Local Action

Carbon Reduction Action Groups (CRAGs)

Carbon Reduction Action Groups are an opportunity for you to get directly involved in reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that you are personally responsible for. The aims of the scheme are to:

1. establish flax-roots voluntary groups of concerned citizens who agree to take person steps to reduce their climate change emissions;
2. make members aware of their personal CO₂ footprint and account for their emissions;
3. decide on a means to account for the impact of personal emissions;
4. promote a carbon reducing lifestyles and activities;
5. build solidarity between the growing community of carbon conscious people, and
6. share practical knowledge and experience for lower carbon living.

For further information, and to start setting up a CRAG, please see the following documents:

• Establishment of a New Zealand Carbon Reduction Action Group (CRAG) (Word document, 91 KB)
• Carbon Reduction Action Group – Personal Emissions Worksheet (Word document, 41 KB, new version 17 Aug 2007)
• EHCRAG Report of Meeting (Word document, 36KB)

If you’d like ideas on lobbying politicians and others to do more on climate change, please see our Act Now page.

For more information also see http://nzcarbonreduction.googlepages.com/.

Be the Change

A major new campaign aims to get tens of thousands of New Zealanders active in tackling climate change. Spearheaded by Greenpeace, Oxfam and Forest & Bird, Be The Change will provide advice and encouragement to community groups and individuals from Bluff to Kaitaia, and from the cowshed to the boardroom, on reducing their personal impact on the climate.

See www.bethechange.org.nz for more information.