Fighting climate change can be a scary and enormous job that feels out of a single person’s control.
Watching the news nowadays, there seems to be so much wrong with our planet from all that humanity has done. Are we at a point of no return?
The answer is: no. In all actuality, making small, impactful changes can actually be pretty simple. Here is how you can do that.
First, contact your representatives in House of Representatives and the Senate on the local, state and federal level. You can contact them through making phone calls or writing letters.
In these phone calls and letters, you should tell the representatives why climate change is important, that is real and that they should support legislation that furthers the development and implementation of a climate action plan to reduce emissions and prepare impact.
After you finish contacting your representatives, learn more about carbon emissions. Make sure to reduce your own carbon emissions. You can calculate your carbon footprint and learn the best ways to reduce emissions.
Another way to reduce your carbon emissions is by commuting through carpooling or mass transit. You can also drive more efficiently by paying close attention to speed limits, as to not waste gas, as well as avoiding rapid acceleration and excessive breaking and, if possible, having a fuel-efficient car.
Over a quarter of the miles travelled by vehicles are from commuting to and from work. If households were to carpool with others going to the same or close places or take mass transit, it would reduce emissions by having less vehicles on the roads.
When running errands, instead of doing an assortment of separate trips, combine and plan your errands. Instead of going to a bunch of different stores, maybe go to one or two stores that have everything that you need. If possible, take someone with you that must do similar or the same errands.
Also, switch to “green power.” This is electricity generated by energy sources that have little-to-no emission of carbon dioxide. Green power is renewable energy, so you can switch appliances to ones that do not use as much energy as well as buying solar panels and other renewable energy products.
Saving the planet is not as hopeless as it feels, but it does take time and lots of changes.
