Take Action
Have 5 minutes? Here are a few quick actions to get you started on your climate action journey.
Subscribe to Fridays For Future’s newsletter to stay up to date on strikes, interviews, meetings, climate camps, tools, and tips for striking.
Download the AWORLD app for your phone here and start tracking your sustainable habits and calculate your carbon footprint.
Find your local community garden using this map and make a plan to visit!
Join the IGDA Climate SIG community Discord and Calendar to find out about regular community sessions.
Extra Resources
Learn more about climate change organizations as well as the technology featured in the game.
Activism and Community Action
Fridays For Future
“#FridaysForFuture is a youth-led and -organised movement that began in August 2018, after 15-year-old Greta Thunberg and other young activists sat in front of the Swedish parliament every schoolday for three weeks, to protest against the lack of action on the climate crisis. She posted what she was doing on Instagram and Twitter and it soon went viral.” – Fridays for Future
Also check out Fridays For Future’s Action Map for strikes and actions happening near you.
Extinction Rebellion
Worldwide and urging governments to declare climate and ecological emergency. Pushing to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.
Scroll down the the homepage to find a map of events being held across the globe.
Just Stop Oil
Why are technologies like solar panels and turbines so important? Less reliance on fossil fuels. Check out Just Stop Oil’s site for more information on events and information on how oil, gas and coal projects are dangerous to the climate and our cost of living. Even though Just Stop Oil just operates in the UK, reliance on fossil fuels is a global issue. You may have heard about their recent protest.
Greenpeace
“Greenpeace uses non-violent creative action to pave the way towards a greener, more peaceful world, and to confront the systems that threaten our environment.The 26 independent national / regional Greenpeace organizations work directly with communities on the frontlines as they protect the environments they call home.” – Greenpeace
Climate Action Network International
Climate Action Network (CAN) is a global network of more than 1,800 civil society organizations in over 130 countries driving collective and sustainable action to fight the climate crisis and to achieve social and racial justice. Scroll down on the homepage to access a map of civil society organizations and find one near you!
Climate Generation – Take Action
Take a look at the Climate Generation page of tips and resources to help you and your community be more active in combating climate change. From helping to inspire students with the Take Action Toolkit to take political action, this page can help get you started on your climate journey.
Individual Action
UN Act Now Campaign
Check out the UN’s Act Now campaign, a great resource with ways to take individual action. Scroll down to see ten impactful actions you can take to help the climate!
Find a Community Garden
American Community Gardening Association – Garden Map
Find your local community garden using this handy map!
Climate and Games
IGDA Climate SIG Site
Interested in the power that games have to help tackle the climate crisis? Check out the IGDA Climate SIG’s website for published resources and ways to get involved in the organization itself.
IGDA Environmental Game Design Playbook
Want to see the playbook that helped inform design decisions in Project Ecotopia? Look no further! The IGDA Environmental Game Design playbook includes key pro-environmental behaviors and tactics you can utilize to create your dream game. (NOTE: The playbook may not be the first document listed on this page and you may have to scroll down to find the download link)
Featured in Project Ecotopia
Project Ecotopia isn’t science fiction. Learn more about the gardens and tech featured in the game!
Puzzle – Agrivoltaics
Agrivoltaics is an efficient way to use the land for both generating energy and crops. Learn more about the system that helped save Asha’s garden in Project Ecotopia!
