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Tackling climate change


Green leaf
UNISON members recognise that we all have a role to play in helping to reduce C02 emissions that cause climate change. This includes doing things differently at home and at work.

As the UK’s largest public services union with 1.3million members across local government, the health service, education, housing, transport and the utilities, our priorities include
  • greening the workplace
  • providing information to members
  • using our campaign experience to call for fair and effective policies to tackle climate change
The evidence shows that 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 threaten to 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.

Want to get involved?
CONTACT DETAILS
• Green UNISON
David Arnold, National Officer.
Email us
1 Mabledon Place
London WC1H 9AJ

Talking points

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Green Talking Point
What top tips do you have for things people can do at work to reduce waste and emissions?

Actions

World Environment Day
June 5 2009
UNite to combat climate change
Read the full details
Resources

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

Greening the workplace toolkit

Organising around climate change and other environmental issues. Unison branch development and organising toolkit.
Link to a PDF document on this siteOrganising around climate change and other environmental issues - PDF stock order 2696
Link to a PDF document on this siteA guide to bargaining for greener staff travel plans - PDF stock order 2699
Link to a PDF document on this siteUNISON’s policy on climate change, the environment and the workplace - PDF stock order 2698
Link to a PDF document on this sitePoster - PDF stock order 2697
Link to a PDF document on this siteToolkit folder - PDF

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