Wingfinger have just signed up to 10:10, a campaign to reduce carbon emissions across the UK by 10% this year.
Britain has committed to an 80% cut in emissions by 2050, but we have to start taking action now if that is going to be anything more than a pipe dream. In the Wingfinger office we’ve already tried to make energy cuts over the last few years, and aiming to get another 10% down is going to be a challenge – but it’s certainly one we think is important enough to take up! First point of interest: heating.
We really recommend taking the plunge and making a commitment to get in on the action. And we aren’t just saying this because we want to look cool and down with the green types – we’ve seen through the work that some of our clients are involved in the effects that climate change is already having on the lives of some of the poorest people in the world. Taking action on climate change is taking action on injustice.
Make a pledge and find more resources on the 10:10 website. There is also a section of the Guardian Online dedicated to the campaign, with articles, explanations and resources.
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Bill in The world at 6:57 pm | campaign, environment, justice, office
An innovative national campaign has been launched today calling for a tiny tax on banking transactions that would raise billions to tackle poverty and climate change. The Robin Hood Tax would only be a 0.05% levy on speculative financial transactions, amounting to 50p in every £1000 – this is almost unnoticeable in the context of the amounts that these guys are trading (currently untaxed) on a daily basis, and would all happen at the trading level (in other words, before it gets anywhere near little people like us).
Gordon Brown and the French and German leaders have all raised this in recent weeks and it’s great to see the idea gaining momentum in wider public discussion. You can support the campaign by signing up at www.robinhoodtax.org.uk, where there are also clear and simple explanations of how it all actually works.
Our friends at Stamp Out Poverty are very much involved with the Robin Hood Tax campaign, and have been working for years to publicise this as a means of finding more money for relieving poverty across the world. They’ve already got lots of reasonable answers to critics of currency transaction tax, as well as evidence and case studies to show just how well this would work and the good it could do. All the info is in their resources section at www.stampoutpoverty.org.
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Amy in The world at 11:15 am | campaign, charity, clients, justice, robin hood tax, stamp out poverty
