24 HOURS OF REALITY:
LET’S GET REAL
OCTOBER 29, 2021
Empty promises and corporate greenwashing have brought on extreme weather, from flooding rains to record droughts. Even half-measure commitments have gone unmet, putting us on the short path to a disastrous future.
Our chance to avert the most dramatic temperature increases is rapidly disappearing. Enough is enough.
Join us for a global day of action to demand our leaders enact the policies required to shift the course of climate change. The time is now, and only now.
ABOUT 24 HOURS OF REALITY: LET’S GET REAL
In August, UN Secretary-General Antonia Guterres called the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) a “code red for humanity.” In November, leaders from around the world will convene to assess how well nations have fulfilled the commitments they’ve made to protect us, and what more must be done to avoid catastrophic consequences for life on this planet.
We’re already experiencing the climate crisis daily, as devastating weather remakes the world as we know it. It’s time to get real. And it starts with us.
We need immediate action, to move quickly toward a zero fossil fuel emissions economy in a globally just transition to clean energy. Our point of no return is nearly here. We have to get loud, now, and together demand the REAL policy changes that can save us from the worst degrees of warming.
Our future is on the line.
Join us on October 29, and make yourself heard.
PLEDGE TO ACT
This is our turning point on the climate crisis, and I’m part of it. I’ll make myself heard during 24 Hours of Reality on October 29 by demanding real action from leaders who can make a meaningful difference for us all.
PLEDGE TO ACT
This is our turning point on the climate crisis, and I’m part of it. I’ll make myself heard during 24 Hours of Reality on October 29 by demanding real action from leaders who can make a meaningful difference for us all.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
WHAT IS COP 26?
WHAT IS 24 HOURS OF REALITY: LET’S GET REAL?
WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS YEAR?
WHAT DOES “REAL ACTION” REALLY MEAN?
WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH ME?
HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE?
WHAT IS COP 26?
In November, representatives of nearly 200 countries will meet in Glasgow, Scotland for the United Nations’ 26th Conference of Parties (COP 26) to consider the state of the climate crisis. There, they’ll review and can strengthen the Paris Agreement, the international community’s framework for global cooperation on climate action.
WHAT IS 24 HOURS OF REALITY: LET’S GET REAL?
For 24 hours on October 29, former US Vice President Al Gore and Climate Reality Leader activists around the world will lead a global day of action, demanding the real policy change required to cut fossil fuel emissions and transition to a just clean-energy economy. You’ll learn about the challenges we’re facing, the solutions available, why acting now is so important, and how you can help.
WHAT’S DIFFERENT ABOUT THIS YEAR?
This August, UN Secretary-General Antonia Guterres called the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) a “code red for humanity.” Our window to hold warming to the danger line of 1.5 degrees Celsius and avert the worst of climate change is rapidly closing. If we fail, oceans could rise up to a meter or more by century’s end and warm up to eight times what we’ve seen in recent decades. Even more extreme heatwaves, droughts, fires, and hurricanes will become our new normal.
As we speed toward this unbearable outcome, it’s clearer than ever that the little we’re doing now isn’t enough. We must put real pressure on global leaders headed to COP 26 this November to commit to the real action we need. It’s now or never.
WHAT DOES “REAL ACTION” REALLY MEAN?
Action is only real when it creates real change. Such as:
- Concrete plans for immediate reductions of greenhouse gas emissions. Offsets too often prove to be smoke and mirrors. We need actual emissions reductions to prevent climate catastrophe.
- A just transition from coal and gas to clean energy. The choices that affect how climate change shapes our future disproportionately impact people who never got a say. We can shift to cost-effective, job-creating, renewable energy around the world, and we must agree upon a date to end coal worldwide while prioritizing just transition plans for workers and communities.
- Financial support from wealthy, polluting nations. The nations responsible for the climate crisis have to own up to the damage they’ve done, fulfill their current commitments, and set bold new pledges to correct the coming consequences.
WHAT DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH ME?
Scientists warn that unless we radically reduce fossil fuel emissions by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050, global warming could rise above 1.5 degrees Celsius and unleash a series of irreversible effects that will upend life as we know it.
If you’re concerned about what that will mean for you, your family, and the world we offer future generations, you want to know what you can do to affect this crisis before it’s too late.
We have the clean energy solutions we need to halt warming in time to avoid the worst, if we act bravely, boldly, and now. It’s never been more important for you to join and share the conversation about climate reality. By declaring its importance and our unwillingness to ignore it, we can build the pressure needed to convince leaders to act.
It starts with you.
HOW CAN I PARTICIPATE?
Add your voice, so we can all get louder. Start here.