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The Fourth Plinth
Britain Embraces Team Spirit to Tackle Climate Change on EDF Energy’s Green Britain Day
- Energy and Climate Change Minister leads cross-party support for Team Green Britain
- Celebrities, Olympians and school kids share their promises for a greener future
Hundreds of Team Green Britain school children, Olympians and celebrities will today feedback their personal pledges and contributions for the environment in a symbolic and collective gesture for tackling climate change to remain a key focus for the future.
Topping the list of British school kids’ promises for the future are turning off computers and video games at night, encouraging parents to recycle more and walking to school more frequently. Team Green Britain celebrity ambassador, Danielle Lineker, also added her pledge to cut back on plastic shopping bags, the amount of football watched on TV at home as well as time in the shower. The hundreds of promises from across the country will be displayed on the back of environmentally friendly pedal-bikes and cycled into London where they will be presented to Greg Barker MP, Minister of State for the Department for Energy and Climate Change to mark the second annual Green Britain Day, created by London 2012 sustainability partner, EDF Energy.
Greg Barker MP, comments “I’m thrilled to join Lauren, Danielle and Jamelia, as they go green to celebrate EDF Energy’s Green Britain Day. The work that they’ve done is testament to the simple and effective changes we can all make to save both energy and money.
Reducing our carbon footprints will make a positive difference to both the environment and our energy bills. Even small changes in our daily lives can add up to big differences so today I am happy to be supporting Team Green Britain.”
Other messages illustrating cross-party support include:
“As well as being a fantastic sporting event the London Olympics are a great opportunity to inspire our communities across the UK into action. Climate change is the biggest challenge the world faces and even the smallest changes to our daily lives can add up to a big difference. I encourage everyone to do something green for the team by joining Team Green Britain.” – Ed Milliband MP, Shadow Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.
“I welcome the second annual Green Britain Day and I hope that everyone uses it as an inspiration to start saving energy and tackle climate change. It is fantastic to see these events across the country encouraging people to reduce their carbon footprint.” - Don Foster, Liberal Democrat MP
The delivery and signing of the green union flags on pedal bikes will be followed by an action packed Green Britain Day consisting of Team Green Britain community events at 12 shopping centres or outdoor spaces across the country with fun activities related to food, home and travel for thousands of people to enjoy. Hundreds of schools will also be planting trees to ensure a lasting legacy for their environment in the future and dream bikes designed by celebrities will be auctioned off online and at the London Transport Museum for charity to demonstrate the benefits of low carbon travel . The day then kicks off a whole summer of inspiring activities from the Big Lunch to EcoTeams training events bringing friends, families and communities together to tackle climate change collectively in a fun, engaging and inspiring way.
Last year’s inaugural Green Britain Day drove membership of Team Green Britain into the hundreds of thousands and over 800 schools across the country pledged to hold events involving local communities to celebrate the day and learn how they can reduce their individual carbon footprints by up to 20%, with potential savings of up to £166* per year on energy bills, as a result.
Eva Eisenschimmel, Chief Operating Officer, EDF Energy says: “We can only tackle climate change effectively by working together as a team. As the UK’s largest producer of low carbon electricity and London 2012’s first sustainability partner, EDF Energy has kicked off the second Team Green Britain to bring people together to reduce Britain’s carbon footprint.
Green Britain Day was founded by EDF Energy, the UK’s largest producer of low carbon electricity, together with partners London 2012 and two leading environmental organisations, the Eden Project and Global Action Plan.
It signals the launch of a fun-filled summer of inspirational events, bringing communities together to think and act greener. Throughout the summer, the Team Green Britain celebrity ambassadors and a number of Olympic and Paralympic athletes will be lending their support and getting involved with events across the UK.
We believe that Green Britain Day and Team Green Britain will provide more schools and communities with the inspiration, the knowledge and the support they need to change today for a lower carbon tomorrow.
Britain's school kids, celebrities and Olympians today shows just how people can make simple changes that will reduce their carbon footprint in ways which are better for them and the environment. We want everyone to get involved too by signing up to be a part of the Team at www.teamgreenbritain.org”.
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