it is December 2100 in Jersey City instead of a white Christmas this year
instead of a white Christmas this year
instead of a white Christmas this year the forecast is for 8 degrees warmer
the forecast is for 8 degrees warmer
the forecast is for 8 degrees warmer than it is today
than it is today
than it is today so you’re thinking of throwing a
so you’re thinking of throwing a
so you’re thinking of throwing a tropical themed holiday party instead
tropical themed holiday party instead
tropical themed holiday party instead and when you look out across the Hudson
and when you look out across the Hudson
and when you look out across the Hudson to New York City the water seems a bit
to New York City the water seems a bit
to New York City the water seems a bit closer a bit higher than you remember
closer a bit higher than you remember
closer a bit higher than you remember that’s because it’s risen 3 maybe 6 feet
that’s because it’s risen 3 maybe 6 feet
that’s because it’s risen 3 maybe 6 feet now that’s okay on a calm December
now that’s okay on a calm December
now that’s okay on a calm December afternoon like this one but once the
afternoon like this one but once the
afternoon like this one but once the storms roll in every few years the
storms roll in every few years the
storms roll in every few years the entire city is flooded costing billions
entire city is flooded costing billions
entire city is flooded costing billions of dollars of infrastructure damage
of dollars of infrastructure damage
of dollars of infrastructure damage taking homes and lives not lives and far
taking homes and lives not lives and far
taking homes and lives not lives and far away New Orleans but lives in your own
away New Orleans but lives in your own
away New Orleans but lives in your own neighborhood for you climate change has
neighborhood for you climate change has
neighborhood for you climate change has become an everyday at natural disaster
become an everyday at natural disaster
become an everyday at natural disaster so the time has come to decide do you
so the time has come to decide do you
so the time has come to decide do you stay or do you go in the spirit of
stay or do you go in the spirit of
stay or do you go in the spirit of democracy that has somehow endure
democracy that has somehow endure
democracy that has somehow endure throughout this crisis the City Council
throughout this crisis the City Council
throughout this crisis the City Council of Jersey City has called this decision
of Jersey City has called this decision
of Jersey City has called this decision to a vote for you for all of us to
to a vote for you for all of us to
to a vote for you for all of us to decide together do we as a city protect
decide together do we as a city protect
decide together do we as a city protect in place build sea walls and a levee
in place build sea walls and a levee
in place build sea walls and a levee system to hopefully stem the tide for a
system to hopefully stem the tide for a
system to hopefully stem the tide for a few more years or do we go accept the
few more years or do we go accept the
few more years or do we go accept the inevitable stop pouring money into the
inevitable stop pouring money into the
inevitable stop pouring money into the ocean and pick up all 250,000 of us
ocean and pick up all 250,000 of us
ocean and pick up all 250,000 of us relocate us further inland to escape the
relocate us further inland to escape the
relocate us further inland to escape the rising tides so let’s vote all in favor
rising tides so let’s vote all in favor
rising tides so let’s vote all in favor of protecting in place all in favor of
of protecting in place all in favor of
of protecting in place all in favor of relocating it is August 16th 2016 and
relocating it is August 16th 2016 and
relocating it is August 16th 2016 and the American citizens in Shishmaref
the American citizens in Shishmaref
the American citizens in Shishmaref Alaska don’t get another 80 years for
Alaska don’t get another 80 years for
Alaska don’t get another 80 years for this vote it’s already happened in a 94
this vote it’s already happened in a 94
this vote it’s already happened in a 94 to 78 decision the residents here
to 78 decision the residents here
to 78 decision the residents here decided to locate their life their
decided to locate their life their
decided to locate their life their livelihoods their
livelihoods their
livelihoods their homes to escape some of the most
homes to escape some of the most
homes to escape some of the most dramatic climate change we have seen to
dramatic climate change we have seen to
dramatic climate change we have seen to date climate Europe is located here on a
date climate Europe is located here on a
date climate Europe is located here on a barrier island just five miles off the
barrier island just five miles off the
barrier island just five miles off the coast of mainland Alaska 600 Inupiat
coast of mainland Alaska 600 Inupiat
coast of mainland Alaska 600 Inupiat residents have lived a subsistence based
residents have lived a subsistence based
residents have lived a subsistence based lifestyle of hunting and berry picking
lifestyle of hunting and berry picking
lifestyle of hunting and berry picking at this site for over 400 years now just
at this site for over 400 years now just
at this site for over 400 years now just like we occasionally have hurricanes
like we occasionally have hurricanes
like we occasionally have hurricanes here on the east coast erosion in
here on the east coast erosion in
here on the east coast erosion in Shishmaref is nothing new they’ve seen
Shishmaref is nothing new they’ve seen
Shishmaref is nothing new they’ve seen their land loss over the centuries to
their land loss over the centuries to
their land loss over the centuries to the sea but just as the hurricane here
the sea but just as the hurricane here
the sea but just as the hurricane here are getting more intense like the
are getting more intense like the
are getting more intense like the erosion there is getting worse – that’s
erosion there is getting worse – that’s
erosion there is getting worse – that’s because climate change is happening
because climate change is happening
because climate change is happening twice as fast in Shishmaref as it is
twice as fast in Shishmaref as it is
twice as fast in Shishmaref as it is anywhere else on the planet
anywhere else on the planet
anywhere else on the planet that means that the air and ocean
that means that the air and ocean
that means that the air and ocean temperatures there are warming twice as
temperatures there are warming twice as
temperatures there are warming twice as fast as they are here in New Jersey
fast as they are here in New Jersey
fast as they are here in New Jersey today all of that heat is melting ice at
today all of that heat is melting ice at
today all of that heat is melting ice at an unprecedented rate now in normal year
an unprecedented rate now in normal year
an unprecedented rate now in normal year ice pack forms around the island so that
ice pack forms around the island so that
ice pack forms around the island so that when storms come in the waves break
when storms come in the waves break
when storms come in the waves break miles out and not on people’s homes but
miles out and not on people’s homes but
miles out and not on people’s homes but with warmer waters that ice is no longer
with warmer waters that ice is no longer
with warmer waters that ice is no longer forming and with no ice there’s no
forming and with no ice there’s no
forming and with no ice there’s no natural barrier to protect the island
natural barrier to protect the island
natural barrier to protect the island from those storms now each year
from those storms now each year
from those storms now each year Shishmaref sees three to five feet of
Shishmaref sees three to five feet of
Shishmaref sees three to five feet of its land being lost to the sea with a
its land being lost to the sea with a
its land being lost to the sea with a single storm taking up to 50 feet of
single storm taking up to 50 feet of
single storm taking up to 50 feet of land the island is only a quarter of a
land the island is only a quarter of a
land the island is only a quarter of a mile wide have tried to build man-made
mile wide have tried to build man-made
mile wide have tried to build man-made defenses like their current seawall but
defenses like their current seawall but
defenses like their current seawall but its projected that the Chukchi Sea will
its projected that the Chukchi Sea will
its projected that the Chukchi Sea will as it always has
as it always has
as it always has reclaim whatever defenses the village
reclaim whatever defenses the village
reclaim whatever defenses the village puts up too often climate change is
puts up too often climate change is
puts up too often climate change is painted as some distant and abstract
painted as some distant and abstract
painted as some distant and abstract threat it’s the polar bear in the Arctic
threat it’s the polar bear in the Arctic
threat it’s the polar bear in the Arctic that’s disappearing in ice it’s the
that’s disappearing in ice it’s the
that’s disappearing in ice it’s the island in the Pacific that has too
island in the Pacific that has too
island in the Pacific that has too because that island won’t be there in a
because that island won’t be there in a
because that island won’t be there in a few years it doesn’t have any immediate
few years it doesn’t have any immediate
few years it doesn’t have any immediate connection to us as Americans because
connection to us as Americans because
connection to us as Americans because climate change is a story that happens
climate change is a story that happens
climate change is a story that happens somewhere else for us it’s that story we
somewhere else for us it’s that story we
somewhere else for us it’s that story we read in the New York Times or the joke
read in the New York Times or the joke
read in the New York Times or the joke we make on Thanksgiving that we can
we make on Thanksgiving that we can
we make on Thanksgiving that we can throw a football in t-shirts it’s a
throw a football in t-shirts it’s a
throw a football in t-shirts it’s a concern at least for the 70% of us that
concern at least for the 70% of us that
concern at least for the 70% of us that believe in it but it’s a distant concern
believe in it but it’s a distant concern
believe in it but it’s a distant concern at that but I’m here to tell you that
at that but I’m here to tell you that
at that but I’m here to tell you that climate change is an American story
climate change is an American story
climate change is an American story climate change is disrupting lives
climate change is disrupting lives
climate change is disrupting lives across our country it’s a story that’s
