Week 1: Climate Awareness & Quick Wins
Overview
Begin your climate justice journey with immediate actions that raise awareness and build momentum.
Key Takeaways
- Share climate science and personal climate concerns on social media
- Calculate and share your carbon footprint to expose systemic issues
- Document local climate impacts (extreme weather, flooding, heat)
- Educate 5 people about the Green New Deal
- Research and expose fossil fuel subsidies in your state
Deep Dive
This week focuses on education and visibility. **Action 1: Share Climate Truth** - Post about climate science, extreme weather, or climate anxiety. Use #ClimateJustice, #GreenNewDeal. Share Greta Thunberg, AOC, or IPCC reports. Make climate undeniable. **Action 2: Carbon Footprint** - Calculate your carbon footprint (carbonfootprint.com). Then calculate your corporation's or government's. Expose the lie that individual action will save us—we need systemic change. **Action 3: Document Impacts** - Take photos/videos of local climate impacts: drought, floods, wildfires, heat waves. Share with #ClimateEmergency. Make it real and local. **Action 4: Green New Deal Education** - Explain Green New Deal to 5 people this week. Key points: 100% renewable energy by 2030, millions of green jobs, climate justice for frontline communities. **Action 5: Expose Subsidies** - Research how much your state gives to fossil fuel companies in subsidies and tax breaks. Share the numbers. Demand that money go to renewables instead.
Real-World Impact
Climate education is political action. By sharing science and impacts, you counter denial and build urgency. Every conversation pushes someone closer to action. This week, you'll reach hundreds with climate truth.
Knowledge Check
Why is focusing on systemic change more important than individual carbon footprints?
Take Action
Knowledge without action is just information. Here are concrete steps you can take to advocate for this policy:
Share Climate Truth on Social Media
Post about climate science, local impacts, or Green New Deal. Use #ClimateJustice. Tag officials. Be bold.
Expose Fossil Fuel Subsidies in Your State
Research and publicize how much your state subsidizes fossil fuels. Demand those funds go to renewables.
Document and Report Local Climate Impacts
Photograph/video local climate damage (flooding, drought, heat, fires). Share widely. Submit to local media and officials.