Adam Met

Met was born on August 27, 1990, in New York City.{{Cite web |last=Cardoso |first=Paul |date=2022-04-06 |title=Adam Met Biography – 5 Interesting Facts You Should Know |url=https://www.naijanews.com/buzz/people/adam-met-biography-5-interesting-facts-you-should-know/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Buzz |language=en-US}} He attended Columbia University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Philosophy in 2012.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-21 |title=Keynote: Dr. Adam Met |url=https://lakesideohio.com/events/keynote-dr-adam-met/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Lakeside Ohio |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=McKenzie |first=Haidyn |date=2024-02-13 |title=How AJR's Adam Met Uses His Degree and platform to Better Our Planet – Off Record Media |url=https://offrecord.blog/how-ajrs-adam-met-uses-his-degree-and-platform-to-better-our-planet/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |language=en-US}} He later obtained a Master's degree from New York University.{{Cite web |title=TEDxPurdueU {{!}} TED |url=https://www.ted.com/tedx/events/42727 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=www.ted.com}}{{Cite web |date=2024-02-19 |title=Adam Met |url=https://earthx.org/earthlings/adam-met/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=EarthX |language=en-US}} In 2021, he completed his Ph.D. in International Human Rights Law from the University of Birmingham.{{Cite magazine |last=Denis |first=Kyle |date=2024-08-21 |title=AJR's Adam Met Talks Harris-Walz Ticket, Musical Climate Change Initiatives & Potential Deluxe Album |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pop/adam-met-ajr-dnc-climate-change-activism-kamala-harris-1235758194/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2021-12-10 |title=AJR's Adam Met earns PhD |url=https://www.1057thepoint.com/music-news/ajrs-adam-met-earns-phd/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=105.7 The Point |language=en-US}}

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In 2005, Met co-founded the indie pop band AJR with his brothers Jack and Ryan while living in Chelsea, Manhattan.{{Cite magazine |last=Jones |first=C. T. |date=2024-09-27 |title=This Indie-Pop Star Wants to Turn Audiences Into Climate Activists |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/adam-met-planet-reimagined-climate-week-ajr-1235112968/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Meares |first=Hadley |date=2024-06-24 |title=Indie Rockers AJR Spotlight Sustainability on Their Summer Tour |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/ajr-maybe-man-summer-tour-sustainability-messages-1235925030/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}{{cite web | url=https://www.npr.org/2023/11/24/1215057883/members-of-ajr-release-new-music-how-are-they-coping-after-their-dad-died | title=Members of AJR release new music. How are they coping after their dad died? | work=NPR | date=November 24, 2023 }}{{Cite news |date=2019-05-17 |title=How the Members of the Band AJR Spend Their Sundays (Published 2019) |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/nyregion/ajr-met-brothers-indie-music.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241206113147/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/17/nyregion/ajr-met-brothers-indie-music.html |archive-date=2024-12-06 |access-date=2024-12-23 |language=en |last1=Gorce |first1=Tammy La }} The trio began performing live in 2006 by busking in Central Park and Washington Square Park in New York City.{{Cite web |date=2021-12-02 |title=Use Your Voice: AJR's Adam Met on Going Green in Music |url=https://www.sofarsounds.com/blog/articles/use-your-voice-ajrs-adam-met-on-going-green-in-music |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=www.sofarsounds.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Ginsberg |first=Gabriella |date=2017-03-20 |title=AJR Interview: They Make Music In Their Living Room & There's Nothing 'Wrong With That' |url=https://hollywoodlife.com/2017/03/20/ajr-interview-adam-met-weak-tour-new-album/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Hollywood Life |language=en-US}} The group released songs such as I'm Ready, Weak, and Bang!.{{Cite news |date=2024-03-12 |title=A Pop Star's Wonky Climate Campaign |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/climate/a-pop-stars-wonky-climate-campaign.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20241207062114/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/12/climate/a-pop-stars-wonky-climate-campaign.html |archive-date=2024-12-07 |access-date=2024-12-23 |language=en |last1=Gelles |first1=David }}{{Cite web |title=5 things to know about indie-pop band AJR |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/things-indie-pop-band-ajr/story?id=46798580 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=ABC News |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Campus |first=The Daily |date=2019-05-01 |title=AJR's 'Neotheater': Theatrical and impactful |url=https://dailycampus.com/2019/05/01/2019-5-1-ajrs-neotheater-theatrical-and-impactful/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=The Daily Campus |language=en}} AJR has released albums such as The Click (2017) and OK Orchestra (2021).{{Cite web |date=2021-04-19 |title=Adam Met: AJR'S ABD Ph.D On The ABCs Of Sustainable Touring - Pollstar News |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2021/04/19/adam-met-ajrs-abd-ph-d-on-the-abcs-of-sustainable-touring/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=news.pollstar.com |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Snowden |first=Jordan |title=Q&A with siblings Adam, Jack and Ryan of AJR |url=https://www.pghcitypaper.com/arts-entertainment/qanda-with-siblings-adam-jack-and-ryan-of-ajr-11768933 |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Pittsburgh City Paper |language=en}} Their 2018 song Burn the House Down became associated with the March for Our Lives movement.{{Cite magazine |last=Kaplan |first=Ilana |date=2018-06-28 |title=AJR on Their March for Our Lives Anthem, Writing With Rivers Cuomo |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ajr-on-their-march-for-our-lives-anthem-and-the-upside-of-being-a-sibling-band-666999/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}

