BRIANNE LEDDA/THE STATESMAN Anya Marquardt is a sophomore English major with a minor in journalism. Although more aggressive climate legislation is needed, the road to a greener future must begin small and progress to a larger agenda. After all, we have just exited an administration that engaged in a rollback of climate policy and environmental regulations. While greenhouse gas emissions decreased in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the drop will not be as effective due to the relaxation of these policies. The Trump administration used the COVID-19 pandemic as a reason to allow large factories to emit more greenhouse gases without getting fined or subjected to breaking any environmental rules and regulations. Many of the lawmakers who backed legislation in support of climate action are still in office, so we should concentrate on finding common ground before taking a more radical stance.