Communities Group

What is the ‘Greening Campaign’?

It offers a simple way to capture the carbon saving activities that Wallingford people are undertaking and demonstrates the value of us all coming together to share what we are doing to act on climate change and live more sustainably. Put simply, the Campaign aims to encourage and support local people and businesses to take easy and straightforward steps to reduce energy consumption and waste – and in so doing to make financial savings while benefiting the environment. It involves people deciding on five small actions they will do to reduce their CO₂ and letting the community know they are doing this by placing a small ‘Greening Wallingford’ card in their window. This way they know they are not acting on their own and can see the value of their collective action. For example, if every household in Wallingford turned their thermostat down by 1° C, over the course of a year that would save 1,155,000 kg of carbon. ( Energy Saving Trust Calculation)

It is part of the national Greening Campaign, now having over 140 active communities.