If you’re a US citizen, no matter where in the world, start by making sure you’re registered to vote. Many districts are gerrymandered, so you’ll want to register as the party that’s likely to win congressional and/or state legislative districts where you live, and vote in that party’s primary.

In addition to voting, you’ll want to influence politics beyond that. Your local races are a good place to start; cities and states control local land use and things like building codes.

To affect Congress, you’ll want to pick swing house districts or swing senate seats. Volunteer for a Democrat and donate accordingly.

For President, the reality is that Biden has done far more than Trump would even consider, starting with the Inflation Reduction Act, and continuing through numerous executive actions. Getting involved in this race means volunteering, and if you can, donating to the Biden Victory Fund. If you’re giving really large amounts of money, and the logistics of it work, go to an in-person event and talk to the candidate or other official about climate:

How to influence the US election towards climate action
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  1. Do not forget that climate conscious voters have already been and will continue to be targeted with messaging intended to dissuade from campaign activity and voting altogether. This sub itself propagates these messages oftentimes

    If our votes weren’t important, powerful people wouldn’t spend so many resources trying to suppress them

    Edit: Found a [perfect example](https://www.reddit.com/r/trolleyproblem/s/QF0TeRPtQn) almost immediately after replying to this post

  6. Anyone who believes the Inflation Reduction Act is truly meaningful legislation can take a hike. Neither Party as presently constituted is up to the task of meaningful climate action.

  7. Vote for me and there will be changes!! Just fill in the name Renee riley

  8. I have a question. 

    1. People say Trump gutted the EPA, I’m not doubting this at all but what are the specifics of this? 

    2. Has Biden un-gutted the EPA at all? 

  10. Just coming here to vent that our climate’s future literally hangs in the balance of this election. It scares me that people don’t realize how severe that is — that it’s literally not an exaggeration.

    Yes, I wish that we had a better option than Biden. Someone committed to leading the passing of a Green New Deal and/or bold enough to start talking about forcing polluters to remove carbon pollution from their pollutants and/or a carbon tax. But unfortunately, we don’t. The odds of a third-party candidate winning are so slim that we can’t rely on them. It’s maddening that my democratic power has been reduced down to this one choice, but it’s the only choice we have.

    I will be pushing for climate action the day he is (hopefully) reelected, and I acknowledge my negligence in just getting involved in pushing for it now. If he is not reelected, I haven’t decided if I’m going to try to emigrate, keeping in mind that it will be the whole world that begins to slide further out of balance.

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