Welcome to our new Reading Climate Action Network website. Our Vision is to build a thriving network of businesses and organisations who will be at the forefront of developing solutions for reducing carbon emissions and preparing for climate change.
Our current strategy Reading Means Business on Climate Change is now live on this website. Please look through the Action Theme pages to find out what we are doing...and how you can help.
Reading Schools’ Climate Conference – 5th December 2018 13 November 2018
190 countries will meet in Katowice, Poland in December for the annual UN Climate Conference, COP24 and it must get results on action towards all countries’ Paris Agreement targets. Teams of students from six local secondary schools will also meet on 5th December to carry out their own debate on progress towards the Paris Agreement …
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IPCC Special Report 15 – Global warming of 1.5degC 16 October 2018
The IPCC SR15 was released on 8 October 2018 with the strong messages that we have only 12 years to limit global warming to 1.5 degC. “The report highlights a number of climate change impacts that could be avoided by limiting global warming to 1.5ºC compared to 2ºC, or more. For instance, by 2100, global …
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What can I do about climate change? 8 October 2018
With the latest IPCC report published today on the urgent need for co-ordinated global action on climate change, we thought an article on how to make your own contribution would be timely. Here are 10 simple tips to save energy in your home: Switch all your light bulbs to LEDs. Not only do they use …
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ICN Schools Summit 29 September 2018
It was my great pleasure to attend the InterClimate network (ICN) National Summit, on the 27 June. And it is great that the RCCP have been able to contribute towards the work of ICN, and helped to support the event. The day itself was fantastic…it did help that it was held at Portcullis House, and …
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Another Tawny Owl Survey requiring help (from your armchair) 23 September 2018
Can you spare 20 minutes a week during this Winter? The new Tawny Owl garden survey starting in October is asking people to listen out for tawny owls calling in the evening. no need to go out in the cold: surveying from a warm armchair with a glass of hot toddy in the hand is …
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