{"id":13035,"date":"2012-04-26T01:30:22","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T08:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/\/new\/\/?p=13035"},"modified":"2014-11-18T12:34:09","modified_gmt":"2014-11-18T12:34:09","slug":"apr-26-uniting-people-to-protect-the-planet-with-keya-chatterjee-world-wild-life-fund","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/apr-26-uniting-people-to-protect-the-planet-with-keya-chatterjee-world-wild-life-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"Uniting People to Protect the Planet with Keya Chatterjee (World Wild Life Fund)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Keya_pic.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-13036\" title=\"Keya_pic\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Keya_pic-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>In 2011, Earth Hour saw hundreds of millions of people across 135 countries switch off for an hour. But it also marked the start of something new \u2013 going Beyond the Hour to commit to lasting action on climate change. In 2012, Earth Hour celebrated its largest event to date with more than 6,950 cities and towns in 152 countries and territories switching off their lights, and with hundreds of thousands of people accepting an IWIYW challenge to take their commitment to the planet beyond the hour. Find out what is in store for 2013 and be part of the change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Show Highlights:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Part 1: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">The latest and Greatest on Climate Change<\/span>: For some, Climate Change is just plain physics and logical. \u00a0A warmer atmosphere creates more moisture, which creates extreme weather. Why do some still argue with whether Climate Change is real? \u00a0In the environmental community and factions within the business community there is a consensus on what policies (tax on pollution via carbon tax, emissions trading) need to be enacted but politics seem to be\u00a0stymieing\u00a0any meaningful policy changes. \u00a0While 70-80% of Americans want some type of action, few are demanding their elected officials to take action. \u00a0What can you do to move the ball forward?<a title=\"Part 3: Uniting People to Protect the Planet with Keya Chatterjee (World Wild Life Fund)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/part-1-uniting-people-to-protect-the-planet-with-keya-chatterjee-world-wild-life-fund\/\"> Listen to Part 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Part 2: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Earth Hour Challenge<\/span>: How can your city get involved with expanding it&#8217;s renewable energy sources, and educate and prepare the public for Climate Change? \u00a0How can you get involved? <a title=\"Part 2: Earth Hour Challenge\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/part-2-earth-hour-challenge\/\">Listen to Part 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li>More: <a title=\"Apr 26: Game Changers in the Environmental Movement\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fireitupwithcj.com\/dev\/apr-26-local-governments-for-sustainability\/\">Climate Change happening at the local level<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About our Guest:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/who\/experts\/keya-chatterjee.html\"><strong>Keya Chatterjee<\/strong><\/a> has a unique spin on the \u2018big picture.\u2019 In her case, she\u2019s talking about satellite images of planet Earth. Before joining WWF, she worked for NASA and used the images to communicate research results on climate change. The detailed images of deforestation, sea ice loss and development gave her a unique perspective on the state of the planet. This visual representation of our human impact motivated Keya to shift her focus from plot-level projects to the planet as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Today, Keya is part of WWF\u2019s climate team, working on every level \u2013 local to global \u2013 to bring awareness about climate change to the masses and facilitate progress at the highest levels of government toward a new global climate treaty. She can talk in amazing detail about the climate change impacts we are already experiencing; the need to drastically reduce emissions worldwide; the links between climate change and poverty; and the barriers we need to overcome to reach a real global climate agreement.<\/p>\n<p>When you look at the science on which the WWF climate program is based, it can appear daunting. The impacts are increasingly visible \u2013longer forest fire seasons in the US West, hurricanes that are more and more damaging, sea level rise, coral bleaching, and melting sea ice just to name a few. Yet Keya remains optimistic, \u201cWe\u2019re in control of our fate here\u201d she likes to say, and WWF is on the front lines talking about the sustainable choices we can make as individuals, corporations and governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n<p>Whether it\u2019s learning from people in lowland communities how to adapt to rising sea levels or being part of a delegation to multilateral climate discussions, Keya is looking at the big picture \u2013 for people and conservation around the world.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Resources:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Is the Chamber of Commerce out of touch?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/articles\/20111106\/23002616649\/us-chamber-commerce-quickly-showing-that-its-out-touch-as-google-cea-consider-dropping-out.shtml\">http:\/\/www.techdirt.com\/articles\/20111106\/23002616649\/us-chamber-commerce-quickly-showing-that-its-out-touch-as-google-cea-consider-dropping-out.shtml<\/a><\/li>\n<li>To contact your mayor and public officials to participate in the Earth Hour Challenge go to:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/sites\/earthhour\/EarthHourCityChallenge.html\">http:\/\/www.worldwildlife.org\/sites\/earthhour\/EarthHourCityChallenge.html<\/a>\u00a0find your state and follow instructions given<\/li>\n<li>To become a team captain in your city email\u00a0<em>ehcc<\/em>@<em>wwfus<\/em>.<em>org <\/em>that will prepare you to be an effective advocate for change.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2011, Earth Hour saw hundreds of millions of people across 135 countries switch off for an hour. 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