I want to thank everyone who participated in last week’s @climateaws. Nearly a million of you joined us online. Here’s my speech for those of you have missed it.
I want to thank my partner in the Austrian World Summit, President @vanderbellen. You are a climate action hero, and a wonderful friend.
Thank you Chancellor @SebastianKurz for your continued partnership, and for reminding the audience of Churchill’s line: never waste a crisis.
Thank you Prime Minister @sanchezcastejon for attending the Austrian World Summit in Vienna. You are a champion.
Thank you @timmermanseu@zuzanacaputova and President Milanović for joining us to talk about Europe’s commitment to clean energy.
Thank you @ImranKhanPTI for sending this video message for our Austrian World Summit, I am so pumped up to have you on board in the fight for a cleaner world.
Thank you @pmharriskn for sharing your story with us at our summit. It was great to hear from you, and I hope one day I can visit your beautiful beaches in St. Kitts and Nevis.
Thank you @CarlosAlvQ for the being part of our summit. As you said, we need to “Let it guide our efforts to build forward, better.”
Thank you Prince Charles for taking part in our summit. You have been a clear voice for a clean environment for years.
Thank you to Secretary @JohnKerry. I’m honored to work together on @worldwarzeroorg and I loved chatting with you about how the countries of the world can step up and meet their goals.
Thank you @un Secretary-General @antonioguterres. You always make time for our conference to pump up the world leaders and I can’t wait to see you in person next year.
Thank you @Kevin_Faulconer for your constant support of our mission to get rid of pollution. You are a great leader for the clean energy jobs of the future.
Thank you @mayorofLA for being a part of our Austrian World Summit and sending the message that mayors are moving forward toward a clean energy future.
Thank you @JaneGoodallInst for joining us. You are a true champion for our environment and I hope to see you next year in Vienna.
Thank you @vanessa_vash for your thoughtful video message. I am so impressed with how action-oriented you are, and how you don’t let the naysayers get to you.
Thank you to my great friend @JimCameron. You’ve been an environmentalist for as long as I’ve known you, and you’re a great inspiration.
Let me explain why Dave will succeed, why he should inspire everyone, and why his story fits so well with what we are doing with The Pump (). Spoiler: it isn’t just that he’s a member who uses our programs. thepump.app
Dave never looked for a magic pill or a quick fix. He started this transformation in 2022, and he isn’t finished.
Real change takes time. Sustainable success doesn’t happen overnight. Have you ever noticed that people who lose a ton of weight fast almost always gain it back?
That’s because however they hacked the system, with medicine, with crash diets, whatever: hacks don’t last.
The only thing that lasts is a routine. Routines take time. Some studies say it takes more than 2 months to make something automatic. That’s not sexy like “28 Day Abs.”
This is my amicus brief in Moore v. Harper, the test of the so-called independent state legislature theory at the Supreme Court. You have to be polite at SCOTUS, but here are my unfiltered thoughts. Frankly, this theory is nuts. 1/4 supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/2…
First, legislators draw district lines to lock in legislative incumbents so the people have no recourse at the ballot box, and then they tell us that only the state legislature, which they have now made certain the people can’t throw out in fair elections, can change the law. 2/4
They should be asked to take the same citizenship test I took in 1983 so they can be reminded of the separation of powers and checks and balances that stand as the foundation of our fantastic country. 3/4
There’s an old saying, “Never meet your heroes.” I think that’s some of the worst advice I’ve ever heard. Mikhail Gorbachev was one of my heroes, and it was an honor and a joy to meet him. I was unbelievably lucky to call him a friend. All of us can learn from his fantastic life.
Imagine rising to the very top of any organization, and then having the wisdom AND the courage to look around and say, “This doesn’t work for the people, someone has to fix it. If not me, who? If not now, when?”
He did exactly that in the old Soviet Union. He will be remembered for all time as a hero who dismantled the communist system despite what it meant for his own power.
“Since 2015, electric vehicle sales have increased by 50% every year.”
“15 years ago the only option was a weird looking car that could barely get around town, and no one could fit in it. Now, electric cars are beautiful!”