Climate change is a global issue – what can one community/family/person even make a difference?

According to the City’s Climate Change Survey, 68% of community members have been personally impacted by the effects of climate change. The Climate Action Plan is a community plan. There is emphasis on municipal and individual action to reach the goals set out in the Plan. Just as climate change is a global issue with local impacts; local action can have a global impact. There is a level of accountability at stake here as well. The United States is one of the top emitters of greenhouse gases in the world. There is a high level of responsibility for the United States and its residents to reduce their share of emissions and decrease the impacts of climate change at the local and global level. 

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1. How is climate change already having an impact on Edina?
2. Climate change is a global issue – what can one community/family/person even make a difference?
3. What is the Climate Action Plan?
4. How was the plan developed – and by whom?
5. How is the City tracking progress on climate actions?
6. What can my family and I do?
7. I'm ready to get involved in climate action! How can I host a CAP-in-a-Box meeting?