The kids are not ok

A scientist writes, "Today I went to give a climate talk at my old high school..."  The students:

• ... didn’t need to hear about emission trajectories: they needed to hear about trajectories of popular struggle, when and how people without power changed the world.

Later that day, her university students said about climate change:

• “Everyone knows, and no one is acting as though it matters. No one is taking it seriously. Every day, on Instagram, we see people we know taking flights just for the weekend. Everyone knows and no one cares. It’s just open hypocrisy.”
• “We have seen that covid and Russia’s war on Ukraine can really cause changes overnight — but for climate, which is supposed to be a real crisis too, nothing is done.”

Conclusion:

"...inaction is now perceived as a deliberate, inevitable choice. The grown-ups ... are hurting and harming the youth and they are still doing it. The hurt and despair are immense." 

So ... are we going to keep describing the problem?

Or ... start working on solutions?

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TO HAVE ANY CHANCE of averting climate catastrophe, the latest climate science is definitive that we must actively decommission much of our existing fossil fuel infrastructure. Flying in the face of this dire warning, Massachusetts is on course to spend roughly $40 billion recommissioning its gas distribution system.

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Tufts University

Fri, Apr 29, 1-3 pm

Join U.S. Senator Ed Markey, White House National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy, AG81 and leading environmental experts for a special multi-event Massachusetts Climate Summit called Confronting the Climate Crisis: Global Solutions, Local Action.

Learn more and register. 

Tuesday, April 26, 7-9 pm

Hosted by the Town of Arlington and local volunteer groups

Join this virtual event to learn about:

• native plant restoration, pollinators, climate resiliency, and biodiversity 
• how these topics relate to Arlington's environmental goals
• regional collaboration opportunities

The panelists, moderated by David Morgan, Arlington's Environmental Planner and Conservation Agent, will help frame the issues and explain what's at stake.

• Rep. Dave Rogers will discuss state legislative action
• Elaine Crowder, Arlington Invasives Removal (ARMi)
• Jean Devine, Mystic Charles Pollinator Pathways Group

Register here. A Zoom link will be sent about two days before the event.

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