Has2BGreen has 30 members!

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.

And then — Minnesotans took to the streets and demanded ICE out of their state.

That matters.

Because when pressure builds far enough, people do demand change.

Which brings me to the core idea underpinning this space:

Data equals power.

And power creates obligation.

Getting accurate information out into the open matters.Understanding which systems exist, how they work, what’s required — and what’s getting in the way — matters.

We know rapid action is possible.

Wars and pandemics have shown that societies can mobilise at extraordinary speed when the data is undeniable.

This community exists to make sense of that reality — without sugar-coating it — and to figure out what actually helps shift things forward.

Thank you for being part of this, especially at the beginning.

We’re building this together. I value each and every contribution.

And each member.

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