Ever wanted to make a real difference to the world but never seem to have the time? Well, here’s a chance for you to help cut around 20 million tonnes of Europe’s carbon emissions, in about two minutes.
Here's what to do:
1. Read this: It’s all down to a very simple, bright idea. A group of Members of European Parliament (MEPs) want to ban old, inefficient light bulbs, which waste 95 per cent of the electricity they use. They want a simple, wholesale ban across the whole of the European Union – a ban which would cut out 25 medium-sized power stations' worth of carbon emissions every year. Countries like Australia, Canada, Cuba and Venezuela have already moved towards introducing similar bans - there's no reason why the EU shouldn't too.
If we can get 400 MEPs to add their signatures to the declaration before June 10th, the declaration will be adopted and the pressure will be on for a swift enactment of the ban. So, Greenpeace supporters all over Europe are lobbying their MEPs to sign up. Because MEPs receive relatively few letters from the public, even a few letters can tip the balance – so yours really will carry weight.
2. Click this to send a ready-written letter to every UK MEP that hasn't yet signed up to the declaration. Just enter your name and email address and hit send.
3. Confirm your email address.
4. Tell your friends: After sending the letter, you’ll have the option to invite some friends to do the same. Please do it – the more letters MEPs get, the better the chance of them signing up to the declaration.
Ready? Go!
