Climate change is not a distant reality anymore. It is in our backyard now. With each passing day, we are seeing the effects of climate change all over the world and India is no exception. The concept of climate change should be understood by everyone and they should be aware of the role they can play in limiting the effects of climate change to create a resilient society. Lack of information for citizens to make informed decisions or effectively intervene is a major challenge. Also, citizens need to be constantly reminded and educated about the importance and need to practice sustainable lifestyles - less energy and water consumption, sharing resources, and the concept of refuse, reduce, reuse and recycle. In addition,with net-zero pledges coming from different governments around the world and the state governments of India, there is a need to work with the Tamil Nadu state government to frame its net-zero plans and state climate action plans by focusing on what kind of solutions should be included.