According to these climate scientists here are the top four political actions you can take to "help get bold #climate policies in place."
1. Vote
2. Get active in a political party or climate organization
3. Create media attention
4. Contact your rep
Source: https://wecanfixit.substack.com/p/12-ways-to-delay-climate-action
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12 ways to delay climate action
Identifying 12 ways to delay climate action (bonus: LOL-able cartoons!); When will it be too hot to have birthday parties outside? What does collective climate action look like?Kimberly Nicholas (We Can Fix It)
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Loukas Christodoulou
in reply to Loukas Christodoulou • • •1. Vote
"Every election is a climate election, and every leader needs a serious plan to go fossil-free fast.
Check who funds politicians.
Vote out the ones beholden to climate destruction.
Elect those who have pledged not to take fossil fuel money."
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Loukas Christodoulou
in reply to Loukas Christodoulou • • •"Elections only come up a few times a decade, and climate action can’t wait. That’s why getting active in political and civil society organizations is essential, to pressure the politicians in office to adopt ambitious climate policies now. Social movements also build community, capacity, relationships, and trust."
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Loukas Christodoulou
in reply to Loukas Christodoulou • • •3. Create media attention
"A free and independent press plays so many important roles, including shaping public opinion. A US study found more media coverage directly increased public concern for climate change.
For example, you can write op-eds, or work with groups organizing media-worthy actions."
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Loukas Christodoulou
in reply to Loukas Christodoulou • • •4. Contact your rep🧵
"Directly contacting your elected repÂresentatives is a highly effective political strategy. But it’s under-used.
Real letters are more effective than emails.
Phone calls to your rep’s local district office, focused on your personal story related to the issue, are even more effective than writing."
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Loukas Christodoulou
in reply to Loukas Christodoulou • • •Yesterday I posted a chart of climate-consumption choices. People pointed out, rightly, that focusing on individual consumption at all is not the priority.
So I asked one of the authors of the chart, Dr Kim Nicholas, for suggstions and so today I'm sharing this list of evidence-based suggestions for action that affects policy, rather than just our individual lives.
Loukas Christodoulou
in reply to Loukas Christodoulou • • •As you can imagine, I have my own take on what counts as effective action, but I think more important than my own opinions is to share work that's been done by people who study this problem.
I'm not telling you to follow these four points, I'm saying (just like with yesterday's consumption chart) that when we have this evidence added into our decision-making we can make better choices.
Loukas Christodoulou
in reply to Loukas Christodoulou • • •If we read this list of effective action *in reverse* we can also see what measures have been effective in stopping climate action, or in pushing pro-fossil action.
Corporate and fossil lobbyists are very good at generating storms of fake public opinion in the media, and they are very good at being constantly in touch with elected representatives.