Humanity stands at the precipice; climate change poses an existential threat to the environment and our collective future. Yet society is blinded by the white noise of polarising politics and distracted by a divisive news cycle, our climate solutions rendered ineffective and impotent To succeed, we must focus not on what divides us, but what unites us: Our collective histories, our shared passions, and our common aspirations. Can’t see the forest for the trees uses the visual language of branching tree roots to illustrate the need for perspective, to take a step back, to understand we are not so different on the tree of life.