The Role of Humor in Maintaining Hope

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I love the idea of sitting and rocking chairs in front of the banks. I think that's a great way to put it. But for the most comfortable city and I've ever participated in. What role does that play in maintaining hope and the ability to keep this fight up over the decades that you've been doing it? You cannot do this kind of work on your own.You'd go crazy. Our sort of hyper individualist culture is one of the things that got us in the trouble that we're in.

Most of us get that climate change is a global problem we need to solve, fast. But that can feel incredibly overwhelming when most of us don’t even know where to start. Bill McKibben is an environmentalist, author, and journalist who has written extensively about climate change and global warming. With a refreshing lightheartedness and frank outlook, Bill discusses the emotions, ideas and data that keep him moving forward in the battle against climate change and outlines ways you too can take action to save the planet you call home. For the full text transcript, visit go.ted.com/BHTranscripts