Thank you all for being here — and welcome to our 30th member. This space is still in its early days, and there’s a lot happening behind the scenes. Some of what I’m working on will start appearing in the Classroom soon. There’s already a substantial amount of material there to explore, and I genuinely welcome any feedback you’re willing to share. I’m actively learning what works and what doesn’t — both here and by being part of other communities — and I’m refining things as we go. Right now, the Classroom is unapologetically dense. It’s a wall of data. Valuable, but heavy. That’s intentional — at least at this stage. I wanted to properly understand how we got here: What was known, when it was known, and what happened after we found out. We all know that end-of-the-world messaging is a hard sell — and an even harder foundation for elections or collective action. But some of us (me included) prefer a cold dose of reality over comforting stories. I’d rather know the truth than be sold unrealistic dreams. For years, I watched documentary after documentary about nature and wildlife. They’d show collapsing ecosystems, vanishing species — and then end with a hopeful note about one valiant individual making a tiny difference. That always frustrated me. It felt… incomplete. Too small. As if the scale of the problem was being quietly minimised. Almost like being gently gaslit into optimism. So I kept asking: why is everything taking so long? What I’m finding is layer upon layer of inertia. Systems designed to preserve the status quo. Not through conspiracy — but through structure, incentives, and daily habits. I wanted to understand how that inertia actually works in practice. What slows things down. What bypasses it. What genuinely moves the needle. While working on this, global events have inevitably affected my own mood and optimism — the actions of the U.S. president, the ongoing slaughter in Gaza, the absence of meaningful leadership across much of Europe and the wider world.

I am entrusting Rachel with bringing humour and giffs to H2BG - we have battled in other groups and now we battle here. Welcome aboard. If you can help me find humour in all of this you will get prizes. Everyone, please say hi!

Thank you for signing up. This is a good time to join as the entire system is now open for viewing. Start with Level 0 in the classroom so you can see my perspective and decide if you like the direction I am taking. I am always open to new ideas and insights that I may have missed, so please share your point of view and feel free to suggest how this could be improved. Since you are already leading a camp, it’s clear you are a leader and have wrestled with how to bring about change and help others grow. That’s exactly what I value, and your opinions will be appreciated. Welcome aboard! Please share with us where you are from and let us know your concerns and hopes for solving the climate crisis.

Hi Marcus - welcome to Has2BGreen! I have had a look at your group and love its aspiration. I wish you focus and steady growth. One of the debates going on in my mind is: do you fix what is broken, or build a new thing that makes it redundant? (Buckminster Fuller style) My thinking is that the first step is to understand where we are. Currently, I am creating a map of the situation so that we understand the system we are in and its impact on our planet. As part of this, I always aim to identify constructive steps needed to develop a replacement. But the full plan is still evolving. I'd love to hear your insights, suggestions and comments. Please share where you are in the world, what you want to see the world do to solve this issue and any ideas of where you think we should start. In the Classroom, you will find the start of the courses - there is a lot of material in there already, and more is on its way. There are many non-course-related sections - data on climate-related leaders, books, ideas and technologies. A library of good stuff. Welcome aboard.

To make an impact, people need to know you exist. To do that, you have to put yourself out here - not just out there within Skool, which feels like a friendly kind of place - but out there in the wider world. So these last two weeks have been about writing scripts, recording videos, making thumbnails and uploading files to YouTube. Here is the link to the first one! The plan is to post one a week for the next 12 weeks. Since they are all already created, it is simply about posting them. Tomorrow, they will all be uploaded to YouTube and scheduled for release.