across our country it’s a story that’s
across our country it’s a story that’s about you and me it’s a story we should
about you and me it’s a story we should
about you and me it’s a story we should all know beyond the charts and headlines
all know beyond the charts and headlines
all know beyond the charts and headlines because we all have a part to play in
because we all have a part to play in
because we all have a part to play in adapting America to our new warmer
adapting America to our new warmer
adapting America to our new warmer reality over the past year I’ve been
reality over the past year I’ve been
reality over the past year I’ve been traveling around the United States and
traveling around the United States and
traveling around the United States and US territories as a National Geographic
US territories as a National Geographic
US territories as a National Geographic Explorer to refocus America’s climate
Explorer to refocus America’s climate
Explorer to refocus America’s climate change story on the people that are
change story on the people that are
change story on the people that are living on our eroding edges the project
living on our eroding edges the project
living on our eroding edges the project America’s eroding edges is partnered
America’s eroding edges is partnered
America’s eroding edges is partnered with the National Trust for Historic
with the National Trust for Historic
with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and funded by National
Preservation and funded by National
Preservation and funded by National Geographic science and exploration
Geographic science and exploration
Geographic science and exploration committee together with my research
committee together with my research
committee together with my research partner we’re creating a database of
partner we’re creating a database of
partner we’re creating a database of hundreds of interviews to understand how
hundreds of interviews to understand how
hundreds of interviews to understand how climate change is affecting American
climate change is affecting American
climate change is affecting American communities and what we could do to help
communities and what we could do to help
communities and what we could do to help places like Shishmaref that need to
places like Shishmaref that need to
places like Shishmaref that need to adapt and relocate today what I’m told
adapt and relocate today what I’m told
adapt and relocate today what I’m told in those interviews might surprise you
in those interviews might surprise you
in those interviews might surprise you because yes people talk about how
because yes people talk about how
because yes people talk about how climate change is affecting their
climate change is affecting their
climate change is affecting their property and their homes but they move
property and their homes but they move
property and their homes but they move quickly past that to instead talk about
quickly past that to instead talk about
quickly past that to instead talk about how climate change is affecting their
how climate change is affecting their
how climate change is affecting their cultures their traditions their
cultures their traditions their
cultures their traditions their languages their identities so let’s stop
languages their identities so let’s stop
languages their identities so let’s stop and think about that for a moment that
and think about that for a moment that
and think about that for a moment that climate change is a story about how
climate change is a story about how
climate change is a story about how environmental shifts are affecting who
environmental shifts are affecting who
environmental shifts are affecting who we are as Americans because I can stand
we are as Americans because I can stand
we are as Americans because I can stand up here and show you just how much ice
up here and show you just how much ice
up here and show you just how much ice we’ve lost in the Arctic and how that’s
we’ve lost in the Arctic and how that’s
we’ve lost in the Arctic and how that’s affecting communities that
affecting communities that
affecting communities that once subsistent our walruses that
once subsistent our walruses that
once subsistent our walruses that haven’t caught one in years to which the
haven’t caught one in years to which the
haven’t caught one in years to which the response might be that’s devastating and
response might be that’s devastating and
response might be that’s devastating and it’s heartbreaking but it’s not my story
it’s heartbreaking but it’s not my story
it’s heartbreaking but it’s not my story it doesn’t affect my everyday so instead
it doesn’t affect my everyday so instead
it doesn’t affect my everyday so instead I’m going to ask you to think about who
I’m going to ask you to think about who
I’m going to ask you to think about who you are and more specifically I want you
you are and more specifically I want you
you are and more specifically I want you to think about a place that has defined
to think about a place that has defined
to think about a place that has defined who you are as a person
who you are as a person
who you are as a person maybe it’s your hometown or where your
maybe it’s your hometown or where your
maybe it’s your hometown or where your grandparents live but somewhere where
grandparents live but somewhere where
grandparents live but somewhere where the experiences and people have come to
the experiences and people have come to
