Climate Action Menston wants to encourage people to pledge to take action to address the climate emergency. We know that we are all dependent on this fragile planet and it needs our care. We are aware that our small actions can seem insignificant in trying to tackle the climate emergency but we can be encouraged that if
we take action, others are more likely to do so too!
As the scale of the problem is so vast, it might be easier to consider a pledge under one of the following headings. Here are a few possible examples:
- Home: undertake a home energy check of depth of loft insulation/ lower the thermostat
- Garden: bee friendly plants/peat free compost
- Travel: walk, cycle or use bus or train before using the car or plane.
- Food: buy local possibly through a veg box scheme/buy less meat and dairy
- Possessions: re-use or re-purpose before buying new
- Activism: write to your MP saying what you are doing and how concerned you are about the climate crisis.
Other possibilities include undertaking a personal carbon footprint audit -
https://footprint.wwf.org.uk/#/ or
https://www.climatestewards.org/carbon-calculators/
Please feel free to pledge whatever feels right for you!
CAM would like to encourage everyone to fulfil their pledges and see how they are doing - are you happy for that to happen? If so , please provide your contact details.
