[W]orldwide, crops take up less than half the nitrogen applied to farm — How to Avoid a Climate Disaster

"As a Consumer . . . Sign up for a green pricing program with your electric utility. . . . Reduce your homes emissions. . . . Buy an electric vehicle. . . . Try a plant-based burger."

"[C]ement . . . steel [and] plastics are cheap because fossil fuels are cheap."

"[W]e’re going to need much more clean electricity in the coming years. . . . [B]y 2050 . . . the world will need much more than three times the electricity we generate now."

"With agriculture . . . each year’s emissions of methane and nitrous oxide are the equivalent of more than 7 billion tons of carbon dioxide."

"I [have become] convinced of three things: 1. To avoid a climate disaster, we have to get to zero {net emissions by the year 2050}. 2. We need to deploy the tools we already have, like solar and wind, faster and smarter. 3. And we need to create and roll out breakthrough technologies that can take us the rest of the way."

"As a Citizen . . . Make calls, write letters, attend town halls. . . . [M]ake clear that this is an issue that will help determine how you vote. . . . Look locally as well as nationally. . . . Run for office."