DorsetCAN Newsletter 8
SEMI-SKIMMED EDITION
22 things you can do for COP26
In the run-up to COP26, we've seen floods, sewage emptied onto 17 Dorset beaches last week, John Kerry calling the event "the last, best hope for the world" and the pain and despair of young people voiced by Lauren MacDonald, Scottish climate activist and a member of the Stop Cambo campaign at a recent TED Countdown panel.
For hope and regeneration to win through, we need to keep up the pressure. For pain and despair to prevail, no action is needed.
For the FULL-FAT list of 66 things we can do around COP26 - go here
For hope and regeneration to win through, we need to keep up the pressure. For pain and despair to prevail, no action is needed.
For the FULL-FAT list of 66 things we can do around COP26 - go here
How can I take part in/follow COP26?
Check:
1. The COP26 Green Zone Programme of Public Events - attend in person or online - (website, 12-day programme)
2. This Round-up of public engagement events at COP26 - (Climate Outreach website - 5 min read)
Sign up to:
3. The Climate Coalition's Daily COP26 email, with updates on events and actions you can take - (email - daily)
Join:
4. The COP26 Coalition and take part in many online events 7-10 November (COP26 Coalition - 15 min read/register)
1. The COP26 Green Zone Programme of Public Events - attend in person or online - (website, 12-day programme)
2. This Round-up of public engagement events at COP26 - (Climate Outreach website - 5 min read)
Sign up to:
3. The Climate Coalition's Daily COP26 email, with updates on events and actions you can take - (email - daily)
Join:
4. The COP26 Coalition and take part in many online events 7-10 November (COP26 Coalition - 15 min read/register)
How can I be heard at COP26?
Sign:
5. Positive Money's petition for the UK government to fully fund the green transition (Positive Money - 5 min read/sign)
6. Word Forest Organisation's petition for a science-led, Weekly Climate Address. (Word Forest - 2 min read/sign)
7. The Zero Campaign (backing the Climate & Ecological Emergency Bill). (Zero Hour - 2 min read/sign)
8. The Avaaz COP26 petition to end all funding for new fossil fuel projects, now - (Avaaz - 1 min read/sign)
9. Greenpeace's petition for no new North Sea oil or gas (Greenpeace - 1 min read/sign)
5. Positive Money's petition for the UK government to fully fund the green transition (Positive Money - 5 min read/sign)
6. Word Forest Organisation's petition for a science-led, Weekly Climate Address. (Word Forest - 2 min read/sign)
7. The Zero Campaign (backing the Climate & Ecological Emergency Bill). (Zero Hour - 2 min read/sign)
8. The Avaaz COP26 petition to end all funding for new fossil fuel projects, now - (Avaaz - 1 min read/sign)
9. Greenpeace's petition for no new North Sea oil or gas (Greenpeace - 1 min read/sign)
What can I do about COP26 locally?
Take part in local events:
10. Dorset Global Day for Climate Justice - Weymouth, 6 Nov. Meet at noon - (Facebook, afternoon action)
11. Climate Change in BCP 6 Nov. 1–3 pm - (Panel, Bournemouth Uni) + SUBU Green Day 10 Nov. 10-3pm - (Bournemouth Uni)
12. Churches Together Ecology Group COP26 Day Of Action & Conversations, Dorchester 6 Nov. Noon - (Live meeting)
13. DorsetCAN meeting: Restoring Nature's Networks (speakers: Natural England & FWAG) 10 Nov. 7:30pm (Zoom link - 90 mins)
14. Pilot Climate Cafés in Bridport, at Soulshine Café, South Street, 2-4pm, 18 Nov. and 9 Dec. - (Café meetings - 2 hrs)
15. Planet Shaftesbury's walks, talks and meetings around COP26 - (website, 5-min read, then participate)
Read:
16. ZeroCarbon Dorset's preliminary vision for a zero-carbon county in 2030 (website- 20 mins)
Check:
17. COP26 Coalition - Dorset Hub regularly for local events/actions - (Facebook)
Join:
18. The Dorset Green Living Project to understand and tackle climate change in your community - (website, commitment)
10. Dorset Global Day for Climate Justice - Weymouth, 6 Nov. Meet at noon - (Facebook, afternoon action)
11. Climate Change in BCP 6 Nov. 1–3 pm - (Panel, Bournemouth Uni) + SUBU Green Day 10 Nov. 10-3pm - (Bournemouth Uni)
12. Churches Together Ecology Group COP26 Day Of Action & Conversations, Dorchester 6 Nov. Noon - (Live meeting)
13. DorsetCAN meeting: Restoring Nature's Networks (speakers: Natural England & FWAG) 10 Nov. 7:30pm (Zoom link - 90 mins)
14. Pilot Climate Cafés in Bridport, at Soulshine Café, South Street, 2-4pm, 18 Nov. and 9 Dec. - (Café meetings - 2 hrs)
15. Planet Shaftesbury's walks, talks and meetings around COP26 - (website, 5-min read, then participate)
Read:
16. ZeroCarbon Dorset's preliminary vision for a zero-carbon county in 2030 (website- 20 mins)
Check:
17. COP26 Coalition - Dorset Hub regularly for local events/actions - (Facebook)
Join:
18. The Dorset Green Living Project to understand and tackle climate change in your community - (website, commitment)
What Else Can I Do?
Use:
19. The GIKI Zero Carbon Calculator to measure your carbon footprint - ( 10 min questionnaire)
Read:
20. The Climate Gap report - it identifies 10 key consumer actions - (ethicalconsumer.org summary report - 10 min read)
Watch (and get inspired):
21. To save the climate, we have to reimagine capitalism (TED Countdown - 8 min watch)
22. Futures We Want - 6 visions from around the world of a zero-carbon world in 2050 - (website, 6 x 10 min read/view)
19. The GIKI Zero Carbon Calculator to measure your carbon footprint - ( 10 min questionnaire)
Read:
20. The Climate Gap report - it identifies 10 key consumer actions - (ethicalconsumer.org summary report - 10 min read)
Watch (and get inspired):
21. To save the climate, we have to reimagine capitalism (TED Countdown - 8 min watch)
22. Futures We Want - 6 visions from around the world of a zero-carbon world in 2050 - (website, 6 x 10 min read/view)
Above all, please communicate and act. Please forward this newsletter to someone who doesn't receive it (use this link: dorsetcan.org/cop26skim) and encourage them to join DorsetCAN to make our voice louder.