Climate change is happening, humans are causing it, and I think this is perhaps the most serious environmental issue facing us.

Nye and Begley are neighbors in Los Angeles and sometimes dine together at a local vegetarian restaurant. are engaging in a friendly competition "to see who could have the lowest carbon footprint" according to Begley.

He is best known as the host of the Disney/PBS children's science show Bill Nye the Science Guy (1993–98) and for his many subsequent appearances in popular media as a science educator.