Hi, I’m Athena Drakou

I’m an independent researcher and environmental scientist working at the intersection of environmental science, political history, and geopolitics. I am particularly interested in the history of climate change politics and how ideology and competing perspectives influence climate change policies.

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One day someone said to me that I write as if I am running out of time. He was right. I carry that sense of urgency with me every single day — a constant feeling that I am running out of time. I write because no matter how hard I try, it never feels like enough to make people truly care about this fragile planet we call home.

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