On Earth Day, Vox Releases Home Planet, A Project Highlighting the Personal Dimensions of Climate Change in our Daily Lives

Highlighting the unexpected ways our lives are connected with the natural world and how humans can deepen that connection and preserve our shared planet.

Today, on Earth Day, Vox launches a new editorial project, Home Planet, from the Climate, Even Better, and Future Perfect teams. Home Planet is a collection of feature stories that celebrate the unexpected ways our lives intertwine with the natural world and how humans can adapt to preserve our planet and deepen our connection to Earth.

“The climate crisis is such a huge, abstract problem. Considering our human timescales, it is this slow-motion horror that often feels disconnected from daily life. We wanted to create something that illuminated the opposite, so Home Planet was born,” says climate editor Paige Vega. “The package includes eight stories exploring life and living on planet Earth as a shared home, exploring how we all grapple with climate change in our own lives, homes, and relationships.”

Contributors to the package include Tracy Ross, who provides an intimate exploration of parenting Generation Alpha as her preteen daughter comes of age during a time of climate acceleration; Benji Jones, who explores the underground NYC wildlife-rehabber community; Allie Volpe and Benji Jones, who provide a relatable guide that helps connect readers to the outdoors; and artist Christine Mi and Marina Bolotnikova, whose graphic essay teaches readers how to incorporate a plant-based diet into their lives. Additionally, Brian Resnick sits down in conversation with Ferris Jabr, author of the forthcoming book Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life; Umair Irfan explores the efficiency wars and our fraught relationships with our household appliances; Keren Landman dives deep into how a quirky census of squirrels helped her find community; and Paige Vega explores how the climate crisis has disrupted our sense of home and belonging.

Taken together, these stories give readers new frameworks and ideas for solving problems and help them make more informed decisions in their daily lives. Even the smallest shifts, the most subtle changes in our orientation, can make a huge difference in how we exist on our planet. As humans on Earth in 2024, there’s still much to be hopeful about.