Climate & Environment on Substack
The top 100 Climate & Environment writers on Substack's Bestsellers and Rising boards, with moves between my reads, follower counts, who's gaining recommendations and who recommends them. Boards read once a day.
Board read · moves compare with the read at Oct 31 19:47 UTC
- Writers on the two boards
- 168
- Median followers, Rising
- 5,010
- Smallest on the board
- 0
- Jeremy Beyer, #78
- New recommendations, 30 days
- 261
- to writers whose main category this is
Rising in Climate & Environment: new recommendations
Writers in this category who picked up the most new recommenders in the last 30 days. A new recommendation puts a writer in front of another publication's readers.
Sarah Wilson
83k followers · #7 Climate & Environment Bestsellers
Climate Action Now
102k followers · #18 Climate & Environment Bestsellers
Michael Mezz
14k followers · #26 Climate & Environment Rising
Nate Hagens
27k followers · #27 Climate & Environment Bestsellers
Erin Brockovich
116k followers · #26 Climate & Environment Bestsellers
David Roberts
141k followers · #2 Climate & Environment Bestsellers
Jan Rosenow
11k followers · #87 Climate & Environment BestsellersNew recommenders per week, last 12 weeks; the orange bar is this week to date. Same scale in every panel. Dated by Substack; only recommendations still live.
Rising
Substack ranks Rising by recent growth in paid subscribers. Followers are my daily reading.
Climbed most since Oct 31: Simon Wilson new at #1, Gordon Coates new at #3, Alexandra Fasulo new at #4, Morgan Sjogren new at #7, Emily Atkin new at #8.
| # | Move | Writer | Followers | Recommended by | Watch |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ▲2 |  Simon WilsonHopetown by Simon Wilson |
5,010 | 33 +3 | |
| 2 | ▲2 |  Bill McKibbenThe Crucial Years |
176,761 | 85 +13 | |
| 3 | ▲2 |  Gordon CoatesEmbrace the Burn |
251 | 0 | |
| 4 | new |  Alexandra FasuloHouse of Green |
55,965 | 50 +3 | |
| 5 | ▲54 |  More Than Just Parks@morethanjustparks |
33,189 | 54 +3 | |
| 6 | new |  Ayana Elizabeth JohnsonWHAT IF WE GET IT RIGHT? |
49,127 | 59 +5 | |
| 7 | new |  Morgan SjogrenWild Words |
2,985 | ? | |
| 8 | new |  Emily AtkinHEATED |
254,278 | 79 +1 | |
| 9 | new |  Roger Pielke Jr.The Honest Broker |
102,308 | 64 +1 | |
| 10 | ▲23 |  Amy MartinLetters to Earthlings |
511 | 6 | |
| 11 | ▲17 |  Rob JohnsenMultilateral Development Bank Jobs |
3,781 | 13 | |
| 12 | ▲53 |  Elisabeth McClureThe Radical Neighboring Journal |
160 | 3 +2 | |
| 13 | new |  Climate Defiance@climatedefiance |
4,558 | ? | |
| 14 | ▲13 |  Alaina WoodGood Climate News |
49,914 | 50 +6 | |
| 15 | ▲72 |  Lloyd AlterCarbon Upfront! |
10,954 | 53 +5 | |
| 16 | ▲58 |  Giulia - Zia Nina Flower Farm@sboccianotizie |
636 | 3 | |
| 17 | ▼11 |  Tim MohinSustainability Simplified |
5,548 | 6 | |
| 18 | new |  CleanTechnicaCleanTechnica’s Substack |
32,861 | 53 +3 | |
| 19 | new |  Jonathan TonkinPredirections |
28,842 | ? | |
| 20 | ▲9 |  Suzie GilbertThin Air |
106 | 3 +3 | |
| 21 | new |  Holistic Farming@holisticfarming |
39,756 | 50 +2 | |
| 22 | new |  Bendispatches.kilowatts.io |
1,593 | 9 +2 | |
