Carbon Reduction Action Groups
Without radical action within the next decade to curb emissions, extreme weather, rising seas and shifting rainfall patterns threaten to cause mounting damage to societies across the world - hitting hardest those least able to adapt.
Do you agree we all have an equal responsibility for the atmosphere upon which we all depend?
Do you agree with the principle of "the polluter pays"?
Do you believe that we can show government the way?
If you answered yes to these questions, you don't need any more reasons to come to the meeting!
A CRAG is a group of people who have decided to act together to reduce their individual and collective carbon footprints. They do this in annual cycle. First they set themselves an annual emissions target or "carbon ration". Then they keep track of their emissions over the year by keeping a record of their household energy use and private car and plane travel. Finally, at the end of the year, they take responsibility for any "carbon debt" (i.e. emissions over and above their ration) that they have built up. All carbon debts are paid into the group's "carbon fund" at an agreed rate per kilo of CO2 debt. The fund is then distributed as agreed by the members of the group.
There
are already quite a few CRAGs across the country and if the trend
continues we’ll be able to demonstrate to the government that
the public IS willing to reduce its carbon footprint.
At the
meeting on 21 February, a member of the Brixton CRAG will be joining
us to explain how the system works and the impacts it has had on his
life. There’s no commitment but we do hope to conclude the
meeting with at least 10 or so people wanting to set up the first
group and we’ll go from there.
If you can’t make the 21st but are still interested then let me know and we’ll find a solution.
Please do let me know if you have any further questions
Ian Duff, iand@belu.org; 07879 8800864