{"id":3594,"date":"2022-01-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www-prod.greenpeace.org\/usa\/campaign-updates\/3594\/climate-hope-is-everywhere-that-you-are\/"},"modified":"2024-11-22T05:00:21","modified_gmt":"2024-11-22T05:00:21","slug":"climate-hope-is-everywhere-that-you-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/usa\/climate-hope-is-everywhere-that-you-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Hope is everywhere that you are"},"content":{"rendered":"

Together, through acts large and small, we will lead the just transition to a sustainable world beyond fossil fuels. <\/span><\/p>\n

Like clean air\u00a0and fresh water, it keeps us going every day. Like\u00a0lush forests<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0pristine coasts<\/a>, it restores us for tomorrow. Like too many natural resources, though, hope can feel in short supply these days<\/strong>, endangered by extractivist\u00a0fossil fuel\u00a0companies<\/a>,\u00a0corporate polluters, and governments that put profits over people<\/a>.With fires raging from\u00a0Siberia\u00a0and\u00a0California to the Amazon\u00a0and\u00a0floods\u00a0devastating communities in Belgium, China, and Cuba; while\u00a0extreme weather events\u00a0are increasing in frequency and intensity around the world; as the accelerating\u00a0global biodiversity crisis\u00a0intersects with a\u00a0global pandemic; all while\u00a0Indigenous Peoples continue to find their rights and their lands under threat<\/a>\u00a0 \u2014 even the most dedicated climate defenders can experience moments of grief and anxiety<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Aerial view of primary forest near the river Digul in southern Papua. \u00a9 Ulet Ifansasti \/ Greenpeace<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

It\u2019s a LOT. It makes sense that each of us will sometimes experience what is being called \u201cclimate despair<\/a>.\u201d Don\u2019t blame yourself for feeling this way or worry that such feelings mean you\u2019re failing as an activist, as a neighbor, or as a parent. It\u2019s OK to feel distressed sometimes because the climate crisis is real \u2014 and it is here, and everywhere.<\/p>\n

But, don\u2019t forget,\u00a0people power<\/a> is also real \u2014 and wherever you are.<\/p>\n

Hope is wherever you are, wherever we are, together, as a movement, standing right beside each other even when any one of us feels the most alone.<\/p>\n

Amid the continent-spanning wildfire smoke and distressing trending headlines, there are genuine glimmers of hope for the future and many reminders of the power that we have to make a difference.<\/p>\n

For\u00a050 years,\u00a0Greenpeace has put hope into action<\/a> with the backing of millions of supporters. Working alongside movement allies and local communities around the world, we have helped achieve meaningful victories<\/a>, from\u00a0thwarting nuclear weapons tests<\/a>\u00a0and winning a\u00a0commercial whaling moratorium<\/a>\u00a0in the 1970s to being part of a\u00a0landmark legal victory finding Shell liable for climate destruction<\/a> in 2021. If you ever need a reminder that people who believe in a green and peaceful future \u2014 and who are willing to take action \u2014 can change the world, please visit this timeline of Greenpeace victories<\/a>\u00a0over the years.<\/p>\n

Whenever you feel like challenges of the climate crisis are too big and the fossil fueled-powers who want to lock in the worst-case scenarios are too strong, draw strength from the words of Greenpeace founding member Dorothy Stowe:<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt is amazing, what a few people sitting around their kitchen table can achieve.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Together, you and I, we will make a difference. Greenpeace and our allies in the environmental movement will keep making a difference. Indigenous Peoples and frontline communities will keep making a difference. All of us, together, through acts large and small, will lead the just transition to a fairer and more sustainable world beyond fossil fuels.<\/p>\n

The challenges we face are huge\u2014but so are the reasons to be hopeful!<\/h2>\n

As we keep pushing for the safer, more equitable future that we need, let\u2019s draw inspiration from these signs of the progress that people power has already achieved:<\/p>\n