Ease Rating: Easy
5 - ~80% target progress (2,000+ kg CO2e)
4 - ~60% (1,000 - 2,000 kg CO2e)
3 - ~20% (500 - 1,000 kg CO2e)
2 - ~10% (100 - 500 kg CO2e)
1 - <10% (<100 kg CO2e)
0 - <1% (<30 kg CO2e)
No. of People Influenced Beyond You: hundreds of people
Amount of Savings: n/a
Impacts: 🏛️ System Change
Categories: Advocacy & Choice
Description
Get to know your representatives at all scales – from local city council to national. Go beyond the simple info they provide through the media, internet, and television ads. Instead, critically, research to see how often your representatives support environmental bills, who they take money from, and how much they are a part of real solutions.
It generally does not take that long, actually. You will get to know who they are and it might surprise you what they support. It makes you a more informed voter and helps when you are discussing candidates with friends and family.
Even if your representatives do not support all or any that you hoped for, finding out what does matter to them can help you link climate change and the environment to their concerns. Creating positive change often means bringing people with related concerns together to make things happen.
Tips
• Meine Abgeordneten is a great resource for identifying your political representatives, from federal to local.• It is a helpful tool that also tracks how the different representatives have voted on various bills, what public statements they have made, and who they receive funding from.
• Naturally be sure to investigate the official website of your representatives as well.
• If you want to go even deeper, Wahlkabine helps you choose the issues you care about and decide who should get your vote.