In 2017, Met and his brothers released the charity single It's On Us, supporting the "It's On Us" campaign created by Barack Obama and the White House Council on Women and Girls to raise awareness about sexual assault on college campuses.{{Cite web |last=Kaplan |first=Rebecca |title=Civic Nation BrandVoice: It's On Us And AJR Partner On Charity Single To Change the Conversation Around Sexual Assault |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/civicnation/2017/03/31/its-on-us-and-ajr-partner-on-charity-single-to-change-the-conversation-around-sexual-assault/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Forbes |language=en}} On January 17, 2021, AJR performed at the Biden-Harris pre-inauguration We the People virtual concert alongside other artists.{{Cite web |title=Keegan-Michael Key and Debra Messing to Host Pre-Inauguration Concert on Sunday Night |url=https://people.com/politics/keegan-michael-key-debra-messing-to-host-pre-inauguration-biden-concert/?utm_source=chatgpt.com |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=People.com |language=en}}

In 2018, Met founded Planet Reimagined, a non-profit focused on renewable energy policies, sustainable music touring, and youth climate advocacy.{{Cite news |last=Toplensky |first=Rochelle |date=2024-01-26 |title=Bipartisan Backing to Explore Fast Tracking Solar and Wind on Oil-And-Gas Lands |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/bipartisan-backing-to-explore-fast-tracking-solar-and-wind-on-oil-and-gas-lands-cd0fce4b |access-date=2024-12-23 |work=Wall Street Journal |language=en-US |issn=0099-9660}}{{Cite web |title=Changemaker Ideas: "Pop Music and Climate Change" - The New York Times Events |url=https://www.nytimes.com/events/climate-forward-2024/sessions/changemaker-ideas-pop-music-and-climate-change |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=www.nytimes.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=A major indie-pop band is asking its Utah fans to care about the Great Salt Lake |url=https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2024/07/15/major-indie-pop-band-is-asking-its/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=The Salt Lake Tribune |language=en-US}} During the development of the Inflation Reduction Act, Met worked with policymakers on reaching bipartisan clean energy policies.{{Cite magazine |last=Met |first=Adam |date=2023-06-15 |title=What I Learned Negotiating a Bipartisan Climate Policy |url=https://time.com/6287410/bipartisan-climate-policy-us-lessons/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Team/Adam |url=https://www.planetreimagined.com/team-adam |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Planet Reimagined |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2024-04-22 |title=Raising Your Voice: AJR's Adam Met, PhD, Encourages Artists To Promote Climate Action - Pollstar News |url=https://news.pollstar.com/2024/04/22/raising-your-voice-ajrs-adam-met-encourages-artists-to-promote-climate-action/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=news.pollstar.com |language=en-US}}{{Citation |title=Adam Met Talks Energy Policy Advocacy |date=2024-07-12 |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2024-07-12/adam-met-talks-energy-policy-advocacy-video |access-date=2024-12-23 |language=en}}{{Cite AV media |url=https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2023/06/27/exp-ajr-adam-met-environmental-activism-vause-062712aseg2-pkg-cnni-world.cnn |title=Reimagining the planet with AJR's Adam Met |date=2023-06-27 |language=en |access-date=2024-12-23 |via=edition.cnn.com}}

