Cut 10% in carbon emissions during 2010

Hiya

A message from the Low Carbon Communities Network inspired me to explore the campaign to cut carbon emissions called 10:10.
Here's what I found:
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Everyone's looking for something to do about climate change. What’s needed is something straightforward, immediate and meaningful. I think I've found it.

Today I joined thousands of individuals and organisations from across the country to unite behind one simple idea: that by working together we can achieve a 10% cut in carbon emissions during 2010. It’s called 10:10, and everyone can be a part of it.

Cutting 10% in one year is a bold target, but for most of us it’s an achievable one, and is in line with what scientists say we need right now. By signing up to 10:10 we’re not just promising to reduce our own emissions – we’re becoming part of a national drive to hit this ambitious goal country-wide. In our homes, in our workplaces, our schools and our hospitals, our galleries and football clubs and universities, we’ll be backing each other up as we take the first steps on the road to becoming a low-carbon society.

To find out more and sign up go to www.1010uk.org
To read coverage of the campaign from the Guardian go to www.guardian.co.uk/10-10
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New documentary about global warming soon to come to cinemas in the UK

Hiya

The Low Carbon Communities Network is up and running, with a Steering Group being set up and meetings happening further south. I've committed myself to spreading the word in the Oban area.

One of the things that caught my attention just recently was a note from the initiator, Tracy Todhunter, about a documentary that has been making the rounds in informal settings. On Nov. 3, 2008, she wrote on her blog that it is "the most stunning film I have seen which shows climate change impacts on real people in real places. There is plenty of information about the film on the Age of Stupid website."

For a look at the trailer, go to http://www.ageofstupid.net/trailer