the experiences and people have come to define who you are today for me I’m
define who you are today for me I’m
define who you are today for me I’m thinking of a Jersey Shore town Bell
thinking of a Jersey Shore town Bell
thinking of a Jersey Shore town Bell Mart it’s where my family has had a
Mart it’s where my family has had a
Mart it’s where my family has had a house since before I was born it’s where
house since before I was born it’s where
house since before I was born it’s where my parents met on 13th Street it’s where
my parents met on 13th Street it’s where
my parents met on 13th Street it’s where I learned to surf where I fell in love
I learned to surf where I fell in love
I learned to surf where I fell in love with the water and where my cousin’s
with the water and where my cousin’s
with the water and where my cousin’s kids are now getting their first
kids are now getting their first
kids are now getting their first mouthfuls of Jersey Shore water
mouthfuls of Jersey Shore water
mouthfuls of Jersey Shore water disgusting I know but that place is
disgusting I know but that place is
disgusting I know but that place is important to me because the people who
important to me because the people who
important to me because the people who live there are people who have loved and
live there are people who have loved and
live there are people who have loved and cared for me my entire life does
cared for me my entire life does
cared for me my entire life does everyone have their Belmar now I want
everyone have their Belmar now I want
everyone have their Belmar now I want you to erase that place it no longer
you to erase that place it no longer
you to erase that place it no longer exists not only can you not go back
exists not only can you not go back
exists not only can you not go back there but you can’t bring that
there but you can’t bring that
there but you can’t bring that significant other that you met in
significant other that you met in
significant other that you met in college to get that ice cream cone you
college to get that ice cream cone you
college to get that ice cream cone you got as a kid you can’t share anything
got as a kid you can’t share anything
got as a kid you can’t share anything there with your kids or your grandkids
there with your kids or your grandkids
there with your kids or your grandkids it’s gone and not only is that place
it’s gone and not only is that place
it’s gone and not only is that place gone but those people that community
gone but those people that community
gone but those people that community that cared for you is also gone those
that cared for you is also gone those
that cared for you is also gone those people are dispersed throughout our
people are dispersed throughout our
people are dispersed throughout our country how’s everyone feeling if you’re
country how’s everyone feeling if you’re
country how’s everyone feeling if you’re like me you’re not feeling so great
like me you’re not feeling so great
like me you’re not feeling so great right about now but maybe
right about now but maybe
right about now but maybe we’re starting to think a bit
we’re starting to think a bit
we’re starting to think a bit differently about climate change
differently about climate change
differently about climate change too often we as Americans forget how
too often we as Americans forget how
too often we as Americans forget how much places in our lives define who we
much places in our lives define who we
much places in our lives define who we are we’re mobile we go off to college or
are we’re mobile we go off to college or
are we’re mobile we go off to college or go to the city for a new job and that
go to the city for a new job and that
go to the city for a new job and that mobility is a good thing it exposes us
mobility is a good thing it exposes us
mobility is a good thing it exposes us to new ideas and new people that help us
to new ideas and new people that help us
to new ideas and new people that help us adapt to the changes in our lives but
adapt to the changes in our lives but
adapt to the changes in our lives but throughout all of those changes we know
throughout all of those changes we know
throughout all of those changes we know that the places we hold most dear will
that the places we hold most dear will
that the places we hold most dear will always be there
always be there
always be there intact for us to go back to that will
intact for us to go back to that will
intact for us to go back to that will not always be the case there will come a
not always be the case there will come a
not always be the case there will come a time in the not so distant future where
time in the not so distant future where
time in the not so distant future where those places those people will be
those places those people will be
those places those people will be affected by climate change past the
affected by climate change past the
affected by climate change past the point of saving if I’ve learned anything
point of saving if I’ve learned anything
point of saving if I’ve learned anything from my travels across America for this
from my travels across America for this
from my travels across America for this project it is that climate change is not
project it is that climate change is not
project it is that climate change is not just about losing homes and buildings
just about losing homes and buildings
