January 12, 2026

Colorado Climate Disasters Awareness Week January 26-30!

Thank you so much for joining in, sharing your story, spreading the word on social media or via email, attending the press conference, and/or telling your legislators to stand with those impacted by climate disasters and to take action to prevent future disasters!

Thank you all so much for participating in CO Climate Disaster Awareness Week – Jan. 26-30!

From wildfires and extreme heat to floods, drought, and skyrocketing insurance costs, climate disasters are no longer distant threats. Climate Disasters are happening here and now, to our families, our homes, and our communities.

January 26–30, 2026, people across Colorado joined together for CO Climate Disasters Awareness Week to uplift real stories from those impacted by climate disasters and to demand bold, urgent action from our elected leaders. This week focused on making the human cost of climate inaction impossible to ignore and turning our shared experiences into collective power. Our Goal was to educate the public and our leaders about the increasingly severe climate impacts happening around Colorado and the costs – to people’s lives and financial impact.

What happened:

    • 1) All week: Photo and art exhibit in the Foyer of the State Capitol Building – Photos and artwork showed the climate disasters, extreme weather and other impacts Coloradans around the state are experiencing. Over 200 people wrote letters to their state legislators urging them to go experience the exhibit and attend the Press Conference that was held on Jan. 30th.
    •  2) Jan. 30th, 11am – Press Conference in the Foyer of the Capitol (where the photo/art exhibit was) to release a report from the Colorado Fiscal Institute (CFI) about Colorado Climate Damages and Adaptation Costs (from 1995->present->2050)
      • Extreme Weather Survivors, businesses and community leaders from around the state share their stories of how they have been impacted from various climate impacts and disasters.
      • CFI spoke and released their new report.
      • Four legislators spoke about their concerns and bills they plan to introduce to address these impacts and reduce climate pollution from burning fossil fuels.
    • 3) All week: Traditional & Social Media Outreach took place to raise awareness about the serious climate impacts that Coloradans are already experiencing. We shared stories from extreme weather survivors and others impacted to share through social and traditional media. 60+ partner organizations and hundreds of volunteers participated, sharing stories with us to share, submitting their quotes for press materials, posting on social media, and sending letters to the editors of their local papers.

This week of action was sponsored by numerous allied organizations, including 350 Colorado, Black Parents United Foundation, Clean Energy Action, Climate Reality Project Metro Denver, Climate Reality Project Northern Colorado, Colorado Jewish Climate Action, Colorado Rising for Communities, Extreme Weather Survivors, Good Trouble Climate Network, Healthy Air & Water Colorado, Mi Familia En Accion, Moms Clean Air Force Colorado, Mountain Mamas, Physicians for Social Responsibility Colorado, Resilient Denver, Save the Aurora Reservoir, Sierra Club Colorado, Sunrise Movement Denver, Third Act Colorado, Together Colorado, Womxn  from the Mountain, and the 55 member groups of Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate.

In case you missed it or want to learn more:

Let’s keep uplifting this week of action and the CFI report and encouraging our leaders to take action! Here’s how you can help:

Thank you so much for participating and taking action to spread the word!

Original promotional info for our week of action is below:

Please join us for CO Climate Disaster Awareness Week – Jan. 26-30!

From wildfires and extreme heat to floods, drought, and skyrocketing insurance costs, climate disasters are no longer distant threats. Climate Disasters are happening here and now, to our families, our homes, and our communities.

From January 26–30, people across Colorado will come together for Climate Disasters Awareness Week to lift up real stories from those impacted by climate disasters and to demand bold, urgent action from our elected leaders. This week is about making the human cost of climate inaction impossible to ignore and turning our shared experiences into collective power.

We will close the week with a Press Conference at the Colorado State Capitol on Friday, January 30 at 11:00am, where impacted Coloradans and community leaders will stand together and urge legislators to pursue policies that protect our lives, our homes, and our future.

    • Our Goal is to educate the public and our leaders about the increasingly severe climate impacts happening around Colorado and the costs – to people’s lives and financial impact.
    • Our plans:
      • 1) All week: Photo and art exhibit in the Foyer of the State Capitol Building – Photos and artwork will show the climate disasters, extreme weather and other impacts to Coloradans around the state. We will have letter writing campaigns from legislators’ constituents urging them to go experience the exhibit and attend the Press Conference that will be held on Friday…
      • 2) Jan. 30th, 11am – Press Conference in the Foyer of the Capitol (where the photo/art exhibit will be) to release a report from the Colorado Fiscal Institute (CFI) about Colorado Climate Damages and Adaptation Costs (from 1995->present->2050)
        • Hear stories of people impacted around the state by various climate impacts and disasters.
        • CFI will share details of their new report.
        • Legislators will be invited to share bills they plan to introduce to address these impacts and reduce climate pollution from burning fossil fuels.
      • 3) All week: Traditional & Social Media Outreach to raise awareness about the serious climate impacts that Coloradans are already experiencing, primarily by sharing the stories of those being impacted. We are collecting stories from extreme weather survivors and others impacted to share through social and traditional media.

There are many ways to get involved:

  1. Send a 1-click email to your legislators urging them to take bold climate action!
  2. RSVP to attend the Press Conference at the Capitol this Friday, Jan. 30, 11am!
  3. Share Your Climate Impacts Story (on social media or as a letter to the editor of your local paper)! Share how climate change is threatening the people and places you love. If you’ve been affected by wildfire, flooding, extreme heat, drought, or another climate-driven disaster – tell people about it and urge them to share their stories and take action by sending the 1-click email to their legislators. Your story matters! Please share your story on social media and/or as a letter to the editor of your local newspaper!
  4. Help Spread the Word with this OUTREACH TOOLKIT! We’ll have sample social media posts and more to share each day this week! Thank you!

Thank you so much for your support!

This event is sponsored by numerous allied organizations, including 350 Colorado, Black Parents United Foundation, Clean Energy Action, Climate Reality Project Metro Denver, Climate Reality Project Northern Colorado, Colorado Jewish Climate Action, Colorado Rising for Communities, Extreme Weather Survivors, Good Trouble Climate Network, Healthy Air & Water Colorado, Mi Familia En Accion, Moms Clean Air Force Colorado, Mountain Mamas, Resilient Denver, Save the Aurora Reservoir, Sierra Club Colorado, Sunrise Movement Denver, Third Act Colorado, Together Colorado, Womxn  from the Mountain, and the 55 member groups of Colorado Coalition for a Livable Climate. (More will be added as they sign on here.)

 

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