The Last to Go
The data is in. The house is on fire. Already, the poorest and most vulnerable among us are bearing the brunt of climate catastrophe. This will continue, and as more eco-systems fail, the more well-off will join the sixth extinction. This song was inspired by Jared Diamond’s account of the disastrous end of the viking colony on Greenland. The wealthy were the last to perish. The Last to Go is not solely about the super-rich. Most of us living comfortable first-world lives continue on as though “it can’t happen here”. It’s already happening. What will you do to ensure the futures of our children and grandchildren? Let’s unite against business-as-usual so that no one needs to be The Last to Go.