Take the first step to start the conversation with your friends and family!
Inspiration for talking about Climate Change:
• Reach out to friends – tell them you need some guinea pigs to test your talking points
• Keep it simple – you don’t have to use big concepts like ‘climate change’ if you think that will
scare people off – talk about the changes you’ve all seen in your communities, whether
increased flooding, wildfires, extreme weather, or hotter days
• Take them on your journey – what changes you’ve made in your life and how that has made you feel – have your
children taken notice, have your bills gone down
• Add up your little steps – using the website, show them your profile and how much carbon you’ve saved
• Ask them about little steps they think they could make – then show them the impact of your collective action
• Ask them if they would like to sign up to the Carbon Challenge and then walk them through the process
If you start with a group of friends, it will be easier to ask for feedback and prepare yourself for questions. You can work the kinks out. Then think about your next group…a book club, religious group, local coffee shop or library…the sky is the limit!
