Turnip the beet! Summer campaign kickoff

EVENTS? ?|? ?CURRENT ACTION PLAN? ?|? ?RESOURCES? ?|? ?GO TO SLACK?

It's a good day. A climate scientist was elected as Mexico's first woman president, Vermont passed a first-of-its-kind "polluters pay" law, it's officially June, and an all-new Climate Changemakers advocacy campaign starts NOW!

We are digging into food waste, a sneaky top climate solution. It has massive methane-reduction potential and an abundance of smart, scalable policy solutions. Scroll on for the new Action Plan and an?invite to this week's Hours of Action to kick it all off.?

Last night, I co-hosted a special campaign kickoff event! We were joined by a brilliant expert guest, Dr. Mamta Mehra PhD . She's one of the key researchers behind why Project Drawdown ranks reducing food waste as a top climate solution. Now, she's a co-founder at RegenIntel doing incredible work to up-skill professionals and organizations in the climate space.

The conversation was insightful and uplifting and it launched each of us into action mode – see the group photo! This event is just the beginning.

Happy June, changemakers! Let's start this summer together –

Madeline Dyke Co-founder, Climate Changemakers

NEWSLETTER HIGHLIGHTS

• ???NEW Action Plan
• ???Perfect resource pairing
• ?? Good climate news: polluters pay
• ??? Our?impact: transmission reform
• ??? Volunteer leadership?openings
• ?? ?ICYMI: New Climate Town video
• ??? Hours of Action this week
• ??? Monday motivation?

SUMMER ACTION PLAN ?? Project Drawdown's top climate solution: Reduce Food Waste

New climate advocacy campaign starts today: reducing food waste!??

Landfills are a sneaky leading source of methane emissions.?Project Drawdown considers reducing food waste the #1 climate solution in a 2?C warming-limit scenario. Smart, scalable policy solutions – like financial incentives for food diversion and composting equipment –?exist right now. It’s time for policymakers to act.?See the Action Plan!

The perfect pairing: free educational resources + free action resources:

• ???The Issue Briefing is a brilliant deep dive into the science and policy of food waste. Use it to learn everything you need to know (and?much more!) to advocate effectively on this issue.?
• ?? The blog post is shorter, and most importantly, shareable, so you can easily?loop your friends into this wild world of food waste.?
• ???The five Action Playbooks are a timely, strategic, and productive framework to focus your climate advocacy toward key decision-makers. Each playbook is designed to be accomplished in under an hour. Start with Action #1 and move through the rest at your own pace!

Accomplish these?Action Playbooks?anytime on your own or drop into an Hour of Action to accomplish this Action Plan in the company of fellow changemakers.

RSVP to an Hour of Action! ?

VIRTUAL EVENTS???? ????Monday night? |? Thursday night??|? Friday morning

IN-PERSON EVENTS?????? ?Brooklyn? |? DMV? |? Kansas City? |??Madison?

GOOD NEWS ?? First-ever polluters-pay law

Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change. Republican Gov. Phil Scott allowed the bill to become law without his signature late Thursday.

“Finally, maybe for the first time anywhere, Vermont is going to hold the companies most responsible for climate-driven floods, fires and heat waves financially accountable for a fair share of the damages they’ve caused.”??

Read more.

OUR IMPACT ?? We contacted 130 reps in 31 states

This spring, changemakers focused on advocating to expand the U.S. power grid through transmission reform, and wow, we had reach! Over 130 policymakers in 31 states read our personalized emails; 5 changemakers met with their congressional offices directly (most?for the FIRST TIME!); one changemaker had her transmission LTE published; and we had so many wins along the way.?

A bonus edition of Owning Our Power drops this week to recap the collective impact of the Climate Changemakers transmission reform campaign.

?? NEW! Open volunteer roles

Volunteers have powered the Climate Changemakers network of advocates since the beginning, and folks often ask?about other ways to get involved beyond advocacy. Whether you're a data scientist or writer or student or organizer,?check out the new volunteer roles!?Apply now to help equip the most effective network of climate advocates in the country.

ICYMI ?? New Climate Town video

Climate Town launched a new video last week on the wastefulness of the apparel industry, merch specifically. And with every great Climate Town video, comes a great Climate Changemakers Action Playbook.?

Watch the video |? Do the Action Playbook?

THIS WEEK ?? Drop into an Hour of Action

Get in, get out, get on with your week.?

Climate Changemakers' 60-minute action meetups?provide a clear path to purposeful action.?No prep needed! Just RSVP and show up—the host will have everything you need to accomplish one powerful, proven-to-get-results civic action?within the hour.

Expect to feel more optimistic and less frazzled, every time you leave. That's the effect of?trading clickbait for climate advocacy (see some of our impact).?

Reminder: Can't make it one week? No worries! We're all busy people. The team and space will always be there. Take breaks when you need;?take action when you can.?

Curious about hosting??Let's chat!?Email?[email protected].

MONDAY?MOTIVATION????

"If you do not change direction, you might end up where you are heading." —?Lao Tzu,?Chinese philosopher?

Half of all changemakers were referred by another changemaker!?Please forward this to anyone in your network who may be interested in joining the movement.