Experts Give Ideas on How we Can All Help Solve Climate Issues
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Atmos.Earth asked some experts and practitioners on how we can solve the climate crisis. These are some of their recommendations.
“There is no shortcut. We must elect people who will fight to combat climate change. Vote!" Bill Nye, science educator.
“We need to tell better stories. The climate fight is more exciting than any Marvel movie - heroic activists, new technologies, villainous polluters, and an epic battle to save the world - but we too often make it a boring science lesson. It’s up to us to write a vision of the future that inspires millions of people to fight for it.” Jamie Henn, executive director of Fossil Free Media. Initiatives like The Climate Science Translated series pairs scientists with comedians, who translate climate science in no holds barred language - something many academics struggle to do.
“Most people care about climate change, but they don’t know what to do, and they don’t think anyone else cares. That’s why the most powerful thing we can do is also the simplest: Talk about it.” Katharine Hayhoe, distinguished professor at Texas Tech University and chief scientist at the Nature Conservancy.
The 89 Percent Project: Research shows that 89 percent of people worldwide want governments to take stronger action on climate change. This project aims to make politicians realise it and pull their fingers out. The bottom line: Don't worry about stating your views. Most people already agree with you.
“Reduce consumption across the board. I haven’t bought any new clothing in over three years, and it’s completely reshaped how I think about what I really need. It’s not just about clothes; it’s a mindset shift. When you do need something, choose secondhand. It supports your local circular economy and keeps resources in use longer.” Ginger Zee, chief meteorologist and chief climate correspondent at ABC News.
“More than ever, we need people to join together, arm-in-arm, to remove fossil fuel infrastructure and build clean power at every scale. This can look like changing local or state policy, supporting a proposed solar project in your backyard, or putting a heat pump water heater in your garage. Everyone has a role to play, and there’s no time left to waste!” Leah Stokes, Anton Vonk associate professor at UC Santa Barbara.
“Having lectured on climate change and worked in vulnerable communities for more than four decades, I am often asked, “What can we do to address this existential threat to humanity?” My answer to that question has been reduced to one word over the years: more! My one big climate solution is that we all commit to doing more toward achieving environmental and climate justice for all, now.” Robert D. Bullard, director of the Bullard Center for Environmental and Climate Justice and distinguished professor at Texas Southern University.
“As Trump and congressional Republicans continue to roll back climate progress, we must elect pro-climate and pro-democracy candidates up and down the ballot. To achieve this, we need to continue building political power through organizing in communities across the country and educating people about the importance of building a clean energy future that lowers costs, protects our communities and environment, and creates high-paying jobs.” Pete Maysmith, president of the League of Conservation Voters.
“If I could do only one thing, I would put a price on carbon. It’s an old idea, but it’s still the single most important one, because it addresses the market failure that is at the core of the climate crisis. If we had to pay the true cost of using fossil fuels, most of us would quickly turn to alternatives.” Naomi Oreskes, Henry Charles Lea professor of the history of science at Harvard University.
“We already have almost all the climate solutions we need - it’s just a question of how quickly and how justly we’re going to implement them. We have to make implementation sexy.” Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, cofounder of Urban Ocean Lab and Roux Distinguished Scholar at Bowdoin College.
