Today is Blog Action Day – the focus is Climate Change as the Copenhagen summit approaches.
This December the UN and countries from all over the world will sit down to discuss and hopefully finalise the follow up agreement for the post-Kyoto Protocol era.
It feels like everybody is talking about this stuff… so how do we make it a real concern, for which we can take real action, rather than just another abstract news topic?
The time for arguing about whether or not climate-change is a real concern has passed for me, so I will assume it has for you too. What I aim to present to you here is some very practical ways for you to make climate change action your own. Here are a variety of ways with varying levels of commitment that enable you to participate in this change, ways you can make a difference (be it large or small).
- GetUp Australia is organising a campaign to affect and influence the decision-makers that are going to Copenhagen.You can donate by clicking here. You could also simply sign up and stay informed.
- If you’re still not convinced, have a look at any or all of the resources to help writers (like me) who have signed up for Blog Action Day in composing our blogs. I’ve decided to pass these resources on to you wholesale, they are quality information and very accessible – click here to have a look.
- The Plastic Bag Story is a PDF document outlining how plastic bags hurt the world. If you haven’t seen it, let me know and I can send it to you. Most importantly, if you haven’t already done it, getting rid of plastic bags is a simple and important way you can help with climate change. Leave a comment on this blog and request the info or send me an email and I’ll pass it on.
- TALK ABOUT IT and keep talking about it, keep these issues in the front of people’s minds and maybe change will happen on a grander scale.
My little way of changing the world this week is to eat less meat and grow more veges.
It all helps, and it really can be that simple.
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