The Solution Is Simple. « It’s Getting Hot In Here

After scaling 45 stories with no ropes and no harnesses, a lot of things look easier — even solving climate change. When Alain Robert climbed the Four Seasons hotel in Hong Kong last week, he was telling the world that stopping climate change is possible, and simpler than we think, if we join together to take action! This building free climb by the French Spiderman, Alain Robert, was to raise awareness for climate change and the fact that The Solution is Simple (Alain’s website released on his shirt while climbing)! His site The Solution is Simple offers a call to action reminding the world that global warming is “the most urgent and important issue in our lifetime”.

Is that why he picked the Four Seasons (we want to keep all four!), an glass facade building in Hong Kong? Increasing the efficiency of the world’s buildings through green design in places like Hong Kong (and all over the world) will be a crucial part of the solution. And one that can start now! There’s no need or time to wait. Alain’s climb was to remind us all that there is no time to wait for governments to continue to talk about action. We need action before Copenhagen, showing not telling our politicians that The Solution is Simple. Alain’s solutions are simple:

1) Stop cutting down trees.

2) Make everything energy-efficient.

3) Only make clean energy.

Hey! How come some people can make everything look easy?!?

About Caroline

Caroline is passionate about ensuring an safe climate future for all peoples on the planet, and believes that many solutions already exist to address poverty, increase equity, and improve environmental quality while also reducing climate change. This year, she's working with the global youth climate movement to ensure that youth voices at COP15 are coming from all over the world and that the youth voice is not only heard but seen through positive action. A French-American, but also a global citizen, Caroline grew up in Connecticut and has worked in six continents on climate related issues, and now lives, works with, and loves the Indian Youth Climate Network. She directs the Climate Solutions Project, an initiative to create, communicate and celebrate youth-led and grassroots solutions to climate change, in order to scale up these solutions and build the confidence necessary to ensure a great deal in Copenhagen. On the side, Caroline likes making climate art - rapping about climate action, photographing disappearing flowers, building sustainable dance floors, working with filmmakers to document youth initiatives worldwide, and creating dance flashmobs to spread the message of 350!