Speak Out for Climate

Reducing your personal carbon footprint is important, but it’s not enough to solve the climate crisis. Our government must take action to create a more sustainable world, and they must hear that message from you!

We need strong legislation, accountable public officials, and responsible corporations to radically change our country and to prevent the looming planetary catastrophe.

Check out some of the ways you can get involved. From running a full-blown youth climate vote campaign in your community to responding to action alerts, everything you do helps to move us closer to establishing a sustainable society.

Sign on to the Youth Climate Platform Thousands of students nationwide are mobilizing around a powerful set of climate priorities. Sign up and help us reach a million young people!

Take Action Now! Whether it’s telling your bank to stop funding destructive coal mining or telling your representatives to vote for green jobs, your voice matters. Check out our Action Alerts page for timely opportunities for action.

Lobby for Campus Climate Progress Ever wondered what your congressperson’s office looks like? See for yourself by organizing your own in-district lobby day. While you are at it, make sure your representative knows where you stand on the climate crisis and green jobs.

Sign up for our Activist Newsletter Having a hard time keeping up with the news? Want to know about the campaigns other young people are working on? Sign up to receive a monthly update on the climate crisis, the Iraq war, higher-ed affordability and affirmative action.

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For more information about Campus Progress’s work on climate change, contact Tommaso Boggia at tboggia@campusprogress.org.

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