This document outlines several actions individuals can take to reduce their carbon footprint and combat climate change, such as purchasing renewable electricity, driving electric vehicles, making homes more energy efficient, adopting a low-carbon lifestyle, voting for climate-friendly policies, supporting future generations in climate education, acting locally in communities, and providing a brief timeline of Marin County's climate planning efforts.

1. Purchase Deep Green 100%
renewable electricity.
Available from MCE Marin Clean Energy.
Then top it off with solar panels to add your
own green energy to the mix.
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Top Climate Action #1

2. Drive an electric car.
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Charge it at home with your own
clean electricity. Walk, bike and use electric
transit as much as you can.
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Top Climate Action #2

3. Create a low-carbon
home.
Seal air leaks, replace or wrap heating ducts,
add insulation and high-efficiency windows.
Purchase energy-efficient electric HVAC and
appliances. Check out heat-pump technology
and induction cook tops and stoves.
green energy to the mix.
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Top Climate Action #3

4. Live a low-carbon
lifestyle.
Decrease energy and water use. Fly and drive
less. Eat less meat. Decrease waste. Purchase
what you need and make them products that
will return to the earth or can be reused,
including the packaging. Avoid plastic.
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Top Climate Action #4

5. Vote climate!
Demand that governments restore the right
of all people to a sustainable planet.
Support a Congressional vote to put a price
on carbon emissions.
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Top Climate Action #5

6. Support future generations.
Develop and impart the knowledge and care
needed to restore a flourishing future for all
life. Get informed. Act on facts.
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Top Climate Action #6

7. Act locally.
Show that your community can work
together for equitable solutions to
reduce climate change and prepare for
its impacts.Talk to others.
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Top Climate Action #7

8. 2002: Marin County climate planning process starts
2010: Marin Clean Energy plugs in first low carbon electricity of its kind
in California, now widely emulated
2015: County begins serious efforts to address sea level rise
2009: San Rafael adopts Climate Change Action Plan, spurring similar
plans in every town in Marin
2012: Marin Carbon Project demonstrates carbon sequestration
Nov 10, 2015: County scheduled to update its Climate Action Plan,
increasing 2020 goal