Students of Birmingham get ready for Go Green week!

• Feb. 5 by Rebekah Douglas (0)

Monday 8^th February is the grand beginning of 2010’s official Go Green Week, with a Valentines meets climate change theme!

Universities within Birmingham are set to get involved with promoting and hosting the week by joining campaigns and hosting their own events relating to this years theme, ‘Fall in love with your climate.’

The week is hosted by one of the largest student networks, People and Planet, across the nation and gives the chance for students to get in touch with their green side and involve themselves and their institutions in fighting against environmental issues.

Carbon speed dating events will take place amongst Universities, colleges and schools across the UK in order to raise awareness and celebrate the fact that green week is followed by Valentine’s day.

Climate change is an important issue this year due to the failure of world leaders to form a binding international agreement during the December meetings in Copenhagen.

Birmingham City University People and Planet members are planning their contribution to Go Green Week through hosting a ‘Swap Shop’ which aims to get students swapping normal products for Fairtrade products.

People and planet describe the swap as: “a way of showing people that by making simple changes, switching one product for another, our lifestyles can have a great impact on the lives of disadvantaged farmers.”

Aaron Cardford-Hamlin of BCU people and planet told us that the swap shop is set to go ahead on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of Go Green week in the Student Union at City North campus in Perry Barr.

Aston University’s People and Planet group are also set to get involved with green week after already doing their bit towards climate change just last December.

Aston Business School was involved in discussions of how Business schools can help fight against climate change in the futur

Members of the People and Planet group at The University of Birmingham are also getting prepared to go all out with campaigns for the week and are currently deciding which charity to donate proceeds to when they are done.

People and Planet have organised a fully equipped and detailed pack to help all students make the most of the week, including at 10:10 campaign as well as carbon speed dating and swap shops.

The 10:10 campaign aims to get emissions cut by 10 per cent in a year in order to prove that we really can help stop climate change.

Show your dedication to Go Green Week by joining Birmingham students and cutting carbon emissions by showing your climate some love.