just about losing homes and buildings it’s about the potential of losing the
it’s about the potential of losing the
it’s about the potential of losing the very things that make us who we are
cultural loss may not be the first thing
cultural loss may not be the first thing that comes to mind when a storm hits the
that comes to mind when a storm hits the
that comes to mind when a storm hits the most immediate losses of climate change
most immediate losses of climate change
most immediate losses of climate change are the ones we can see it’s the house
are the ones we can see it’s the house
are the ones we can see it’s the house that gets blown away by the storm
that gets blown away by the storm
that gets blown away by the storm it’s the subways that get filled when it
it’s the subways that get filled when it
it’s the subways that get filled when it floods
floods
floods it’s the roller coaster that gets washed
it’s the roller coaster that gets washed
it’s the roller coaster that gets washed out to sea in a hurricane but there are
out to sea in a hurricane but there are
out to sea in a hurricane but there are some things that can’t get built back
some things that can’t get built back
some things that can’t get built back like the garden where your grandfather
like the garden where your grandfather
like the garden where your grandfather taught you how to grow tomatoes in
taught you how to grow tomatoes in
taught you how to grow tomatoes in that’s now too salty to grow anything or
that’s now too salty to grow anything or
that’s now too salty to grow anything or the close-knit bonds on your street that
the close-knit bonds on your street that
the close-knit bonds on your street that let you ask your neighbor to water your
let you ask your neighbor to water your
let you ask your neighbor to water your plants while you’re away or pick up your
plants while you’re away or pick up your
plants while you’re away or pick up your kids after school when you’re too busy
kids after school when you’re too busy
kids after school when you’re too busy those things those local relationships
those things those local relationships
those things those local relationships cultures and traditions that’s what
cultures and traditions that’s what
cultures and traditions that’s what people talk about when asked what’s at
people talk about when asked what’s at
people talk about when asked what’s at stake when seas are encroaching on
stake when seas are encroaching on
stake when seas are encroaching on American
American
American communities that concern that you’re
communities that concern that you’re
communities that concern that you’re going to lose your identity when you
going to lose your identity when you
going to lose your identity when you move you just know that things are going
move you just know that things are going
move you just know that things are going to change is a sentiment that I have
to change is a sentiment that I have
to change is a sentiment that I have heard throughout America’s shorelines
heard throughout America’s shorelines
heard throughout America’s shorelines I’ve heard it in the Chesapeake Bay on a
I’ve heard it in the Chesapeake Bay on a
I’ve heard it in the Chesapeake Bay on a community on Tangier Island who is
community on Tangier Island who is
community on Tangier Island who is afraid of losing a dialect that has been
afraid of losing a dialect that has been
afraid of losing a dialect that has been around since before this country was
around since before this country was
around since before this country was founded once the island becomes
founded once the island becomes
founded once the island becomes uninhabitable I have heard it in
uninhabitable I have heard it in
uninhabitable I have heard it in American Samoa where people are watching
American Samoa where people are watching
American Samoa where people are watching the places they once played as children
the places they once played as children
the places they once played as children now be five feet out into the ocean
these places are part of a much wider
these places are part of a much wider problem in America today at least 10
problem in America today at least 10
problem in America today at least 10 communities are in the process or are
communities are in the process or are
communities are in the process or are seeking funds to relocate because of
seeking funds to relocate because of
seeking funds to relocate because of climate change
climate change
climate change fish broth is just one of 31 villages in
fish broth is just one of 31 villages in
fish broth is just one of 31 villages in Alaska that are of an immediate danger
Alaska that are of an immediate danger
Alaska that are of an immediate danger of being uninhabitable because of sea
of being uninhabitable because of sea
of being uninhabitable because of sea level rise these communities may be the
level rise these communities may be the
level rise these communities may be the first to relocate because of climate
first to relocate because of climate
first to relocate because of climate change in America but they will not be
change in America but they will not be
change in America but they will not be the last by the end of this century at
the last by the end of this century at
the last by the end of this century at least 400 towns cities and villages will
least 400 towns cities and villages will
least 400 towns cities and villages will be underwater no matter how much we
be underwater no matter how much we
