ELECT LEADERS WHO’LL MAKE AND IMPLEMENT STRONG CLIMATE POLICIES.

There are important climate policy issues on every ballot in national, regional, and local elections.

Your vote can have a greater climate impact than that of your personal emissions based on the policies your elected officials enact.

Make sure you’re registered to vote in your next election. Sign up at a trusted government website such as that listed below or by searching “register to vote” + “my country”.

Register to vote in the United States.

After you’ve registered to vote, note the date of upcoming elections on your calendar and set a reminder to vote.

Be sure to vote in every election, including primaries, local elections, and national elections.

Find upcoming elections in the United States.

How can you vote for politicians committed to real climate action?

1. Elect politicians with good climate voting scores from organizations like theLeague of Conservation Voters in the United States or theClimate Action Network in Europe.The Environmental Voter Project is also doing good work to turn non-voting environmentalists into consistent voters.
2. If your candidate doesn’t have a climate score, vote forcandidates who have pledged not to take fossil fuel money.
3. Check who funds your candidate. (Hint: Big fossil fuel companies are not great for ambitious climate policy.)
4. And please, for lots of reasons, including the climate, elect more women! A 2019study showed more women in parliament resulted in lower national emissions via stronger climate policies.