Competing on climate change

-23/03/06

Christian agency Tearfund has launched a new onli


Competing on climate change

-23/03/06

Christian agency Tearfund has launched a new online pentathlon to help people engage with how they can combat climate change by living lives that harm the planet less.

The resource has been launched to coincide with the Commonwealth Games and features five easy to learn games.

The games involve turning the lights out in a busy office, recycling rubbish into the right containers, cycling to post a letter, promoting using cooler clothes washes and installing various energy efficiency devices at home.

They give practical tips on how to cut down on pollution and use less energy in a bid to slow down climate change at the individual level.

The pentathlon also encourages people to sign up to the Stop Climate Chaos pledge. This assures the Prime Minister that the individual is taking action themselves to combat climate change and urges him to ensure greenhouse gas emissions are cut and more assistance is given to the developing world to reduce the impact of climate change.

James Alexander, Tearfund Campaigns Officer, said: ìOur partners in developing countries are telling us that those they work with are already suffering because of climate change. It is the poorest people that suffer the most from rising sea levels, more extreme weather, more flooding and irregular seasons. This fun pentathlon has the serious message that each of us is responsible for doing what we can to lessen this impact.î

The game is being promoted on Tearfundís website and also on its youth website.


Competing on climate change

-23/03/06

Christian agency Tearfund has launched a new online pentathlon to help people engage with how they can combat climate change by living lives that harm the planet less.

The resource has been launched to coincide with the Commonwealth Games and features five easy to learn games.

The games involve turning the lights out in a busy office, recycling rubbish into the right containers, cycling to post a letter, promoting using cooler clothes washes and installing various energy efficiency devices at home.

They give practical tips on how to cut down on pollution and use less energy in a bid to slow down climate change at the individual level.

The pentathlon also encourages people to sign up to the Stop Climate Chaos pledge. This assures the Prime Minister that the individual is taking action themselves to combat climate change and urges him to ensure greenhouse gas emissions are cut and more assistance is given to the developing world to reduce the impact of climate change.

James Alexander, Tearfund Campaigns Officer, said: ìOur partners in developing countries are telling us that those they work with are already suffering because of climate change. It is the poorest people that suffer the most from rising sea levels, more extreme weather, more flooding and irregular seasons. This fun pentathlon has the serious message that each of us is responsible for doing what we can to lessen this impact.î

The game is being promoted on Tearfundís website and also on its youth website.