The concept of environmental justice is a common theme in the conversation about climate change: The most vulnerable communities are the most likely to feel the worst effects of climate change. If there’s one thing I’ve learned from the Black Lives Matter movement of late, it’s that becoming actively anti-racist is perhaps more important than being actively pro-environment.

We are bound for the “new normal”—a post-COVID-19 pandemic world—in which the economy will look very different. As we look ahead to 2021 and beyond we must continue to promote and acknowledge the clean, green, and sustainable options that are already available to consumers, commuters, and service providers. Particularly in the transportation sector, where smog and CO2 emissions have dropped rapidly because millions of people are working and staying at home during the pandemic, there are a growing number of options for carbon-neutral travel.

Every day there are seemingly endless headlines about climate change and environmental issues giving us good reason to feel overwhelmed by the damage being done to our planet. We tend to overlook the progress that is being made all over the world, but the environmental movement is picking up speed. Here are a just a few of the many reasons to keep our hopes up that the future of human civilization may be more sustainable than we think.

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What if our planet is in fact the only one with water in the entire universe? What if our plant is in fact the only one with forms of life in the universe? What if our environment is worth protecting because we appreciate it and not because of threat and theory?

Two major hurricanes hit the United States causing unprecedented damage in Houston, Texas and forcing millions to evacuate Florida ahead of the most powerful storm ever recorded in the Atlantic. In the wake of these storms, many people are discussing the impacts that rising global temperatures and warming ocean waters have on the climate, contributing to unpredictable weather and powerful storms like Harvey and Irma.

How much does social media influence the way people and communities interact with the natural environment? The answer seems to be “not much,” as the success of social media platforms and profiles alike find much of their value in one specific way: advertising revenue.

The idea of positive journalism is a relatively new concept but a growing theme in the world of news and media. At a climate change conference like COP21 that took place in Paris in December 2015, this theme is right at home alongside the activist culture.

Despite the long-understood importance of our environment, only in the past few decades have we begun to see mainstream acceptance of the idea that human civilization is contributing to climate change, and could be unsustainable given the finiteness of many natural resources.

On November 30th, 2015, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will begin in Paris, France, in hopes of adopting an internationally binding agreement to reduce carbon emissions. The two-week climate summit brings together leaders and working groups from 196 countries that form the supreme decision-making body of the Convention.