Join us as we talk with Flannery Winchester of Citizens Climate Lobby about the power each of us has to drive the government response we need to solve climate change.
Option #1
Email your representative and push for more aggressive climate action.
Remember, a mediocre email sent today is worth way more than the perfect one that never gets sent!
Potential talking points
Look up your representative and their contact info here.
Who Represents Me? Elected Officials Lookup - 270toWin
Option #2
Consider volunteering with Citizens Climate Lobby or another organization empowering everyday people to drive government action. Climate change is too big to sit on the sidelines and we all have the power to make a difference.
Environmental Volunteering | Join Citizens' Climate Lobby (citizensclimatelobby.org)
Iron / steel production accounts for roughly 8% of global carbon emissions
Volvo Group just delivered North America’s first dump truck made of fossil-free steel
Steel supplied by Swedish manufacturer SSAB
Sources
Emissions by sector - Our World in Data
Volvo CE delivers North America’s first machine made using fossil-free steel
NASA scientist Dr. James Hansen gave first official testimony to Congress on dangers of climate change in 1988
Initial renewable energy tax credits passed by Congress
Sources
Solar Investment Tax Credit (ITC) | SEIA
U.S. Energy Information Administration - EIA - Independent Statistics and Analysis
James Hansen’s 1988 climate change warning, 30 years on. (slate.com)