacts and build personal and collective agency.
We believe that sharing climate stories can build resilience, spark action, and inspire a renewed sense of agency and purpose. MCS continues to expand across university campuses and communities, piloting new curricula and empowering climate leaders— one story at a time.
So, we have to ask: What’s your climate story?
My Climate Story trains individuals to become workshop facilitators in their local community. All workshops are customized and offered free of cost. Contact us if you are interested in learning more!
Milestones
2018/2019
My Climate Story founded; first workshops and story collection begin
2020
Launch of the Climate Storybank
2023/24
Campus Correspondents program pilots at 12 North American colleges
2024/25
New curriculum developed with Stanford and Princeton Universities pilots
Spring 2025
MCS hosts first Climate Storytelling Summit; publishes first magazine issue
2025/26
Partnership with Stockholm’s Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) to launch MCS magazine #2
The My Climate Story documentary (2021) presents the initiative’s workshops and platforms as valuable tools in addressing and communicating about the climate crisis.
This film proudly features Philadelphia-area teachers and students speaking about their experiences observing and feeling climate change, and stories of the project’s “unlikely success” amidst the pandemic.