10 October 2009

Stroud Greens were out on the street helping to increase the pressure on our government to negotiate for an ambitious, fair and binding climate deal in Copenhagen.

Local teenage member Issy Ellis-Cockcroft is part of the UK Youth Delegation travelling to Copenhagen to take part in this historic summit. She will be taking the petition to present to the UK negotiators in Copenhagen.
Find out more and support the Youth Delegation on her blog.

Urgent decisions need to be made at the Copenhagen Climate Change Summit in December that will affect not only us here in Stroud, but much more acutely many of the world's poorest people and the very life support systems of our planet.

Increasing the pressure on our government will help them negotiating for an ambitious, fair and binding climate deal in Copenhagen.

We can all do things in the next few weeks that will help make a difference:

1. Gloucester Climate Change March and Lobby of MPs and MEP – Sat 17th Oct 11.30-12.30 Gloucester – starting at Council Offices and going to the Cross. find out more...
   
2. Donate to support the UK Youth Delegation and the Kenyan Youth Delegation who are attending the conference to give voice to the world's young people and generations to come. Stroud teenager Issy Ellis-Cockcroft is part of the UK delegation – find out how to support them on her blog at www.livingonsunshine.org.uk
3. Sign the Stroud-Copenhagen petition which Issy will take to Copenhagen – and get your family, neighbours and work colleagues to sign too. Download a copy for use at your school, club or social group: click here to download the Copenhagen Petition - please return to John Marjoram (address on the petition) by December 1st.
4. Support Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Ed Milliband on his pledge to fight for a “climate deal that's ambitious, effective and fair”. www.edspledge.com
5. Keep the pressure on Gordon Brown for an ambitious global climate deal by signing to “Back the Bid” at www.actoncopenhagen.gov.uk
6. Support www.350.org international day of action on October 24th and other campaigns for on this issue – see www.tcktcktck.org
7. Get stuck in to a carbon reduction of 10% during 2010 – join Stroud District Council, your Green Party District Councillors and many more individuals, businesses and organisations who have already taken the 10:10 pledge – www.1010uk.org
8. Join the National Climate Demo in London on 5th Dec – www.stopclimatechaos.org
   Watch out for information about coaches from Stroud to London for this big demo on the eve of the Copenhagen Conference.