15 years ago today, one million people in the Gulf region were displaced by Hurricane Katrina. 1,833 lives were lost, with 40 percent due to drowning. That day made painfully clear our reality: the climate crisis is on our doorstep. As #HurricaneLaura overwhelms the Gulf Coast, it’s now painfully clear how supercharged these storms are by rising global temps. At the same time, we are fighting multiple interconnected crises – the pandemic, systemic racism & voter suppression among them. We need a unified & coherent vision for change. We cannot continue to stand by and watch these disasters unfold. We need to learn from Katrina, Sandy, and now Laura, and demand better. We need leaders that listen to science. We need policies that prepare us for disasters and protect the most vulnerable among us. My heart goes out to those on the frontlines today. We have a lot of work ahead of us, but there is still hope. Please remember that the will to act is itself a renewable resource.
15 years ago today, one million people in the Gulf region were displaced by Hurricane Katrina. 1,833 lives were lost, with 40 percent due to drowning. That day made painfully clear our reality: the climate crisis is on our doorstep. As #HurricaneLaura overwhelms the Gulf Coast, it’s now painfully clear how supercharged these storms are by rising global temps. At the same time, we are fighting multiple interconnected crises – the pandemic, systemic racism & voter suppression among them. We need a unified & coherent vision for change. We cannot continue to stand by and watch these disasters unfold. We need to learn from Katrina, Sandy, and now Laura, and demand better. We need leaders that listen to science. We need policies that prepare us for disasters and protect the most vulnerable among us. My heart goes out to those on the frontlines today. We have a lot of work ahead of us, but there is still hope. Please remember that the will to act is itself a renewable resource.
15 years ago today, one million people in the Gulf region were displaced by Hurricane Katrina. 1,833 lives were lost, with 40 percent due to drowning. That day made painfully clear our reality: the climate crisis is on our doorstep. As #HurricaneLaura overwhelms the Gulf Coast, it’s now painfully clear how supercharged these storms are by rising global temps. At the same time, we are fighting multiple interconnected crises – the pandemic, systemic racism & voter suppression among them. We need a unified & coherent vision for change. We cannot continue to stand by and watch these disasters unfold. We need to learn from Katrina, Sandy, and now Laura, and demand better. We need leaders that listen to science. We need policies that prepare us for disasters and protect the most vulnerable among us. My heart goes out to those on the frontlines today. We have a lot of work ahead of us, but there is still hope. Please remember that the will to act is itself a renewable resource.
As we commemorate Juneteenth today, please remember that we cannot have climate justice without racial justice. We cannot have equality when our Black and Brown communities are suffering at the frontlines of ecological devastation and the climate crisis. #Repost @climatereality ・・・ Today, we’re celebrating Juneteenth, honoring Black freedom, resistance, and liberation. On June 19, 1865, Union general Gordon Granger arrived in Texas to inform enslaved black people about their freedom – two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. ⠀ ⠀ Juneteenth is a day of celebration, education, and community for Black people in America – and this year, that includes the fight against systemic and environmental racism, and police brutality. ⠀ ⠀ We encourage you to organize and support the ongoing fight for racial justice in America in whatever ways you are able. #BlackLivesMatter #Juneteenth
As we commemorate Juneteenth today, please remember that we cannot have climate justice without racial justice. We cannot have equality when our Black and Brown communities are suffering at the frontlines of ecological devastation and the climate crisis. #Repost @climatereality ・・・ Today, we’re celebrating Juneteenth, honoring Black freedom, resistance, and liberation. On June 19, 1865, Union general Gordon Granger arrived in Texas to inform enslaved black people about their freedom – two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. ⠀ ⠀ Juneteenth is a day of celebration, education, and community for Black people in America – and this year, that includes the fight against systemic and environmental racism, and police brutality. ⠀ ⠀ We encourage you to organize and support the ongoing fight for racial justice in America in whatever ways you are able. #BlackLivesMatter #Juneteenth
As we commemorate Juneteenth today, please remember that we cannot have climate justice without racial justice. We cannot have equality when our Black and Brown communities are suffering at the frontlines of ecological devastation and the climate crisis. #Repost @climatereality ・・・ Today, we’re celebrating Juneteenth, honoring Black freedom, resistance, and liberation. On June 19, 1865, Union general Gordon Granger arrived in Texas to inform enslaved black people about their freedom – two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. ⠀ ⠀ Juneteenth is a day of celebration, education, and community for Black people in America – and this year, that includes the fight against systemic and environmental racism, and police brutality. ⠀ ⠀ We encourage you to organize and support the ongoing fight for racial justice in America in whatever ways you are able. #BlackLivesMatter #Juneteenth
As we commemorate Juneteenth today, please remember that we cannot have climate justice without racial justice. We cannot have equality when our Black and Brown communities are suffering at the frontlines of ecological devastation and the climate crisis. #Repost @climatereality ・・・ Today, we’re celebrating Juneteenth, honoring Black freedom, resistance, and liberation. On June 19, 1865, Union general Gordon Granger arrived in Texas to inform enslaved black people about their freedom – two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. ⠀ ⠀ Juneteenth is a day of celebration, education, and community for Black people in America – and this year, that includes the fight against systemic and environmental racism, and police brutality. ⠀ ⠀ We encourage you to organize and support the ongoing fight for racial justice in America in whatever ways you are able. #BlackLivesMatter #Juneteenth
As we commemorate Juneteenth today, please remember that we cannot have climate justice without racial justice. We cannot have equality when our Black and Brown communities are suffering at the frontlines of ecological devastation and the climate crisis. #Repost @climatereality ・・・ Today, we’re celebrating Juneteenth, honoring Black freedom, resistance, and liberation. On June 19, 1865, Union general Gordon Granger arrived in Texas to inform enslaved black people about their freedom – two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. ⠀ ⠀ Juneteenth is a day of celebration, education, and community for Black people in America – and this year, that includes the fight against systemic and environmental racism, and police brutality. ⠀ ⠀ We encourage you to organize and support the ongoing fight for racial justice in America in whatever ways you are able. #BlackLivesMatter #Juneteenth
As we commemorate Juneteenth today, please remember that we cannot have climate justice without racial justice. We cannot have equality when our Black and Brown communities are suffering at the frontlines of ecological devastation and the climate crisis. #Repost @climatereality ・・・ Today, we’re celebrating Juneteenth, honoring Black freedom, resistance, and liberation. On June 19, 1865, Union general Gordon Granger arrived in Texas to inform enslaved black people about their freedom – two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. ⠀ ⠀ Juneteenth is a day of celebration, education, and community for Black people in America – and this year, that includes the fight against systemic and environmental racism, and police brutality. ⠀ ⠀ We encourage you to organize and support the ongoing fight for racial justice in America in whatever ways you are able. #BlackLivesMatter #Juneteenth
The need for climate action is bound together with the struggle for racial equality and liberation. Here is my statement on the recent demonstrations across America.
