What Can Kids Do?

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Ok, so now that we know about climate change, what are we going to do about it?!? Here are some ideas!

American 5th graders show lots of ways to reduce air pollution to slow down climate change.

How kids can take action against climate change.

Evan TFK global warming letter

Letter to Evan USA from Time for Kids editor. Click to enlarge.

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Letter to Max USA from President Obama. Click to enlarge.

Sofia USA

One-Use Plastics kchristieblick@socsd.org

5th Graders in the United States created a pin for servers at local restaurants to wear.

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American fifth grade students meet with New York Assemblywoman Jaffee to discuss climate change.

 

5th graders perform their original music composition, telling the story of climate change. With thanks to Kasia Witek for filming at the school assembly.

Meatless Mondays

4th graders in India initiate Meatless Mondays at school and in their community.

Meatless Mondays

4th graders in India initiate Meatless Mondays at school and in their community.

What are YOU doing to help slow down climate change?!?

If you’re a kid, join the discussion below! You have two choices:

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  2. Reply to kids’ ideas.  Click the reply link under their comment. You can agree or disagree with them – just explain why!

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What should adults do?

352 Responses to What Can Kids Do?

  1. Unknown's avatar Benjamin USA says:

    To help climate change, you can reduce, reuse, and recycle. My family recycled forever, and it really helps the environment. Recycling will help!

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  2. Unknown's avatar isabella U.S.A says:

    Recycling is so inportant to our earth if we dont recycl than our earth will become a giant land fill and most plastic dosnt decompose for a wile.and when the anything decomposes it will relece a gas called methane methane is a gas that adds to our problem.

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  3. Unknown's avatar Lilly USA says:

    Kids can do a lot to help slow down climate change and help the Earth. They can recycle, use reusable water bottles, and so much more! They need to know that by doing this, they will help everyone have a better future

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  4. Unknown's avatar aidan usa says:

    it is vary important to recycle and buy reusable items so we can slow down climate change

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  5. Unknown's avatar Anna USA says:

    Climate change is growing and growing at an unacceptable rate. Our future depends on the newest generations. That’s why kids need to be educated about climate change and it’s effect and how to stop it.

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  6. Unknown's avatar Anonymous says:

    kurt USA i feel its very important to recycle so we stop burning fossil fuels also take a bike or scooter instead of a car

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  7. Unknown's avatar Joseph USA says:

    Insted of wasting plastic water bottles we can use reuseible water bottles to not use more fossle fules

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  8. Unknown's avatar tommyUSA says:

    these videos are so helpful. They are teaching kids and grown ups about climate change and global warming. Now I am going to recycle more

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  9. Unknown's avatar Mark USA says:

    We should all carpool for long trips because cars release CO2 into the air and we don’t want that because then the earth heats up which melts polar ice caps which means sea level rises then flooding happens and houses are getting destroyed.

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  10. Unknown's avatar Jordyn USA says:

    kids should plant trees so that the trees will obsorb all the carbon dyoxide.People should stop cutting down trees because,all the carbon dyoxide is going back into the air.

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