Actions for Illinois Residents to Combat Climate Change, Everyday Environment

While there are many strategies to reduce risk and adapt at global and regional scales, individuals can also take action.

In this video you will learn how you can address climate change in your home, landscape, and community, explore how different methods of managing your lawn, checking the energy efficiency of your home, and getting active in your local community are all ways to be a climate-conscious global citizen.

This session is led by Illinois Extension staff from the natural resources, environment, and energy team, community and economic development team, the Energy Education Council, and Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant.

This webinar was originally recorded on October 10, 2024.

0:00 Introduction and Everyday Environment overview
4:02 Overview of today’s topics
4:55 Natural lawn care
18:53 Home energy efficiency
38:37 Rural renewable energy transition
47:54 Conclusion and questions


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University of Illinois Extension develops educational programs, extends knowledge, and builds partnerships to support people, communities, and their environments as part of the state's land-grant institution. Extension serves as the leading public outreach effort for University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences in all 102 Illinois counties through a network of 27 multi-county units and over 700 staff statewide. Extension’s mission is responsive to eight strategic priorities — community, economy, environment, food and agriculture, health, partnerships, technology and discovery, and workforce excellence — that are served through six program areas — 4-H youth development, agriculture and agribusiness, community and economic development, family and consumer science, integrated health disparities, and natural resources, environment, and energy.

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