Find out whether peatland protection part of the sustainability plan of the company that produces your favorite manufactured food item. If not, reach out or use social media to encourage a change. 

Make an earmarked contribution to an environmental organization that's working to advance equitable and just protection of peatlands.

Peatlands soak up floodwaters, protecting downstream communities from flooding.

If you own grassland, consider placing it under a conservation easement. 

Take a child on a grassland walk. Talk about the invisible world beneath your feet, where roots, invertebrates, microbes, and more create a powerhouse for storing carbon and supporting living things above the surface of the soil.

Grassland protection provides habitat for plants and animals in the world’s most endangered ecosystem.

Support efforts to protect the rights of Indigenous people to traditional lands.

As you pursue climate solutions, consider other ways of knowing besides Western science.

Land tenure security that includes women as stakeholders results in higher household incomes, improved food security, and reduced gender-based violence.

Indigenous land management practices often prioritize the protection of ecosystems and biodiversity, preserving critical habitats for various plant and animal species.

If you own or manage forestland, identify and adopt practices that maximize long-term carbon storage.

Contribute to organizations and preferentially purchase products that help protect forests.

Forest protection can reduce the incidence of vector-borne diseases and exposure to extreme weather (such as heat). 

This solution provides increased opportunity for time in nature, which is shown to reduce obesity, improve mental health, reduce blood pressure, and boost immune function.

Forest protection improves air and water quality.

Protecting forested land can reduce species and biodiversity loss, which contributes to improved planetary health.

Combined with ecotourism or agroforestry, forest protection can alleviate poverty by increasing income and boosting the economy.

Learn what various “best by” or “expiration” food labels mean, and use your new knowledge to reduce the amount of food you throw away.

Contribute to or volunteer with a food rescue organization.

Reducing food waste can improve nutrition and reduce food insecurity by keeping more food available and accessible for human consumption.

Improved nutrition and food security are associated with improved cardiovascular health, reduced obesity, sufficient nutrient consumption, and improved mental health.

Using fewer resources to produce food has the co-benefits of saving land and resources for other uses and reducing emissions generated from food production.

Host a “plant-based protein” potluck and invite participants to share their recipes.

Encourage your favorite restaurant to feature meatless entrees.

Plant a garden, and enjoy what you grow!

A widespread transition to plant-rich diets could prevent about 5 million premature deaths and about 11 million total deaths annually by 2050.

Plant-rich diets can improve health for people who do not rely on meat as an essential nutrient source and have excess red meat intake.

Plant-rich diets are associated with improved nutrition and increased food security, which can reduce cardiovascular disease, reduce nutrient deficiency, reduce obesity, and improve mental health.

Consuming less animal-based food can reduce agriculture's need for land and water.

If you're an engineer or entrepreneur, consider applying your talents to improving energy storage.

Encourage your utility to look into energy storage options in preparation for bringing more renewables online.

Utility-scale energy storage enables energy technologies that are less expensive and less polluting than new coal power plants.

New energy storage technologies create new job opportunities (construction, installation, maintenance, etc.) 

Ask the utility that provides your electricity what it's doing to incorporate distributed energy storage into its plans for the future.

Make your next vehicle an electric vehicle.

Distributed energy storage reduces the chance of blackouts when electricity demand is high.

Access to the clean and affordable energy microgrids provide supports education, health care, agriculture, and small businesses. 

Deploying this climate solution stimulates local economies and creates employment opportunities. The installation, operation, and maintenance of renewable energy systems require skilled labor, creating jobs and contributing to economic growth.

Shifting to clean and renewable energy sources reduces indoor and outdoor air pollution, which is a significant health concern in many developing countries. By replacing traditional fuels like wood and coal with cleaner alternatives improves air quality, reducing respiratory illnesses and related health issues.

In developing countries, this solution expands access to modern and reliable energy services, enabling communities to meet basic energy needs such as lighting, cooking, heating, and powering essential services like health-care facilities and schools.

Find out what your utility is doing to enhance its ability to accommodate renewables. If the answer is "not much," encourage it to up its game.

Explore the role electric vehicles can play in boosting grid flexibility. 

Grid flexibility reduces the chance of blackouts when demand for electricity is high.