The question we get asked most often by Climate Action Now app users is, "Am I making a difference?"
The answer is "Yes!" Climate Action Now founder and CEO, Brett Waler, explains:
Here's more evidence:
Legislators say your calls and emails really do matter. Every message gets some level of
attention. Most legislators retain staff to tally and report constituent concerns to them.
The 117th Congress made climate the top priority of the Inflation Reduction Act even though climate ranked only 14th among general voter concerns (Pew - see the first table). Why? Because legislators knew from polls, face-to-face interactions, and constituent messages – hundreds of thousands of which were sent via the CAN app – that climate ranked high among their Democratic constituents’ concerns. (Pew - see the fourth table.)
In early April 2023, we heard
that Gov. Hochul was doing a backroom deal with the state’s gas supplier that would have gutted a key provision of New York's landmark climate legislation, the CLCPA. CAN app users saturated NY legislators with protest emails. Other NY climate groups did the same. Two days later, Gov. Hochel backed down. Assemblymember Emily Gallagher and leading activist Bill McKibben credited the app with helping preserve the CLCPA.
Other frontline activists have also credited the CAN app with helping them block pipelines and achieve legislative objectives.
Legislators have responded personally to users, asked for more information, taken requested actions, and invited users to their offices.
Public opinion is the only effective counterweight to the immense power of the fossil fuel industry. Businesses and politicians understand that power, which is why they spend so much time and money trying to shape
it.
Your opinion is your superpower. But it doesn't count for anything if you don't express it.
The Climate Action Now app is your opinion multiplier. It is your megaphone. Use it!
Climate Action Now Founder & CEO offers evidence that you really CAN make a difference:
KEEP ON MAKING A DIFFERENCE!
Make climate action a daily habit. The best and easiest way to keep taking climate action is to make it a habit. Many users take their daily actions while waiting for their coffee to brew. (The average user takes 10 actions a day.)
"Like" (👍) actions that were taken by other app users. After you have taken your actions for the day, touch the Community button at the bottom of the screen:
Then👍 actions taken by other users:
One 👍 per user is plenty, and it will encourage them to keep on taking action!
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A green, teal, gold, or sapphire leaf around your profile photo
No more donation appeals in the app
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5%-25% savings on all in-app gift purchases
5-40 trees planted every month on your behalf
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Purchase planet-saving gifts or a Bonus
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Thanks so much for your help and support!
Brett Walter Founder & CEO Climate Action Now
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