…is coming! June 5th to be precise. It was started in 1972 (which I like because it’s obviously not a bandwagon day, like so many seem to be now – National Donut Week anyone?) by the United Nations General Assembly, and each year the main celebrations are held in a different country. This year it’s New Zealand, but there will be celebrations going on around the world. The idea is to ‘stimulate worldwide awareness of the environment and enhance political attention and action’. This year the theme is ‘CO2, Kick the Habit!’, with the emphasis on taking action towards reducing greenhouse gases.
In our house there is much debate about how big a part us humans are really playing in the whole global warming phenomenon, but I don’t think anyone can argue that taking steps to protect our precious (and only) planet can never be a bad thing. And as my friend Katy and I were discussing only yesterday, recycling is now second nature; where once we had to be reminded, we now don’t think twice about it, like brushing your teeth. (Although I hear some people still need a kick in the rear end to do it….. tut tut. AND to recycle…) I’ve said this before but I think the key is that whatever people are going to do, it’s human nature to want it to be as effort free as possible. Recycling falls into this category, whereas growing your own veg – not so much. It also needs to be FUN. Hence ‘street rallies, bicycle parades, green concerts, essay and poster competitions in schools, tree planting, recycling efforts, clean-up campaigns and much more’.
So here are some easy, and possibly fun, things to do to help reduce YOUR carbon emissions:
***Recycle! ***Swap your light bulbs for nice eco friendly ones (and, I am told, waiting til yours pop so as not to waste them is in fact more wasteful than just changing them right now)! ***Compost your leafy waste! ***Change your energy supplier! ***Turn the tap off when brushing your teeth! ***Turn the light off when you leave a room! ***Cycle or walk to work, or at least take public transport! ***Only boil as much water in the kettle as you need!***
(Do you see how an exclamation mark makes anything sound fun?!) (!!)
For more info, check out www.unep.org, where you can see what your country is doing for WED, and add your own activity.
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I am so obsessed with this right now. I’m a total beach lover anyway, so when I happened upon this, I had to share!
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