E - Personal Decisionmaking - Individual Activism

Parents

E - Decisionmaking Top Level
E - Non-State Actors and Actions
Individual Action TOC

Children

"The most powerful weapon we have is the ability to control our own carbon footprint"
2007 Mindmap - Connecting with nature
2007 Mindmap - Decide to make a difference
2007 Mindmap - Doing Something about climate change
2007 Mindmap - Goal setting for a livable planet
2007 Mindmap - Strategies for taking action
2007 Mindmap - Waking up to climate change
2017 CO2 emissions for transport options (per 4,000 miles)
2017 CO2e values for per capita actions
2017 Evolution of my personal footprint
2017 Other common household activities and emissions
2017 Relative emissions reduction potentials at the individual level
A straightforward path
Agricultural options
Airplane travel options
As a result of completing the course
As I learned more about climate change, my need to do something intensified
As individuals perhaps biospherism is the best we can do
Becyling - beyond recycling
Boycotts are an effective way to make companies pay attention to consumers. Example of Nestle.
Boycotts have been effective -- examples include forcing Body Shop to declare itself “animal cruelty-free” after a boycott and Nestle being forced to commit to zero deforestation policy
Carbon fee and dividend is the policy answer
Carbon offsets don't help
Civil disobedience isn't the step individuals can take
Converting people with facts wasn't working
E - Climate Voting
E - Evaluating the Individual Action Literature
E - Personal Barriers
E - Personal Responsibility
E - Recommended Actions for Individuals
E - Recommended Actions to Tackle Climate Change
E - Seniors Activism
Example of effective boycott: 1990 boycott against Nike for using child labor. Longer term impact - Nike “consciously jumping in” to be proactive on issues.
Example of success is England, where government was pressured into banning some single-use plastic items, and EU, where European Parliament passed law banning disposable plastic
Faith is taking the first step . . . MLK
Fear doesn't lead to change, it leads to guilt
Focus on what you eat, not on whether it’s local 2020
From "environmentalism" to "biospherism"
Going green is not the answer
Infographic Reducing your water footprint
Overview of suggested action
Personal reductions DO help to shift the culture
Personal vehicle options
Recyling is Garbage 2.0
Residential options
Richard Muller's answer to What human lifestyle (described in as much detail as you can) would be required in order to reverse the progress of human-caused climate change?
Saving the world is a fantasy for our egos
Self-reporting environmental behavior reduces support for policy
Since there is no silver bullet, personal change will be necessary
Strikes can have significant effect on policy-making since politicians will listen to the electorate
Take action to ensure your future success
Taking action framework
The more energy-saving actions the bigger the reduction in support for policy
There were lists of things we could do - but they're proverbs, not solutions. They're things you do, they're not outcomes
We have met the enemy, and he is us
Your life and climate change -- interactive graphic

Jumps

I - IndividualsandClimateChange (Deep Dive)

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