This chapter emphasizes the impact of personal choices on combating climate change, showcasing how individual actions can lead to broader systemic change. It discusses the work of Project Drawdown in researching and promoting climate solutions and highlights the interconnected nature of personal actions and larger climate initiatives. The chapter encourages influencing others through everyday interactions to promote climate-friendly behaviors and emphasizes the importance of utilizing existing tools rather than waiting for future solutions.
If you’re a climate-conscious person, you likely already know some of the main ways you can reduce your contribution to greenhouse gasses: buy less, eat less meat, ride your bike.
But there are other, less obvious methods we don’t always think of: voting, having climate conversations, engaging with your local government, changing where your money is invested. And while our role as individuals does matter, we’re more powerful when we work together in collective action.
Guests:
Jon Foley, Executive Director, Project Drawdown
Eliza Nemser, Executive Director, Climate Changemakers
This episode also features excerpts from Cory Booker, Anna Lappé, Frances Moore Lappé, Saul Griffith, Monique Figueiredo, Jonathan Chapman, Jennifer Anderson, Tanya Gulliver Garcia, Vernon Walker, Abrar Anwar, Slater Jewell-Kemker, Kyle Gracey and Alec Loorz.
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