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Crowd fund energy initiatives. Depending on your views on various energy sources, i.e. solar, take a look at

https://www.sunfunder.com/ https://joinmosaic.com/

Also, don't become too pessimistic. Even here, its pretty obvious that people tend to fall into two camps: doomers or deniers. Very few in between. I have spent the better part of a year struggling with depression related to the realization of the scale of environmental and sustainability issues facing civilization. I was a doomer, and some days, I still am. That said, I also see that the uptake of renewable energy is accelerating. Electric car sales were considered negligible two years ago, and now they are growing fast. Thats not to say that there aren't HUGE challenges facing us. But I also feel more hopeful that things will eventually change in time.




On top of that, opportunities to address the challenges faced can be exciting, especially in the business world. Not all doom and gloom if you look at it that way.




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