What are the most powerful climate actions you can take? Using your vote comes out tops.
The Guardian surveyed active climate scientists. 380 chose actions in this order:
- Vote for representatives who pledge strong climate action
- Reduce flying and fossil fuel-powered transport in favour of electric and public transport
- Reduce meat consumption
- Reduce home heating or cooling emissions
- Join a campaign or protest group
- Have fewer children
“Individual action can only amount to a drop in the bucket – only systemic changes will be sufficient,” said Prof David Wrathall, at Oregon State University in the US. But Prof Hiroyuki Enomoto, at Japan’s National Institute of Polar Research, said that while individual actions have a small impact, they are important in increasing collective awareness of the problem.
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