Some of the most helpful reading and resources I've found around the internet. Read for your own edification, or share with friends - these articles and sites are easy to share, and they explain the issues more clearly than I can!
Personal Impact Calculators:
Calculate your personal ecological footprint
What's the carbon footprint of your diet?
Flight emissions calculator
Also, a pop quiz: The most effective ways to curb climate change might surprise you.
Food:
The Oxford-Martin Programme on the Future of Food - a research endeavour of Oxford University
Plant-based diets could save millions of lives and cut greenhouse gas emissions - easy-to-read article about the above
Diet and Global Climate Change - study from the UC Santa Barbara with similar findings to Oxford-Martin
The Planetary Health Diet - as defined by an international commission of over 30 scientists
New plant-focused diet would 'transform planet's future' - Another easy-to-read article, this one on the EAT-Lancet Commission
Avoiding meat and dairy is 'single biggest way' to reduce your impact on earth
The Climatarian Challenge App - a 30-day challenge to eat within your personal climate budget
Forks Over Knives - a guide to whole-food, plant-based eating (lots of recipes, nutrition info and personal stories)
Money:
Market Forces - find out how clean (or dirty) your bank, insurance and super fund are when it comes to financing environmental damage
Green Electricity Guide - ranks Australian power companies by environmental-friendliness
Talk:
Climate Emergency Declaration - what this means, how to campaign for it and how to talk about it
School Strike 4 Climate - school students campaigning for meaningful action to stop climate change
Extinction Rebellion - non-violent civil disobedience to demand government action, anybody can join
EDOs of Australia - independent lawyers for environmental protection and for members of the public involved in environmental action
Cities Power Partnership - get your city council to sign up and commit to switching to clean energy
Un-Consumerism:
Consumerism and Climate Change: How the choices you make can help mitigate the effects of climate change
SoKind Registry - A registry service that enables you to request second-hand and home-made gifts, charitable donations, experiences and skillshare instead of new material gifts.
How to stop buying sh*t you don't need - it does what it says. A fantastic free resource from one of my favourite blogs; 100% worth giving your email address for.
Household:
The four most effective things you can do about climate change, according to science, and
The most effective individual steps to tackle climate change aren't being discussed, and
Here's the full research paper the above two articles were based on.
How to live a 1.5 degree life - A collection of articles about living more lightly on the planet, collated by Australian Ethical Super.
Overwhelmed by climate change? Here's what you can do
Green Electricity Guide - ranks Australian power companies by environmental-friendliness
Climate Change Facts:
Debunking climate change myths that refuse to die
We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UN (published 2018)
12 years to save the planet? Make that 18 months - sensible, not as scary as it sounds, motivating!
Personal Impact Calculators:
Calculate your personal ecological footprint
What's the carbon footprint of your diet?
Flight emissions calculator
Also, a pop quiz: The most effective ways to curb climate change might surprise you.
Food:
The Oxford-Martin Programme on the Future of Food - a research endeavour of Oxford University
Plant-based diets could save millions of lives and cut greenhouse gas emissions - easy-to-read article about the above
Diet and Global Climate Change - study from the UC Santa Barbara with similar findings to Oxford-Martin
The Planetary Health Diet - as defined by an international commission of over 30 scientists
New plant-focused diet would 'transform planet's future' - Another easy-to-read article, this one on the EAT-Lancet Commission
Avoiding meat and dairy is 'single biggest way' to reduce your impact on earth
The Climatarian Challenge App - a 30-day challenge to eat within your personal climate budget
Forks Over Knives - a guide to whole-food, plant-based eating (lots of recipes, nutrition info and personal stories)
Money:
Market Forces - find out how clean (or dirty) your bank, insurance and super fund are when it comes to financing environmental damage
Green Electricity Guide - ranks Australian power companies by environmental-friendliness
Talk:
Climate Emergency Declaration - what this means, how to campaign for it and how to talk about it
School Strike 4 Climate - school students campaigning for meaningful action to stop climate change
Extinction Rebellion - non-violent civil disobedience to demand government action, anybody can join
EDOs of Australia - independent lawyers for environmental protection and for members of the public involved in environmental action
Cities Power Partnership - get your city council to sign up and commit to switching to clean energy
Un-Consumerism:
Consumerism and Climate Change: How the choices you make can help mitigate the effects of climate change
SoKind Registry - A registry service that enables you to request second-hand and home-made gifts, charitable donations, experiences and skillshare instead of new material gifts.
How to stop buying sh*t you don't need - it does what it says. A fantastic free resource from one of my favourite blogs; 100% worth giving your email address for.
Household:
The four most effective things you can do about climate change, according to science, and
The most effective individual steps to tackle climate change aren't being discussed, and
Here's the full research paper the above two articles were based on.
How to live a 1.5 degree life - A collection of articles about living more lightly on the planet, collated by Australian Ethical Super.
Overwhelmed by climate change? Here's what you can do
Green Electricity Guide - ranks Australian power companies by environmental-friendliness
Climate Change Facts:
Debunking climate change myths that refuse to die
We have 12 years to limit climate change catastrophe, warns UN (published 2018)
12 years to save the planet? Make that 18 months - sensible, not as scary as it sounds, motivating!