| 23 | ▼14 |  Toby YoungThe Climate Skeptic |
13,608 | 32 +2 | |
| 24 | new |  Luis Fierro 🌎Oikos - Economy and Ecology |
239 | ? | |
| 25 | new |  Wendy WeigerBreath of the Forest by Wendy Weiger |
547 | ? | |
| 26 | ▼2 |  Michael MezzBetter Future |
14,051 | 52 +9 | |
| 27 | new |  Emily GraceyEmily's Substack |
101 | ? | |
| 28 | new |  environMENTAL@envmental |
11,010 | ? | |
| 29 | new |  Climate Action NowYour Daily Dose of Climate Hope |
101,907 | 56 +10 | |
| 30 | new |  Leah StokesNotes from the Electric Era |
5,548 | ? | |
| 31 | ▲17 |  Urban Cycling Institute@urbancyclinginstitute |
8,188 | 47 +1 | |
| 32 | new |  Jonathan P. ThompsonThe Land Desk |
11,500 | 54 +1 | |
| 33 | new |  Ben NollBenNollWeather |
18,323 | 50 | |
| 34 | ▼26 |  Erin BrockovichThe Brockovich Report |
116,132 | 50 +7 | |
| 35 | new |  Luke McMillanOcean Rising |
5,721 | ? | |
| 36 | ▲35 |  Suzan EremPostcards from The Heartland |
4,484 | 32 | |
| 37 | new |  Devin D. ThorpeSuperpowers for Good |
11,191 | 50 | |
| 38 | ▲59 |  Good News Good Planet@goodnewsgoodplanet360 |
3,931 | 7 | |
| 39 | new |  Sofia BaldersonHive Highlights Newsletter |
6,518 | ? | |
| 40 | new |  Len NeceferAll At Once by Dr. Len |
10,477 | 55 | |
| 41 | new |  Cylvia HayesTRANSCEND with Cylvia Hayes |
8,008 | ? | |
| 42 | new |  Ethan TapperHow to Love a Forest |
924 | ? | |
| 43 | ▲1 |  Shivam GusainDecypher |
1,247 | 11 | |
| 44 | new |  Helen FreemanMe, My Pigs and I. |
2,035 | 26 +2 | |
| 45 | new |  Alec TurnbullNY Climate Tech by Alec Turnbull & Sonam Velani |
25,376 | 50 +1 | |
| 46 | new |  Alan Gerard (Balanced Wx)Balanced Weather |
4,894 | 50 +3 | |
| 47 | 0 |  Jesse DamianiReality Studies |
7,582 | 51 | |
| 48 | new |  Sarah Connor@collapse2050 |
6,928 | ? | |
| 49 | new |  Intercalation Station@intercalationstation |
12,447 | 50 +1 | |
| 50 | new |  Jo Thomas 🌿Wild Revival |
1,428 | ? | |
| 51 | new |  Mike ShanahanGlobal Nature Beat |
5,638 | ? | |
| 52 | new |  David CarlinDavid Carlin's Digest: Your Guide to a Changing World |
8,305 | 51 +1 | |
| 53 | new |  John Earl SoCal Water Wars |
6,022 | ? | |
| 54 | new |  Gerard Reid@gerardreid2 |
5,360 | ? | |
| 55 | new |  Breakthrough InstituteThe Ecomodernist |
29,772 | 55 | |
| 56 | new |  Lou TamposiCow We Doin' |
2,881 | ? | |
| 57 | ▼6 |  Alex SteffenThe Snap Forward |
25,376 | 51 | |
| 58 | new |  Svenja NetteLetters from the Land |
510 | ? | |
| 59 | new |  Kes Otter LieffeMutual Aid Bedtime Stories |
3,632 | ? | |
| 60 | new |  Walter Susini@waltersusini |
162 | ? | |
| 61 | new |  Rania RönntoftGrain & Fern |
1,821 | ? | |
| 62 | new |  Tactical Ecology@tacticalecology |
1,833 | ? | |
| 63 | new |  Bettina JanischFacts & Feelings |
228 | ? | |
| 64 | new |  Animal Rising@animalrising |
108,040 | 50 +4 | |
| 65 | new |  Alanna KiefferShifting Tides |
823 | ? | |
| 66 | new |  The Minority ReportThe Minority Report Publication |
20,047 | ? | |
| 67 | new |  Jan RosenowBright Spots |
10,862 | 41 +6 | |
| 68 | new |  Dr. Gilles ChaspierreGridStab News |
2,361 | ? | |
| 69 | ▼26 |  Jenks FarmerPlant People |
2,958 | 42 | |
| 70 | new |  Fungal Diversity SurveyFUNDIS: People Protecting Fungi |
