Inspiration

Maksim — Detroit, MI

What would you tell your younger self—or someone just starting to learn about the climate crisis?

It’s enough to want to save the world. That is the only way things in this world were ever changed. By following your desire to help and serve others, you inevitably learn there is a limit to what you can do. Rather than dissuade you, let this be further inspiration. It’s humbling, and in this humility, there comes an intense appreciation for our gifts and for the people and communities we can serve.

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The ocean is so big and so vast that I both greatly fear and admire it. It is strong and commanding in a way that could easily overpower me. But, it can also be calm and provides so much life. Being at the beach puts into perspective how small we truly are in the world and makes my own problems seem silly.

Powerlessness

Katelyn — Delran, NJ

I remember first entering college and feeling confused and surprised that so many people weren’t planning to study sustainability because I felt that climate change is the most important issue of our time. I still believe that but also see how climate change is an intersectional issue and connected to everything that people care about.

Inspiration

Alison — Woodbridge, CT

That “wake-up moment” at the Fridays for Future protest changed the course of my life, infusing its major decisions with the perspective that we must preserve our Earth for future generations and take action now to both mitigate and adapt to climate change.

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Emily — Durham, CA

Maksim — Detroit, MI

What would you tell your younger self—or someone just starting to learn about the climate crisis?

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