>>> EARTH DAY IS NEXT FRIDAY AND ABC NEWS CHIEF METEOROLOGIST GINGER ZEE IS DOING SOMETHING TO BRING ATTENTION TO BOTH THE DAY ITSELF AS WELL AS THE CLIMATE CRISIS FACING THE PLANET. SHE'S DRIVING ALL THE WAY FROM NEW YORK CITY TO MIAMI IN AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE AND SHARING EVERYTHING SHE LEARNED ABOUT THE BENEFITS OF GOING ELECTRIC WITH HER VIEWERS. SO HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN CLIMATE CHANGE IS OUR COLLEAGUE, GINGER ZEE. [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> THANKS FOR HAVING ME. I'M CHARGED UP.
>> YOU'RE ALL CHARGED UP? >> I'M ALL CHARGED UP. >> PROTECTING THE PLANET FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS IS IMPORTANT TO ME. I OBSESS ABOUT IT. I OBSESS ABOUT THE CHILDREN INHERITING THIS MESS.
CLIMATE CHANGE IS HAPPENING FURTHER THAN WE CAN ADAPT TO IT. >> UH-HUH. >> IT'S LIKE CAN'T THEY DO ANYTHING RIGHT IN THIS WORLD? ALL THIS DATA IS BACKED UP BY SCIENCE.
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THOSE WHO STILL DON'T BELIEVE THAT CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL?
>> THROW OUT THE WORD BELIEF. IT ISN'T BELIEF. IT'S SCIENCE. WE'VE HAD THE SCIENCE FOR A LONG TIME. FOR HALF A CENTURY IT'S BEEN SOLID SCIENCE.
IF WE CAN STOP WITH THAT WORD, SAY, YEAH, THE CLIMATE HAS ALWAYS CHANGED. IT HAS NEVER CHANGED THIS QUICKLY OVER A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. THE VARIABLE ON THE MAP -- I'VE GOT A GRAPHIC BECAUSE I'M A SCIENTIST AND I LIKE TO SHARE GRAPHICS.
IT'S NOT A VOLCANO. IT'S NOT THE SUN.
IT'S US. IT'S THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION. IT'S THE ONLY THING THAT MATCHES THAT RAPID RISE IN TEMPERATURE. LET'S START TALKING ABOUT POLICY, BIG PRIVATE COMPANIES MAKING BIG CHOICES AND US DEMANDING THAT. WE KIND OF GREEN SHAME A LOT.
YEAH, BUT YOU FLY. YEAH, BUT YOU DO THIS. >> IT'S ANECDOTAL. >> INDIVIDUAL EFFORT IS WONDERFUL. IT SHOULD BE PAIRED WITH THE ACTION ON A GLOBAL SCALE.
>> GREENHOUSE GASES ARE NUMBER ONE. THAT COMES FROM CARS MOSTLY. >> VEHICLES, INDUSTRY, AGRICULTURE. THERE ARE SO MANY CULPRITS.
HOW WE USE OUR ENERGY, THE LIGHT ON, THE HEAT AND AIR CONDITIONING AND THE AMOUNT OF SPACE WE TAKE UPON THE PLANET HAVE A LOT TO DO WITH -- OUR LAND USE.
>> A LOT OF IT IS EVEN EATING MEAT. WHILE VOTERS OVERWHELMINGLY SUPPORT INITIATIVES TO FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE, LIKE THE GREEN NEW DEAL, EFFORTS TO PASS THE MOST SWEEPING CLIMATE BILL IN OUR HISTORY ALL BUT COLLAPSED BECAUSE OF SENATOR JOE MANCHIN WHO SERVES ON THE NATURAL RESOURCES COMMITTEE.
HE MADE A LOT OF MONEY ON COAL. YOU RECENTLY SPOKE WITH FORMER SECRETARY OF STATE JOHN KERRY WHO SERVES AS THE FIRST SPECIAL PRESIDENTIAL ENVOY FOR CLIMATE. CAN WE STILL CHANGE THE COURSE OF OUR PLANET AFTER DECADES OF INACTION?
AN ICE SHELF BIGGER THAN NEW YORK CITY FELL OFF AND IT SPANNED ABOUT 460 SQUARE FILES. SCIENTISTS FELT ANTARCTICA WAS SAFE.
IT'S NO LONGER THE CASE. >> CAN WE? THE ANSWER IS ABSOLUTELY.
DO WE HAVE TIME TOMORROW? YES. INACTION IS ONE OF THE WORST THINGS. WE CAN GET FROZEN INTO IT'S TOO LATE. I CAN'T DO ANYTHING.
WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING. WHY WOULD WE DO THAT? OUR VOTE WITH OUR DOLLAR HAS SUCH POWER AND IMPACT. WE CAN MAKE GLOBAL CHANGE. I LOVE WHEN PEOPLE ARE LIKE IF CHINA DOESN'T DO IT, CHINA IS DOING IT.
THEY HAVE MORE RENEWABLE ENERGY BECAUSE THEY'RE MAKING MONEY OFF IT. YES, THEY'RE ADDING COAL PLANTS, BUT THEY'RE DOING IT BECAUSE OF MONEY. ONCE MONEY LEAVES, WE'LL GET IT. THAT'S WHEN PEOPLE STOP LISTENING. >> WE'VE TALKED ON THE SHOW ABOUT THE ANXIETY YOUNGER GENERATIONS ARE EXPERIENCING OVER THE FATE OF THE PLANET.
IN A RECENT SURVEY NEARLY HALF OF ALL YOUNG PEOPLE SAID CLIMATE CHANGE NEGATIVELY AFFECTS THEIR DAILY LIFE AND 75% SAID THEY FEEL THE FUTURE IS FRIGHTENING.
AS SOMEONE WHO IS CONSTANTLY COVERING EXTREME WEATHER, IS THIS ANXIETY -- IT'S SOMETHING I KNOW THE ANSWER TO. YOU'VE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN INTO SCIENCE. IS THIS SOMETHING YOU LIVE ON A DAILY? >> EVEN NOW WHEN THERE'S A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING IN THE NEW YORK AREA AND MY 6-YEAR-OLD KNOWS HOW TO READ RADAR.
HE'LL SAY I'M SCARED. I SAY DON'T BE SCARED.
BE PREPARED. DO THE THINGS WE NEED TO DO TO PREPARE. THE CLIMATE CRISIS IT'S ABOUT ACTION.
THAT WILL HELP THE ANXIETY. I'M DOING A PIECE FOR "GMA3" BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING TO "TEEN VOGUE" AND MAKING THIS COLLABORATION. IT'S A HUGE ISSUE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. >> THEY NEED TO RUN FOR OFFICE.
>> AND GET INVOLVED.
WE CAN ALL MAKE AN IMPACT ON OUR HOPES, LIVES, AND FAMILIES. WE'RE BIGGER THAN THAT. WE HAVE COMMUNITIES, SCHOOLS AND CITIES WE'RE A PART OF. WE CAN STEP UP AND DO SOMETHING THERE. >> GINGER, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
I'M ON THE BOARD OF THE COALITION COMMITTEE. YOU ARE ABOUT TO EMBARK ON AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE ROAD TRIP THAT IS REALLY COMING AT AN OPPORTUNE TIME AS AMERICANS FACE SOARING GAS PRICES ARE SOARING.
THERE ARE STILL IMPEDIMENTS TO THE AVERAGE AMERICAN TO AFFORD AN ELECTRIC-POWERED VEHICLE. >> I DON'T THINK THAT'S THE CASE ANYMORE. I DROVE A NISSAN LEAF FOR THIS.
IT'S WELL UNDER 30. WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE ALL BIG THREE BY 2025 GO ALL-ELECTRIC. I DROVE AN F-150 LIGHTNING OUTSIDE. WE'RE GOING TO SEE IMPROVEMENTS. THEY'RE NOT RIGHT NOW FOR EVERY PERSON.
THEY'RE NOT ALL $80,000 TESLAS. >> ARE OTHERS INTERESTED IN THE F-150? >> THEY GOT MOST OF THE ORDERS FROM TEXAS AND CALIFORNIA. RANGE ANXIETY HAS TO BE THE BIGGEST THING. WHEN I GOT AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE, MY FRIENDS WERE LIKE HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
WE CHARGE AT HOME. WHEN IT COMES TO TAKING A ROAD TRIP, I HAD A LOT TO LEARN. I THOUGHT WHY NOT DO IT IN FRONT OF AMERICA. WE'RE GOING TO DETROIT, CHATTANOOGA, GEORGIA W, PLACES U DIDN'T THINK YOU COULD CHARGE UP, BUT WE COULD.
THE INFRASTRUCTURE HAS A LONG WAY TO GO, BUT WE'RE DOING IT.
>> OUR THANKS TO GINGER ZEE. GINGER SETS OFF ON AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE ROAD TRIP ON MONDAY ON "GOOD MORNING AMERICA." WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK...
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