Now that we see what our collective and personal impact is on the planet, let's think big!
What big and bold ideas do you have for reducing personal, community, country and even global carbon footprints?
Use this space to develop and discuss your big ideas! Who knows- maybe one of these ideas can be the next key solution to the global climate challenge!
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Climate Change Legislation Progress
In 2022, one of, if not the most significant pieces of climate change legislation in American history was passed, and yet most people do not know about it. If you are reading this post and racking your brain to find what newsworthy climate change bill you remember hearing about in 2022, and coming up empty handed, you are not alone. A lot of people do not know about the climate change law in the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, but it is major! With this bill, the United States of America dedicated $369 billion to climate and clean energy investments. $369 BILLION! For many Americans, this is not only a cause for celebration, but also a shock, because for so long, American climate change policy has seemingly floundered, and even regressed. But the IRA is a major step forward. According to Krupp 2022, "Multiple independent analyses show the [IRA] will reduce U.S. greenhouse gas emissions some 40% below 2005 levels by 2030 . . . "
Gratitude for the climate legislation in the IRA is devoted to all of the tireless lobbyists and constituents who fought tirelessly to get this bill passed. Because of them, and because of the American representatives who decided to take a stand for America's future- for Earth's future, we can keep fighting to save this planet and its life from the destruction of climate change!
Works Cited:
https://www.edf.org/blog/2022/08/12/big … ate-change