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Going Greener: Universities

Veg garden 2009

Going Greener with student allotments - help your uni transition to a low-carbon diet

This year Go Green made the transition to the next level. Our new campaign brings students and staff together to create and achieve their visions for low-carbon, low-energy and future-proof universities. Based on the Transition Towns movement, Going Greener is about a community-led, DIY approach to tackling climate change and peak oil. From practical projects to creating institutional change, Going Greener will ensure that unis play a leading role in the UK’s transition to a low-carbon future. Going Greener programme highlights:

  • Workshop, Going Greener: Creating Transition Communities
  • Workshop, What’s Your Transition Vision? Get ideas from the UK’s first student-led transition initiative, the Student Switch Off campaign and more

Go Green: Schools & Colleges

Sibford School get the Go Green Pledge signed

Schools and colleges should be beacons of sustainability. The Go Green campaign is helping them to cut their carbon emissions and focussing on 4 key areas: energy, transport, waste and food. From Switch Off energy action days to long-term change, now is the time to get campaigning, learn how to communicate the dangers of climate change and make a real impact on the carbon footprint of your school or college. Go Green programme highlights:

  • Workshop, Cut the Crap, Let’s Cut the Carbon, practical projects for your school or college
  • Workshop, What’s Your Transition Vision? Start visualising what green schools and colleges of the future could look like with help from Go Green visionaries

Ditch Dirty Development

2008 RBS wind-up globe walking over the edge

Will RBS investments tip the world’s climate over the edge?

The Treasury has spent billions on bailing out the UK’s dirtiest bank, Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS). RBS continues to pour billions into climate changing projects and companies that fail to uphold human rights. What’s wrong with this picture? This year, we have an opportunity to make sure both the Treasury and RBS clean up their act. Public money should be spent in the public interest – that means financing a just transition to a low-carbon future. Ditch Dirty Development programme highlights:

  • Panel debate, RBS: Financing the New Green Deal, with Ann Pettifor author of the New Green Deal and the lawyer who took our DDD campaign to the High Court
  • Workshop, Clean Up RBS from direct action to MP lobbying - find out how you can get involved

Copenhagen

Students making waves at the Carnival of Climate Chaos

Students making waves at the Carnival of Climate Chaos

Image © Emma Kentish

The global community will meet in Copenhagen, Denmark in December 2009 to agree on a new global climate deal. We need this to be strong and fair to prevent climate crisis. Shared Planet programme highlights:

  • The Wave - ahead of the crucial summit, tens of thousands of people will flood London to demonstrate support for a safe climate future for all. Throughout the weekend you’ll get the chance to learn the amazing youth flashdance which we will perform on the march and help make our ‘big wave’ prop with help from renowned political artist Polyp.
  • Speaker tour, Climate Justice Now