Taking the challenge to go green in 2010
Posted on 7 January 2010
The York Green Street Challenge will be launched on Saturday with six teams signing pledge cards detailing the changes they will make to reduce their carbon emissions.
Taking part in the York Green Street Challenge is a fun way for people to join with their friends and neighbours and learn how they can lead greener lives
Dr Gary Haq
Neighbourhood teams from Scarcroft Road, Bishopthorpe Road and the Holgate areas of York are taking part alongside groups of parents from Heworth CE and Park Grove Primary Schools and St Edward’s Church.
The York Green Street Challenge is coordinated by the Stockholm Environment Institute at the University of York on behalf of the York Environment Partnership.
Over the next six months, University experts will give the teams advice in areas including energy, transport, recycling and composting which will help them cut their emissions and save money.
Dr Gary Haq, Green Street Challenge Coordinator, said: “Most people want to reduce their impact on the environment but many find it difficult to turn those good intentions into action.
“Taking part in the York Green Street Challenge is a fun way for people to join with their friends and neighbours and learn how they can lead greener lives.”
Teams that succeed in meeting the 10 per cent target will be entered in to a prize draw to win £1,000 worth of vouchers.
New teams of between seven and 10 people can enter The York Green Street Challenge until the end of January. For more information telephone (01904) 432917 or email info@climatetalk.org.uk.
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Notes to editors:
- The carbon footprint is the total amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions which result directly and indirectly from the individual use of goods and services. It is measured in tonnes of CO2 per person per year with the average UK resident having a carbon footprint of 12.12 tonnes of CO2.
- The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) is an international, independent environment and development research institute. It is a part of an international network of centres with the York centre based in the Department of Biology at the University of York.
- The University of York’s Department of Biology is one of the leading centres for biological teaching and research in the UK. In the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise, it was ranked equal first among broad spectrum bioscience departments in the UK for quality that was judged to be world-leading.
- The York Environment Partnership is responsible for implementing the Sustainable City chapter of the Sustainable Community Strategy developed by “Without Walls”, a group made up of representatives of public, voluntary and business organisations in York looking to improve the quality of life in the city.
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