World Environment Day
Wednesday, June 4th, 2008Tomorrow, June 5th, is World Environment Day. It’s a UN Environment Program (UNEP) event that takes place every year with a different theme. This year, the host city is Wellington, New Zealand, and the theme is “Kick the Carbon Habit”. Cities around the world are having events to mark the day, but I couldn’t find just one list for the Australian happenings. You might have more luck by searching for ‘world environment day’ plus the name of your city, local council or any professional group you belong to.
Or you can just mark the day by taking a new action to reduce your carbon emissions. A few suggestions:
- If you haven’t already signed up for green power in your home, check out the GreenPower website to find a supplier near you.
- Walk, ride or take public transport to work tomorrow: check your public transport website for times and routes, or your state/local government for bike maps.
- Write to a business or government office you deal with to ask what they’re doing to cut their carbon emissions.
What I’m doing: Learning more about carbon trading options. Later this year the Garnaut report will be finalised, and then the debate will be on over the type of carbon trading scheme Australia adopts. I want to be informed before journalists start mashing up the facts! If you have any good resources on this subject, please let me know.