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expand our response to other sustainability issues, including addressing the consequences of a range of other environmental and resource constraints, creating a new model of economic development that doesn’t involve consumerism or material growth, and eliminating poverty and extreme inequity. We will do this while building a more cohesive society b

As individual consumers, the single best thing we can do for the planet is to keep our stuff in use longer.

• Anchor every strategy in a bio-regional reality where materials, energy and meaning circulate locally first, globally only when sense demands.

reducing the risks posed by climate change, through steps like climate-proofing buildings and other infrastructure, protecting wetlands as a bulwark against flooding, and—when necessary—encouraging people to relocate permanently

The new questions should be “Will it fit in?,” “Will it last?,” and “Is there a precedent for this in nature?” If so, the answers to the following questions will be yes: Does it run on sunlight? Does it use only the energy it needs? Does it fit form to function? Does it recycle everything? Does it reward cooperation? Does it bank on diversity? Does

‘Instead of all following the same exact checklist,’ she says ‘I encourage people to figure out the special things they can contribute…. One way to do that is to draw a climate action Venn diagram with three circles. One circle is “What are you good at?,” the next is “What part of the climate problem do you want to help solve?,” and the third is “W