Climate Talk 50Plus : Project Archive

BBC Radio 4's Costing the Earth examined the issue of the carbon footprint of older people and quoting a Cliamte Talk's work on this area.

A policy brief outlining key challenges and recommendations of "Growing Old in a Changing Climate" report has been produced for policy makers.

A new report published today by the Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York, in collaboration with Help the Aged, calls on Government and public authorities to take action to better protect older people from the future effects of climate change.

Over 50s are 'hopeful, motivated and positive' about tackling climate change. A new survey, conducted by the University of York's Stockholm Environment Institute, reveals the over 50s believe they are already being affected by climate change, and are willing to take action to reduce their carbon footprint.

Presentations from the "Growing Old in a Changing Climate" Workshop are now available. These include the presentations given by Sir John Lawton, Dominic Harrison and Dr Gary Haq.

Several things have, however, spurred me to overcome my guilty feelings, to stop burying my head in the sand and to DO SOMETHING! I'll come to those "motivators" later. What HAVE I done ...

Sustaining an ever improving Carbon Footprint is proving to be every bit as difficult as I thought it would be when I signed up for this last spring. I keep finding really good reasons why everyone else should be doing the hard work!

My initial enthusiasm has waned a little: carbon challenge is no longer top priority in all my thoughts. (NOT because I don't want it to be but because other things have taken over for the time being.) I suppose this is "normal". - the important thing is " is my carbon footprint better than it was a few months ago?"

I went to a meeting recently where the organisers went beyond encouraging people to travel sustainably.

We did manage to find the best of the country's sun as well so that helped! BUT what have I done about my "footprint"?