The Future Starts Here: Parliament debates 10:10

Posted by annied in campaign on 19. Oct, 2009 | 1 Comment

This week our Government has the opportunity to take a bold leap towards immediate cuts in our emissions. The Liberal Democrats have tabled a motion to garner cross party support for 10:10 Based on one simple ask, 10:10 calls on all of us to commit to a 10% reduction in our carbon emissions in 2010. On Wednesday, the motion being discussed will call on parliament, the government estate and the public sector to cut their greenhouse gas emissions by 10% in 2010 compared to 2009 levels. Gordon Brown, his cabinet, the shadow cabinet and the Liberal Democrat party have already signed up. At the time of writing, the 10:10 campaign has gathered over 35,000 supporters from all sectors. The motion may just have enough support to pass.

Campaigns DO Make Change. The clock is TckTckTck-ing

Posted by annied in Oxfam, WWF, campaign on 25. Sep, 2009 | Comments Off

Our friend Erica Grigg of carbonOutreach.com has a response to our query: Too Many Climate Campaigns?

Too many climate campaigns?

Posted by annied in DECC, Oxfam, UNEP, WWF, campaign, climate change on 16. Sep, 2009 | 7 Comments

green.tv has featured campaigns by all of our partners and some non-partners soliciting action on climate change– from signing petitions to convince government leaders that they should not leave the Cop15 without a deal to individual action campaigns. And yet, we still aren’t doing enough. What’s the point of all these campaigns? Are there too many that we have now become saturated with climate change that we have been spurred past action to continued inaction? Has anything really changed?

10:10 more than just inspiring individual action, it’s a step towards revaluing the economy

Posted by annied in DECC, climate change, green media on 02. Sep, 2009 | Comments Off

Individual action has been the missing thread in the climate change policy debate– until now. And it may be the link that finally makes policy makers re-value economic growth to include sustainability and happiness.