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canaries around the globe are making a difference
Inspiration leads to action! That's why we have created a home to highlight like-minded CANARIES around the world who are doing something, anything they can to combat climate change. You don’t have to be a world-class scientist, an elected official or a CEO to wield power and influence (but if you are, we clearly welcome you too!).
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Find inspiration through examples. Browse the map below to learn about how other people around the globe have made an impact.
Be the example and share your actions to become an inspiration for someone else. Ideas are powerful and contagious. Click 'Become a Canary' to submit your story.
See how our canaries are changing the world
See how our canaries are changing the world
See how our canaries are changing the world
See how our canaries are changing the world
See how our canaries are changing the world
Meryl Thomas
description:
Hi, my name is Meryl, and I am passionate about turning the film industry green! Environmentally sustainable filmmaking practices are on the rise, and it's my goal to help push this change forward at the academic level. As a graduate student in the USC School of Cinematic Arts, I figured there's no better place to begin than with the next crop of the best and brightest filmmakers. So, I set out to organize a Sustainable Filmmaking Panel at USC. I brought leaders in the sustainable filmmaking space from HBO, The Academy, and Netflix to speak to USC students from the film school and beyond. Furthermore, I created a 20 minute presentation explaining the basics of sustainable filmmaking, how the film industry is environmentally damaging, and why it is necessary to alter our production practices. The Panel was a success; our speakers brought unique and insightful points of view that helped our audience understand how the major players in the industry are already moving the needle and how important it is for students to join the cause. The first major step in generating change is raising awareness, so, that's what I did with the panel. My next goal is instituting a universal Sustainable Filmmaking course at USC for all production students to take.
How you are participating:
I learned a lot from organizing the Sustainable Filmmaking Panel at USC. I learned that people will be motivated to help if they understand the context behind their actions. I learned that students have immense power when they speak for what's important to them. I learned that there is much more to be done, and that my Panel was only the first step in generating long term change.
Wilmer Sanchez Rodriguez
description:
My work consists of collecting snow samples in the glaciers of Peru, to estimate the degree of contamination by black carbon particles, a type of aerosol from the burning of forests, the transportation sector and any activity that uses fossil fuels. The results indicate that black carbon deposited in Peru's glaciers increases during the dry season and more dramatically during the EL NIÑO phenomenon. Likewise, glaciers located near densely populated cities are more contaminated by black carbon.
How you are participating:
Through this project I obtained my professional degree in environmental engineering. I obtained privileged knowledge about the presence of black carbon and its impact on Peruvian glaciers. I participated in several expeditions led by Lonnie Thompson, even extracting ice cores from the highest tropical glacier in the world.
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