I do hope you’ll feel able to vote for the 10:10 motion in Parliament this Wednesday. The motion calls on Parliament, government departments and the public sector to cut their greenhouse gas emissions by 10% in 2010, compared to 2009 levels.
As you will know Gordon Brown, the Cabinet and the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Shadow Cabinets have already signed up, as have many hospitals, schools and councils. It would be fantastic if you, an MP in the borough where the 10:10 Campaign was born, could send out a clear message of support on Wednesday. 10:10 is about cutting carbon pollution, ending energy waste, saving money and taking control of our lives from energy companies who have us over an oil barrel. It’s also about giving the British government the support they need going into the UN negotiations in Copenhagen to make the case for the sort of dramatic slashing of emissions that scientists say we need to avoid runaway climate change. The more of Britain that signs up to 10:10 the easier it will be for the UK government to argue that all nations should make deep cuts in carbon pollution.
10:10 is simple, it’s direct, it’s now. We need everyone on board. Please help us.
Rgds, Alexis
Cllr Alexis Rowell Coordinator, 10:10 Councils
& Chair, Camden Council all-party Sustainability Task Force
www.1010uk.org
"Throughout history, the really fundamental changes in societies have come about not from the dictates of governments and the results of battles, but through vast numbers of people changing their minds, sometimes only a little bit.” Willis Harman, social scientist, academic and visionary.
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