Rest in power, @repjohnlewis.
I’m excited to join @drsanjaygupta and @andersoncooper tonight for a live #CNNTownHall on Coronavirus – Facts and Fears, at 8 p.m. ET. I hope you will tune in!
24 Hours of Reality: Climate Solutions and Hope starts now. For the next 24 hours, @ClimateReality will shine a #SpotlightOnSolutions and share stories from people around the world who are dedicated to fighting the climate crisis. Every hour and beyond, tune in and be inspired to #ActOnClimate. This is my story. I look forward to hearing about how YOU are making a difference in your communities. Watch other stories and learn more on 24hoursofreality.org. Link in my bio.
As people everywhere continue to deal with the health of their families, new economic anxiety, and massive disruptions to everything we knew as normal, we’re seeing exactly what’s at stake when we don’t listen to experts and act while there’s time. On this final day of #EarthDayLive, I encourage you, from the safety of your home, to support a better tomorrow. Act now by registering to vote. The link is in my bio.
What if you took artificial intelligence, linked with satellite image processing, machine learning, and land- and sea-based sensors to trace all human-caused pollution to their sources in real time?! That’s the vision of Climate TRACE, a new coalition that officially launched today! This will be a game changer in global efforts to solve the climate crisis. Check out the link in my bio for more.
COVID-19 has changed our sense of normalcy and forced us to grapple with the kind of world we want as we move past this crisis. I’m fighting for a prosperous and equitable future driven by a thriving, just clean energy economy. What do you want? Join me for @ClimateReality’s first-ever virtual training and gain the tools and network to fight for your vision of tomorrow. Click the link in my bio to register for the free July 18-26 training now.
I’m so inspired by the recent groundswell of action we’ve seen behind climate solutions. This October, join @TEDCountdown and me for a global conversation about how we can shape the future. Request a virtual presentation for your community at 24hoursofreality.org
Join Tim Berners-Lee, Vint Cerf, and myself for a panel on the future of the internet in a post-COVID-19 world! Moderated by David Pogue, you can watch live tomorrow, on 7/10 at 10 AM CST. Link is in the bio. #cpde
Today’s message from the world’s scientists is clear: the impacts of the climate crisis demand urgent action to deploy solutions massively and quickly. Now is the time to move decisively forward in global cooperation to accelerate the net zero transition. #IPCC #climatechange #climateaction #climatecrisis
The science and solutions needed to fight the climate crisis are right in front of us–we just need to act. Join me for the first @ClimateReality Leadership Corps Global Training, a virtual event uniting people from around the world ready to make a difference in their communities. Click the link in my bio to register for the free July 18-26 training now.
Proud to join @RevDrBarber and the #PoorPeoplesCampaign on June 20 to help end ecological devastation affecting the 140 million poor & low wealth people across our country. #Repost @poorpeoplescampaign ・・・ Thank you VP @algore, for joining the #PoorPeoplesCampaign on June 20, 2020 to demand: “We as a nation take seriously, at long last, the plight of the 140 million poor & low wealth people across our country.” June2020.org #ForwardTogether #ClimateJustice
Here are just some of the incredible stories of solutions and hope from around the world we’ve heard during today’s #24HoursOfReality. Visit @ClimateReality now to learn more about the outstanding activism that is occurring in communities just like yours. #SpotlightOnSolutions
Frontline communities are facing the brunt of the climate crisis, and they are working tirelessly to create meaningful change. @ClimateReality wants to support these efforts by offering grants to organizations and grassroots groups pursuing climate and environmental justice projects. Visit the link in my bio to learn more and apply for the Climate Justice for All grant program.
If we’re going to tackle the climate crisis, we have to take bold action now. Join me and @climatereality for the return of our in-person Leadership Corps Training this June 11-13 in Las Vegas, Nevada. I’ll be joined by expert scientists, communicators, policymakers, and activists at the event. Applications are open to US activists only. Apply today using the link in my bio.
