Climate Activist Resources

Climate Action Toolkit

Ordinances, codes, regulations, programs: Find the tools you need to facilitate local climate action from the Sierra Club.

How to Talk About Climate Science

This video provides an overview of the climate science asking the questions “should we change?” “can we change?” “will we change?”

How to Talk about Climate Science pResentation DeCK

This slide deck covers the basics of the climate science: the problem and its solutions and can be used in presentations with others. 

January PResentation on How to Talk to Elected Leaders

This fireside talk with Bernie Narviez and Joelle Gallagher provides some guidelines to activists who want to meet with elected leaders or influential figures in your community. 

How to Take Action Recording

This session  provides an overview of the history of activism as well as some guidelines for how to take action: advocating, educating, influencing, and informing.  

A Primer on Climate Science

This video provides an overview of the climate science and points towards some solutions for leaders and individuals. 

July Presentation on How to Talk to Elected Leaders and INfluencers

This fireside talk with Bernie Narviez and Scott Sedgely provides some guidelines to activists who want to meet with elected leaders or influential figures in your community. 

a Primer on Personal Actions

This video tutorial provides an overview of individual actions you can take in your life to become a model for others. 

How to Take Action

This session  provides guidance on how to maximize your impact by scaling your actions to your specific community and maximizing the value of your personal choices. 

PERSONAL CHOICES PRESENTATION

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How to Take Action Presentation

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The Impacts of Climate Change

Recording of EDF Senior Climate Scientist and Streisand Chair of Environmental Science Ilissa Ocko providing a primer on the latest climate science and its real-time impacts.

Budget Conscious Climate Action Deck

This presentation details budget-conscious climate action for cities and municipalities. 

This recording of a Countywide Climate Action Committee Meeting details the budget conscious actions cities, towns and municipalities can take to meet climate targets.

Take Action Right Now

Find suggestions on actions that you can take as well as a link to local issues that require your attention right now!

The Sustainable Innovation Forum 2020

Access the entire on-demand library of resources from the Sustainable Innovation Forum in 2020. 

Five Minute Flash Talk

This short (five minute) presentation gives an overview of how to expand the scope of the drawdown.

What Climate Science IS Telling us

Climate Science Basics, With Pete Gan (Part One) from The Climate Center

More climate Science

Climate Science Basics, With Pete Gan (Part Two) from The Climate Center

International Policy

Climate Science Basics, With Pete Gan (Part Three) from The Climate Center

One View of the Future

Climate Science Basics, With Pete Gan (Part Four) from The Climate Center

We Are In a Climate Emergency

Climate Science Basics, With Pete Gang (Part Five) from The Climate Center

How Did We Get Here

Climate Science Basics, With Pete Gang (Part Six) from The Climate Center

Options to Cool the Planet

Climate Science Basics, With Pete Gan (Part Seven) from The Climate Center

How to Take Action Slide Deck

This slide deck  provides an overview of the history of activism as well as some guidelines for how to take action: advocating, educating, influencing, and informing.  

The Role of RCDs in Tackling Climate Change

Learn more about the mix of approaches necessary to address the climate crisis in this powerpoint presentation.

All about Sustainable AG

Check out this informative and encouraging presentation on Healthy Soils by Mary Chambers, chair of Sierra Club’s Sustainable Ag Committee.