ABOUT
- SHARING: Thank you for helping us spread the word about ReadingCAN’s climate strategy consultation (Reading’s Year of Climate Engagement)! Below you will find a communications toolkit with text, images and webpages to share with your communities. Please feel free to use this basic information to create your own comms assets and content too.
- HOSTING: Could you help a group of Reading people to meet and use the Designing a Net Zero Reading Discussion Pack? This could be a specialist working group, a residents’ association, a team at work, a book club, or other group. The process is very simple and discussion questions are set out in the discussion pack. You will find info on how to host a discussion and submit the group’s ideas HERE.
RESOURCES
Year of Climate Engagement website page & hashtag
Please link to this page in all your comms. Please also read this page yourselves for more information about the Year of Climate Engagement –> https://readingcan.org.uk/priorities/
Please use this hashtag: #YoCEP2024
Text for your newsletters / blogs
Use this text in your newsletters or as a blog. Please delete any text that is not relevant to your audience, and adjust as necessary.
CLIMATE CONSULTATION: Have your say on our town’s climate action priorities
Work has begun on Reading’s Climate Emergency Strategy for 2025 – 2030. Reading’s current Climate Emergency Strategy & Action Plan* (which covers the period 2020 – 2025) is nearing its end. ReadingCAN has dedicated 2024 – Reading’s Year of Climate Engagement – to bringing people together to shape climate action priorities for our next plan, for 2025 – 2030.
How will climate action priorities be decided?
The new climate action priorities will be decided via widespread participation and consultation. A ‘core deliberative group’ of 50 people (called the Designing a Net Zero Reading deliberative group) has been invited to meet three times this year, to share knowledge and perspectives and to consider inputs from YOU, the wider public and working groups.
There are many opportunities for you to offer inputs, as an individual and/or as an organisation:
HOST A DISCUSSION & SUBMIT YOUR IDEAS: Gather your group, host a guided conversation about climate change and Reading, and then share your ideas with us. You could do this at a meeting of your specialist policy group, residents’ association, book club, as a team at work, as a family, etc. How to participate: Download the Designing a Net Zero Reading Discussion Pack here. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 31 August 2024
STORYTELLING & CLIMATE CASE STUDIES: Tell us a story about something your group, community or organisation has been doing to respond to climate change. Stories and case studies are a great way to inspire and encourage others to take action. “If they can do it, so can we!” How to participate: Download the Designing a Net Zero Reading Discussion Pack and go to Page 10 for storytelling guidelines and instructions for submission. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: 31 August 2024
SURVEY 1: Climate Action Priorities: Comment on the very early set of priorities that emerged during Workshop 1 of the Designing a Net Zero Reading deliberative group (which was held on Friday 28 June 2024). This is your chance to help refine emerging climate action priorities and point out omissions. Your inputs will feed into Workshop 2 of the deliberative group, which will be held on 20 September 2024. How to participate: Complete the survey here. DEADLINE: Noon on 5 September 2024
BIG LETTER: Help young people aged 10 – 18 submit their contributions to a Big Letter, which will be read to the Designing a Net Zero Reading deliberative group. Schools, youth groups, holiday clubs, community events, theatre groups can all help us gather inputs from young people over the summer. Simply put up a big sheet of paper (on an easel, table or on the wall), write “Share your thoughts about climate change and Reading” and then email a photo of the results to us for inclusion in the Big Letter! How to participate: Download the Big Letter Pack here. DEADLINE: 10 September 2024
For more information and for ongoing updates about the Year of Climate Engagement, please visit: www.readingcan.org.uk/priorities/
Example social posts
- You can combine this text with the images provided in the next section.
- For Instagram posts please direct people to readingcan.org.uk/priorities in your post’s text. For LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook please link directly to the resource in question (provided in sample posts below) and also direct people to www.readingcan.or.uk/priorities for more info.
STORYTELLING FOR A NET-ZERO READING: Can you inspire others with your climate story? Download a Designing a Net Zero Reading Discussion Pack (see page 10) and tell us how your group is responding to the #climateemergency. Deadline 31 August 2024.
Pack: https://readingcan.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Discussion-Pack-Designing-a-Net-Zero-Reading-2805.pdf
More info: www.readingcan.org.uk/priorities
#YoCEP2024
HOST A CLIMATE CONVERSATION! Gather your tribe (at work or in the community), download the Designing a Net Zero Reading Discussion Pack and have a guided conversation about climate change and Reading. Then share your ideas with us for Reading’s next #climateemergency strategy. Deadline 31 August 2024.
Pack: https://readingcan.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Discussion-Pack-Designing-a-Net-Zero-Reading-2805.pdf
More info: readingcan.org.uk/priorities
#YoCEP2024
YOUNG PEOPLE…HAVE YOUR SAY! Young people aged 10 – 18 can contribute to a Big Letter which will be read to the Designing a Net Zero Reading deliberative group on the 20 September 2024. Deadline 10 September 2024. Find out more at readingcan.org.uk/priorities.
Big Letter Pack: https://readingcan.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Big-Letter-Instructions-July2024.pdf
#YoCEP2024
JUST LAUNCHED! Respond to a survey on Reading’s climate action priorities. The survey reflects the very early discussions of the Designing a Net Zero Reading deliberative group and your survey responses will help shape the next stages of this discussion. Deadline: Noon on 5 September 2024. Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3WG8MWL More info: www.readingcan.org.uk/priorities
#YoCEP2024
Images
CAROUSEL IMAGES: Download this image folder to use in a LinkedIn, Twitter, Insta or Facebook carousel: CarouselYoCEP_Post
RIGHT CLICK & SELECT ‘SAVE IMAGE AS’ TO USE THE FOLLOWING IMAGES IN YOUR COMMS:
- Square image for social media posts:
3. Rectangular image:
4. Animated image:
5. Animated image: Use as a story and insert link to Big Letter. Please tag teachers, schools, youth groups, holiday clubs, etc.
