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Motivate and organize your climate actions using a Climate Action Map. We all need to be doing what we can, at all levels. www.climateactionmaps.org

  1. No place will be unaffected. In fact, the US may be more impacted than other countries.

    Climate Action Now!

    "Rising global temperatures are set to devastate food crops across the world, with particularly alarming impacts projected for the United States, where production of key crops could plummet 50% by the end of the century, according to a sweeping new analysis." 🧪

    Rising global temperatures are set to devastate food crops across the world, with particularly alarming impacts projected for the United States, where production of key crops could plummet 50% by the ...

    ‘Like everyone on the planet giving up breakfast’: Calories from food production set to plummet as the world heats up | CNN

    Rising global temperatures are set to devastate food crops across the world, with particularly alarming impacts projected for the United States, where production of key crops could plummet 50% by the ...

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    Clean energy tax credits would shrink drastically in a sweeping tax cut and spending bill that was passed last month by the U.S. House and is now before the Senate. In Minnesota, those incentives have spurred new solar and wind projects and created thousands of jobs.

    The clean energy tax credits have been used to defray the cost to build new solar and wind projects, help consumers install rooftop solar or weatherize their homes and encourage companies to invest in...

    Minnesota's clean energy industry fretting about possible rollback of tax credits

    The clean energy tax credits have been used to defray the cost to build new solar and wind projects, help consumers install rooftop solar or weatherize their homes and encourage companies to invest in...

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  3. Some good news for a change!!

    A milestone: the first electric aircraft has landed at JFK.

    "...the flight from the airport in East Hampton to New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport took 45 minutes with a pilot and four people" and cost ... $8 worth of electricity.

    According to Beta Technology officials, the ALIA can fly 250 nautical miles on a single charge. He told reporters from Reuters that it cost just $8 to power the 45-minute flight.

    First electric aircraft lands at JFK — General Aviation News

    According to Beta Technology officials, the ALIA can fly 250 nautical miles on a single charge. He told reporters from Reuters that it cost just $8 to power the 45-minute flight.

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  4. Everyday #ClimateAction

    Build muscle with plant protein.

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  5. Poll of nearly 1500 business execs in 15 major global economies

    52% of business leaders globally plan to relocate their operations if their government doesn’t transition to renewables

    Access to renewable power a top priority for 90% when deciding where to invest

    www.e3g.org/publications...

    Business voices have expressed overwhelming support for the transition to renewable energy.

    Powering Up: Business leaders overwhelmingly back a rapid transition to renewable power

    Business voices have expressed overwhelming support for the transition to renewable energy.

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  6. The first #EarthDay in 1970 saw 20 million people take to the streets in the USA

    It led to the EPA, the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act

    Now, more than ever, we need a mass movement for the living world

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  7. We launched the Climate Action Now app on Earth Day 2021 because we believe in two things deeply:

    🌎 The climate crisis is urgent. 💪 And we are not without power.

    Four years later, we’re closing in on 3 MILLION messages sent to leaders & decision-makers — and we’re just getting started.

    #EarthDay

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  8. 89% of world’s people want stronger action on climate but mistakenly believe they're in a minority

    69% willing to contribute 1% of their income to the climate fight, & more than 50% in all but a few countries, but believed only a minority would also be willing

    www.theguardian.com/environment/...

    Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed

    Activate climate’s ‘silent majority’ to supercharge action, experts say

    Making concerned people aware their views are far from alone could unlock the change so urgently needed

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  9. Everyday #ClimateAction

    Celebrate Earth Day by rededicating yourself to doing everything you can to reduce emissions.

    Today I placed my professional engineer stamp on 21 solar PV projects. And onboarded a new member of my team so we can do even more, together. Aiming for over 1 MW/week. Lets go!!

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  10. Today's Berardelli Bonus: Despite an urgency to lower emissions to reign in Warming to curb extreme weather, in 2024 emissions increased again via Global Carbon Project. This was due both to fossil fuels and land-use changes. US: down. China: Even EU: down bigly India: up bigly

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