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“What can I actually do to address climate change?”

Your guide to meaningful climate action is here!

Take the quiz and discover your climate superpowers.

Citizen
Professional
Investor
Consumer
Role Model

This guide was created by climate scientist
Dr. Kimberly Nicholas and the team at Project Drawdown.

It focuses on five research-based climate superpowers – actions you can take as a citizen, professional, investor, consumer, and role model – connecting your personal choices to bigger, collective change.

Can I really have an impact?

40–80% Emissions cuts that could come from the choices we make – at home, at work, and on the move.

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$38,000/yr Annual salary that puts you in the top 10% of earners globally and responsible for about half of household climate pollution.

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1 vote Can have an impact greater than your carbon footprint based on the climate policies your elected official enacts.

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Join the SHIFT

Collective actions add up to move the needle. SHIFT is happening all around the Earth every day.

175
Shifters have identified
their climate superpowers
29
Shifters have completed
one or more actions
239
Total actions
completed
167
Citizens
153
Professionals
117
Investors
117
Consumers
175
Role Models
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What People are Saying

  • “I absolutely loved how it ranked climate action superpowers (without the need to get bogged down in boring carbon reduction technicalities). I loved that it shifted my attention away from my individual consumer behaviour (which I do a lot of) to bigger impact stuff around being a citizen and professionally. I loved it gave me a lot of options to think about and specific practical advice on my next steps.”

  • “This was the best thing that could happen to me this morning! Will definitely come back to it (I've also taken screenshots and saved helpful links), and I'll share it with others!”

  • “Wonderful. Influenced us and we’re getting a new bank thanks to you! Plus working harder at other things.”

  • “I appreciated that it was all backed up with resources.”

  • “Beautifully engineered… explained things really well to move people toward action, and you explained how their action is important and needed. Well done!!”

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