Climate 101

Education is an essential factor in the ever more urgent global fight against climate change

SIX WAYS TO LOWER YOUR CARBON EMISSION QUICKLY

Tackling climate change on a global level is an immense challenge – but some small, easy actions are accessible to most people. Much of the change needed to curb climate change quickly goes well beyond what any individual can do – from improving renewable energy infrastructure, to a rapid phase-out of fossil fuels. But individual actions can add up too.  READ MORE

GO ELECTRIC GUIDE

Everything you need to know to start using your electric bank account

The Inflation Reduction Act is full of incentives to help you and your family go electric. But there’s a lot to explore and understand, from electric appliances you may not even know about yet to the best way to structure your electric journey for maximum savings. Rewiring America’s Go Electric Guide provides everything you need to know to start using the electric bank account full of money you now have to electrify your household.

WATT DIET CALCULATOR

Electrifying the home without upsizing the electric panel

Most people think electrical upgrades are needed if they add electric appliances, but this can be avoided with thoughtful selection of efficient products or by using load sharing devices. Homes have access to a set amount of power through the service wire from a nearby power pole. For example, a service wire may provide 24,000 Watts (100 Amps at 240V). Choosing power efficient appliances can help you avoid upgrading the utility service wire and your circuit breaker panel. See home examples and download your Watt Diet Calculator.

HAVE CLIMATE QUESTIONS? GET ANSWERS HERE

The Climate Desk at The Times has been collecting reader questions and has started answering them here. Type your question in the search box to see if they’ve covered it yet. If you don’t find an answer, don’t worry: They’re following your great questions and will add more in time.

CLIMATE CLOCK

The Climate Clock melds art, science, technology, and grassroots organizing to get the world to #ActInTime.

The project is centered on a simple tool: a clock that counts down the critical time window to reach zero emissions (our “Deadline”), while tracking our progress on key solution pathways (“Lifelines”). 

By showing us what we need to do by when, the Clock frames our critical mission — a rapid and just transition to a safe climate future — and puts it at the very forefront of our attention.

Since its famous launch in New York in September 2020, Climate Clock teams have sprung up across the world from Chiapas to Kazakhstan, from Korea to Glasgow. 

CLIMATE INSTITUTE

Welcome to Climate 101, a crash course on the causes, effects, and commonly known responses to global warming. We encourage you to read these pages to gain a solid understanding of basic climate issues as we continue to produce publications and news articles relevant to the subject of global warming.

Climate 101 was produced by Climate Institute Editor in Chief, Rudy Baum.

CLIMATE REALITY PROJECT

We know it’s happening, and we know why: carbon pollution from fossil fuels is warming our planet and throwing natural systems out of balance.

You don’t have to look far to see the results. Hotter temperatures, stronger storms, rising seas, and so much more, threatening the health of our families and the future we pass on to generations to come.

But what’s going on and why? Build your understanding of the science behind climate change with The Climate Reality Project’s Climate 101. 

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