As the global problem of climate change continues, many ecosystems will find themselves struggling to thrive in the new conditions. Many species of animals could die, and sea levels could rise greatly, causing increased flooding tin low-lying areas. While these problems are bad, there are some things that you can do to help combat climate change in your community.

Throughout your life, you have probably heard many people tell you to recycle your plastics. While it is still extremely important to recycle, there are some steps you can take that are even better for the environment than recycling is. One thing you can do is buy a reusable water bottle. By bringing this, instead of a plastic water bottle to school every day, you are cutting down the amount of plastic you use severely, causing there to be less of an opportunity for plastic to end up in the ocean.

Along with cutting down on your plastic intake, another easy thing you can do is focus on having a sustainable diet. Buying organic food or growing your own food instead of eating processed meat is one of the best ways to decrease your contribution to climate change. This is so important because eating meat contributes heavily to climate change through methane emissions from cows and other greenhouse gas emissions from fertilizers. Meat production also requires a large amount of water to be used when it is being processed, causing an increased lack of water.

With decreasing both of these things, focusing on making your commute more environmentally friendly will also help to decrease the problem of climate change. If you live close to your school, walking or riding a bike is something small that can be done to help to decrease the amount of car emissions. If you are unable to do that, carpooling is the next best option.

There are also things you can do inside your home that will help the environment. You might not think this would have a big impact, but by turning off lights when you leave a room, and unplugging power cords when you are not using them, energy will be saved, further helping the problem.

By changing these simple everyday tasks into a more sustainable practice, the part you are playing in climate change becomes a positive one, leading to a happier and healthier environment.