Apparently, a reasonably sustainable level of CO2 production is about 3T per person per year. The average in the US is about 17.5T pp/yr.
But ... 5.3T pp/yr of that amount is caused by the existing coal fired power plants in the USA.
So one thing you could do is to write to your elected representatives to specifically petition for the abandonment of this form of power generation and its replacement with renewable systems.
Guaranteed to work? Nope. But if we do get rid of those plants, it will make a HUGE difference at the national and international scale.
[ EDIT: missed the 1 in front of the 7 for the average US CO2 output ... 17 not 7 ]
But ... 5.3T pp/yr of that amount is caused by the existing coal fired power plants in the USA.
So one thing you could do is to write to your elected representatives to specifically petition for the abandonment of this form of power generation and its replacement with renewable systems.
Guaranteed to work? Nope. But if we do get rid of those plants, it will make a HUGE difference at the national and international scale.
[ EDIT: missed the 1 in front of the 7 for the average US CO2 output ... 17 not 7 ]