Growing up in Southern California, Carol and Andy Phelps were surrounded by cities and freeways, and both enjoyed escaping to nearby Big Bear Mountain and the Sierra Nevadas. They met on a backpacking trip during college, and the rest is history. Having raised two daughters and transitioned to retirement, the couple is laser-focused on doing all they can now to fight climate change. This includes supporting WWF as Leadership Partners, engaging with other climate-focused organizations, and being climate activists in their own right.
Which aspects of WWF’s work resonate the most with you?
Carol: I always thought climate action was someone else’s job. It seemed like a problem for scientists or politicians or CEOs to solve not ordinary people like us. Then Greta Thunberg came along, and all my excuses evaporated. If someone not even out of high school could draw the attention of the world to the climate crisis, surely I could do something. I decided to get involved. In December 201
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