Something seems to be shifting in terms of how we are thinking about climate change, it seems to me. Some people are talking less about fear and more about hope, and today, I wanted to share some stories and videos that offer that perspective. I hope that you will consider reading the articles and watching the videos.

Last month, Robinson Meyer wrote a remarkable article in the Atlantic magazine, called How the U.S. Made Progress on Climate Change Without Ever Passing a Bill. He points out that, without ever passing a climate bill, the US has actually surpassed the targets that were in that bill. “That 2009 climate bill, the one that President Barack Obama couldn’t pass? It required the U.S. to cut greenhouse-gas emissions 17 percent by 2020 as compared with their all-time high. Yet last year, our emissions were down 21 percent. The same bill said that the U.S. had to generate 20 percent of its electricity from renewables by 2020. Last year, we met that target. We will surpass it in 2021.”