Dorset Climate Change Coalition taking action on climate change.

 ”The Coalition is working together, to communicate with the people of Dorset the urgency of action on Climate Change, in order to enable and inspire them to take action, both individually and collectively, to address this.” 

 

Climate Change is happening here in Dorset, and it will have a major impact on people and wildlife.  We can still make a difference, but we need to do it take action now.   

Dorset Climate Change Coalition is a group of public and community sector partners in Dorset who are working together to raise awareness and support people to take action on climate change. 

 

 Win a hamper of local produce

 

Dorset Climate Change Coalition is looking for 1000 people to measure and reduce their carbon footprint - you could win a hamper of local produce.

 

674 people in Dorset have already measured their carbon footprint and pledged to reduce it.  If you have already done this well done, if not you can use the online Act on CO2 calculator, or download our carbon questionnaire.  Let us know your results and we will enter you into a prize draw to win a hamper. 

With an average carbon footprint in Dorset of 7.4 tonnes of CO2, if those 674 people all save 5% this amounts to a saving of 250  tonnes of CO2 equivalent to 42 households emissions from heating and hot water.  

Imagine if all these people encouraged 10 friends to cut their carbon footprint, and then they encouraged 10 more, we would be making a serious difference.    

 

Open the online calculator here. 

Download our offline carbon footprint questionnaire here

Tell us your footprint here

 

 Get shrinking that footprint?

 Now you have measured your footprint, think about how you can reduce it, if you used the Act on CO2 calculator the action plan gives some tips or take a look at our leaflet and action sheet.

Dorset Climate Change Coalition leaflet

Dorset Climate Change Coaltiion take action

 

Learn more about Climate Change in Dorset with our special presentation

 

This presentation explains the likely impacts of climate change in Dorset and aims to inspire people to take acction.  496 people in Dorset have heard this presetation, to book a talk or to attend a free training course to learn how to deliver the talk, contact emily@dorsetclimate.org.uk or 01202 307413

View the Dorset Climate Change Coaltiion presentation here

 

Tell us what you are doing to tackle climate change!

Can your story help to inspire others, send your photos and stories to emily@deac.co.uk like Graham from Poole, below.

Graham from Poole says: “I’m worried about climate change so I've started cycling to work two or three times a week to reduce my carbon footprint, it took a bit of getting used to but its fine now and I feel much fitter.”
 

Dorset Climate Change Coalition Membership

Organisational membership is open to public and Voluntarty sector organisations with representation at district level and above.  Benefits or membership include 

• Helping to fulfil Nottingham Declaration commitments in terms of the most effective means of communicating the message.
• Enhancing the impact of messages conveyed by individual organisations to their members and collectively to the public.
• Support in taking action on climate change, such as training events, and use of Coalition resources such as presentation, website, flyers, pledge cards
• Opportunity to contribute to the steering group.
• Receiving progress reports on the work of the coalition.
• The opportunity to promote staff and organisation in coalition publications.

To become an organisational member complete this form and email to emily@dorsetclimate.org.uk

 

Dorset Climate Change Coalition is a group of public and community sector partners in Dorset who have come together with the mission of: ”working together, to communicate with the people of Dorset the urgency of action on Climate Change, in order to enable and inspire them to take action, both individually and collectively, to address this.”

At November 08, the following organisations are members of the Coaliton - DA21, Christchurch Community Partnership, Churches Together in Dorset, Development Education in Dorset, Dorset Community Action, Dorset County Council, Dorset Energy Advice Centre, Dorset Wildlife Trust, Environment Agency, Magdalen Project, North Dorset District Council, West Dorset Community Partnership with support from Christian Aid, The Co-operative Membership, Dorset Federation of Womens' Institutes, South West Wildlife Trusts.

Dorset Agenda 21 are the secretariat of the Coalition, contact office@da21.org.uk 

The Climate Change Coalition has received a grant from Dorset Strategic Partnership to deliver awareness raising work with community partners and householders, and to develop a community carbon footprint reduction toolkit”.

The project aims to develop the membership of the Coalition, to raise awareness of climate change amongst local partners and the public, to work with local authorities on carbon footprint, and to develop future funding for work on climate change.

To find out more contact Emily Bullock, Emily@deac.co.uk