Most of us don't have millions of dollars to go door- to-door to persuade people to care about climate change. But most of us do have parents.
It might be a hard conversation. If you do accept this challenge, here are a few suggestions
Share a couple of informative articles on the topic. Bill McKibben's article in Rolling Stone is great and very readable.
Once these unpleasant facts are laid out, making it clear that you aren't blaming them for this. Your parents likely made their decisions with a strong sense of morality and social responsibility, and could only make those decisions based on the information they had at the time.
Encourage them to buy environmentally- friendly goods and services as much as possible. Talk to them about trying to avoid using non-renewable resources and make it clear that this will not be enough.
A.Warn them to care about the change. |
B.Talk to them with love and respect. |
C.There is no need to flood them with data. |
D.So let's talk to them about climate change. |
E.There are a lot of interesting articles about climate change in it. |
F.Therefore, if they have done something improperly, it is not their fault. |
G.This is a challenge that requires us all to act as citizens, not just as consumers. |