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Sports Stars Tackle Climate Change.
Save the Planet. Start with Wigan.
UPDATE: The Manchester is my Planet team
will be at the Wigan v Middlesborough game on Sunday 18th September taking pledges and
providing information.
Manchester City star David James is extending his saves to include energy.
The England goalkeeper and team mates Sylvan Distin, Nicky Weaver, Antoine
Sibierski, Trevor Sinclair and Darius Vassell have all signed the
‘Manchester is my Planet’ climate change pledge to reduce their energy
emissions and help reduce climate change.
And Wigan Athletic fans, and indeed the rest of the borough, can show
their Manchester Counterparts how it’s done by signing up in numbers to
‘Wigan is my Planet.’
‘Wigan is my Planet’ is part of a wider programme across the Manchester
city region. Campaigners are urging those who live or work in the city
region to take the ‘Manchester is my Planet’ (MIMP) pledge before a G8
climate change event to be staged in early November. Each individual will
be pledging to help the city region reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by
20% by 2010, to help the UK meet its international commitment on climate
change.
MIMP aims to have 10, 000 pledges in place by October and to add a bit of
friendly local competition to the campaign you can see how Wigan compares
to the other boroughs of Greater Manchester on the online
‘pledge-o-meter.’
“The three million people who live or work in Greater Manchester together
have the power to make an important contribution to action on climate
change in the UK,” said Elliot Morley MP, Environment Minister.
“In local neighbourhoods and in our homes, what seem like small changes in
behaviour will actually make a huge difference. Government legislation and
international treaties have their place, certainly, but Manchester City
Region is showing that it’s the people that have the power to make a real
and dramatic change.”
MIMP is being led by the not-for-profit agency, Manchester: Knowledge
Capital, with a group of partners that include regional think-tank,
Sustainability Northwest and the ten local authorities. The campaign is
being sponsored by the Northwest Regional Development Agency, Manchester:
Knowledge Capital, Defra and Manchester City Council. Other major campaign
supporters include Manchester Enterprises, United Utilities, Manchester
Museum and ITV Granada as well as Bolton, Manchester, Salford and
Manchester Metropolitan Universities.
According to a survey of greenhouse gas emissions for the region, Greater
Manchester is responsible for the 36% of the carbon dioxide emissions in
England’s Northwest, with the largest single source of emissions – 23%
coming from domestic households. Even small changes such as not leaving
electrical appliances on standby, turning down the thermostat by one
degree and thinking twice about making a car journey when you could walk,
cycle or use public transport will help to make a big difference.
MIMP aims to have 10, 000 pledges in place by October and to add a bit of
friendly local competition to the campaign you can see how Wigan compares
to the other boroughs of Greater Manchester on the online
‘pledge-o-meter.’
How can you help?
You don’t have to be a Manchester City fan to sign up
“I pledge to play my part in reducing this city’s greenhouse gas emissions
by 20 per cent before 2010, to help the UK meet its international
commitment on climate change.”
You can lodge your pledge in the following ways:
Online by logging onto
www.manchesterismyplanet.com
By SMS by texting the word ‘pledge’ and your postcode to 80010
By posting one of the FREEPOST pledge cards.
You will then receive a pledge pack full of information about the
Manchester is my Planet campaign and some helpful ideas to start reducing
your energy use.
For further information log onto the Manchester is my Planet website at
www.manchesterismyplanet.com
Alternatively for further information on Energy Efficiency call the Energy
Efficiency Advice Line on FREEPHONE 0800 512 012
Notes to Editors:
For further information:
The Manchester is my Planet campaign is being organised by
Manchester-based sustainable development communications agency, Creative
Concern.
MIMP Press Officers:
Steve Connor – steve@creativeconcern.com
Claire Martin – clairem@creativeconcern.com
Rebecca Nicholl – rebecca@creativeconcern.com
Faith Ashworth – faith@creativeconcern.com
Telephone 0161 236 0600
Fax 0161 247 7774
For enquiries regarding branding and imaging MIMP contact Helen Thomas –
helen@creativeconcern.com
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