Use Your Voice

Discuss the importance of climate change and the actions you are taking in your life with friends, family, and coworkers.

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Why is this important?

  • Your voice and example have great power, and sharing it with others is one of the most effective ways to inspire hope and action.
  • You don't have to be perfect. As you make positive changes to reduce your carbon footprint, share your journey and experiences with others.
  • We can change the fact that only one in five Americans have people they know talk to them regularly about Climate Change.


Key Actions

Constructive climate conversations

Learn how to start a conversation about climate change and the best ways to talk about it to motivate people to take action.

Action:

  1. Use these five great tips to remember during climate conversations.
  2. Read this great resource with tips to talk about climate change with your family.
  3. Use your voice at work. Check out our employee action guide.
  4. Watch this inspiring TED Talk by Katharine Hayhoe - The most important thing you can do to fight climate change: talk about it.
  5. Take your climate communication skills to the next step and join over 15,000 people who have taken a Climate Reality training.

Improve your climate change knowledge

You don't have to be a climate scientist to discuss climate change, and there is a wealth of information available to help you understand and be more effective.

Action:

  1. Check out NASA’s website on climate change which presents Earth’s vital signs and climate news in a compelling way.
  2. Students can train to become climate leaders through the Earth DNA’s ambassador training.
  3. Read a summary of the 1.5°C climate report, an authoritative scientific body on climate change.
  4. Access The Earth Journalism Network’s database of useful information and articles.
  5. Read about the effects of climate change on public health.

Use social media

Connect with others online and share your climate journey on social media.

Action:

  1. Post the climate actions you are taking across your social media platforms and set a great example for others.
  2. Follow and share these great climate twitter accounts and stay up to date.
  3. Get inspired by our beautiful world and follow these incredible wildlife photographers.
  4. Join or follow groups working on climate change and learn how others are building a climate-safe world.