In 2020, this paper has published a steady drumbeat of articles about climate change. Whether those articles make you worried about climate risks, frustrated by delay in addressing the problem, angry about denialism, or hopeful about solutions, 2021 is the year to do something about it.
Joining a community focused on climate change is a good place to start. You can approach climate change from any perspective (environmental, business, conservative, liberal, religious, secular or anything else) and find a community of people who share your values and are helping to make things better. Here are some examples.
• Do you favor bipartisan, market-based solutions? If so, try one of the well-established Utah chapters of the Citizens’ Climate Lobby.
• Do you also want to work on clean air? Then Utah Clean Energy might be for you.
• Do you find it difficult to speak about climate change as, or with, a conservative? Follow Katharine Hayhoe for hard-won advice on productive climate conversations.
• Do you need more ideas? In 90 seconds per episode, the Yale Climate Connections podcast describes a different climate project every weekday.
Let’s make 2021 the year we take action together on climate change.
Ben Damstedt, Millcreek