Adam Met, a member of the indie pop band AJR and an environmental advocate, acquired an Earth Award on Oct. 9 on the TIME100 Subsequent Gala in Manhattan. The annual occasion honors rising leaders worldwide, and TIME’s Earth Awards spotlight people working to resolve the local weather disaster.
Met was acknowledged for his work as founder and Govt Director of the nonprofit Planet Reimagined, which is advocating a plan to repurpose oil and fuel land for renewable vitality sources. Met has a BA from Columbia College and a PhD that centered on giant scale renewable vitality initiatives.
Sporting a inexperienced velvet blazer becoming for his work selling a greener planet, Met mentioned his favourite a part of engaged on local weather change points is bringing collectively individuals from all totally different backgrounds. “The local weather disaster shouldn’t be going to be simply solved by scientists. It isn’t simply going to be solved by communicators. It isn’t simply going to be solved by musicians—actually not simply going to be solved by musicians. However everybody performs a significant position.”
Gesturing to the viewers along with his award in hand, he added, “I see myself and all of us as simply getting began on this undertaking. This isn’t the tip of one thing. That is only the start of one thing that I hope we’ll all work collectively on.”
The award was introduced by fellow musician Kat Graham, a 2024 TIME100 Subsequent honoree for her refugee rights activism. Graham, additionally an actor recognized for her work on The Vampire Diaries, lauded Met for “utilizing his entry to get into the fitting room” and “speak to the fitting individuals.”
On the 2023 TIME100 Subsequent gala, the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Tom Steyer accepted an Earth Award for his work on an funding platform aimed toward accelerating local weather options and for his efforts to encourage youth voter turnout. Different prior Earth Award recipients embrace actor Mark Ruffalo, actor Jane Fonda, former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and UN Secretary Basic Antonio Guterres.
The TIME100 Subsequent Gala was introduced by Toyota, Uncover Puerto Rico, Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch Whisky, and FIJI Water.
