Not the headline... I'm familiar with the science. No, what's terrifying is how far I had to dig through my news notifications to find this story.
What's terrifying is that this headline is not #trending on every social media platform.
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What's terrifying is that I've seen more mentions of it being "int'l pet day" than I have the fact the fact we're on the brink of climate collapse.
What's terrifying is that in our biggest ever election year, the #climatecrisis is not at the top of every political agenda.
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What's terrifying is the number of times in the past month I've been asked to be "less radical" in my speeches. I was told to avoid using the term "crisis", so as to not make anyone "anxious".
Just today, I was asked to be less "negative".
WHAT?!
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If there's one thing you do today, let it be sharing this headline. Share it on social media, with a colleague, or at the dinner table. It is on all of us to sound the alarm.
It's unfortunate to see so much #climatedenial in the thread... but I know not all of you are trolls, and have genuine questions.
If you're keen to learn about the #climatecrisis & how it relates to you, you can check out the Force of Nature podcast > open.spotify.com/show/4mi9l0tX9…
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The most insidious form of climate denial is no longer, "It's not happening," but the belief that incremental or tech solutions will solve this crisis.
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Take electric vehicles. As demand grows, so does the need for cobalt; 70% of which is mined in the DRC.
This has led to an explosion in human rights abuses; from child labour, to miners being buried alive when tunnels cave in. Workers make as little as £2 per day.
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In the pursuit of shiny, silver bullet solutions, we are inadvertently doubling down on deeply-entrenched injustices.
What if we zoomed out from the combustion engine and asked, "How do we redesign mobility?"
I recently spoke to a room of 1200+ people on the role of activism.
This speech took me in a direction I didn't expect. It felt nerve-wracking yet important to expose what I consider to be the biggest climate cover-up in history...
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"Inspired by big tobacco, [the fossil fuel industry] shifted responsibility from corporations to individuals. @bp_plc created the Carbon Footprint Calculator: shining the spotlight away from themselves, to point it at you - how long you shower, which lightbulbs you use..."
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"COP26 in Glasgow determined that we needed to reduce global emissions by 50% within the decade to avoid the 1.5 degree tipping-point.
Current commitments - commitments, not actions - place us on track for a decrease of 1%."
Earlier this year I was approached to appear on this show #TheActivist
I was contacted by someone "looking for passionate activists who are actively engaged in making an impact in the areas of environment, health, education, and reducing world hunger."
They spoke about bringing activists together to solve global challenges. Yet every question I asked received an evasive answer - what's the purpose? How are they finding activists? Is it about collaboration? How are they platforming folks who have been historically excluded?
I wish I'd taken the evasiveness for the giant red flag it was. But this person kept emphasising what a brilliant opportunity it would be to put eco-anxiety on the agenda, & said my Q's would be answered on another call. So, I agreed to an interview with a producer from the show.