Ecuador ends all oil and gas production
After decades of pressure from citizens and civil society groups, the Ecuadorian government formally bans all oil and gas production and transitions to renewable energy sources and climate-friendly industries.
For the first time ever, EVs outnumber gas-powered cars on the world’s roads
The majority of cars on the roads around the world are now powered by electricity rather than fossil fuels, drastically reducing the carbon emissions produced by transportation and preventing millions of deaths caused by air pollution. This historic milestone was achieved through aggressive government incentives, improved and less expensive EV technology, and consumer awareness.
Number of annual global deaths from cancer peaks and begins to decline
After decades of slow but meaningful progress, the world finally hits “peak cancer” where total deaths begin to decline due to a wave of medical advancements, stronger and more equitable healthcare systems, and healthier lifestyles. As a result, millions of humans are afforded longer lives and more time with their loved ones.
Amor Fati
We live our best lives when we actively choose the life we actually have, rather than yearning for some different, more “ideal” one.
Making the implicit explicit
So much of personal growth is working to make implicit memories explicit. We revisit past repressed traumas so they don’t act on us unconsciously anymore. But social change work is often the same.
Positivity vs. negativity
So many of us who want to do good in the world come from a paradigm of excess positivity. We go, go, go. We keep saying “yes” even when we don’t have the time, energy, or genuine desire to do so. We make ourselves unwell trying to do good in the world.
Humanity phases out all fluorinated gases
The world achieves the universal phase-out of all F-gases, potent climate pollutants. This monumental effort, driven by the Montreal Protocol, averts up to 0.5°C of warming, creates a cleaner, safer, and economically beneficial global infrastructure, and confirms humanity’s ability to solve major environmental challenges.
All of the world’s nations outlaw the internal combustion engine
Though much of the global population had already transitioned to electric vehicles, all the world’s governments now formally ban manufacturers from selling cars that run on fossil fuels, creating a historic milestone in the fight against climate change.
It’s not just the right brain that’s creative
It may not be as big and shiny as your friends and colleagues. It may not garner the acclaim as others. It may not be sexy. But you have something important to create and contribute. You are creative, in your own unique and much-needed way.
Accountability partners
We are most able to make significant changes to our habits when we do so in relationship with others. Our new habits have a better chance of sticking when we allow others to witness, encourage, and celebrate us, and hold us accountable when we need it.