be underwater no matter how much we reduce our greenhouse gas emissions
reduce our greenhouse gas emissions
reduce our greenhouse gas emissions including where we stand today that
including where we stand today that
including where we stand today that equates to 4.3 million Americans
equates to 4.3 million Americans
equates to 4.3 million Americans displaced by climate change by the end
displaced by climate change by the end
displaced by climate change by the end of the century and that’s on the low end
of the century and that’s on the low end
of the century and that’s on the low end of NASA sea level rise predictions on
of NASA sea level rise predictions on
of NASA sea level rise predictions on the high end 13 million Americans will
the high end 13 million Americans will
the high end 13 million Americans will embark on a great migration inland
embark on a great migration inland
embark on a great migration inland leaving not just their homes behind but
leaving not just their homes behind but
leaving not just their homes behind but those local historic sites those family
those local historic sites those family
those local historic sites those family traditions the cultures that make us who
traditions the cultures that make us who
traditions the cultures that make us who we are that mass cultural loss may not
we are that mass cultural loss may not
we are that mass cultural loss may not seem as important as the billions of
seem as important as the billions of
seem as important as the billions of dollars of infrastructure damage climate
dollars of infrastructure damage climate
dollars of infrastructure damage climate change will cause but just like
change will cause but just like
change will cause but just like biodiversity in our ecosystems makes
biodiversity in our ecosystems makes
biodiversity in our ecosystems makes them more resilient to changes our
them more resilient to changes our
them more resilient to changes our cultural
cultural
cultural versity helps us adapt to the changes in
versity helps us adapt to the changes in
versity helps us adapt to the changes in the world around us those lessons of
the world around us those lessons of
the world around us those lessons of Fred passing down to his children of
Fred passing down to his children of
Fred passing down to his children of walrus hunting that lesson that my
walrus hunting that lesson that my
walrus hunting that lesson that my grandfather passed to me about planting
grandfather passed to me about planting
grandfather passed to me about planting tomatoes helps us live in the world
tomatoes helps us live in the world
tomatoes helps us live in the world around us when we lose those places we
around us when we lose those places we
around us when we lose those places we don’t just lose those experiences and
don’t just lose those experiences and
don’t just lose those experiences and personal connections we lose part of our
personal connections we lose part of our
personal connections we lose part of our ability to adapt to the world as it
ability to adapt to the world as it
ability to adapt to the world as it changes in the future at the beginning
changes in the future at the beginning
changes in the future at the beginning of this talk I said that climate change
of this talk I said that climate change
of this talk I said that climate change was an American story one that we should
was an American story one that we should
was an American story one that we should all know beyond the headlines and graphs
all know beyond the headlines and graphs
all know beyond the headlines and graphs because we all have a part to play in it
because we all have a part to play in it
because we all have a part to play in it and I meant that
and I meant that
and I meant that we all have a part to play in America’s
we all have a part to play in America’s
we all have a part to play in America’s climate change story now more so than
climate change story now more so than
climate change story now more so than ever before next month Donald Trump an
ever before next month Donald Trump an
ever before next month Donald Trump an outspoken climate change denier will
outspoken climate change denier will
outspoken climate change denier will become the next president of the United
become the next president of the United
become the next president of the United States the Environmental Protection
States the Environmental Protection
States the Environmental Protection Agency the very institution that was
Agency the very institution that was
Agency the very institution that was established to protect the natural
established to protect the natural
established to protect the natural landscapes that have defined Americans
landscapes that have defined Americans
landscapes that have defined Americans for centuries is being transitioned by a
for centuries is being transitioned by a
for centuries is being transitioned by a man who has made a career out of
man who has made a career out of
man who has made a career out of promoting climate change skepticism
promoting climate change skepticism
promoting climate change skepticism among the American public this is not
among the American public this is not
among the American public this is not good news not just for our planet but
good news not just for our planet but
good news not just for our planet but for the thousands of Americans that are
for the thousands of Americans that are
