Wednesday, August 21, 2019

The Youth Climate Movement Could Save the Planet

July 2019 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. Scientists say if global warming exceeds 1.5°C before returning to that level by 2100 then ecosystems loss, ocean acidification and sea level rise will hit the point of no return.

We have the technology to reverse climate chaos. What we have lacked is the political will.

Yet, there is cause for hope that global awareness of the climate emergency has reached a tipping point.  A storm surge of global action by youth climate activists is rising.

On Monday, August 5, two leaders of the youth climate movement, Jerome Foster and Alexandria Villa-Señor, joined world renowned climate scientist Michael Mann and local clean energy advocate Gordian Raacke for a public forum.

Titled The Youth Climate Movement Could Save the Planet, the forum was put on by the Hamptons Institute at Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY. Sustainable East End was there to record the event.

listen here:

The Youth Climate Movement Could Save the Planet

July 2019 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. Scientists say if global warming exceeds 1.5°C before returning to that level by 2100 then ecosystems loss, ocean acidification and sea level rise will hit the point of no return.

We have the technology to reverse climate chaos. What we have lacked is the political will.

Yet, there is cause for hope that global awareness of the climate emergency has reached a tipping point.  A storm surge of global action by youth climate activists is rising.

On Monday, August 5, two leaders of the youth climate movement, Jerome Foster and Alexandria Villa-Señor, joined world renowned climate scientist Michael Mann and local clean energy advocate Gordian Raacke for a public forum.

Titled The Youth Climate Movement Could Save the Planet, the forum was put on by the Hamptons Institute at Guild Hall in East Hampton, NY. Sustainable East End was there to record the event.

listen here: