Make no mistake: Tackling climate change is vital. But to see everything through the lens of short-term CO2 reductions, letting our obsession with carbon blind us to the bigger picture, is to court catastrophe. Alex Steffen bigblindcarbon share on social
Climate change is not a discrete issue; it's a symptom of larger problems. Fundamentally, our society as currently designed has no future. We're chewing up the planet so fast, in so many different ways, that we could solve the climate problem tomorrow and still find that environmental collapse is imminent. Alex Steffen changechewclimate share on social
There's no really rosy scenario ahead, where climate change just doesn't happen, but I believe we don't have the ethical right to throw our hands up in the air and say, 'Game over.' Whatever pathway we choose, our descendants will be dealing with that reality for centuries to come. Alex Steffen aheadaircentury share on social
For carbon-neutral cities, there are things worth talking about in how our consumption patterns can change - sharing goods, etc. - but those are a fraction of the impacts of transportation and building energy use. If we need to choose priority actions, the most important things are to densify, provide transit, and green the buildings. Alex Steffen actionbuildbuilding share on social
I mean, language fascinates me anyway, and different words have different energies and you can change the whole drive of a sentence. Alan Rickman changedriveenergy Change image and share on social
When you put on music, just feel it; it's a different sense. I walk around with music in, and it can just change my world in seconds. changefeelmusic share on social
We have been talking with leaders: Change is coming; you can no longer have a closed regime with an open society - satellites, social media, the Internet - you have this kind, this kind of society moving forward, and you are running this closed regime; this is not sustainable. This cannot continue. Ali Babacan changeclosecome share on social
I must stress here the point that I appreciate clarity, order, meaning, structure, rationality: they are necessary to whatever provisional stability we have, and they can be the agents of gradual and successful change. A. R. Ammons agentchangeclarity share on social
I believe in music because it has the power of change. Abigail Washburn changemusicpower Change image and share on social
People are starting to go on about my weight but I'm not going to change my size because they don't like the way I look. Adele changepeoplesize Change image and share on social