{"id":1229,"date":"2020-09-29T12:11:39","date_gmt":"2020-09-29T19:11:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thisiswhatwedid.org\/?page_id=1229"},"modified":"2020-11-30T08:07:24","modified_gmt":"2020-11-30T16:07:24","slug":"become-climate-change-literate","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thisiswhatwedid.org\/become-climate-change-literate\/","title":{"rendered":"Become Climate Change Literate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/thisiswhatwedid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rafi-Pensive.jpg\" alt=\"Young boy sitting on a brick wall looking at camera\" class=\"wp-image-1467\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisiswhatwedid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rafi-Pensive.jpg 600w, https:\/\/thisiswhatwedid.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Rafi-Pensive-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Functional illiteracy is being able to decode (\u201cread\u201d) words without understanding their meaning or implications. This parallels climate change with so many intelligent people unable to clearly see the immensity of the climate crisis and the drastic actions needed soon to prevent the worst climate outcomes.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Climate Change Literacy is simpler than language literacy: it doesn\u2019t require conjugating verbs, different tenses, or other complicated skills. But it does go against the grain of all we have been conditioned to believe (\u201cDon\u2019t rock the boat!\u201d \u201cThe people in charge have things under control.\u201d \u201dIf it were as bad as that, the media would be telling us about it.\u201d)&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We must&nbsp;<strong>feel in our bones<\/strong>&nbsp;the elements of Climate Change Literacy. We have to embrace those elements so fully that we\u2019ll move out of the comfort of our day-to-day routine and not let OPO (other people\u2019s opinions) keep us from acting to rescue the future.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bottom-line: We will not be successful combatting the climate crisis unless masses of people become Climate Change Literate, the&nbsp;<em>sine qua non<\/em>&nbsp;of being able to proudly say to our children and grandchildren, \u201cTHIS! is what we did.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/thisiswhatwedid.org\/climate-change-literacy-quiz\/\">Take our Climate Change Literacy QUIZ<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/thisiswhatwedid.org\/the-5-elements-of-climate-change-literacy\/\">The 5 Elements of Climate Change Literacy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Functional illiteracy is being able to decode (\u201cread\u201d) words without understanding their meaning or implications. 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