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Why Lawns Must Die: Turf grass is the largest crop by area in the United States (and many European nations from where it came) - 3X more area consumed than corn - and emissions from lawn care machines total 4% of the US annual emissions. There's plenty of inspiration here.
"Make Pasta..." (BBC Article): "In a recent survey, 10,000 young people were asked about climate change. Three quarters said the future of the world was frightening, while more than half said they thought humanity was doomed." So, how can we manage these feelings of doom? Getting involved in the fight with "stubborn optimism" and finding - or creating - a community that cares in the same way you do.
Doughnut model (TIME Article): Can doughnut economics accelerate both socially and environmentally sustainable growth in society? The case of Amsterdam points in the right direction, with attuned leadership.
TED Talk: Go to noplasticwaste.org and get more information about the initiative that TED speaker is referring to
Friar William of Ockham (Medium post): The principle is "other things being equal, simpler explanations are generally better than more complex ones" [source] and it can be used to analyze our proposed solutions to the climate crisis in nearly all categories. Dr. Jonathan Foley argues that we must focus on the readily available solutions - folding in new, potentially high-tech ones when possible - to not cause unnecessary delays or distractions.
4-day Work Week (Financial Times article): "To stop climate change, we need to get poorer, and the safest way to do that is to work less" argues columnist Simon Kuper. Not because we should be "poorer" per say, but because every hour adds up to more emissions, and developed countries need to achieve drawdown every way possible.