How to get started • OnePointFive Project

INTRODUCTION

Getting Started with Climate Change & Action

Team OnePointFive • 29 March 2024

Step 1, Understand the Problem

Skipping the basics leads to confusion and half-truths.

Educate Yourself: If you don’t start with the fundamentals, everything else feels overwhelming. Begin with Net-Zero—it’s the cornerstone of global climate action.

Science Behind Climate Change: Ignoring the science means falling for myths. Get the facts straight—understand what’s causing climate change and how it impacts the world.

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Step 2, Look for Different Points of View

A narrow view leads to blind spots and bad decisions.

Diverse Perspectives: Sticking to one side of the story is dangerous. Climate change isn’t one- dimensional—explore economic, cultural, and political viewpoints.

Critically Evaluate Information: Not everything you read is true. Learn to filter out noise, spot misinformation, and separate scientific facts from opinions.

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Step 3, Stay Updated

Outdated knowledge weakens your impact.

Follow Reputable Sources: If you’re not keeping up with credible research and experts, you’re falling behind. Stay informed with reliable climate news.

Join Online Communities: Learning alone is limiting. Engage in discussions, challenge your understanding, and connect with others who are serious about climate action.

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Step 4, Participate in Themes That Resonate With You

Without focus, your efforts become meaningless.

Identify Your Passion: Climate action is vast. Find what drives you—renewable energy, conservation, policy, sustainable living—and go deep.

Take Action: Interest without action changes nothing. Get involved: volunteer, advocate, campaign, or shift your own habits.

Educate Others: If you don’t share what you learn, the cycle of inaction continues. Spread knowledge, spark conversations, and inspire change.

And Finally, Remember

Stubbornness and isolation weaken the movement.

Stay Open-Minded: Climate science evolves. If you’re unwilling to adapt, you’ll fall behind.

Collaborate: No one solves climate change alone. Work with people who challenge and strengthen your perspective.