Staring down the barrel of a hotter, drier, more turbulent world, the next generation of American leaders is eager to find a solution to climate change, and they are agitating for progress in the courts and on the streets. Their passion is a testament to the fact that, sooner or later, we are destined to end its love affair with fossil fuels.
Originally published on The Climate Reality Project In the world’s second-largest economy, the business sector is driving a shift to clean energy technologies like wind and solar. If you want to understand how critical the business community will be in fighting climate change, just look at what’s happening in China. … [continued]
Courts are poorly equipped to deal with public policy considerations like climate change. But at a time when the executive and legislative branches of American government are bought and paid for by fossil fuel interests, they may be the last, best option for climate activists. That’s the opinion of climate scientist James Hansen, who has been sounding the alarm about climate change for more than 30 years.
Despite doom and gloom headlines, there are many reasons to have hope for solving the climate crisis.
To show just how diverse the climate movement is today, we’re featuring 10 inspiring activists who don’t fit any mold and come from unexpected places.
Originally published on The Climate Reality Project. You don’t have to be a super activist or a Climate Reality Leader to act on the climate crisis. Here are four ways that anyone can make a difference. Climate Reality Leaders across the US and around the world are taking action and spreading … [continued]
Confronting the climate crisis is quite a challenge. So when you’re taking action, follow these tips from successful climate activists.
In the age of Trump, how do we advocate for climate action?
NextGen Climate Action last night released a new video to spur on Keystone XL controversy. The fun and satirical video stars a fake TransCanada CEO who is used to expose numerous facts and and useful context about the proposed Keystone XL tar sands pipeline, the kind of stuff TransCanada would … [continued]
