Yesterday, the United Nations Environment Programme confirmed what many climate activists, renewable energy wonks and EV owners feared it would: that we, collectively, have failed to act in a meaningful enough way to prevent global temperature rises due to anthropogenic climate change from going above 1.5ºC when compared to pre-industrial levels.

In a stark, frankly depressing report, it warns we will exceed a 1.5ºC rise in global temperature in the near future, and that short- to mid-term climate consequences are likely to cause irreversible losses and permanently changed conditions.

Today, (or rather, in a video recorded yesterday), Nikki discusses her reaction to the report, the gut reaction to want to give up — and how it's important that we do the exact opposite, doubling down on our efforts to make a cleaner, greener, safer, smarter and more equitable world in which we all have a place.

Read the report for yourself at : https://www.unep.org/resources/limiting-overshoot-navigating-exceedance

⏱️ Chapter Breakdown:

00:00 – Introduction 03:08 – Why this video, instead of the ones originally planned 04:24 – What we can still do about it 04:57 – Elect people who'll actually act on climate 07:26 – Talk to your friends and family about it 10:04 – Smarter transportation choices: right vehicle, right task. 13:42 – Consumerism (and the TE camera gear as an example). 15:19 – A shoutout to our prize winner! 16:06 – Reducing consumption means fewer emissions 16:42 – Shareholder activism 20:03 – Building resilience for emergencies 22:53 – Don't give up 25:55 – Thanks, and Goodbye!

👥 Today’s Sponsors 🌱 Electric Vehicle Association - https://www.myeva.org 🐕 Little Collie Shepherd - https://www.littlecollie.com

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