for the thousands of Americans that are already being impacted by climate change
already being impacted by climate change
already being impacted by climate change there is a silver lining to America’s
there is a silver lining to America’s
there is a silver lining to America’s climate change story though now more
climate change story though now more
climate change story though now more than ever before Americans identify
than ever before Americans identify
than ever before Americans identify climate change as a threat to our
climate change as a threat to our
climate change as a threat to our country your role to keep that number
country your role to keep that number
country your role to keep that number going up so here’s my call to action go
going up so here’s my call to action go
going up so here’s my call to action go out there and change America’s climate
out there and change America’s climate
out there and change America’s climate change story make it not about the
change story make it not about the
change story make it not about the graphs make it about you make it about
graphs make it about you make it about
graphs make it about you make it about me go to your neighbors don’t talk to
me go to your neighbors don’t talk to
me go to your neighbors don’t talk to them about what you read in the New York
them about what you read in the New York
them about what you read in the New York Times but talk to them about how climate
Times but talk to them about how climate
Times but talk to them about how climate change is going to affect your own
change is going to affect your own
change is going to affect your own community your own Street talk to your
community your own Street talk to your
community your own Street talk to your family
family
family maybe even those family members that
maybe even those family members that
maybe even those family members that might not believe in climate change yet
might not believe in climate change yet
might not believe in climate change yet and talk to them about how environmental
and talk to them about how environmental
and talk to them about how environmental shifts will affect those family
shifts will affect those family
shifts will affect those family traditions that you’ve been passing down
traditions that you’ve been passing down
traditions that you’ve been passing down for generations and perhaps most
for generations and perhaps most
for generations and perhaps most importantly of all engage with your town
importantly of all engage with your town
importantly of all engage with your town or your city and talk to them about how
or your city and talk to them about how
or your city and talk to them about how climate change is going to impact your
climate change is going to impact your
climate change is going to impact your hometown because while the federal
hometown because while the federal
hometown because while the federal government may not act on climate change
government may not act on climate change
government may not act on climate change in the next four years your city and
in the next four years your city and
in the next four years your city and your town will and those let’s those
your town will and those let’s those
your town will and those let’s those actions are all the more important go
actions are all the more important go
actions are all the more important go online and see if your town has a
online and see if your town has a
online and see if your town has a climate panel and if it doesn’t get in
climate panel and if it doesn’t get in
climate panel and if it doesn’t get in touch with the mayor’s office and ask
touch with the mayor’s office and ask
touch with the mayor’s office and ask why it doesn’t so go out there and
why it doesn’t so go out there and
why it doesn’t so go out there and change America’s climate change story to
change America’s climate change story to
change America’s climate change story to be about people because at the end of
be about people because at the end of
be about people because at the end of the day climate change isn’t about the
the day climate change isn’t about the
the day climate change isn’t about the polar bear on the iceberg it’s not about
polar bear on the iceberg it’s not about
polar bear on the iceberg it’s not about the island in the Pacific climate change
the island in the Pacific climate change
the island in the Pacific climate change is about you and me it’s about how it
is about you and me it’s about how it
is about you and me it’s about how it will impact you it’s about how it’s
will impact you it’s about how it’s
will impact you it’s about how it’s impacting my family in Belmar about how
impacting my family in Belmar about how
impacting my family in Belmar about how it’s impacting fred in Alaska we all
it’s impacting fred in Alaska we all
it’s impacting fred in Alaska we all have a part to play in it and the world
have a part to play in it and the world
have a part to play in it and the world is moving too fast for any one of you
is moving too fast for any one of you
is moving too fast for any one of you not to engage in this dialogue and help
not to engage in this dialogue and help
not to engage in this dialogue and help make America a more adaptive place in a
make America a more adaptive place in a
make America a more adaptive place in a warmer world thank you
warmer world thank you
warmer world thank you [Applause]
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