Thomas Bateman

Aug 29, 2024 | goodgoodgood.co | Thomas Bateman

Our species is in a race with climate change, and a lot of people want to know, “Can I really make a difference?”The question concerns what’s known as agency. Its meaning is complex, but in a nutshell it means being able to do what you set out to do and believing you can succeed. How well people exercise their agency will determine the severity of global warming — and its consequences. The evidence is clear that people are changing the climate dramatically.

Mar 26, 2024 | thehill.com | Thomas Bateman |Michael Mann

After 2023 broke the record for hottest year ever recorded, January and February broke global records again. This year’s climate-related disasters include sprawling wildfires in Texas cattle country and Mexico City’s unprecedented and intensifying water crisis. Meanwhile, continuing temperature increases will bring more air pollution, respiratory disease, pandemics, malnutrition, dehydration, malaria, strokes and other threats that will cause countless more deaths than extreme weather events.