There’s something I’ve been seeing a lot of on social media lately. Ecoapathy. Ecoanxiety. There is a growing number of people who are not only angry and apathetic but also saying “what is the point, it’s too late now to prevent climate catastrophe’.This is a mindset that is actually dangerous to the environmental cause, especially since it is actually not too late to fix things and in fact, we kind of already are. So for this episode, while I will be honest about the dire state of things, I’m going to give you a little hope and reveal some of the extraordinary work and changes happening around the world that you might not even know about. And show you what you can be doing to help too. In this episode I share:- The apathy and despair I see around preventing climate change- The increasing effects of climate change that we are seeing- Where the narrative that it's too late is actually coming from- Why fossil fuel companies promote the 'it’s too late' narrative- The impressive amount of carbon reduction Germany has seen from embracing renewable energy sources- The incredible amount of electricity Costa Rica has from renewables- The exciting news about Chinas emissions- The amount of electricity Australia is getting from solar rather than coal- The community groups around the world who are really making change on climate change- The biggest sign that we can beat climate changeKey Quotes “Unfortunately we have to see things get worse before we act, and we are seeing it getting worse now.”“Sure our governments might disappoint us and fossil fuel executives are probably nothing short of evil but there are people out there doing the most amazing things that you don’t hear about.”“It's entirely possible 2023 was peak carbon emissions.” You can get involved with the podcast online: Find our full podcast plus our sister podcast via the website here: https://www.nowthatswhatIcall.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nowthatswhaticallpodcasts/ You can follow me on socials on the below accounts. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/briannemwest/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@briannemwest Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briannemwest/ For our latest big project, find out more about Incrediballs here: https://incrediballs.com/

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