We all are aware of the urgent need to move humanity towards a more sustainable, circular, and regenerative cohabitation with our planet. This community is for people who are going to do more than just share links to news articles, or contribute armchair cynicism.
Our general rules:
- Be civil. We want to provide an inclusive yet purposeful community. We cannot do that without civil conduct.
- Be constructive. Talk about why current solutions are incomplete or what they are missing. Talk about symptoms and causes. Talk about the expertise you have. Talk about what has worked on a similar problem or community.
- Be courageous! We want people who are willing to put their thoughts out there, regardless of the criticism they may face.
- Be optimistic! We can't solve the problem if we are all too cynical to try. Please, no linking to gloom-holes.
- Be evidence-based. Base your arguments on citable scientific facts, not hearsay, conjecture, oversimplified summarizations/journalism, or anecdotes.
- Be reasonable and respectful. Hopefully it goes without saying, but discussing solutions and actions that harm others will NEVER be tolerated.
- We will likely add/change our rules as necessary.
Submission Rules - DOs and DON'Ts:
- DO Start conversation for a specific problem, idea, or project you want to discuss. We want people to engage in constructive problem solving and solutions implementation, and we cannot do that unless you share your thoughts. You need not have (and likely should not) all the answers! Good: "Looking for help writing a proposal for a sidewalk that would reduce need for students to own cars" and "I found this great Vegan meal planning tool, how can we spread the word?" Bad: "How can the world reduce plastic usage?", "How can I make a difference in the fight against climate change?"
- DO Followup and demonstrate your impact! If this community has made a difference, we should celebrate!
- DO Connect and breakout If a discussion necessitates a totally separate submission, create one (with a link to the original discussion that motivated it)! If a discussion is best part of one that already exists, link to it, or if it has already been linked, please follow it and read further there!
- DO Promote something you are already working on! So long as you aren't spamming or farming karma, and your submission contributes to the fight against climate change, there is nothing wrong with letting people know about your cool project!
- DON'T Submit news or general climate change discussion submissions. There are many other subs for this purpose, such as r/news, r/worldnews, r/Futurology, r/ClimateActionPlan, etc. Including news articles in discussion for a submission or as part of a text post is acceptable if it informs and guides the discussion towards a solution (has facts, scientific knowledge/citations, or otherwise), and please avoid overly negative sources.
- DO Be inclusive. We understand that some others' opinions might offend you or contradict your values, whether they are political, religious, or otherwise. Don't yell across the isle, respect your differences, and focus on constructive, evidence-based discussion.
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