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Tackling climate change

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With more than 1.3 million members across the public services and utilities, we believe UNISON has a major role to play in helping to tackle global warming, by:

  • greening our workplace
  • using our experience and expertise to contribute to environmental campaigns
  • providing information to members
As the Stern Report shows, we will all be worse off if we do not take action now, with the least well off suffering the most.
  • melting glaciers and rising sea levels will increase flood risk and then threaten water supplies for one sixth of the world's population
  • declining crop yields will leave hundreds of millions without the ability to produce or provide sufficient food
  • damage to our ecosystems could result in 40 % of species facing extinction
  • increasing economic costs of climate change could amount to a 20 % reduction in consumption per head. All of us will be one fifth poorer.

How do you play your part? To become a trade union environmental representative you need to speak to your branch secretary who will give you advice and guidance.

To sign up to our network please send an email to greenunison@unison.co.uk
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Resources

Working on change

The trade union movement and climate change.
Link to a PDF document on this siteWorking on change

Become an environmental rep

Job description and the main areas of responsibility for trade union environmental representatives.
Link to a document on this siteJob description (word doc)

Model environment and climate change agreement

Model joint environment and climate change agreement for use between employers and unions. Developed by the TUC.
Link to a document on this siteModel agreement (word doc)

10 things you can do at work

A simple printable sheet listing ten effective measure to make your workplace more green.
Link to a PDF document on this site10 things you can do at work

10 tips for organising

A document outlining ten step to a green agenda.
Link to a PDF document on this site10 tips for organising

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