Hello. Welcome to Planet Classroom. I am Orb.

Join me as your virtual guide on a journey of global learning called Planet Classroom.

You will hear stories from artists, musicians, dancers, technologists,

game makers, filmmakers, innovators and creators of all kinds from around the world.

It's time to engage our imaginations, share our ideas and explore solutions for a brighter future for all.

Our Planet is a classroom where learning together brings us together.

Today, on Planet Classroom, we are talking about the global climate crisis.

We welcome Eric Simon, Director of the Documentary, What to Do about Climate Disruption.

Now showing on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube channel.

How can we possibly justify continuing to burn poison and ruining the future of our kids?

How can we possibly justify being the first generation to turn things over to the next and far worse shape than we got it?

In fact, in a condition that we'll just call it unlivable.

That was a clip from the film What to Do about Climate Disruption. Now showing on the Planet Classroom Network YouTube channel.

What can each of us do to protect our environment? Where should we begin?

Eric Simon, you are on Planet Classroom.

As a filmmaker, one goal I had was to capture as many voices as possible in a way that also makes sense.

I would prefer to talk not about my intent to take away this for the audience, but rather what I learned in the time I devoted to making the film.

Perhaps the main conclusion I reached after spending a couple of years thinking about the climate topic is that our incentive system is all wrong.

We are being penalized to do something that's better for the planet, like buying and driving an electric vehicle, while we pay less for harming the planet with gasoline vehicles. That's not sustainable.

I think where people begin with respect to facing the climate crisis depends on their interest.

There are technological solutions and their political solutions.

Someone interested in engineering might want to learn about how we can store energy produced by solar panels, for instance.

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