The smallest contributions can counter a global challenge The movement to combat climate change suffered a sizable setback last week when President Donald Trump pulled out of the Paris accord. Yet immediately, U.S. cities, states, companies, and organizations banded together in the face of federal withdrawal, pledging to move to 100 percent clean energy, adopting the climate agreement themselves, illuminating their city monuments green, and joining We Are Still In, a nascent group hoping to tally national efforts to reduce carbon emissions. Now more than ever, it seems individual actions can make a difference.

Curbed searched communities across the country and around the world, consulted experts and advocates, and pulled from our voluminous coverage on sustainable cities to create a go-to guide for climate action. Our goal is to provide practical, implementable advice on an individual level, as well as to illustrate the power of collective commitments. We hope you will share more of your own ideas, inspirations, and suggestions in the comments.
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In Your Home
1. Add solar panels to your house. With the plunging price of solar power, and an increasingly diverse group of companies such as Tesla and Forward Labs offering new products, the toughest decision may not be whether to install, but which style and color panels to place on your roof. And the boom in sola...