Useful Links
These links will open a new window and go to helpful webpages of direct interest to Island people. This list isn't exclusive and we will be adding to it in due course.
Here, you can discover "Eco Island" - the Isle of Wight's Sustainable Community Strategy. This website explains Eco Island and contains the detail behind it and how it will work. Eco Island is a broad based strategy for improving the social, economic and environmental sustainability of the Island. The strategy will build stronger, healthier communities with more opportunities for people to be involved in local life.
What is the Footprint Trust? "The Footprint Trust Ltd is a not-for-profit company and a registered charity, based on the Isle of Wight. They are dedicated to working with the Island’s community to promote the benefits of sustainable living.
This will be achieved through various projects and activities that raise awareness of all relevant issues, embodying the ideal of “acting locally and thinking globally."
Check out the latest Newsletter from the Footprint Trust; connect through the link below.
The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Most governments rely on and feed data into the scientists working around the world to assess climate change. Its worth remembering that Reports that are dated 2007 have been based on data of around 2004 to give colleagues an opportunity to peer-review the outcomes. This tries to ensure the recommendations in the Reports are based on as accurate picture of scientific evidence as possible. But, in their efforts to be free from bias their observations are typically a couple of years out of date - and this at a time when scientists are concerned that impacts are occuring at a faster rate that anticipated.
Local Government Association : Climate Change is the Biggest Threat to our Long-Term Prosperity
In 1997, local government came together and created the Local Government Association to be its voice in the national arena. Based in Westminster, close to the Houses of Parliament and Whitehall, the LGA is a voluntary lobbying organisation, acting as the voice of the local government sector, and an authoritative and effective advocate on its behalf.
What advice do they give Councils like ours? Read the Final Report of the Climate Change Commissioners on our "downloads" section of this site. On climate change they say, "Climate change is the biggest long-term threat to our prosperity and well-being - managing the threat requires a radical decarbonisation of the global economy, and significant technological change away from the use of fossil fuels. This is not only about large-scale action at international and national levels, but local and individual action too. Councils are uniquely placed to tackle climate change and are the link between national aspirations and individual action. Through their Local Area Agreements, over 90% of councils have adopted targets to reduce emissions in their own operations or across their local area or targets to adapt to the effects of climate change."
They say, "Here to help everyone save energy in the homeWe are a non-profit organisation that provides free impartial advice tailored to suit you. Our advice can help you save money and fight climate change by reducing carbon dioxide emissions from your home."
You can also calculate your carbon-footprint using their software.
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