@co2mmit

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Taking action to reduce our individual greenhouse gas emissions. Accepting our contribution. Changing our behavior. You can commit at co2mmit dot org
@smeg I do get help from AI creating an image that I describe to it in great detail (typically about 5 to 7 iterations) to support the ideas I write about.
Is #climatechange a systemic problem where we need to focus on the systems to find a solution? Or is it a collective action where we each need to change our behavior to find a solution.
Some argue it's a systems issue.
I argue #ClimateAction requires BOTH...
https://co2mmit.substack.com/p/system-change-or-personal-action
I appreciate
Michael Grunwald's conclusion:
"In reality, all emissions matter. They accumulate in the atmosphere, so every tank of gasoline, cross-country flight and fossil-fueled load of laundry makes the earth a little warmer. And anything you can do to reduce your emissions makes the problem a little easier to solve, once we collectively decide we want to solve it."
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/opinion/electric-vehicles-solar-gas-prices.html
Opinion | Now Is the Perfect Time to Buy an Electric Vehicle

We now have cost-competitive alternatives to fossil fuels. What we don’t seem to have is a sense that we’re all in this together.

The New York Times
"Behavior change is not as simple as reading a post I agree with and then my behavior changes."
Apply a basic understanding of habit change to reduce our #emissions to address #climatechange.
A transition to #vegetarian, flexitarian or #vegan diet requires changing actions I will take today.
Real #ClimateAction
https://co2mmit.substack.com/p/habits-actions-and-climate-action
Choices we make each day impact the greenhouse gas emissions we cause. Read about a simple focus to significantly cut down #emissions: eat no beef and less meat.
The post explores the emissions reductions if we eat no beef & substitute chicken/pork/fish; or shift to #vegetarian or #vegan diets. It also offers a link for a tool to estimate the emissions caused by your #diet & lets you explore alternate #diets that would have the same caloric value.
https://co2mmit.substack.com/p/no-beef-less-meat
"Household consumption directly and indirectly accounts for 70% of global #emissions. Our daily decisions—what we buy, how we travel, what we eat, and how we heat and cool our homes—are levers with direct power to create change."
Read full post on Substack @ co2mmit and subscribe if you're concerned about #ClimateChange https://co2mmit.substack.com/p/our-household-carbon-footprint-is
#climate #climateaction #emissions #carbonfootprint

Here is the schedule for 2024 Primary Voting - do you have your state's primary election marked on you calendar as an appointment? Voting is truly Climate Action

https://www.270towin.com/2024-state-primary-calendar/

2024 Statewide Primary Calendar - 270toWin

Primary dates for the 2024 statewide elections. State primaries will be held for Senate, House and gubernatorial races. Link to live results on primary day.

270toWin.com
@petergleick I'd suggest being cautious when using the word "always". Trying to make the world seem black-and-white or good-and-evil often overlooks real subtilty in the real texture of things. https://www.nytimes.com/1970/09/23/archives/tough-new-cleanair-bill-passed-by-senate-73-to-0-a-tough-cleanair.html
Tough New Clean‐Air Bill Passed by Senate, 73 to 0

Sen, 73‐0, approves broad and tough dean air bill; bill, Natl Air Quality Standards Act, provides that '75 model autos achieve 90% reduction of '70 standards for emissions with possible 1‐yr extension for compliance, that newly constructed pollution sources use latest pollution control equipment and that awarding of Govt contracts to cos not in compliance with standards be prohibited; provides for civil penalties of up to $10,000 daily for violation of implementation plan and up to $25,000 daily and 2 yrs in prison for criminal penalties; authorizes HEW Dept to prohibit all emissions of hazardous substances not covered by quality standards; provides for authority to issue abatement orders and adopt pollution control technology; Sen Griffith's opposition to '75 deadline and Gen Motors pres Cole's lr to Muskie criticizing bill's deadline detailed

The New York Times
The Spiritual Disciplines of Climate Action: "There are so many ways that we can align our values with the ways we live our lives to better care for God's creation and to better love our neighbor." Kyle Meyaard-Schaap offers a solid list of spiritual disciplines in his book Following Jesus in a Warming World: A Christian Call to Climate Action.
"I hope you will take the time to sit down with each other, have tea with your friends & your family, & discuss these things... Then make your decision & act to save our beautiful planet. Changing your way of living will bring you a lot of joy right away and, with your first mindful breath, healing will begin." Thich Nhat Hanh in The World We Have. Sharing diverse voices encouraging us to reduce our personal emissions.