Households fighting global warming and climate change
Many individuals and families recognise the challenges of climate change and feel the pinch when grocery and petrol prices climb. Sometimes they feel that they are powerless to effect change and that it is governments and major corporations that have all the control.
However, individuals have considerable influence as the purchasers of products and services, as users of products and services and as influencers of others.
There have been good examples of ground up influence in projects ranging from "Cleanup Australia Day" to the banning of CFCs to repair the hole in the ozone layer.
Often the difference is in our attitude as to whether something is a chore or a method of relaxation. For example a walk to a local greengrocer and having a chat, or a drive to a megamall to buy an imported product in a major supermarket. You don't have to be a "climate change saint", even just beginning to move in the right direction some of the time will start to make a difference.
If you are looking for inspiration on where to begin, the following may be helpful:
1,001 Ways to Save the Earth
Local Action: The New Paradigm in Climate Change Policy
Finally, it is our children and their children that are going to inherit the outcome of our environmental actions and inactions. So A Hot Planet Needs Cool Kids: Understanding Climate Change and What You Can Do About It
