Contribution Form Instructions

First Name, Last Name, Email: 
will auto-fill when you log in using your PennKey. These cannot be edited manually.

Penn School (optional): 
Leave blank if you are not directly affiliated with a Penn school.

Department or Affiliation (optional): 
List your primary affiliation. If you work with central Penn operations (e.g., Provost’s Office, Penn Sustainability), note it here. 

Additional Contributors (optional): 
List any collaborators. Include their name, title, email, and affiliation.

Insight Title (required): 
Your Insight title should be pithy and informative, no longer than 75 characters.

Insight (required): 
Please limit the written component of your entry to no more than 3000 characters.

If your Insight is text-only, copy and paste the full text entry into this field. Do not include the full reference list. If your Insight includes other media formats, use this field to provide the accompanying written description. Every submission must include a brief written description that meets our content and length guidelines, regardless of format.

While we discourage the use of footnotes for expanded thoughts, you may include them if necessary. Footnotes must be incorporated directly into the Insight text and will count toward the 3000-character limit. References do not count toward the character limit and should not be included in this field.

Note: If your text-based Insight requires advanced formatting, please upload your Insight as an attachment in the Attachment field below instead.

Attachment (optional): 
Please upload any non-text files, or text files with advanced formatting, for your Insight here.

Note: Raw video and audio files will be uploaded to our selected hosting platforms (ScreenPal for videos and Clyp for audio) and embedded directly into the Insight. If you have a video or audio contribution already hosted on another platform, please include the URL in the Insight field.

References (required): 
Include full references for your Insight. We strongly recommend using the American Psychological Association (APA) citation format. 

Questions Answered by Insights (optional):
State the key question(s) your Insight addresses.

Key Takeaway in Layperson’s Term (optional): 
Imagine you're explaining this to your neighbor who isn't an expert in this topic. How would you summarize, in no more than 300 characters, the Insight in a clear, simple, and concise way?

URLs for Additional Resources (optional): 
Include up to five links to additional resources for those who want to explore the topic in more depth. 

Comments and Notes (optional): 
Feel free to share any additional thoughts or suggestions related to this Insight. For example, you might recommend other related Insights to feature at the bottom of this page for further exploration.

Topic Areas: 
Select all that apply. At least one must be selected. 

Climate Interventions (optional): 
Select all that apply.

Media Type: 
Select all that apply. At least one must be selected. 

Was AI Used in Preparing This Climate Insight? 
(optional): Select one.

Acknowledgments: 
Both acknowledgments are required.