3,091 | ? | |
| 71 | ▼34 |  Ann PettiforSystem Change |
18,931 | 49 +2 | |
| 72 | new |  Jian WuChina Hydrogen Bulletin |
2,112 | ? | |
| 73 | new |  Erica Browne GrivasA Gardener's Path: Design, Grow, and Connect with Nature |
221 | ? | |
| 74 | ▼11 |  Climate Majority Project@climatemajorityproject |
7,147 | 51 +1 | |
| 75 | new |  Bill SpindleThe Energy Adventure(r) |
2,560 | ? | |
| 76 | ▼35 |  Kimberly NicholasWe Can Fix It |
11,092 | 51 | |
| 77 | ▼75 |  David RobertsVolts |
141,094 | 68 +7 | |
| 78 | new |  Jeremy Beyer@jeremybeyer1 |
0 | ? | |
| 79 | ▼24 |  Jeremy D JohnsonMutations |
5,181 | 50 +1 | |
| 80 | ▼58 |  Isaac OrrEnergy Bad Boys |
25,194 | 57 +3 | |
| 81 | new |  Protect the Wild@protectthewild |
325,255 | 50 +4 | |
| 82 | new |  G r o w@wecangrow |
10 | ? | |
| 83 | new |  IsisIsis’s Substack |
22 | ? | |
| 84 | new |  Sam Drury ShoreThe 'S' Word |
109 | ? | |
| 85 | new |  Jessica GroenendijkNATURE'S BLUE HOUR |
1,367 | ? | |
| 86 | new |  Silas MähnerCatholic Founders |
4,306 | ? | |
| 87 | new |  Jacob SimonThe Hopemakers |
13,691 | 31 +4 | |
| 88 | new |  Freddie HallThe Power Supply |
1 | ? | |
| 89 | new |  Alastair BrutonGardening Beyond Gardening |
8 | ? | |
| 90 | new |  Open Env. Data Project@openenvironmentaldataproject |
1,521 | ? | |
| 91 | new |  Emily SchrommNotes from Em |
25,976 | ? | |
| 92 | ▼36 |  Peter Smith Rewilding@petersmithrewilding |
2,029 | 10 | |
| 93 | new |  Brandon Breen@brandobreen |
12 | ? | |
| 94 | new |  Natural AcademyNatural Academy |
2,768 | ? | |
| 95 | new |  Chris RurikInfinite Peninsula |
542 | ? | |
| 96 | ▼80 |  The Seaspiracy ObserverTHE SEASPIRACY OBSERVER 👁️ |
61,596 | 51 +1 | |
| 97 | new |  John CrabtreeThough the Heavens Fall... by John Crabtree |
1,249 | ? | |
| 98 | new |  OnTheRise PodcastOn The Rise Pod Substack |
169 | ? | |
| 99 | new |  Allyson LevyHortus Gardens |
2,969 | ? | |
| 100 | new |  Dotty Holcomb DohertyPhotoSynthesis |
489 | ? |
The top 20 on every read
Rank on each read of the Rising board. Darker is higher. A gap means the writer was outside the top 100 on that read.
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simon Wilson | 3 | 3 | 1 | ▲2 | |
| Bill McKibben | 11 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ▲9 |
| Gordon Coates | 5 | 5 | 3 | ▲2 | |
| Alexandra Fasulo | 4 | new | |||
| More Than Just Parks | 20 | 59 | 59 | 5 | ▲15 |
| Ayana Elizabeth Johnson | 10 | 6 | ▲4 | ||
| Morgan Sjogren | 7 | new | |||
| Emily Atkin | 8 | new | |||
| Roger Pielke Jr. | 9 | new | |||
| Amy Martin | 33 | 33 | 10 | ▲23 | |
| Rob Johnsen | 68 | 28 | 28 | 11 | ▲57 |
| Elisabeth McClure | 17 | 65 | 65 | 12 | ▲5 |
| Climate Defiance | 13 | new | |||
| Alaina Wood | 7 | 27 | 27 | 14 | ▼7 |
| Lloyd Alter | 74 | 87 | 87 | 15 | ▲59 |
| Giulia - Zia Nina Flower Farm | 36 | 74 | 74 | 16 | ▲20 |
| Tim Mohin | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | ▼15 |
| CleanTechnica | 18 | new | |||
| Jonathan Tonkin | 19 | new | |||
| Suzie Gilbert | 29 | 29 | 20 | ▲9 |
History starts on Oct 31, 2026. Each day adds a column.
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