Erika Reinhardt

Individually these changes are very small, but they make them socially acceptable, and put your skin (even more) in the climate game. If you do them quietly, it's a drop in the bucket. If you do them vocally, you can create a sea change.

But because we care about our overall carbon budget, not just hitting zero, we don't want to be wasteful. It all adds up. The biggest, easy, cost-saving things you can do? Reduce unnecessary air travel, reduce food waste, and eat less beef and lamb.

The _only_ way to hit zero emissions is for each of these industries to transform to be zero-emissions themselves. Which is why the most important thing to do is push for systemic change. This is, in the end, the largest systems challenge humanity has ever faced.

If you do all the above (not that long of a list!), you will no longer own infrastructure that's directly emitting greenhouse gas . But the above only account for 45% of average American emissions today. The remaining 55% is through the food, goods, and services we each buy.

If you're ever remodeling or building a new home, *please* ask for it to be all-electric. Otherwise you'll be kicking yourself when you face more expensive retrofits and appliance replacements down the road. This policy change is coming, and you can get ahead of it.

Many people own appliances and vehicles that burn fossil fuels. That's directly at odds with getting to zero-emissions. Your gas stove, water heater, space heater, and dryer all need to replaced with electric versions at the next opportunity, ditto your car. #electrifyeverything

There's no way that climate will be solved without gov support. Your most important action is to make climate a priority by voting for and supporting pro-climate candidates, joining a climate action or political group, and supporting mitigation policy and adaptation nonprofits.

This will be a huge long fight. These orgs and others will continue to need our support, companies will need to be founded, and then have investors and employees help make them succeed, and policy changed. So if you're just seeing this now (whenever that is), it's not too late!

Thanks to everyone for the absolutely amazing showing in donations and spreading the word over the last few days! You collectively donated $25,970, and we'll be matching the full amount, for a total of $51,940 contributed towards preventing further climate change. Incredible. https://twitter.com/embrein/status/1201931412259008512 …

We just crossed the original $25k match! But thx to the new plan below, there's still an additional $4,660 of match available for donations to @cleanaircatf, @rfnations, @Energy4Humanity, @ThirdWayEnergy, and @carbon_180 for the rest of day. Choose a favorite or a few! Ty all!https://twitter.com/embrein/status/1202270696732147714 …

So as of writing this, there's another $5,710 of match available to any org on this list. Thank you, thank you, thank you, all! 11/n