As we face daunting predictions about our climate, the wonderful Christiana Figueres reminds us that despair does not have to be our destiny. Despite the challenges, there's significant progress and countless opportunities for action. Is it enough? Of course not, but we can choose optimism and collaboration to drive transformative change. #ClimateAction#GlobalOptimism#Sustainability#ActNow
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The despair expressed by climate scientists this week isn't scaremongering - they are doing their job. They are telling us where we are, but now it’s up to the rest of us to decide what this moment requires of us and to radically change the direction of travel.
My piece in The Guardian yesterday. #stubbornoptimismhttps://bit.ly/4bdo3DY
"Stubborn optimist" is my way of cooping with the increasing climate change and with decision makers not doing their job to speed up the transition away from fossil fuels.
Christiana point at one thing that for many years has been my approach when working with scenario analysis to guide the energy transiton. We have the opportunity to shape the future. The future is not just something that happen, we can do something. It is not easy, but we have the opportunity to act and reduce the climate impact. This also makes the word 'uncertainty' tricky when approaching the future, we need to differ between what we can impact and what is given (and can come with uncertainties).
Some takeaways from Christiana Figueres' article (not in her order):
💻 🔬 We also have the responsibility – and the opportunity – to shape the future differently. We must take stock of the science, triple down on our efforts and deploy the perspective of possibility.
⏰ 🥁 A sense of despair is understandable, but it robs us of our agency, makes us vulnerable to mis- and disinformation, and prevents the radical collaboration we need. Doubt holds us back from taking bold action, which is why it is strategically seized upon by incumbents, who have invested millions of dollars (probably much more) in sowing uncertainty around the climate crisis and its solutions among the general public.
🌞 🌬For example, what has been achieved in transforming the energy system to this point, pushing against a fossil fuel industry deliberately intent on delaying progress, and within a lacklustre policy environment, is extraordinary.
Global Climate Leader 🔸 Co-Host, Outrage + Optimism 🔸 Former UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Chief Negotiator of the landmark Paris Agreement of 2015 🔸 Founding Partner, Global Optimism
The despair expressed by climate scientists this week isn't scaremongering - they are doing their job. They are telling us where we are, but now it’s up to the rest of us to decide what this moment requires of us and to radically change the direction of travel.
My piece in The Guardian yesterday. #stubbornoptimismhttps://bit.ly/4bdo3DY
Global Climate Leader 🔸 Co-Host, Outrage + Optimism 🔸 Former UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Chief Negotiator of the landmark Paris Agreement of 2015 🔸 Founding Partner, Global Optimism
The despair expressed by climate scientists this week isn't scaremongering - they are doing their job. They are telling us where we are, but now it’s up to the rest of us to decide what this moment requires of us and to radically change the direction of travel.
My piece in The Guardian yesterday. #stubbornoptimismhttps://bit.ly/4bdo3DY
This is worth a read, whether you're already active or still hoping to find a way to make a difference in battling our socioecological crisis.
"A sense of despair is understandable, but it robs us of our agency, makes us vulnerable to mis- and disinformation, and prevents the radical collaboration we need. Doubt holds us back from taking bold action, which is why it is strategically seized upon by incumbents, who have invested millions of dollars (probably much more) in sowing uncertainty around the climate crisis and its solutions among the general public."
Christiana Figueres puts it brilliantly. This is just what I needed. I'm finding it increasingly difficult to understand why some people choose to actively drive the collapse of our planets functions (even though I'm quite well versed in the complex behavioural patterns of my fellow species thanks to being to a social psychologist). This in turn adds to an increasing feeling of despair. We seem to be fighting the sort of malevolence, backed up by seemingly endless amounts of money, that feels impossible to conquer. Even if I haven't felt desperate to the point of giving up the fight, this article gives much needed inspiration to keep looking for the tools, skills and competencies, platforms and arenas - and most importantly, other people - I need and can use to strengthen my agency.
#sustainability#ClimateCrisis#agency#StubbornOptimism
Global Climate Leader 🔸 Co-Host, Outrage + Optimism 🔸 Former UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Chief Negotiator of the landmark Paris Agreement of 2015 🔸 Founding Partner, Global Optimism
The despair expressed by climate scientists this week isn't scaremongering - they are doing their job. They are telling us where we are, but now it’s up to the rest of us to decide what this moment requires of us and to radically change the direction of travel.
My piece in The Guardian yesterday. #stubbornoptimismhttps://bit.ly/4bdo3DY
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Global Climate Leader 🔸 Co-Host, Outrage + Optimism 🔸 Former UN Climate Change Executive Secretary, Chief Negotiator of the landmark Paris Agreement of 2015 🔸 Founding Partner, Global Optimism
The despair expressed by climate scientists this week isn't scaremongering - they are doing their job. They are telling us where we are, but now it’s up to the rest of us to decide what this moment requires of us and to radically change the direction of travel.
My piece in The Guardian yesterday. #stubbornoptimismhttps://bit.ly/4bdo3DY
It can be difficult but we must keep hope alive, and we must keep fighting for urgent climate action now- it really is a race between enormous risks and enormous opportunities.
Preventing every 0.1 degree rise in temperatures is vital, even if the 1.5 degree goal looks challenging - and climate change remains fundamentally an issue of justice between and across generations …
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Unfortunately, in many conversations that deal with climate issues, I often hear the opinion that we are not experiencing climate change and that the upward trend in temperatures is more likely to be a short phase and that - as with the hole in the ozone layer a good thirty years ago - we will no longer have to discuss the issue in a few years' time. I personally disagree and would therefore like to share the following article by Bill McGuire: https://lnkd.in/eQnQSiG9
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