Melissa Kenney

What is the single most important action you think the public, or a specific company or government, needs to take in the next year to advance the climate agenda?Scientists and funders should direct more research toward new solution pathways that empower communities, businesses and governments to take smart climate actions. The science is clear: Climate change is already impacting us, and it will continue to affect communities. But the choices we make now—the amount of greenhouse gases we emit and how we adapt to and reduce the impacts of climate-related hazards—will shape the risks that we, our children and our grandchildren face. There are many solutions that we already know work, such as wind and solar energy, reducing food waste, and protecting forests, wetlands and peatlands. The urgent challenge is to understand how to implement and scale these solutions and to develop ambitious pathways that could significantly reduce emissions or meaningfully increase community resilience. Research, done in partnership with communities and decision-makers, can identify novel options to overcome technological, financial, policy, and social barriers to advance evidence-based climate actions.Wh...