As people become more concerned about climate change, they want to know what they can do about it. And the answer is, More. Project Drawdown identifies five key areas:

Food Waste

Yes, do what you can as an individual or as a family. Behavioral experts say our own actions influence others to do the same.

For every one of the individual actions you might take, from composting food scraps to using your gas-powered car less to investing away from carbon-intensive industries, find a context where that action can scale up. Choosing a clean power plan from your utility is great; now ask your employer/city council/alma mater to do the same.