“Taking action to address our climate emergency isn't a luxury. It isn't something we can wait to get around to when we have the time. Most of us are doing something to reduce our carbon footprint, but all of us have to do much more to demand that our governments, corporations, workplaces, and cultures stop killing us. A warming climate impacts the poor and people of color most. As we address systemic racial injustice, we must embed that within an overall approach toward eliminating our unsustainable societal habits and establishing healing practices for our entire ecology.”

“I met a Native American from the Shoshone’s of the northwest and he said to me:"Why would we want to fill the clouds with gasoline and poison our waters? Why would we want to fill the air with smoke? Why do we wish to destroy ourselves? Why would we place scars on the face of the great mother the earth? I replied: “To make money.” He replied, “There will be no place to spend it."

“I'm in LA. It's 108 degrees. I'll say that again, it's 108 degrees. That's cooler than last month. At the weekend it will be back at an average 110 degrees. The temperatures this summer have been the hottest on record. There have been more fires than on record, with people evacuating their homes, or watching them burn, in a new state of emergency. The week before there was a tropical storm that hit US shores with storm surges that also broke records. The week before that, a tornadeo in New York broke all records. All over the world, heatwaves, droughts, typhoons, and hurricanes are causing mass destruction around the world. Distasters like this have always been part of the world we know, but they are becoming more frequent and more intense. These changes in the climate... are well.... climate change. There's nothing not to believe.”

“The earth is burning, this we know.

The world is turning, turning slow,

Please ask yourself, what seeds you sow.

What seeds you sow… for tomorrow.”

From Sad Song by Ylfa Edelstein

“My main concern with global warming is rising sea levels and it’s impact on coastal cities, particularly the loss of New Orleans, where I was born, and the loss of the Louisiana coastal marsh land which is disappearing rapidly.”

“We don’t have to save the planet. That’s bullshit. She could shake us off at any time. Who are we to her? At best, we are merely stewards on borrowed time. We owe it to each other to hold our place with her, and be worthy of our time.”

“We’re on loan here. We need to leave it better than we found it, not with barely anything left.”

"Climate positive solutions require each and every one of us. We must demand real action from our leaders, from big polluters, and from ourselves in our own homes. We must educate ourselves and others on the causes and consequences of the Climate Crisis and on the actionable solutions that have the potential to actually reverse climate change if we ACT NOW. We must challenge ourselves to take #smallgreensteps and be a bit "greener” today than we were yesterday. The pandemic has shown us that sweeping change is possible when we band together and collectively take action. Let’s do it for our planet, ourselves and for the future of our children!"

“Become teachable. Act as if your life depended on it. Choose a sector: land use, the oceans, health & education, transportation, electricity...they are all connected. Gather information, evidence. Turn that into knowledge. Transform that knowledge into ACTION. Then we have a chance to make the planet liveable for ALL people after we have departed.”

“Climate justice isn’t just about fixing the climate crisis - it’s about re-examing how we treat the earth, how we treat each other, and how treat ourselves.”

"Like most parents, we spend a lot of time thinking about the future.  We want our 4 kids to understand that everything we do to has an impact on the environment, and that we have to start with ourselves and change what we can to create a sustainable future for the planet, so that, when we are gone, they won't curse our names too much.   This pandemic should serve a s a global wake up call: We are all one species.  We are all vulnerable to a tiny virus, we are all likewise vulnerable to the ravages of climate change.  We remain hopeful, because good people like you are willing to advocate for positive change right now. “