Katie Greer

While global and national actions get a lot of attention, it’s often at the local community level where individuals can have the greatest input and where change is most tangible. But every community is unique and there is no one-size-fits-all solution. I will spend 20 minutes finding out how my neighborhood, town or city is helping the environment and building local resilience.

I will visit a coastal or ocean site to experience the ecosystem and look for the presence of macroalgae/seaweed.

I will connect with a local nonprofit working on issues affecting women, girls, trans people, and/or nonbinary people in my community, and find out how I can get involved or become a member.

I will raise funds to help make school affordable for girls around the world.

I will watch Drawdown’s Climate Solutions 101 and share what I learned with others.

I will eat a heart healthy diet by adding 1 cups of fruits and vegetables each day to achieve at least 4 cups per day.

I will tend to a garden, or prepare for one, each day using sustainable gardening practices.

I will avoid buying and using 1 single-use plastics and instead replace them with durable options.

I will learn about sustainable fashion and begin practicing it in my own life.

I will complete a plastics audit to see where plastics show up in my life and determine how I can reduce the use of single-use plastics.