Four High-Impact Actions for Individuals on Climate Change

The climate debate is often fraught with assumptions, projections, best wishes, and unclear thinking. This leaves many people concerned about the climate in a bind. “What can I do?” people ask. “How can I help?” Unfortunately, those fraught assumptions lead to low-impact actions precisely when we need to be doing all we can to reduce emissions. When I point this out to people, a common response is that no action is too small and we all need to be doing whatever we can. I agree that no action is too small. However, the overestimation of the value of one action often leads to passivity on the more significant actions. People can get rather self-righteous about their favorite action without realizing its true value. For me, this leads to a question: What is the true value of an action for mitigating climate change?

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