Jamie Jacquart

I will find out who in my city makes decisions that impact neighborhood walkability and express my support for better walking infrastructure.

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching other Drawdown Buildings Solutions.

I will spend at least 30 minutes finding out if my city, region, state, or country offers incentives for retrofitting existing buildings.

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about green gentrification and how it relates to city planning for climate action.

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

I will contact the fossil fuel companies that supply energy in my community and ask how they manage and reduce methane leakage.

I will donate to nonprofits that install clean cookstoves in low-income countries.

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

I will spend 20 minutes researching and shopping from 5 businesses owned by women, people of color, or immigrants.

I will spend 30 minutes researching the environmental benefits of peatlands and what is being done around the world to conserve and restore them.

I will plant 10 trees in my community, public parks, or backyard.

I will contact 2 congress people or representatives to advocate for public policy that protects forests and the enforcement of existing anti-logging laws, as well as the rights of local people to protect and restore the land in their communities.

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching how people can build with carbon-storing materials - including agricultural byproducts - and discuss it with my peers or post to social media.

I will prevent water runoff and increase absorbency by mulching the base of trees and plants in my yard.

I will give 3 microloans to women who need help starting a business.

Through social media (LinkedIn or Instagram), I will share what I've learned about Food, Agriculture, & Land Use and tag Ecochallenge.org.

Each day, I will spend at least 30 minutes learning about sustainable aquaculture.

I will spend at least 20 minutes researching cement alternatives that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete.

I will spend at least 30 minutes researching how to properly dispose of bioplastics in my city and share this information with 3 friends, family, and/or colleagues.

I will advocate for alternatives to single-use packaging at local grocery stores, markets, at work, or on campus.

Through social media (LinkedIn or Instagram), I will share what I've learned about Industry Solutions and tag Ecochallenge.org.

I will make a donation to a nonprofit that installs microgeneration in low income countries.

I will take a walk for 45 minutes each day and take note of the infrastructure that makes walking more or less enjoyable, accessible, and possible.

I will write or call 1 elected officials telling them not to support fossil fuel subsidies and instead support wind energy generation.