Citizens Guide to Taking Action on Climate Change

The guide emphasizes that avoiding dangerous climate change requires significant emissions reductions below 1990 levels by 2050, necessitating action at all levels of society. It highlights the unique role of local governments in implementing cost-effective community measures and educating the public on sustainable living. The text asserts that climate actions—such as improving energy efficiency, investing in public transit and biking infrastructure, developing renewable energy, and promoting local food production—not only reduce emissions but also lower energy bills, create green jobs, and enhance community resilience against economic downturns and extreme weather events.

• Avoiding dangerous climate change requires significant emissions reductions below 1990 levels by 2050, which necessitates action across all levels of society.
• Local governments are essential for implementing community-level emissions reductions and educating the public on sustainable living and available resources.
• Climate action provides co-benefits including economic prosperity, energy security, lower energy bills, and the creation of green jobs that increase community resilience.

APA

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication (2010). Citizens Guide to Taking Action on Climate Change. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/citizens-guide-to-taking-action-on-climate-change/

Chicago

Yale Program on Climate Change Communication. Citizens Guide to Taking Action on Climate Change. 2010. https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/citizens-guide-to-taking-action-on-climate-change/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{yaleprogramonclimatechangecommunication2010citizens, author = {{Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}}, title = {{Citizens Guide to Taking Action on Climate Change}}, institution = {Yale Program on Climate Change Communication}, year = {2010}, month = apr, url = {https://climatecommunication.yale.edu/publications/citizens-guide-to-taking-action-on-climate-change/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }