Dear Parents,

Creating Climate Hope as a Family

As a parent (grandparent/caregiver/relatives), initiating conversations with your children about the climate crisis may seem challenging, difficult, and overwhelming. Many parents struggle with finding the right words, feeling inadequately informed, or becoming too disheartened by the news, leading to a sense of hopelessness.

But what if this could change? What if you could equip yourself with the necessary vocabulary, educate both yourself and your children, and find hope?

Together with your family, you can embark on a journey of learning, actively engage with climate solutions, muster courage collectively, and take hopeful action.

“Anything else you’re interested in is not going to happen if you can’t breathe the air and drink the water. Don’t sit this one out. Do something. You are by accident of fate alive at an absolutely critical moment in the history of our planet.”

— Carl Sagan

How to Create Climate Hope as a Family

  • Personal Actions

    Enjoy being outside and focus on the love of nature

    Conserve water and energy in your home (turn lights off when you leave a room, turn down the heat and add a warm sweater, take shorter showers, hang clothes to dry)

    Choose sustainable transportation: walk more instead of driving, bike year-round

    Buy products that are plastic-free for the kitchen and the bathroom

    Eat responsibly: less meat and dairy, cook and eat meals at home

    Divest from banks that invest in fossil fuels and weapons

    Plant a garden (or a tree!), learn how to grow your own food, process it and save it

    Learn and educate yourself about the climate crisis - through books, podcasts, webinars, meeting and workshops

    Vote for politicians that are actively pursuing a liveable future for future generations

  • Collective Actions

    Gather with friends where you learn and talk about what you can do for the planet

    Write letters, sign petitions and create postcards to government leaders

    Sign up to NGOs emails and newsletters, where they share what they are advocating for or what they are trying to preserve.

    Organize meetings/workshops/webinars that educate others on how to advocate for policies and regulations that promote sustainability, protect natural resources, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

    Go to climate strikes and rallies

    Support/Donate/Volunteer at local organizations that are caring for the Earth

    Follow Indigenous-led initiatives

    Pray, mourn and have hope together

    And above all- do this together with others

“When enough people come together, then change will come and we can achieve almost anything. So instead of looking for hope — start creating it.”

— Greta Thunberg