JOHNSON CITY (Oct. 9, 2020) — Local Climate Reality Leaders Dr. Audrey Depelteau, director of the East Tennessee State University Innovation Lab, and ETSU student Irene Poulton will join former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and The Climate Reality Project for “24 Hours of Reality: Countdown to the Future” on Saturday, Oct. 10.
This 24-hour digital and global conversation about the climate crisis and its solutions
in communities around the world will include Gore and members of Climate Reality’s
network of more than 27,000 Climate Reality Leaders from 169 countries. Groups will
lead digital discussions and presentations in communities across the globe, sharing
updated, personalized versions of the presentation first made famous by the Academy
Award-winning documentary, “An Inconvenient Truth.”
For audiences across the planet, “24 Hours of Reality” will be an opportunity to learn
how climate change, COVID-19 and structural racism intersect and shape the present
moment. It will also demonstrate actionable solutions for solving the climate and
justice crises together to create a truly equitable and sustainable future for all.
Depelteau and Pulton will be joined by local resident Emma Massick for a virtual presentation
on Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. Their presentation will focus on the impacts and solutions of the climate crisis
with the aim of inspiring local action.
Depelteau said she is honored to join Poulton and Massick, who trained to become Climate
Reality Leaders this summer. Pulton is a first-year graduate student studying world
history whose interest in climate change is based in her experience with childhood
poverty. Massick recently graduated from Arizona State University with a master’s
degree in sustainability leadership.
Click here to join the Zoom meeting to access the presentation. The Zoom Meeting ID is 822 6217 0541 and the Passcode is 282482.
Those who attend the presentations will have the option to have a tree planted on
their behalf through a collaboration between The Climate Reality Project and One Tree
Planted. For more information about this year’s “24 Hours of Reality: Countdown to
the Future,” visit 24hoursofreality.org.
Depelteau, Poulton and Massick are available for virtual climate presentations. To
learn more, email depelteau@etsu.edu.