A short holiday video message from the Woods Hole Research Center (Phil Duffy and another speaker) outlining five reasons to be hopeful about climate change progress: the Paris Agreement, bottom-up action by corporations/cities/states, short-term economic benefits of climate policies, falling greenhouse-gas emissions in developed countries, and the Center’s nature-based work. The speakers also warn about possible federal funding cuts and ask viewers to consider donating to support the Center's work.
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Hello and happy holidays from the Woods Hole Research Center. I'm Phil Duffy, President and executive director.
2017 certainly was an interesting and one.
Might say an astounding year.
But as we look forward to 2018, I hope you'll agree that there's plenty.
Of reasons to feel optimistic about our ability to control climate change.
For one thing, the Paris Climate Agreement.
Remains an astounding diplomatic accomplishment and a very effective roadmap for addressing this all important global challenge.
For another thing, as the federal government steps back from its responsibility to protect.
Our environment and our livelihoods and our economic future, others are doing more. And it's remarkable to see a flourishing of bottom up activity by corporations, by cities and by states. And there's every reason to think that this will continue.
And as these climate policies are put into place, we're beginning to learn that.
Besides being effective at controlling emissions of greenhouse gases, these climate policies actually have positive economic benefits even in the short term.
And because of this, we've seen greenhouse.
Gas emissions from developed countries like the United States decline significantly over the last several years. And again, there's every reason to expect that that will continue.
Finally, the work that we do here at the Woods Hole Research center, using natural systems to help control climate change, is receiving more attention than ever before.
And we're incredibly excited about the opportunities that we have to make an impact with this work.
But we can't do it without your help. And we also do anticipate as the year rolls on, that there may be.
Significant cuts in the federal funding that we rely on for our support.
So I hope as the year ends, that you'll consider making a donation to.
