Make the Change: 11 tips for fighting climate change and biodiversity loss
We can, and need to, fight climate change and biodiversity loss
Every action helps, however small. Together we can make the change. Act now. The future remains ours to make.
11 tips for fighting climate change and biodiversity loss
1. Share
2. Reduce
3. Reuse
4. Repair
5. Recycle
6. Grow
7. Eat
8. Compost
9. Buy
10. Care
11. Go Wild!...
Already doing all this? What else?
Work together
Individual actions add up. Because masses of us have switched to LED lightbulbs and other energy-efficient products the amount of electricity we use has been steadily dropping since 2005.
Add your weight
Support organisations that are trying to make a difference:
- Those that campaign against climate change and pollution and protect landscapes and species
- Businesses whose products support good causes and services, like energy, that reduce our impact
Stand up and be counted
- Vote for candidates who are committed to improving biodiversity, reducing pollution, addressing climate change, investing in clean energy...
- Sign petitions and support campaigns – it works.
Think for yourself
- There are loads of lists telling you how you can make a difference – do your research, check your facts and share what you learn.
- Understand what sustains you: explore your natural world, including the invisible. You are part of this vast interconnected web – and what you do to the web you do to yourself.
Why bother doing all this?
Climate
Climate = average weather patterns over 30 years.
- Our climate is changing – way too fast
- Today’s climate change is down to us. We’re putting too much greenhouse gas (e.g. CO2) into the air. This acts like a duvet trapping in heat.
- Global temperatures are around 1°C above average*
*People are already experiencing the impacts: extreme weather events (drought, flooding, wildfires), ocean warming, loss of life…
We need a stable climate to survive.
Act now to fight climate change
- Put less greenhouse gas into the air
- Lock it down: Remove some of what’s up there already
- Fight biodiversity loss – it's linked to climate
- Support organisations and campaigns working for change
Our actions are helping. Reducing food waste to landfill and offshore wind farms have already made a huge difference.
Biodiversity
Biodiversity = life in all its variety.
- Species are becoming extinct at an unprecedented rate
- Animal populations have declined over 50% in 50 years
- It’s largely our fault
Together plants, microbes and animals form an interconnected web and a life support system that provides us with clean air, fresh water, fertile soil, nutritious food, a stable climate and a phenomenal recycling system. The stronger the web the better the system.
We need plentiful biodiversity to survive.
Act now to fight biodiversity loss
- Reduce pollution
- Restore habitats
- Fight climate change – it's linked to biodiversity
- Support organisations and campaigns working for change
We can do this. Some species have already been saved from extinction.