Bill McKibben first warned about global warming and its implications for the planet in his 1989 book, The End of Nature. But in the last few years, it has become the focus of his work as a key organizer of 350.org, an advocacy organization promoting global action to tackle climate change. In an interview with Yale Environment 360, McKibben described why he has been working fulltime on the issue, why he thinks a citizens movement is essential for giving President Obama the “political space” necessary to address climate change, why a “cap-and-dividend” system might offer the most potential, and why he believes the jury is still out on whether the most serious impacts of climate change can be avoided. “For the moment, I am not spending my time being either optimistic or pessimistic,” he said. “I am just working.”
Interview: Bill McKibben On Climate Action’s Urgent Moment
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