Resources for individuals

Your Home

Your Home

Keep it warm efficiently.  Heating the home is the 2nd largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in UK. Start here 10 minute Checklist: Choose a windy day and… Check for draughts and increase air tightness. Use draught excluders, letter box excluder, insulation...

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Low level radioactive waste taken to Brockham: do you agree?

Angus Energy want to transport an undefined amount of low-level radioactive waste from their Lidsey site, 40 mies away, to re-inject at Brockham.  The consultation ends Nov 4th and you can respond online via the EA website: RH3 7AU, Angus Energy Weald Basin No 3...

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Your CDs and DVDS

Post CDs and DVDs to recycle Most end up in landfill. Check recycle.now  According to them, Barnado's are the only place in Surrey that accepts them. But there is an alternative Separate disks from cases, remove card inserts (add to household recycling), labels or...

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Think it before you bin it!

Think it before you bin it!

Doug the Mole Valley Mole says: "Think re-cycling as the 7th option: have you also thought RE-fuse…  RE-duce…  RE-think…  RE-pair…  RE-use…  RE-gift…  ?????" Find the best place to recycle... Click on https://www.recyclenow.com for an immediate answer to where to...

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Circular Economy

Circular Economy

We all already embrace the Circular Economy, in buying pre-loved clothes, upcycling furniture, buying a second-hand car, recycling, using reuse coffee cups, and so on.  But this is just a tiny start. If we really embraced it – then our community, our local economy,...

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Faith Groups

  Surrey Faith Links [Surrey Faith Links] - seeks to build good relationships between Faith organisations and other sectors, particularly local authorities, public services and voluntary and community groups so that together they may better serve the people and...

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DIRTY OLD RIVER – find out more

  This picture is on the excellent Windrush Against Sewage Pollution (WASP) site. It's well worth a read: Sewage pollution | windrushwasp The research paper that started the furore about illegal sewage discharges was written by one of their members, Prof Peter...

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Your River

Your River

Did you know the River Mole in Surrey has relatively poor water quality and ecological quality?  Rivers and streams are the life blood for our local environment and they drive biodiversity:- 0 sections of the river Mole have 'good' ecological quality status.   No...

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Summary

These pages provide a complete set of actions that can be taken by individuals to help the fight against climate change and the risk it places upon our planet and future generations. They are presented as practical things to do by you.  eg. Your Home, Your Travel,...

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Your contribution to Biodiversity

Your contribution to Biodiversity

Existing Trees: Existing mature trees are our most valuable asset in terms of capturing and storing carbon over the crucial next ten year window (the vast bulk of the carbon that a tree sequesters during its lifetime only gets harnessed once the tree is mature). They...

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Martin’s Money Tips turn Green

Ultimate money expert Martin Lewis gives practical ways to save or even earn money through a green lifestyle. Save the planet and save money! 26 quick ways to go green and save (moneysavingexpert.com)

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Your Computer

Your Computer

Computers, mobile phones and electronic devices are amazing and have transformed our lives. BUT worldwide ICT (Information Communication and Technology) accounts for around 4% of the world's electricity consumption and around 1.4% of the world's carbon footprint....

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Your Council

Your Council

County Councils and local Councils (District & Borough) set and enforce policy communicate and set an example on climate change mitigation actions. How well are they doing this? Will they meet their carbon-zero targets? We want Councils to deliver a meaningful...

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Research Links

Research Links

We're constantly adding useful links about the climate and environmental crises to this page. This is a living document which will grow over time. Help us - send in your links. AND settle down to read from our Best Book Guide:  scroll down to find our All-time...

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Let’s reduce our carbon footprint

Let’s reduce our carbon footprint

CLIMATE EMERGENCY ACTIONS  –  CHECKLIST Click here to download a Climate Emergency Checklist – pdf We are undeniably in a climate emergency.  Our future is at risk. We’re all part of the problem - so let’s make a difference. Tiny steps first: whatever we do will help...

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Your Food

Your Food

Spend wisely, Save money, Improve your Health and Help save the PLANET ‘£££’ symbols show the super-savers. YOUR FOOD: Thought for the day:  A Waitrose manager said, “If people won’t buy it, we won’t stock it” Shop and Buy local. It’s fresher and tastier. Buy seasonal...

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YOUR STUFF

YOUR STUFF

YOUR ‘STUFF’: Do you NEED it? Can it wait? Could save you   £££ Can you get it from a re-use organisation?  And give unwanted items to them?  3 million useable household items are thrown away in the UK every year. Read:  Home - Reuse Network (reuse-network.org.uk)...

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Your Travel

Your Travel

Transport : a major consumer of energy and source of air pollution:  right now the UK’s largest cause of greenhouse gases. Work from home when possible, though that could add to your heating bills. £ Avoid business air travel when a video conference will suffice  (air...

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Your Employers

Your Employers

YOUR EMPLOYERS: Consider applying appropriate actions to your company, seeing sustainability as a core essential objective for your businesses survival. Much of the above is also relevant to businesses. Look at Edie: edie - empowering sustainable business for useful...

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