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Bruton's Climate Pledges

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Make a pledge or two

I pledge to... Switch to renewable energy

I will ring my electricity supplier over the next 24 hours and see if I can switch to green energy. If not, I will find one!

I pledge to... Save energy at home

Zero carbon energy

Making buildings and manufacturing energy efficient and supplying all energy with renewables

Zero waste

Reducing consumption, reusing and recycling to achieve zero waste and zero pollution.

Materials and products

Using materials from sustainable sources and promoting products which help people reduce consumption

Travel and transport

Reducing the need to travel, encouraging walking, cycling and low carbon transport.

Local and sustainable food

Promoting sustainable humane farming and healthy diets high in local, seasonal organic food and vegetable protein

Sustainable water

Using water efficiently, protecting local water resources and reducing flooding and drought

Land and nature

Protecting and restoring land for the benefit of people and wildlife

Culture and community

Nurturing local identity and heritage, empowering communities and promoting a culture of sustainable living

Equity and local economy

Creating safe, equitable places to live and work which support local prosperity and international fair trade

Health and Happiness

Encouraging active, social, meaningful lives to promote good health and wellbeing

How big is your environmental footprint?

There are several ways to measaure your environmental footprint.

Ecological footprinting measures the impact of a person or community on the planet, in terms of the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources. See www.footprintn

One Planet Living

If everyone in the world lived as we do in the UK, we’d need three planets to support us

Image credit: www.bioregional.com

We only have one Planet.

We are seeing the efffects of this:

land degradation, deforestation, pollution.
climate change with droug

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