Climate Events
Many grandparents are multitaskers, or at least learn fast how to be. Here are some suggestions for them. The approach, as we just start on one idea, is to “piggyback” on national and international events and festivals for others. With grateful acknowledgement to Kris Beuret.
20th May 2025 is Earth Overshoot Day in UK
1. This is the date on which calculations show that the annual renewable resources of the planet would be used up, so we are living on credit. There’s a lot of info online including showing the date on which the resources would be used up if all countries consumed the same amount as the UK. Worryingly the date falls earlier and earlier each year (it was 3rd June in 2024), as we increasingly deplete the Earth's natural resources. Country Overshoot Days 2025 - Earth Overshoot Day (footprintnetwork.org)
2. It could be a good day to organise some media interviews and materials backed by hosted events and visits to Parliament with grandparents and children.
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