Bill McKibben
Climate movement leader Bill McKibben appeared at The Progressive Forum to discuss his book, Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization. Acclaimed historian Douglas Brinkley co-interviewed McKibben. The event took place at Congregation Emanu El, Houston, Texas, on September 11, 2025. This page also features McKibben’s previous appearances in 2019, 2014, and 2008.
More Bill McKibben Videos
Bill McKibben’s presentation includes remarks by youth leaders Sarah Greenberg, hub coordinator of the SunRiseMovement Houston, and Bryan Parras, cofounder of TEJAS. Climate moment now may be our last chance. (45:33) |
Q&A with Bill McKibben. Democratic presidential candidates and national plan, smart money leaving oil and Houston diversification, climate anxiety, career advice for young people. (15:09) |
What’s the answer to climate anxiety and despair? Did McKibben go through an emotional reckoning? (3:51) |
SHORT. Empowerment by elders, getting arrested at White House, stepping up. 2:28 |
Background
Bill McKibben is a contributing writer to The New Yorker and a founder of Third Act which organizes people over the age of 60 to work on climate and racial justice. He founded the first global grassroots climate campaign, 350.org, and serves as the Schumann Distinguished Professor in Residence at Middlebury College in Vermont. He has written 20 books about the environment, including his first on the climate crisis, The End of Nature (1989).
Bill McKibben Updates
- Bill McKibben’s Website
- Books by Bill McKibben
- Third Act
- “Climate leader has a message for the ‘world capital of hydrocarbons’: It’s solar’s time to shine” Houston Chronicle, September 17, 2025.
- "Bill McKibben Talks About the Urgency to Tackle Climate Change." Houston Chronicle, September 7, 2019.
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