We spend a lot of time talking about the certain approaches to various climate solutions, strategies such as solar power, reducing meat consumption, living zero waste life, and many others. It is important to raise your voice for climate action and do something now. Get involve in climate action is most important to make difference of our life and to the planetary health.
If we hope to tackle this climate crisis before it's too late, then we need to look beyond personal behavior changes. Personal choices like eating less meat, switching to solar power or electric vehicle, zero waste in your life, etc. are extremely valuable. We need simultaneously push for our societies to change and hold corporation and government accountable. Take your passion for these individual changes apply it to local and regional action that can lead to greater change on larger scale.
The first step to taking climate action is to get involved with like minded people in your area. Join a local chapter of an organization that speaks to your passion and volunteer whatever time to you have. Find encouragement and support from real people in your community.
How to get involve and raise voice for climate action
Taking the first step is the hardest part. First, I engage you to examine what's most important to you. Is it waste? Community organizing? Climate and social justice? Low and policy? Preserving natural space? Switching to renewable energy?
Climate change affect a broad of topics. It is helpful to choose one or two areas that gets you excited. Next, find an organization that fight for the specific cause. Individual action can make a big different to the planet.
"Individual action is possible when they are collaborative links"
Author: Ruwan Nishantha Gamage, Sri Lanka
Climate Activist, Co-Founder of "Solutions for Climate Change" Network