Sunday 3rd July 2022
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Report written by Paul Salman
This week the echo show was in Mill Hill Broadway. Educating and informing those that were interested in various sustainable activities. We had a lady selling local honey, cosmetics, an art recycling stall, how to make your own cleaning products. There was also a political lobbying group to improve the availability of solar panels called power for people. check out the link https://powerforpeople.org.uk/
Goodgym were there to promote sustainable activities. We do this by physically supporting local green spaces building fitness and resilience in our members. Encouraging active travel. Cycling walking, running. Discover and engage with our local environment and its communities. If we physically engage with our environment (and its communities) studies show it improves our sense of well being and connection. Active travel improves our health and of the environment. What’s the bigger picture? Check out this TED talk. Please DO LOOK UP! https://www.ted.com/talks/al_gore_how_to_make_radical_climate_action_the_new_normal?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare
“The climate emergency demands action from all of us. We need to get to net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and everyone has a role to play,” said Niklas Hagelberg, UNEP’s Climate Change Coordinator. “We, as individuals, must change our consumption habits and pressure those who represent us – our employers, our politicians – to move rapidly to a low-carbon world.”
Here are 10 ways you can be part of the climate solution from the United Nations.
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/10-ways-you-can-help-fight-climate-crisis
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It will help make the reservoir cleaner and safer for visitors and the many plants, birds and animals that live there.