TODAY, RIGHT NOW, ALMOST THE ENTIRE CONTINENT OF AUSTRALIA IS ON FIRE. IT'S ON FIRE BECAUSE OF CLIMATE CHANGE. NEARLY HALF-A-BILLION ANIMALS HAVE BEEN KILLED IN THE FIRES, WHICH INCLUDES 30% OF THE KOALA POPULATION, AND THE FIRES ARE STILL GOING SO CHANCES ARE THAT THE NUMBER WILL CONTINUE TO RISE. I JUST CHECKED, AND SEVEN PEOPLE HAVE HAVE DIED FROM THE FIRES WITHIN THE LAST 24 HOURS. CLIMATE CHANGE IS OLD NEWS, SO WHY HAVEN'T WE DONE ANYTHING ABOUT IT? WHY HAVEN'T WE CHANGED? THE REASON IS BECAUSE EVERYONE MUST SUFFER TO HELP IT CHANGE. WE MUST GIVE UP LONG SHOWERS AND TURN DOWN THE THERMOSTATS. WE MUST STOP BURNING FOSSIL FUELS AND FIND SOMETHING ELSE. WE MUST PAY MORE, WE MUST STOP EATING EXOTIC FOODS, WE MUST WORK HARDER. THAT'S IT RIGHT? WE WANT EVERYTHING TO BE CONVENIENT. WE WANT EVERYTHING TO BE LESS WORK. WELL, WHILE YOU SAT DOWN IN YOUR WARM HOME ON YOUR COZY COUCH AND BINGE WATCHED TV AROUND 100 HOUSES BURNED TO THE GROUND IN AUSTRALIA. AND I'M NOT SAYING I DIDN'T HELP IN CAUSING CLIMATE CHANGE. I HELPED CAUSE IT JUST AS MUCH AS YOU. I'M JUST SAYING THAT WE ALL NEED TO CHANGE FOR THE BETTER. EVEN THE TINIEST CHANGE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE AND HELP US MAKE IT A BIT BETTER. I THANK ALL OF YOU WHO READ THIS EXTREMELY LONG PARAGRAPH, AND I HOPE YOUR CHANGE CAN HELP MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
