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✨ The plastic hierarchy that actually works:
🚫 AVOID
📉 REDUCE
🔄 REUSE
♻️ RECYCLE (last resort!)

Avoiding 1 item > Recycling 10.
What’s your go-to avoid strategy? 👇

#PlasticFreeJuly #EcoTips #AvoidReduceReuse #ClimateSolutions

The transition to 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 depends on critical minerals like lithium, cobalt, copper, and nickel.
Unlike fossil fuels, these materials are 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲, but current recycling capacity is far from sufficient.
🎥 Watch our latest video 𝙉𝙤 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝘽𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣!
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𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿 is one of the most overlooked but essential elements of 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲. 🌍
Clean tech is booming, but many lower income nations can’t access the patents, training, or infrastructure to benefit.

🎥 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝙉𝙤 𝙊𝙣𝙚 𝙇𝙚𝙛𝙩 𝘽𝙚𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙙: 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙍𝙤𝙖𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙅𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙏𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣
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YouTube video by Climate Solutions Roadtrip No One Left Behind: The Road to a Just Transition

New episode of Climate Solutions Roadtrip is live! 🎥

@bradlyn.bsky.social sits down with @m-molfetas.bsky.social of Impact Human to dig into climate justice, equity, and the global financing gap.

Watch the latest episode here:
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#climatefacts

CO₂ Surged Last Year, but the Trump Administration Has Downplayed the Alarming Data Under the Trump administration, NOAA has minimized an announcement that climate-warming carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere grew at a record-breaking speed in 2024

CO₂ Surged: Trump Admin Downplays Alarming Data. A climate crisis.
#climatechange #environment #co2

YouTube video by Climate Solutions Roadtrip Is There A Solution To The Climate Crisis?

Since the Industrial Revolution, we’ve pumped over 2.4 trillion tons of CO₂ into the atmosphere. That’s… a lot.
The 10 hottest years ever recorded? All since 2010.
Climate disasters in 2023 alone caused $380 billion in damage.

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YouTube video by Climate Solutions Roadtrip Is There A Solution To The Climate Crisis?

Ever feel like the climate crisis is just too much? 🌪️🔥🌊

Join meteorologist & climate journalist Bradlyn breaks down what’s happening, what’s working, and how you can help. 💪

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🌍 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲?

They look like us: getting creative, coming together, and getting to work.

Climate solutions aren’t always high-tech.
Sometimes, they look like this:

🧤 picking up trash
🌾 restoring native habitats
🦋 protecting biodiversity

Every small act adds up. 🌱

YouTube video by Climate Solutions Roadtrip Let's Hit The Road: Welcome to Climate Solutions Roadtrip

🌍🚐 The Climate Solutions Roadtrip is live!

Hosted by Bradlyn Oakes, we’re crossing North America to find what’s actually working on climate—from wetlands to clean energy to Indigenous stewardship.

🎥 New eps weekly on YouTube. Hope is a movement. 🌱

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Sharks have been keeping our oceans in balance for hundreds of millions of years, doing way more than you might think!
#marineecosystem

𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁? Healthy soil not only fights climate change but also improves water retention, reduces erosion, and boosts plant growth. It's a win-win! 🌱💧

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘄𝗲 𝗱𝗼? Support regenerative agriculture practices that prioritize soil health, reduce food waste, and choose plant-rich diets.

𝗗𝗶𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗼? 🦸‍♀️
Healthy soil acts like a carbon sponge, pulling CO2 from the atmosphere and locking it away!

Plants absorb CO2, and when they decompose, that carbon gets stored in the soil. Think of it as nature's own carbon capture technology. ♻️

✨ Imagine if we curbed food waste:
We could feed more people and restore land to natural ecosystems, helping fight pollution and biodiversity loss. 🌱

Source: @projectdrawdown

In high-income countries like the US, most waste happens at the grocery store or in our homes.

In the US alone:
🌾 𝗘𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 16% 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀, an area the size of California and New York combined.
🍽️ 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 120 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘀 — enough to feed 1/3 of the U.S. population for a year.

🛒🍎 Let's talk FOOD WASTE.

We shared some facts earlier, but here's a deeper look:

🌍 1/3 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱.
🚛 That's about 15% 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝘀 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 — similar to the entire transportation sector!
💸 Plus, it hits our wallets hard with lost household income.

📝 Plan your meals
🥕 Embrace 'ugly' produce
❄️ Freeze leftovers before they go bad

Ready to be a food waste hero? 🦸‍♀️🌎

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲? 🍴 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗱!

1/3 of all food produced is never eaten and it releases billions of tons of CO2 when it rots. 😱

Good news: 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗸𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻!

Every bite saved = less waste + lower emissions + a healthier planet.

Shifting to these ocean-based foods could 𝗰𝘂𝘁 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 1.47 𝗴𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝘆 2050, like shutting down 393 coal plants 🔥🌍

🐟🌱𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗜𝘀 𝗕𝗹𝘂𝗲

As the world’s population grows, we need smarter, more sustainable ways to feed everyone. The ocean holds the key.

Enter “blue foods”: algae, fish, and shellfish that are
✅ Nutrient-rich
✅ Low-emission
✅ Less land & resource intensive than red meats

#climatesolutions

But these vital ecosystems are vanishing fast due to rising seas and unchecked coastal development.

It’s time to protect & restore blue carbon ecosystems. Doing so 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 76 𝗰𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗻𝘁𝘀/𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗯𝘆 2050 🌱 while also advancing global biodiversity & sustainable development goals.

💙 Mangroves, seagrasses & tidal marshes may cover small areas, but:

💨 They 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 5𝘅 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗻 per area than tropical forests
⚡ 𝗔𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗿𝗯 𝗖𝗢₂ 3𝘅 𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿
🌪️ Protect coastlines from storms
🐟 Support fisheries, biodiversity & tourism
💧 Improve freshwater quality

#climatesolutions

Together, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝘆 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 2 𝗴𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀/𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, the same as removing 400M+ cars from the roads.

⚙️ Smarter ship design & slower speeds
🌊 Route planning that considers weather
⚡ Investment in zero-emission fuels like hydrogen & ammonia
🛠️ Infrastructure for clean fuel storage & processing

🚢 Ocean-based transport moves ~80% of global trade and if shipping were a country, it’d be one of the top 10 emitters worldwide.

The 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗜𝗠𝗢) 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝘁-𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝘆 2050, but hitting that goal means big changes:

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🌊 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗰𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🌍

New research from the Ocean Panel reveals ocean-based climate solutions could deliver up to 35% 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘀 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 2050 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗴𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 1.5°𝗖, a major jump from earlier estimates of 21%.

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💡 5 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗖𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝘃𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗢𝗳

Climate solutions don’t have to be boring– or big tech.

Sometimes, nature already has the answers.
👀 Follow the Climate Solutions Roadtrip to learn more!
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🌱 Fun fact! 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨.𝗦. 𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗲, 𝘀𝗼𝗶𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻 250 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰 𝘁𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗢₂ 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿.⁠
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💡 That’s like taking 50 million cars off the road!
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🌍 So you know what that means? Healthy soil = healthy planet.

𝗟𝗲𝘁’𝘀 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘀. ⁠

@yaleenvironment360

🌍 It's Earth Day! 💚

🌱 Climate solutions already exist, and they are already working.

✨ The future isn’t something we’re waiting for! We’re building it right now.

📽️ Join us on a road trip to uncover the real stories behind the climate wins happening across North America. 🚐

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