Gardeners: What are the most impactful climate actions you can take?
What’s the most impactful climate actions you can take in your garden?
It’s not too late. We can still take actions to mitigate, and even maybe reverse climate change (take the time to read the Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming AMZ).
But it requires each one of us to take actions in our lives.
While it is true each of our individual actions will only have a small impact, they are really important in increasing collective awareness of the climate change crisis we are facing.
As gardeners there are many things we can do. Explore below a few of the actions you can take, with minimum efforts - and best of all, it’s better for you and our planet.
#1 Grow more of your own food, even if you don’t have a Veg patch
No Food miles. No pesticides.
Little efforts. Maximum Nutrients.
Supply throughout the year.
#2 Stop using fertilisers from the big bad Corporates destroying our environment…
(yes Bayer Monsanto, for example)
Stop killing your soils.
Stop damaging human DNA.
Instead grow more nutrients-rich Vegs.
#3 Keep more of your waste home, start Composting
Stop the madness of Waste processing and its many impacts.
Use all your kitchen waste, even meat.
Make truly magical compost at home!
What else can you do against climate change?
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The Guardian newspaper asked in May 2024 hundreds of real, top-climate scientists for their views on what we should be doing…
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76% of experts agree that voting for politicians who have a plan for strong climate actions is one of the most impactful thing you can do. Make your vote count.
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56% of experts recommend cutting down on most polluting activity one can do (flying). ”Frequent-flying “super emitters” who represent just 1% of the world’s population cause half of aviation’s carbon emissions” …
Go for electric or human-powered transport instead. -
Our food production systems really are out of control. Eat more Vegs, and less meat.
30% of experts said eating less meat was the most effective climate action.
Much better, grow your own Vegs. -
30% of experts backed reducing emissions from heating and cooling homes, for example using heat pumps.
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Few politicians stick to pledges or anything that might be seen unsafe for their seat. That’s the reality.
Show them your might and participate to protests. It will help politicians get more confident they need to back climate action.
25% of experts agreed. -
Yes, the planet doesn’t have unlimited resources. it may be controversial, but population control is a sustainable strategy.
12% of experts agreed. -
There are many other things you can do: stop investing your pension in fossil-fuel related businesses, stop working for the fossil-fuel or chemical, mining and deforestation and even agriculture global corporates.
Most importantly, talk about climate change with people around you - so many people don’t believe in what the real experts say. That is frightening!
