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What Can We Do About Climate Change?

What actions can we take to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change? Many of these actions can also improve public health, the economy, and quality of life.

Our communities are climate resilient when we:

Learn about potential climate hazards in our communities Talk and share with your friends & neighbors about risks All answer choices are accurate Prioritize & plan responses to extreme climate events
Climate mitigation is taking action to reduce our contributions to climate change, such as:

Driving our gasoline fueled cars more Pretending that human-caused climate change isn't happening Supporting development of renewable energy like wind & solar Using air conditioning with doors & windows open
We can adapt to climate change in the following ways, except:

Building stronger & safer communities and infrastructure Ignoring the issue & continuing with business as usual. Using sound science to manage climate impacts Protecting the economy while balancing natural resource use
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