Maxime Riche climateheroes

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“get inspired to act against climate change”

Maxime Riché – Founder, Photographer

20092009

“Nature is at war with us”“Nature is at war with us”

UN's climate panel expects 20 million climate refugees

in 2020, and 200 million before 2050

Michael P. Nash, Brendan Bannon/AFP

20102010

� Quit job

� Become a professional photographer

� Go to Indonesia to document illegal logging

(wait…)

Raise awarenessHighlight positive actions that bring actual solutions.

Inform the publicInform the publicOffer a novel vision on climatic issues, more readily

accessible through examples taken from citizens and

professionals.

Inspire changeProvoke thought, inspire and foster behavioral

changes.

HOW?HOW?

photography/video

+ science

human storieshuman stories

"Our work is aimed at our reader's best

instincts : generosity, compassion, a sense

of right and wrong, identification with

others at a human level, across others at a human level, across

nationalities.”

James Natchwey

Inspiring, passionate people

Positive climate change impacts

Sustainable over time

Replicable

sciencescience

Contributing factors to greenhouse gases

emissions

Source: IPCC (2007); based

on global emissions from

2004.

Scientific Institutes

JournalistsJournalists

Leading NGOs,

Foundations, UN,

etc.

You! Me, all of usYou! Me, all of us

What next?What next?

COP 21: Paris, November 30, 2015

Get involved, contribute! come talk to us

Nominate a Hero: climateheroes.org/nominate

Join COP of Tea / place to B

Support us: crowdfunding soon to be

announced

www.climateheroes.org

@climate_heroes

facebook.com/climateheroes