Met participated in the Social Good Summit in 2019, where he spoke about sustainability in the entertainment industry.{{Cite web |date=2019-09-19 |title=2019 Social Good Summit |url=https://unfoundation.org/event/2019-social-good-summit/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=unfoundation.org |language=en-US}} He also collaborated with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on sustainability projects.{{Cite web |title=7 PM TONIGHT {{!}} A Conversation with Adam Met {{!}} Sustainability Summit 2021 |url=https://cornell.campusgroups.com/steministmovement/blog/7-pm-tonight-%7C-a-conversation-with-adam-met-%7C-sustainability-summit-2021/17567/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=cornell.campusgroups.com}}{{Cite web |title=Adam Met of AJR Opens Up About How He and His Brothers Stay Sustainable on Tour |url=https://people.com/music/adam-met-ajr-sustainable-on-tour/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=People.com |language=en}}

In 2023, Met became an adjunct professor at Columbia University, where he teaches courses on sustainability and climate policy.{{Cite web |date=2023-05-10 |title=CAMPUS NEWS: AJR's Adam Met teams up with Mila Rosenthal to teach course on climate campaigning |url=https://morningsidepost.com/articles/adam-met-mila-rosenthal-to-teach-course-on-climate-campaigning |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=The Morningside Post |language=en-US}} He has written articles on climate campaigning and human rights for outlets such as TIME and Rolling Stone.{{Cite web |title=Adam Met |url=https://worth.com/person/adam-met/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |website=Worth |language=en-US}}

Met was included in the TIME100 "Climate list" and received the "Earth Award" at the TIME100 Next Gala for his environmental work in 2024.{{Cite magazine |last=Waxman |first=Olivia B. |date=2024-10-10 |title=Adam Met Says Everyone Plays a Vital Role in Solving the Climate Crisis |url=https://time.com/7034613/adam-met-time-100-next-earth-awards/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |magazine=TIME |language=en}}{{Cite magazine |last=Met |first=Adam |date=2024-11-12 |title=TIME100 Climate 2024: Adam Met |url=https://time.com/7172483/adam-met/ |access-date=2024-12-23 |magazine=TIME |language=en}} He was also recognized as a Changemaker by The New York Times in 2024 for his work in climate advocacy.

Met is Jewish, describing himself as "culturally Jewish".{{cite web |last=Dzurillay |first=Julia |date=November 17, 2022 |title=Why AJR Changed Their Last Name |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/ajr-changed-their-last-name.html/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430103335/https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/ajr-changed-their-last-name.html/ |archive-date=April 30, 2023 |access-date=October 27, 2023 |website=ShowBiz Cheat Sheet}} His parents divorced while he was a child.{{Cite web |last=Songfacts |title=My Play by AJR - Songfacts |url=https://www.songfacts.com/facts/ajr/my-play |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230306191052/https://www.songfacts.com/facts/ajr/my-play |archive-date=2023-03-06 |access-date=2025-01-26 |website=www.songfacts.com |language=en}} His father was Gary Metzger, an architect who died in July 2023.{{Cite web |last=Bradley |first=Josh |title=Review: AJR remembers Dad during emotional, triumphant production in Tampa [PHOTOS] |url=https://www.cltampa.com/tampa/review-ajr-remembers-dad-during-emotional-triumphant-production-in-tampa-photos/Slideshow/17782299 |access-date=2024-12-04 |website=Creative Loafing Tampa Bay |language=en}}

Met and his brothers grew up in Bayside, Queens, until moving to Chelsea, Manhattan, in 2001.{{Cite news |last1=Hall |first1=Trish |date=May 5, 2002 |title=Habitats/Chelsea; Moving to Manhattan, for the Children's Sake |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/05/realestate/habitats-chelsea-moving-to-manhattan-for-the-children-s-sake.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210405093839/https://www.nytimes.com/2002/05/05/realestate/habitats-chelsea-moving-to-manhattan-for-the-children-s-sake.html |archive-date=April 5, 2021 |access-date=December 12, 2020 |newspaper=The New York Times}}

{{reflist}}

• {{Official website}}
• [https://time.com/collection/time100-climate-2024/ TIME100 Climate list]
• [https://time.com/6287410/bipartisan-climate-policy-us-lessons/ What I Learned Negotiating a Bipartisan Climate Policy]
• [https://bipartisanpolicy.org/explainer/the-energy-permitting-reform-act-of-2024-whats-in-the-bill/ The Energy Permitting Reform Act of 2024: What's in the Bill]

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