Rachael Orr’s Post

This is a great and digestible quick guide to #climatechange #communications for the #generalelection #ge2024 🌱💬🗳️

Did you know that you could have a far greater impact on #climate and #biodiversity through small donations to climate related charities than by cutting your personal carbon and environmental footprint? Have a look at why and our recommendations on our #charities page

📢 Are you communicating on climate change in the lead up to the UK General Election? 📢 Then this is the guide for you. Climate Outreach are working to ensure people trust, support and have a say in the changes we must make to tackle climate change. They have distilled some key recommendations for getting the climate story right as we head to the polls.

🤔 What do people in Scotland think and feel about climate change and climate policy? And how do we involve and engage everyone when we talk about it? 📺 We were joined by a fab group to delve into our #BritainTalksClimate #Scotland insights yesterday from our new research with More in Common. In case you missed it, or just want to see it again, you can watch back here: https://lnkd.in/eRuV5mzp "I think it's about working out who it is you're trying to communicate with and using the research to really make sure you're tailoring your messages and communicating in a way that resonates well with them." - Becky Kenton-Lake from Stop Climate Chaos Scotland. "Make sure that the story is one that feels like it is talking to Scotland right now, and what people care about right now, and that [...] this net zero thing is felt to be real and felt to be of benefit to people." - David Powell "Just transition doesn't mean a lot to people when it's not tied to jobs or bills or regeneration or any of those kind of things. So the way to kind of internalize some of this research is actually both from a policy perspective and communications perspective." - Conleth Burns from More in Common 👀 For more insights watch the webinar and check out the toolkit: https://lnkd.in/esMQwuy 📅 Don’t forget to sign up to our other Britain Talks Climate webinars: https://lnkd.in/eJfwNfP8 Thanks to our amazing speakers Emma James, Becky Kenton-Lake, Rachael Orr, Conleth Burns and David Powell! We also want to thank the European Climate Foundation, who funded this research. And to our partners in Scotland Stop Climate Chaos Scotland & Keep Scotland Beautiful.

Outside of Real Estate, and CrossFit, I also help a local non-profit within Beverly called 'Green Beverly'. Green Beverly is focused on helping the local community, including both residents and businesses, to live more sustainably by providing services, running community programs and facilitating knowledge sharing. Personally, I am involved on many projects, but most notably is a contract with the City of Beverly to help home owners reduce the carbon footprint of their home, while taking advantage of the Mass Save Program and Incentives. There are many federal and state funded programs to help home owners and landlords; from FREE home energy audits, to deeply discounted (or free) insulation work, heating/cooling rebates and interest free financing. There are even more incentives for low-income properties, as well as tax incentives and tax credits to take advantage of. If you want to make your home more energy efficient, or want to make some #greenupdates, feel free to reach out! Check out the Green Beverly website for overall education on what GB does with our city, including specific projects and how to get involved. #GoGreen https://lnkd.in/e2faUFRv

"The establishment #press has failed to cover #energy corporations’ contributions to the #climatecrisis, including how #fossilfuel money skews university climate and energy #research, and how fossil fuel investors have sued national governments to block climate #regulations... in 32 of the 40 forest-offset projects investigated, the claims concerning forest protection and emission reductions were overstated by an average of 400 percent...utilities including #PGandE and #CommonwealthEdison were well aware of the threats posed by climate change but adopted a strategy of “climate denial, doubt, and delay” to continue investing in polluting infrastructure for “several decades longer than scientists have advised is safe...entire tribal towns in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest are being forced to relocate due to climate change...evidence of health risks for people who live nearby oil and gas extraction sites...corporate media has also largely ignored efforts by #CleanCreatives, a movement of workers within the most prominent advertising and #PR agencies, to end their employers’ ties to fossil fuel companies." https://lnkd.in/ecSjWPDY

"Most of all we must create and tell the stories and be the storytellers of a fast and fair transition to a low carbon world." This. 1000 times this! (If you actually want a thousand times this, check out Carbon Copy, where roughly this number of community groups, councils, businesses, charities, public sector organisations and education institutions have so far shared their stories.) #storytelling #climateaction #justtransition

Grass root activism, collective action taken by ordinary people can bring everlasting change…. From banning fracking in 2014 to the -electric building act. New York’s Climate Act is a vanguard for Greenhouse gas emissions mandates and other cities can learn a thing or two. Recently I visited the city to watch the epic T20 World Cup played between India and Pakistan. It was a typical summer day, hot and humid. As I hopped on the stationary bus, I noticed something very different: the ignition was turned off, and there was no air conditioning. And the lights were turned off too. After sitting and waiting patiently on the bus for ten minutes, I approached the bus driver to turn on the air conditioner. He responded “Oh no, we cannot idle the bus for more than 3 minutes….. the NYC idling law prohibits it……… and there is a significant penalty for breaking the law” New York City’s Groundbreaking Climate Laws — And What Comes Next (foodandwaterwatch.org) #climateaction #climatechange #grassrootactivism #sustainability

Change starts with a thought or an idea followed by action.

A very interesting article in #TheConversation about bushfire emissions. "...research sugests we cannot assume forests will recover quickly after bushfires. As bushfires become more frequent and intense, they are more likely to irrevocably change landscapes. Bushfires are also more likely to occur in areas that are not adapted to fire and recover poorly – such as Tasmania’s World Heritage-listed northwest." This has major implications for Australia’s emissions accounting. Based on this article, we are very sophisticated in our accounting for bushfires, but we need to do more. #foodforthought In a dangerously warming world, we must confront the grim reality of Australia’s bushfire emissions (https://lnkd.in/gEdCmJCM)