The Guardian asked hundreds of the world’s top climate scientists for their views on the most effective actions combating climate-ecological breakdown. The top 5 actions were:
1. Vote for representatives who pledge strong climate action.
2. Reduce flying and fossil fuel-powered transport in favour of electric and public transport.
3. Reduce meat consumption.
4. Reduce home heating or cooling emissions.
5. Join a campaign or protest group.
Personally, I was very pleased to see voting, campaigning and protesting 1 and 5 in the list - I think it shows that scientists are NOT looking at action mainly in terms of isolated, individual consumers.
There was a great interview with the pioneering climate scientist Michael Mann yesterday - warning precisely of dangers like seeing polluters and/or capitalism as so pervasive and powerful nothing can be done.
"Doomism and defeatism today pose as much of a threat to climate action as outright denial. As the impacts of climate change become ever more obvious, it’s very difficult to credibly deny the problem. So, polluters have instead turned to other tactics in their efforts to block action. And among them is fanning the flames of doomism, for if we truly come to believe there is nothing we can do, then why try? That’s why I focus, in my outreach efforts, on both urgency and agency – and the science supports this."
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