From US President Donald Trump’s all-out push for fossil fuels to political squabbles in Europe, governments are retreating on their climate promises. But most people around the world still see global warming as a serious threat.

Even as political momentum fades, many ordinary people are demanding tougher action — and instead of waiting around, they’re starting to do things themselves.

AFP spoke with four people from different continents to find out what pushed them to act.

Their personal reasons weren’t always about climate change — one cared about air pollution, another about animal cruelty — but their efforts are helping to bring down planet-warming emissions all the same, showing how environmental causes overlap.

This story is part of The 89 Percent Project, an initiative of the gl

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