[bullfightonmars]

Vote for politicians who support carbon taxes and investing in climate resilience and infrastructure.

You can’t prepare for this as an individual. This is a global societal problem. The effects of climate change are predictable on a global scale but much less so on a local scale.

[arrowsmith]

> You can’t prepare for this as an individual. This is a global societal problem.

Why not both? "Climate resilience" will in large part be driven by individuals and communities working on a local scale. Support big-scale political initiatives where you can, but that doesn't mean you can't make a difference locally too.

[barbazoo]

> You can’t prepare for this as an individual.

I think we can in minor ways. Adjusting expectations, becoming more resilient, simplifying one's life, consuming less, learning to make and do things yourself. I think those things will pay off even if they won't change anything substantial.

[jakear]

If voting could change anything it'd be illegal.

In CA we aren't even allowed to vote anymore. Gavin simply appoints senators who look the way he wants and we get stuck with them.

And that's something as simple as senators (who barely have any power in the first place). A change to the world power structure (corporate interests that profit of mass-consumerism) is achievable only through violent revolution.

But nobody cares enough about the climate for that. They just complain online, put soup on things, and pat themselves on the back.