“To change everything, we need everyone.” We all know how urgent the climate crisis is. The latest IPCC report made it clear that we, the human race, need to make unprecedented changes to every aspect of how society operates. Either we change how society works, or mother nature will change it for us. “ The next few years are probably the most important in our history .” – Debra Roberts, Co-Chair of IPCC Working Group II We need to start making drastic changes TODAY . Lucky for us, we know what we need to do (eliminate greenhouse gas emissions ASAP!) and we still have a little time to do it. We can still stop, and eventually reverse, global warming. In other words, we can still change society on our terms . These changes, by the way, also happen to make the world a safer, healthier, more prosperous, and more equitable place to live. It’s undeniable that our lives will improve by making these changes…not a bad deal, right? So, the next logical step that more and more of us are taking is to ask, “How can I help?” I decided to go to the experts. I asked some of […]
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