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Speak out about climate change
6 June, 2007
This June 5 marked World Environment Day and begged the question; are you doing your bit for the environment?
With all the press surrounding pay as you go recycling and penalty fines for homes which opt out of doing their bit, climate change and the environmentally friendly ways everyone can help are really top of the agenda right now.
Speaking at the opening of the £18 million River Quaggy Flood Alleviation Scheme in South London, Climate Change and Environment Minister Ian Pearson said:
“Climate change is one of the greatest threats we face today – it threatens our precious environment, our economy, our health and well-being, and the way of life that is so important to us.
“We are already feeling some of the effects of climate change and that will inevitably increase. But if everyone acts now to help stop climate change, we can avoid its worst effects and reduce the level to which we need to adapt – both here in the UK and the support millions of people around the world will need.
“All around the world today people are being asked what they can do to become more conscious of their effect on the climate. Here in the UK the Environment Agency is carrying out the biggest survey on climate change ever, asking three questions: the number one thing people are doing to tackle climate change, the one extra thing people could do to tackle climate change, and what’s stopping them doing it.”
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Pearson concluded by highlighting the principal issue at hand: “This really underlines one of the most important messages we need everyone to take on board – not only will climate change affect each and every one of us, but we can’t fight it unless we’re all working together.”
The Government has also announced its second competition for youth Climate Change Champions which will kick off in the summer.
So far the efforts of the nine current Champions, aged between 13 and 17 years of age have been highly active in speaking out about climate change, reaching 18 per cent of the adult population as well as a huge number of young people – engaging them in the debate about what needs to be done.
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