It is crystal clear to many people that we are living in a time of climate crisis caused in large part by the burning of fossil fuels, which lead to the emission of greenhouse gasses that trap the sun’s heat, raising temperatures and leading to a cascade of unintended and unwanted consequences.

CNN Chief Climate Correspondent Bill Weir has a front-row seat to the ever-evolving situation.

“Five million people die prematurely every year just to, just from particulate pollution of burning fossil fuels around the world,” Weir said. “The heat already kills more people, I think, than all the other disasters combined.”

What can you do to help the story end well for humanity?

Globally, we have got to get our fossil fuel consumption under control. The United States is among the top three greenhouse gas-emitting countries.

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