{"id":16052,"date":"2025-03-20T18:43:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:43:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/?p=16052"},"modified":"2025-03-20T18:44:41","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T17:44:41","slug":"growing-change-the-role-of-citizen-action-in-combating-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/svjmedia.nl\/internationaljournalism\/16052\/growing-change-the-role-of-citizen-action-in-combating-climate-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing Change: The Role of Citizen Involvement in Climate Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW163505242 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163505242 BCX0\">As a society, we keep being told what to do and what not to do when it comes to c<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163505242 BCX0\">limate<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163505242 BCX0\"> action.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163505242 BCX0\"> It can <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun ContextualSpellingAndGrammarErrorV2Themed SCXW163505242 BCX0\">feel<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163505242 BCX0\"> at times no matter what we do there is always someone telling us we can do more, often driving individuals away from climate action in the first place. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163505242 BCX0\">However, citizen involvement is so important to help local communities and encourage wider reform<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163505242 BCX0\">. <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163505242 BCX0\">Earlier this week, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163505242 BCX0\">Chris<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163505242 BCX0\">spoke with<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW163505242 BCX0\">Tsjeard<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163505242 BCX0\"> Hofstra<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163505242 BCX0\">,<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163505242 BCX0\">who\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163505242 BCX0\"> leading a project here in the Netherlands looking to do just that<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW163505242 BCX0\">.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW163505242 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><div class=\"humamaudio\" style=\"position:relative;overflow:hidden;width:600px;height:40px;margin:20px 0px;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/stream.hu.nl\/players\/4WQKRA5j-gUDjC9bv.html\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As a society, we keep being told what to do and what not to do when it comes to climate action. 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