Thread by @bethanyhoye

Feeling powerless in the face of FIVE MILLION hectares of burnt bushland #AustralianFires?

Here's 5 simple steps each and every one of us could take for immediate impact, in spite of our denialist government.

Make them your 2020 resolution. Encourage F&F to do the same

1. Move your super (401k) to a fund that invests ethically, instead of leaving your money in a fund that that actively funds fossil fuel industries (cost to you = 10 mins to fill out the transfer form). Many of these funds outperform the major funds. Easy.
businessinsider.com.au/divest-climate…

2. Move your banking (loans, savings, everyday) to a bank that refuses to fund fossil fuel industries (cost to you = 10 mins to open a new account, maybe 30 mins to apply for a home loan transfer). Easy.
marketforces.org.au/info/compare-b…

3. Buy 100% renewable power. Every KWh you buy as 100% renewable has to be put into the grid, by law. So if 50% of the population signed up for renewable power, we'd have to have a grid powered by 50% renewables. Cost to you = we pay $10 extra per quarter for
👨‍👩‍👦‍👦. That's 1🍺!!

4. Go meat-free one (more) day per week

5. Say no to ONE flight.
Ask if you can deliver that 'keynote you need on your CV at a conference you wouldn't otherwise attend' remotely.
Holiday locally (when the smoke clears). Think about how necessary your air travel is every time you book a flight.
theconversation.com/sustainable-sh…