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Dr. Cara Augustenborg is an environmental scientist, and climate lecturer who is contributing to breaking the sound wall that is blocking women’s voices on environmentalism and climate justice in the media. From the United Nations climate negotiations where women make up less than 30% of delegation members and less than 20% of delegation heads, to blockbuster documentaries like Leonardo’s DiCaprio’s documentary, Before the Flood, where only 3 of the 28 people interviewed were women, women are being put on mute in climate related media. In addition, it’s been shown that only 15% of climate media interviews are composed of women. However, as Augustenborg argues, women are also pivotal to providing solutions to the climate crisis and their voices are invaluable. Photo credit: Pete Saloutos via Getty Images