Are you doing your bit to slow Climate Change?

We know you are – so please tell us all about it. Our Climate Connections team – want to hear your stories. We’d love to sing the praises of local families, individuals and community groups, and tell everyone what you are doing on the ‘All we are missing is you…’ page of our website.

If you have a story to tell, why don’t you share it with us? Perhaps you’re growing your own food, either on an allotment or on your garden or balcony. Maybe you have decided to travel less by car and use more public transport or even cycle around town. It could be that you are more careful when using energy in your home or just worried about extreme weather conditions. Are you involved with a campaign?

We want to hear from you. Send your story and a photo to climateconnections@bpec.org or call us on 01273 766610, we’d love to hear more.

Music unites the crowd on Brighton Bandstand

musicians whip the crowd into a frenzy

BPEC’s Climate Connections project teamed up with the charity Refugee Radio to support an event which brought out Brighton’s musicians and dancers.

The hugely enjoyable free gig featured new bands – Planet Gnawa and the Refugee Radio Orchestra – was staged on The Bandstand, Brighton Seafront on August Bank Holiday Monday to a sizeable audience.

What are Brighton Council doing for 10:10?

10:10 is a global initiative to reduce carbon emissions by 10% in the year 2010. Started by the people behind the film ‘The Age of Stupid‘ thousands of people have signed up, including Brighton and Hove City Council (BHCC), click here for BHCC 10:10 site

10:10 makes individuals, rather than policy, responsible for change. BHCC signed up in November 2009 and initiatives to reduce their carbon footprint are in place. So…

What is the council actually doing?

Naked bike ride in Brighton

Brighton’s fifth Naked Bike Ride – one of 50 similar events in cities all over the world.

The World Naked Bike Ride is a celebration of cycling, of body power and streets for people. It is a protest against the domination of our towns and cities by cars and the destructive effects of car & oil dependency as they threaten our health, our communities, our local environment and global ecology.

Call for tough action on climate change

Grassroot movements call for rich countries to reduce their carbon emission by 50% and for countries committing climate crimes to be punished! 30,000 people including NGOs, government officials and scientists attended the World People’s Conference on Climate Change and the Rights of Mother Earth, in Cochabamba, Bolivia as a direct response to last year’s UN summit in Copenhagen

Join the midnight climate vigil

Climate emergency overnight vigil: Fri 15th – Sat 16th May

What The Argus said…

Read all about the launch event in The Argus…

Climate Connections in Jubilee Square

Read all about the launch event in The Argus…

Climate Connections - come see for yourself - Jubilee Square

What's your climate connection?

5 ways to reduce water consumption

Covering 70 per cent of the planet, water is an essential resource. However, only 2.5* per cent of the world’s water is fresh water and is unevenly distributed. World population growth, increased urbanisation and climate change have put combined pressure on water resources, making water scarcity the largest biggest threat humanity faces this century.

Transport ideas for a greener world

Eagle-eyed traffic wardens; rising petrol costs; perpetual traffic jams. If these aren’t reasons enough to use more public transport and bicycles for short journeys, keep in mind the environmental benefits!