You are not helpless: Suggestions for doing something about Climate Change
Join a Climate Organization:
These are all large global or national (US) organizations fighting climate change that you can join. Many have local branches and it might be possible to find one near you. Many have training or instructions on how to start a branch locally if you need to. Each group has a different specific goal or general sense, but all are active.
350: “We're an international movement of ordinary people working to end the age of fossil fuels and build a world of community-led renewable energy for all.” https://350.org/get-involved/
The Climate Mobilization: “We are in a Climate Emergency. We need a whole-society mobilization to prevent climate catastrophe. Let’s build the movement that can get us there.” https://www.theclimatemobilization.org/join-us/
Fridays for Future: "ON SEPTEMBER 24, WE WILL STRIKE TO DEMAND FOR INTERSECTIONAL CLIMATE JUSTICE! JOIN US!” https://fridaysforfuture.org/take-action/how-to-strike/
Sunrise Movement: “WE ARE THE CLIMATE REVOLUTION”: https://www.sunrisemovement.org/
Extinction Rebellion: “Life on Earth is in crisis. Our climate is changing faster than scientists predicted and the stakes are high. Biodiversity loss. Crop failure. Social and ecological collapse. Mass extinction. We are running out of time, and our governments have failed to act. Extinction Rebellion was formed to fix this.” https://rebellion.global/get-involved/ https://rebellion.global/groups/#countries
Stay Informed:
“Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. Our goal is to use the power of storytelling to illuminate the way toward a better world, inspire millions of people to walk that path with us, and show that the time for action is now.” https://grist.org/
Yale Climate Connections: https://environment.yale.edu/research-impact/centers-programs-and-initiatives/yale-climate-connections
Technology:
Ecosia is a free search engine that plants trees https://www.ecosia.org/ https://blog.ecosia.org/
(Planning to add Duck Duck Go link, they’re also carbon negative)
Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable energy “Homeowners Guide to Going Solar” https://www.energy.gov/eere/solar/homeowners-guide-going-solar
This post is a work in progress and I’ll add resources on individual action such as composting, recycling, eating less meat, getting solar panels, and more as I can. Please feel free to add any resources you can.