I do wish to contribute as much as I can, maybe even start a ripple effect, where other people will start taking action too and inspire other people too.

More than getting through a global pandemic that has already taken hundreds of thousands of lives around the world, our true feat is even larger: to secure our long-term health and the health of the ecosystems upon which we depend for life. To do that, we have to cut our emissions in half in the next ten years, and continue to reduce it beyond that. And to succeed in that, we need to fundamentally shift the way we do EVERYTHING.

I promise to do my part. I promise to be the change I want to see in the world, and I hope that you, reader, will do the same.

Be fearless – do not be afraid to talk to each other and do not be afraid to fail.

I wish you this security knowing we changed because we love you.

Fighting for a system that rewards care for people and planet over profit.

I’m doing this work because I see it as the best way to save and improve as many lives as possible. I’m doing it so you, 2050 Ryan, can look at yourself in the mirror. And so you can tell your kids and grandkids someday that you did everything you could.

I can now see that the solutions are there, that a transition of the magnitude that is needed, is possible.