[00:00:00] [music plays] David: The world is changing…and it's changing even faster than predicted. Rising authoritarianism. Old alliances fracturing. Democracy under pressure. Seismic geopolitical shifts. And behind the headlines, a stark reality: the climate crisis is accelerating. As always, cities are on the front lines. They’re where hurricanes make landfall; where heat waves kill; where disinformation erodes public trust.

[00:00:37] But while national governments hesitate, cities are showing that global change must be accomplished through local action. Powerful coalitions are forming to create a carbon-free future, and new narratives are emerging to counter fear, division, and inertia. In season six of Cities 1.5, we'll be exploring the paradigm shift already underway - with help from the leaders, alliances, and ideas that are reshaping the future from the municipal level up.

[00:01:11] The question is no longer whether we need change. It's who will lead, who will resist, and whose narrative will become the blueprint that the world follows…into disaster, or toward resilience. [music fades out]