Seriously good start to new campaign17 September 2009
Our new campaign for local councils to commit to cutting CO2 has got off to a seriously good start.
Former mayor of London Ken Livingstone backed the Get Serious About CO2 campaign at the launch event in London.
Watch an interview with Ken here:
Support from influential sectors
The Local Government Association has welcomed our push for action on climate change at a local level.
The aims of the campaign are very good indeed - councils certainly need to be in the centre and the forefront in the fight to reduce carbon.
Now we have support from
- The Trade Union Congress
- The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
- Environmental Protection UK
Councillors get on board
Councillor Mehboob Khan from Kirklees Council in Yorkshire is on board too.
We fully support the campaign. We believe that the target of councils reducing carbon emissions by 40 per cent by 2020 is realistic and achievable.We need a sense of urgency from central government to ensure that we reach it.
The Leader of Camden Council, Keith Moffat, supports councils getting serious about CO2.
Councils have a vital role to play in protecting the environment. Environmental sustainability is a top priority for Camden Council and I fully support the Get Serious About CO2 campaign.
Want to get involved?
Councils could go even further to tackle climate change if they had more support from national government.
Pull your most serious face to support the campaign here.
We'll use your photo to petition the Government for for more support for councils so they can cut carbon emissions.
This means more pressure for them to take action on climate change but also more money and less hassle for councils so they can get on with:
