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In case you missed it… It’s us against greenhouse gases In an interview with Anderson Cooper on 60 Minutes last night, Bill Gates, who was once a youth activist with a vision to change the world, laid it out there.”Without innovation, we will not solve climate change. We won’t even come close.” He also said, “We have more educated…

American Poet and Activist, Amanda Gorman​ 22-year-old poet Amanda Gorman “stole the show” for her dramatic reading of her six-minute “The Hill We Climb” poem on January 20 before a global TV and online inauguration day audience. The poem celebrates the U.S. not as a “perfect union,” but as a country that has the grit…

Swedish Environmental Activist, Greta Thunberg  “The climate and ecological crisis can unfortunately no longer be solved within today’s systems,” said Greta Thunberg to the Davos Group in January. Thunberg, a Swedish teen and worldwide phenomenon, is now 18 years old and has become internationally known for challenging world leaders to take immediate action against climate change….

Greenpeace Executive Director, Jennifer Morgan Greenpeace’s Jennifer Morgan has said that “multilateralism can make a real difference in finding solutions. And these are valuable lessons as we turn to the bigger crisis upon us, the climate crisis.” In just five years, Morgan has been promoted from head of regulated businesses at SAP to overseeing all of…

Finland’s Prime Minister, Sanna Marin “The Government is committed to taking action that will create a path towards a carbon neutral Finland by 2035. Climate change is the greatest threat to humankind. Instead, the fight against climate change offers opportunities for Finland to create viability, growth, employment and wellbeing. The transition into a carbon neutral society will be…

Duke Energy’s Chairman and CEO, Lynn GoodUnder Good’s leadership, Duke Energy has made substantial investments in solar energy, modernizing the power grid and natural gas infrastructure. Since 2005, the company has reduced carbon dioxide emissions by 31% and hopes to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Good was previously CFO and earlier led the company’s commercial…