Climate Action Guide & The IPCC Report
Ryan Hagen
Huge sustainability nerd. Writing a book! Founder, Crowdsourcing Sustainability. Empowering people to help reverse global heating asap. Write newsletter for 200,000+. TEDx & UN recognized | Speaker | LinkedIn Top Voices
Happy Friday! I've got a couple quick updates for you today, as well as some other things that caught my eye.
Your Climate Journey & Climate Action Guide
The last newsletter I published was the?"Climate Journey & Climate Action Guide".
Two things:
The webinar on how to decarbonize your city will be ready soon
We recently had a fantastic webinar with the people leading the most ambitious city decarbonization effort in the US.
We had ~400 folks register from around the world and 1/3 joined us live. Many of you have been asking if you can watch it. So I just want to reaffirm that it was recorded and we'll be sharing it soon with key takeaways - keep an eye out!
The Latest IPCC Report
If you want to learn what the report has to say in more detail, I'd strongly recommend you follow Amy Westervelt's reporting.
Amy is one of my favorite climate journalists. She's been reading all 3,000 pages and sharing her key takeaways (here's part 1).
As she put it, "what's in this report are the seeds for revolution".
I also think the following 5-minute speech to launch the report is worth the watch.
UN Secretary General, António Guterres, is?completely?fed up with world leaders and their lies.
A few powerful quotes:
"The jury has reached the verdict and it is damning. This report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a litany of broken climate promises. It is a file of shame cataloging the empty pledges that put us firmly on track towards an unlivable world."
“Some government and business leaders are saying one thing, but doing another. Simply put, they are lying.”
“Climate activists are sometimes depicted as dangerous radicals, but the truly dangerous radicals are the countries that are increasing the production of fossil fuels. Investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure is moral and economic madness.”
"We owe a debt to young people, civil society, and indigenous communities for sounding the alarm and holding leaders accountable. We need to build on their work to create a grassroots movement that cannot be ignored."
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(^^grassroots movement - that's where we come in!)
But, per usual, the media gave this report far less attention than it should have.
One group that?was?trying to communicate the dire need to start treating the planetary crisis like the emergency that it is, however, was scientists.
“The world’s largest-ever scientist-led civil disobedience campaign”
"More than 1,000 scientists across the globe chained themselves to the doors of oil-friendly banks, blocked bridges, and occupied the steps of government buildings on Wednesday to send an urgent message to the international community: The ecological crisis is accelerating, and only a “climate revolution” will be enough to avert catastrophe."
You can read the full article by Jake Johnson?here.
One last thing I appreciated and think you may too - a timely and thought-provoking read from Bill McKibben:
Take care,
Ryan
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2 年We cannot rely on the big end of town or government to adequately address this. I for one have taken the approach that I can only take climate action in my own backyard. If we all do a bit in our own backyard, then the battle is over - almost!! save food miles, reduce use of fuel, get exercise by digging in the garden not driving to a gym, use the garden to refresh the mind, build insect habitat and reptile habitat to keep pests in balance. No need for artificial inputs, again saving fuel and earth's resources. (Building a Better World in Your Back Yard, (2019) Wheaton, P. and Klassen-Koop, S.) I pledge my commitment to a better world by doing my bit in my back yard. Who else is prepared to start the journey in their own patch of dirt? Even a pot of herbs in a flat is a start. Thank you Ryan for your drive in keeping Climate a live topic. Well done to you????