This week:
I’m back today to share my 2023 wrap-up. It’s a pretty stream-of-consciousness endeavor, but I think it sums up where I was right in my 2023 preview, where I was very wrong, how the world changed — or didn’t — and most importantly, how we responded.
Here's What You Can Do:
• Donate to CAMFED (https://flight.beehiiv.net/v2/clicks/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NhbWZlZC5vcmcvY2FuL2NsaW1hdGUtYWN0aW9uLz9mb3JtPUZVTkdXV0VRQkFDJnV0bV9zb3VyY2U9aW1wb3J0YW50bm90aW1wb3J0YW50LmNvbSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPXJlZmVycmFsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj0yMDIzLXJldmlldy13aGF0LWp1c3QtaGFwcGVuZWQiLCJwb3N0X2lkIjoiYjFmM2IxYjQtMjgwNi00MDM1LTlkNjMtN2Q2MjE5ZjkyYWEzIiwicHVibGljYXRpb25faWQiOiJhNzg0Yzc1Zi1mYTg3LTRjZDItODllMS02MTA2NzU2MGIxOWMiLCJ2aXNpdF90b2tlbiI6IjU4NDIwMThmLWVlY2UtNDhkNi05YTg1LWRiMTBlODY0MjhkZSIsImlhdCI6MTcwNjAzNDMyNCwiaXNzIjoib3JjaGlkIn0.i3wiCq4eSxpIoLpT6wCbbdaKqzQoHkHXN4ijjuCSyhE) to help them educate 5 million girls in Africa by 2030 (educating girls is key to building climate resilience!)
• Volunteer with Action for the Climate Emergency (https://flight.beehiiv.net/v2/clicks/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2FjZXNwYWNlLm9yZy8_dXRtX3NvdXJjZT1pbXBvcnRhbnRub3RpbXBvcnRhbnQuY29tJnV0bV9tZWRpdW09cmVmZXJyYWwmdXRtX2NhbXBhaWduPTIwMjMtcmV2aWV3LXdoYXQtanVzdC1oYXBwZW5lZCIsInBvc3RfaWQiOiJiMWYzYjFiNC0yODA2LTQwMzUtOWQ2My03ZDYyMTlmOTJhYTMiLCJwdWJsaWNhdGlvbl9pZCI6ImE3ODRjNzVmLWZhODctNGNkMi04OWUxLTYxMDY3NTYwYjE5YyIsInZpc2l0X3Rva2VuIjoiNTg0MjAxOGYtZWVjZS00OGQ2LTlhODUtZGIxMGU4NjQyOGRlIiwiaWF0IjoxNzA2MDM0MzI0LCJpc3MiOiJvcmNoaWQifQ.sf86ufp2MeSioqvm2FAgYLggyStbk9gYN_xdKVdcCwk) , a network of young people working in key states to register young voters and educate them on climate change and climate justice.
• Get educated about your country’s GHG emissions to thoroughly understand how and where to prioritize decarbonization resources using the Country Emissions Inventory (https://flight.beehiiv.net/v2/clicks/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL2NsaW1hdGV0cmFjZS5vcmcvaW52ZW50b3J5P3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9aW1wb3J0YW50bm90aW1wb3J0YW50LmNvbSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPXJlZmVycmFsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj0yMDIzLXJldmlldy13aGF0LWp1c3QtaGFwcGVuZWQiLCJwb3N0X2lkIjoiYjFmM2IxYjQtMjgwNi00MDM1LTlkNjMtN2Q2MjE5ZjkyYWEzIiwicHVibGljYXRpb25faWQiOiJhNzg0Yzc1Zi1mYTg3LTRjZDItODllMS02MTA2NzU2MGIxOWMiLCJ2aXNpdF90b2tlbiI6IjU4NDIwMThmLWVlY2UtNDhkNi05YTg1LWRiMTBlODY0MjhkZSIsImlhdCI6MTcwNjAzNDMyNCwiaXNzIjoib3JjaGlkIn0.EEWS8jWLe8jA74oU0J4y0QztRbfyCyBhQ8bQ9sDOoDY) from Climate Trace. Filter by year, sector, and type of GHG.
• Be heard about protecting pregnant people at a federal level and urge your representative to support codifying abortion access (https://flight.beehiiv.net/v2/clicks/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovLzVjYWxscy5vcmcvaXNzdWUvYWJvcnRpb24tczcwMS1oZWFsdGgtcHJvdGVjdGlvbi1hY3QvP3V0bV9zb3VyY2U9aW1wb3J0YW50bm90aW1wb3J0YW50LmNvbSZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtPXJlZmVycmFsJnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbj0yMDIzLXJldmlldy13aGF0LWp1c3QtaGFwcGVuZWQiLCJwb3N0X2lkIjoiYjFmM2IxYjQtMjgwNi00MDM1LTlkNjMtN2Q2MjE5ZjkyYWEzIiwicHVibGljYXRpb25faWQiOiJhNzg0Yzc1Zi1mYTg3LTRjZDItODllMS02MTA2NzU2MGIxOWMiLCJ2aXNpdF90b2tlbiI6IjU4NDIwMThmLWVlY2UtNDhkNi05YTg1LWRiMTBlODY0MjhkZSIsImlhdCI6MTcwNjAzNDMyNCwiaXNzIjoib3JjaGlkIn0.ljELL9OmnE1b1oe9I3W_LkMl5a-lZSqUbRbaOWqBCj4) .
• Invest in solar and electrification by opening a bank account with ATMOS (https://flight.beehiiv.net/v2/clicks/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy5qb2luYXRtb3MuY29tLz91dG1fc291cmNlPWltcG9ydGFudG5vdGltcG9ydGFudC5jb20mdXRtX21lZGl1bT1yZWZlcnJhbCZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ249MjAyMy1yZXZpZXctd2hhdC1qdXN0LWhhcHBlbmVkIiwicG9zdF9pZCI6ImIxZjNiMWI0LTI4MDYtNDAzNS05ZDYzLTdkNjIxOWY5MmFhMyIsInB1YmxpY2F0aW9uX2lkIjoiYTc4NGM3NWYtZmE4Ny00Y2QyLTg5ZTEtNjEwNjc1NjBiMTljIiwidmlzaXRfdG9rZW4iOiI1ODQyMDE4Zi1lZWNlLTQ4ZDYtOWE4NS1kYjEwZTg2NDI4ZGUiLCJpYXQiOjE3MDYwMzQzMjQsImlzcyI6Im9yY2hpZCJ9.9BH2kehU5uFv8D-ICONcHo7yJXgn6pEqYna3DKzP9sY) .
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