>> Paul Sullivan, The New York Times Published: 17 Jul 2021 11:08 AM BdST Updated: 17 Jul 2021 11:08 AM BdST FILE — Solar panels dotting rooftops in Austin, Texas, on April 11, 2021. Individuals can have an impact on climate change, experts say, both by how they spend their money and how they spend their time. (Tamir Kalifa/The New York Times) Climate change can seem like such an enormous problem that individual actions would have little impact. Consider Europe’s wide-ranging proposals this week to reduce its reliance on fossil fuels, including eliminating sales of new gas- and diesel-powered cars in the next 14 years. "); } But people can have an impact, experts say, both by how they spend their money and how they spend their time.