UCU today joined forces with the Communications Workers Union (CWU), the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS), the National Union of Teachers (NUT), and the Climate Outreach and Information Network to launch the 'Climate Solidarity' project.
The project will train hundreds of activists on how to encourage their co-workers and employers to reduce their carbon footprint. The project aims to set up over a thousand action groups that will provide lessons on how to cut back on electricity and how to better insulate homes and workplaces. There will also be guides on switching to renewable energy and buying more food from local suppliers. UCU head of further education, Barry Lovejoy, said: 'UCU takes its environmental responsibilities seriously and it is really important that all trade unions communicate with their members and the employers on how they can reduce their carbon footprint. The stakes are simply too high to sit idly by and I think it is great that we are looking to establish action groups within the community so that we can get this important message out there.
'We need the next generation of trade union members to place the environment at the heart of their work and I really think this scheme can make that difference.'
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