Sufficient progress on mitigating climate change will not be achieved without engaging all segments of the community to understand the trade-offs and difficult decisions that will be required. Individuals can engage in a variety of ways:
Non-governmental organizations:
Local governments:
Individual action, when coordinated with other community members, can strengthen a sense of shared responsibility and mobilize the action of others to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at individual, household, and community levels.
Description: Students, retirees, faith-based organizations, and others are acting to stop or withdraw investment in the fossil fuel industry. Activists […]
Fossil Fuel Divestment Read More »
Description: Students, retirees, faith-based organizations, and others are acting to stop or withdraw investment in the fossil fuel industry. Activists
Description: The Skidmore College Student Garden is an extension of the College’s Food System Initiative where food grown in the
Year-Round Community Garden Read More »
Description: The Skidmore College Student Garden is an extension of the College’s Food System Initiative where food grown in the
Description: Cities, counties, and states in the U.S., and communities around the world, are formally adopting resolutions acknowledging that human
Adopt Climate Emergency Resolution Read More »
Description: Cities, counties, and states in the U.S., and communities around the world, are formally adopting resolutions acknowledging that human
Description: The Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF), also known as the Portland Clean Energy Initiative, was a measure that appeared
Create clean energy fund Read More »
Description: The Portland Clean Energy Fund (PCEF), also known as the Portland Clean Energy Initiative, was a measure that appeared
Description: A Climate Literacy Committee was formed within the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club in 2016 to
Ensure climate literacy Read More »
Description: A Climate Literacy Committee was formed within the San Francisco Bay Chapter of the Sierra Club in 2016 to
Description: The Cool Block program (previously piloted in the California cities of Los Angeles, Palo Alto, and San Francisco) engages
Cool Block program Read More »
Description: The Cool Block program (previously piloted in the California cities of Los Angeles, Palo Alto, and San Francisco) engages
Description: Novato (Marin County, CA) is an example of a small municipality, which can find it difficult to implement its
Hire sustainability coordinator Read More »
Description: Novato (Marin County, CA) is an example of a small municipality, which can find it difficult to implement its
Description: As described on their website, “Transition US is a nonprofit organization that provides inspiration, encouragement, support, networking, and training
Transition Streets Read More »
Description: As described on their website, “Transition US is a nonprofit organization that provides inspiration, encouragement, support, networking, and training
Description: Cool the Earth is a grassroots, non-profit organization that believes personal action is essential to reducing carbon emissions. One
Increase number of EVs Read More »
Description: Cool the Earth is a grassroots, non-profit organization that believes personal action is essential to reducing carbon emissions. One
Description: Drawdown Marin (Marin County, CA) is a comprehensive, science-based, community-wide campaign to reduce GHG emissions by personal and community
Community campaign to reduce GHG emissions Read More »
Description: Drawdown Marin (Marin County, CA) is a comprehensive, science-based, community-wide campaign to reduce GHG emissions by personal and community
