How do we make the world more diverse (aka sustainable)?

It all boils down to a cultural shift. We, the big 'we', the all of us 'we', need to value the world's beauty and grandeur. Wow, now that is a tall order. How can one value something that they don't know exists? Hmm, that is an interesting dilemma. The thing that I think will be most effective in changing our culture of hyper-individualism, consumerism, and ecological disconnection is coolness.
Yes, coolness is my answer. We need to be cool. You and I need to be cool. We need to be as cool as JT, Snoop-D, $.50. So what does that require? Confidence, chutzpah, creativity. And audacity, balls, determination, discipline, good hygiene, bravery, and the knowledge of a particular truth. This truth is two-fold: we are all in this together, it's not hard to be cool.

Debunking some myths about coolness:

1-Coolness requires money.
Nope. Money simply allows people to be more confident, and conversely, confidence allows people to get more money. It is a silly construct of our society that wealth means anything about a person.

2-Coolness requires a hot bod.
Partially true. A hot bod, for the most part, is just one that is fit. We can all be fit, and being fit demonstrates discipline. But really, there are plenty of examples of people who are considered 'hot' solely because they are funny, creative, and most important, famous.

3-You need to be famous to be cool.
Fame goes a long way. Famous people allow us to have a shared experience. Shared experiences help us to develop bonds with each other. I would argue that the sheer fact that we are human should be bond enough. More over, the sheer fact that we are members of life on the planet, this planet, of all the billions in the universe, should be enough to give us the camaraderie we need to support each other, and be proud of our diversity.
4-Cool people are mean.
Many cool people are cool because they don't care what others think about them. This is very inspiring. It is cool to be yourself. But you don't need to be mean to not care what others think about you. It's believing in your ability to reach your highest potential and not letting others put doubts in your head that creates this coolness factor.

Coolness puts you in a leadership position. Leading by example is the name of the cool game. Now you are cool, what do you do? Inspire others to be cool. Be compassionate. Limit your ecological foot print. Take a trip to nature and connect with the diversity of life on the planet. Boy-howdy! are we lucky to live on this planet. And shoot-dang! has it been decimated by our culture.
I recently went to the Bronx zoo. It is hard not to marvel at the majesty of life on Earth when it is presented to you. It would be a very boring place if the only animals we shared the world with were the domesticated ones, but that is precisely the highway we have been driving down with our inefficient gas powered cars.
We can all be cool. We all are cool.
A few tidbits:
Many things that cool people do seem very scary to most people. But it is the fact that they are doing those scary things that grant them cool status. Stage fright, aka Glossophobia, for instance, is the most common phobia people have. It affects roughly 75% of the population. Because of this, being able to address a crowd, or even an individual, is considered a very brave thing. Bravery is cool.
Practice makes better (you are already perfect). It is a very abnormal thing to jump from a high cliff, or even a low cliff into water. Our brains are very protective of our bodies, so falling from any height is avoided. But if you have ever done it, you find out that hitting water isn't so bad. It is actually quite fun! Beside the hit of adrenaline, the whooshing of water engulfing your body is awesome. In New Mexico I would go with my friends to Abiquiu Resevoir and jump into and play in the water (a great way to spend a summer day). It was always so hard for me to bring myself to jump in. Some of my friends would do backflips and dives into the water with ease, but I would freeze on the ledge. So this one day I committed to jumping in 25 times in a row. By the end, I had proven to my brain that it could trust my judgement about jumping into the water. There are many things that seem scary, but they just require some practice and persistence to convince your brain that it is alright.
Some of you might think that you aren't cool, and never can be. Not only can you be cool, I am 98% certain that you are already cool and you just don't realize it. And if you are a mean cool person, there is no need to be mean, you can be a lot cooler if you are nice.

Climate change is warming up our planet. Our collective actions are contributing to the continued loss of the diversity on the planet, as well as directly threatening our own well being. We need to cool it down. Be cool and teach and inspire people. Cool qualities are what we need to make a smooth transition to a sustainable world. About the dilemma I mentioned in the beginning, many people have never gotten to connect with nature and experience how amazing our world is, let alone recognize or care about the negative impacts some of their actions have on the world. By being cool we will be able to share with others how cool the world is, and inspire and cultural shift towards protecting it.