Community climate action USA
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| Location | United States |
| Coordinates | 39° 47' 1.43" N, 100° 26' 45.18" W |
The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of US community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism in response to Climate emergency. Learn about how communities positively impact through different projects and collaborations. The majority of our information about this is collated via our place pages ...Near you. There is an international interest in issues surrounding changes in climate in the United States and that nation's relationship to general global warming due to the high level of American greenhouse gas emissions per capita. W
Climate news
Eva v Goliath: the 20-year-old climate activist taking on Trump and the fossil fuel industry, theguardian.com (May 20, 2026) - US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds, theguardian.com (Mar 25, 2026)
- New York Cooks Up a Plan to Boost Energy Efficiency in Public Housing, insideclimatenews.org (Mar 16, 2026)
- South Korea's president orders all-out response to heatwave, reuters.com (Aug 06, 2026)
- The politics of heat, where “voters are greener than politicians, the media—even we ourselves—seem willing to admit” [The Break-Down], Daily Alternative (Jul 18, 2026)
- Europe's heatwave linked to 1,300 deaths, WHO says, as Germany hits record 41.7C, BBC News (Jun 28, 2026)
- National Trust asks public to join call for urgent Government action after hundreds of wildfires break out, and full extent of nature loss at Dunwich Heath emerges, nationaltrust.org.uk (Aug 07, 2026) — “The climate crisis long predicted by scientists is happening here and now. Ferocious wildfires, unprecedented temperatures and record-breaking droughts are already hitting communities and nature across the UK – they are not a distant threat. Tackling this emergency must be a cross-Government priority because it touches every aspect of our lives, our society and our economy. So we’ve launched a petition to demonstrate to Ministers the strength of public feeling on this issue." National Trust Director-General Hilary McGrady. To sign the petition, visit: nationaltrust.org.uk/wildfire-petition
- Murderous heat, an endangered food supply and no net zero: this is the life the radical right wants you to have, George Monbiot, theguardian.com (Aug 05, 2026)
- European Central Bank official warns climate crisis poses growing threat to ‘core financial stability’, theguardian.com (Aug 01, 2026)
- These US states want polluters to pay for the rising insurance costs of climate disasters, theguardian.com (Feb 08, 2026)
- Pakistan seeks justice for environmental harm through climate litigation, globalvoices.org (Jan 11, 2026)
- World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam, theguardian.com (Jan 10, 2026)
Networks
- Peoples lands, People, Public Lands, and Climate Collaborative, informal network of U.S.-based NGOs who believe in the importance of a climate plan for public lands. 16:42, 30 January 2023 (UTC)
- Climate Crisis Coalition, link checked 09:12, 28 September 2021 (UTC)
- Elders Climate Action, added 15:59, 21 May 2021 (UTC)
Video
International events
Mar 01, 2026 (Sun) — World Seagrass Day, Mar 1, annually. Raising awareness about seagrass and its important functions in the marine ecosystem.- Mar 20, 2026 (Fri) — World Rewilding Day, March 20, annually, rewildingeurope.com
- Apr 22, 2026 (Wed) — Earth Day, April 22, annually, earthday.org
- May 20, 2026 (Wed) — World Bee Day, May 20 each year, fao.org
- Jun 17, 2026 (Wed) — World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, each June 17, un.org
- Aug 09, 2026 (Sun) — International Day of the World's Indigenous People, observed on 9 August each year to raise awareness and protect the rights of the world's indigenous population, un.org
- Aug 12, 2026 (Wed) — International Youth Day, awareness day designated by the United Nations taking place on Aug 12 each year, un.org
- Dec 11, 2026 (Fri) — International Mountain Day, Dec 11, annually, fao.org
Visions
With a Green New Deal, here's what the world could look like for the next generation, Dec 5, 2018[1]
Research
The Solutions Project is an organization first conceived in 2011 by prominent figures in science, business and the entertainment media with the goal of utilizing the combined efforts of individuals in the fields of science, business and culture to accelerate the transition to 100% renewable energy use in the United States. Based on the results of academic research, the organization maintains that America is capable of meeting its entire energy needs through renewable energy sources, and that this goal can be achieved by the year 2050. (The organization defines renewable energy as solar power, wind power, hydroelectric power, geothermal energy and wave/tidal power.) Furthermore, the organization claims that the solutions that will be needed to achieve this goal are primarily social and political, not technical, in nature, as most of the technology necessary to bring about the transition already exists.
