Climate Action Is Now Or Never, Here's Why...
What will happen if we can’t meet the maximum of 1.5 degree target set by the IPCC? What will happen if it warms up by 2, 3, or 5 degrees? Where are these numbers even coming from?! Well first of all they’re coming from people who have studied climate their entire lives so we can be fairly sure that they are at least close to the mark. Second of all, a lot of these estimations and goals come from tipping points, the topic of today’s episode. Tipping points can be thought of as the point of no return, there are multiple planetary systems that are on the edge of their tipping points, and now we have to work hard to mitigate our emissions so that we don’t push our planet over the brink. Lots of resources below for further reading and involvement!
Climate Reality - https://www.climaterealityproject.org/blog/what-are-climate-change-tipping-points
World Economic Forum - https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/12/climate-tipping-points-earth/
Columbia Climate School - https://news.climate.columbia.edu/2021/11/11/how-close-are-we-to-climate-tipping-points/
How you can get involved
Drawdown - https://www.drawdown.org/
TED Countdown - https://countdown.ted.com/
1% For The Planet - https://www.onepercentfortheplanet.org/
Count Us In - https://www.count-us-in.org/steps/
Innovating a Bright Future is the podcast that brings together technology and climate action in an engaging interview format that showcases some of the most interesting initiatives taking place across the globe. If you are someone who cares about climate change but you’re tired of hearing about how the world is going to explode in a few short years if we don’t do something soon (What does that even mean?), then this podcast is for you. We stay away from divisive politics and meaningless numbers with no context, and instead, I interview climate action leaders implementing revolutionary ideas that are helping to reduce our impact on the world around us. Listen to this podcast to learn, be inspired, and find new ideas to look into even more. If you are interested in getting involved, please use any of the contacts or social media listed below, and look into the links below for actionable things you can do right now.
Who am I?
My name is Avry Krywolt, I am a student from Alberta Canada, I am passionate about taking action against climate change, and I am the host of Innovating a Bright Future. I’ve noticed through my own experience that the number of people concerned about climate change is growing quickly. At the same time, the information being presented to the public is, in most cases, a sad sigh of defeat, irrational denialism, or frantic screaming that does no one any good. The fact is that climate change is happening, but it is not hopeless, and you are not powerless. TED speaker and climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe said that “The most important thing you can do for climate change is talk about it.” so let’s talk about it. Let’s learn about solar energy and battery storage, let’s dig into green hydrogen, and wind, and the power of water, and the importance of sustainable energy. Let’s learn and let’s discuss. We aren’t doomed, but we have to work hard in order to keep climate change from wreaking real havoc on our world. So let’s get to work.
Find more information about me and the show at our website - innovatingabrightfuture.com
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Get involved:
Become a member of the Alberta Youth Leaders for Environmental Education
Take a step in the right direction with Count Us In
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Music:
Tech Talk by Kevin MacLeod
