Climate change isn’t exactly an uplifting topic. The weight of the crisis has become so overwhelming that many people feel like giving up.
But what if we could reframe how we think about solving climate change and make it more… fun?
In this talk, Charlie Sellars invites us to rekindle the joy of sustainability made possible through cutting-edge environmental science. When we use the right tools and mindset, we might just surprise ourselves at how much fun we can have trying to save the world. Charlie Sellars is the award-winning author of What We Can Do: A Climate Optimist’s Guide to Sustainable Living. Taking a holistic, data-driven view across our Personal, Professional, and Political lives, What We Can Do aims to instill readers with pragmatic optimism in the fight against climate change.
Charlie is also a director of sustainability at Microsoft, which has pledged to become carbon negative, water positive, and zero waste by 2030. One of the youngest directors at the company, he has overseen sustainability for both Microsoft’s Windows & Devices and Cloud Operations & Innovation teams.
Recognized by IM100 as one of 2024’s top one hundred most impactful individuals in the digital infrastructure industry, Charlie also serves on the governing body of the iMasons Climate Accord, an industry coalition united to decarbonize the digital infrastructure that underpins the next generation of cloud and AI services.