The organization has proposed what it calls the "50 States 50 Plans" initiative. These are plans developed for each of the 50 United States specifying the precise mix of renewable energy types that, given factors such as geography and climate, would allow that particular state to receive all of its energy from renewable sources by 2050. The organization claims that, beyond the issue of environmental sustainability, a number of significant benefits to society would come about if the initiative were adopted, including consumer energy cost savings, health cost savings and millions of long-term (40 years or more) jobs.
Founders of The Solutions Project include Stanford University professor Mark Z. Jacobson, renewable energy executive Marco Krapels, documentary filmmaker and activist Josh Fox and Hollywood actor and activist Mark Ruffalo.
The Solutions Project, link checked 14:46, 13 April 2021 (UTC)
Other resources
- The Climate Registry, a nonprofit collaboration between North American states, provinces, territories, and Native Sovereign Nations to record and track the greenhouse gas emissions of businesses, municipalities and other organizations. W
- Learning from EPA's Climate Showcase Communities US EPA
Citizens data initiative
Fossil Free Funds - NOAA Climate.gov
Infographics
What's in Obama's Climate Plan? TckTckTck
Funding
- The Solutions Project, link checked 14:46, 13 April 2021 (UTC)...see also: Research
Campaigns
- Climate Organizing Hub, "founded in 2022 as a climate action center to run campaigns against the fossil fuel industry by partnering with frontline community groups and individual activists", added 17:12, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
- The Climate Mobilization
- Mothers Out Front
- Campus Climate Challenge
Ethical consumerism
- Center for the New American Dream
- ConsumerProtect.com
- GreenerChoices.org
- Wikipedia: List of Fairtrade settlements in the United States
News and comment
- Apr 23, 2020, Towards sustainable economies US: Accessible local alternatives to Amazon Prime[2]
Sustainable transport USA
The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of US community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' Sustainable transport activism, Cycling activism and advocacy. Learn about how communities positively impact through innovations, different projects and collaborations.
Cycling activism
- League of American Bicyclists, The League's Bicycle Friendly America℠ program
- PeopleForBikes
- Stolen Bike Registry
Urban sustainability
- Strong Towns, non-profit organization to "support a model of growth that allows America’s towns to become financially strong and resilient". W, added 16:41, 21 March 2023 (UTC)
- Better Block, nonprofit that educates, equips, and empower communities to reshape built environments
- Center for Community Progress
- Create Streets America
- OpenPlans (Wikipedia) non-profit technology based advocacy organization which aims to help to open up government and improve transportation systems.
- America Walks
- Reimagining the Civic Commons - Civic Commons - Reimagining Our Cities' Public Assets
- Walkabile Communities
- Small Scale Developers & Builders, information from Congress for the New Urbanism
- KaBOOM!, national non-profit dedicated to bringing balanced and active play into the daily lives of all kids, particularly those growing up in poverty
News and comment
- Cities need to be redesigned for the climate crisis. Can they make us happy, too?, theguardian.com (Mar 28, 2022)
- Dallas non-profit creates bike share docks for neighborhoods, Feb 19, 2018...[3]Texas
- Small Towns Can Be Resilient, Too, Mar 29, 2018...[4]
See also Barcelona
Community safety
- Mothers Against Senseless Killing
- The Trust Network, added 08:05, 7 November 2021 (UTC)
News and comment
- Building an "Early Warning, Early Action infrastructure" to prevent violent conflict in the US, welcome to the Trust Network, Nov 1, 2021...[5]
- Chicago: Come for the fun, stay for the revolution, Nov 16, 2017...[6]
- The Unsung Role That Ordinary Citizens Played in the Great Crime Decline, Nov 9, 2017...[7]
Road safety
- National Complete Streets Coalition, Smart Growth America
- Road safety information from National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, nhtsa.gov, added 14:52, 14 October 2022 (UTC)
Education for sustainability
local information can be found, or shared, via our many USA location pages
External links
- Climate change in the United States, (category) W
References
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| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Cite as | Philralph (2015–2026). "Community climate action USA". Appropedia. Retrieved August 12, 2026. |