Thread by @KHayhoe

The inspiration for my TED talk? THIS 👇

https://twitter.com/ecotone2/status/1316369167474462720

However, overwhelming people with scary facts - while it may jolt the complacent out of their complacency - will only have a long-term positive result if the person receiving the information already knows what they can do to fix it and is empowered to act. And most people don't.

Instead, when we talk about climate change, two most important things to focus on are: (1) how climate change is affecting things, people and places we care about, and (2) what we can do - individually, collectively, and globally - to FIX it.

Because if we don't talk about it, why would we care? And if we don't care, why would we ever do anything to fix it? Talking is not sufficient: but it is a key first step, one that most of us aren't doing ... but all of us CAN.

ted.com/talks/katharin…