Haringey councillors Bob Hare and Lyn Weber and Hornsey and Wood Green MP Lynne Featherstone are encouraging their constituents to join them in making a promise to the environment to mark World Environment Day 2007 (June 5th).

Cllr Hare, Lib Dem Green Issues spokesperson, comments:

“Climate change is a global issue. But tackling it starts at home. Over a quarter of the UK’s carbon emissions come from heating, lighting and running power supplies in our homes. Small actions, such as saving water and switching off the lights can, when taken together, make a big difference. If everyone in the developed world makes even one small change to their daily life to reduce their energy use, such as not leaving the TV on stand-by or overfilling the kettle, that would make a huge difference to our global energy use and the amount of carbon we emit.

Cllr Lyn Weber, Deputy Lib Dem Green Issues spokesperson adds:

“But there is action each of us can take now. This year I am making a personal commitment to recycle more and not to use plastic bags. While this may seem like a pretty small thing, if enough people do it we can save tremendous amounts of energy.

Lynne Featherstone MP for Hornsey and Wood Green adds:

“Of course there is also more the Government should be doing. The Liberal Democrats have set out plans for radically improving home energy efficiency, producing greener electricity and switching taxes from income to pollution and energy use. That is what we would do if we were in Government.

“I hope other local people will join us in making a green promise to mark World Environment Day 2007.”