Publications
All of the following publications are available here as downloadable pdf files. If you would like paper copies, this can be arranged by contacting Living Witness.
Individual/lifestyle
Greenhouse Gas Emissions - What is the climate impact of your lifestyle?
How could you reduce your greenhouse gas emissions?
Check your greenhouse gas emissions with our self-assessment guide. Using the Greenhouse Gas Calculator you will be able to calculate emissions in kg of CO2-equivalent gases. The sheet is divided into parts looking at transport, energy in your home, materials and waste, food, and everything else
Some activities emit gases (e.g. methane, nitrous oxide) that have much higher impact per kg than CO2.
Download the pdf leaflets to work out your personal impact on the climate;
Greenhouse Gas Personal Calculator
Greenhouse Gas Meeting Calculator
If you need extra help in working it all out try using this guide;
Is Green Electricity Really Green? An article by Anne Brewer setting out some of the issues around 'green' electricity was published in earthQuaker in August 2006
Activities
Energy Choice Cards - An activity to hone your energy saving decision making for groups or individuals.
Follow the instructions on the card sheet to "play the game" and decide how you can save energy.
by Harriet Martin
(produced as an insert for earthQuaker May 2010)
Policy briefings available on;
Triple Crunch: Credit, Commodities and Climate
UK Government draft climate change bill
Science or Swindle? The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Greening your Meeting
Starting a Sustainability Group in Your Meeting leaflet with some suggestions based on the experience of our participating meetings and with help from the Greenhouse Gas Meeting Calculator.
Also see Buildings page
Quaker Meetings as communities for sustainability
Be the Change: Resources for Study Groups. The whole document with five session plans for study groups.
Be the Change: A sample session for Study Groups.
Exploring Friends’ Witness to Sustainable Living. First year report (June 2003) on Living Witness. Outlines the development of environmental witness in BYM, summarises activities and reviews experiences of the initial group of 17 Meetings in the project.
earthQuaker
Our quarterly newsletter includes thoughtful articles, news and notices of forthcoming events, for more information go to earthQuaker page.
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