What does Bancroft have in common with Auckland, New Zealand, Kampala, Uganda and Ann Arbor, Michigan? All of these places are part of a global campaign to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by putting local climate solutions in place.
They are all part of the 10/10/10 – Global Work Party that is being sponsored by 350.org. The objective is to get people around the world to do something that will help deal with global warming in their city or community. With two weeks to go before the event there are over 4,000 projects registered from 171 countries.
In Kampala, Uganda, they're going to plant thousands of trees, and in Ann Arbor they are challenging local residents to get out and enjoy a bicycle ride.
Here at home Sustainable Bancroft is hoping to register 100 local projects. Ideas for individual contributions range from long term solutions like installing an alternative energy system or making your home more energy efficient to things that residents can do on October 10th like walking a local trail, going for a bicycle ride or leaving your car at home for the day.
“It doesn’t matter if you do something on October 10th or if you did it earlier this year” said Sustainable Bancroft advisor Don Grant. “What we are looking for is for people to get involved. We know that a lot is going on in and around Bancroft. People care about sustainability and about climate change. The 10/10/10 Global Work Party is a way of showing the world and each other what we are doing to make things better.”
350.org is an international campaign that is building a movement to unite the world around solutions to the climate crisis. Their mission is to inspire the world to rise to the challenge of the climate crisis – to create a new sense of urgency and possibility for our planet. The number 350 refers to the target level of CO2 in parts per million (PPM) that the world needs to hit to reduce the damage that is already being seen from global warming. Today the world is at 388 PPM.
Sustainable Bancroft is encouraging everyone to get involved and to register their actions at our Facebook site.
