Carbon offsetting
After Spring Harvest you'll return home inspired to impact your community and your friends, but bringing so many people together for an event inevitably has an
impact on the environment - especially as thousands of people
journey to Minehead and Skegness.
Why not offset the carbon used in your
journey to Spring Harvest?
When you put your "Going to Spring Harvest" banner in your
car, wouldn't it be good to know you've played your part in reducing the impact your journey will have on the environment?
You could help make a big difference
in a small way...
This year, we’ve teamed up with Climate Stewards (part of A Rocha Christian conservation charity) so that all guests can carbon offset their journey to Spring Harvest.
Ruth Valerio says, "I'm thrilled that guests can now
offset their travel through Spring Harvest and Climate Stewards joining
together in this way. I know that the money raised will
have a direct impact on the people and the land of Ghana and want to
encourage everyone who goes to Spring Harvest to make the most of this
opportunity."
Ruth Valerio is an author and co-ordinator of A Rocha's Living Lightly project' as well as being a member of the Spring Harvest Theme Group.
How to calculate the carbon for your journey
Climate Stewards' website will help you calculate how much carbon your car journey to Spring Harvest will emit, and will suggest how much your should donate to off-set it. Donations start at just £2!» Calculate carbon emissions and make a donation for your journey now
Your donation will plant a new forest in Ghana
The funds raised from carbon offsetting at Spring Harvest 2011 will be used to plant a new forest in Ghana. The trees planted will protect farmland from erosion, provide habitat for wildlife and, as they grow, absorb carbon dioxide - a main cause of climate change.The individual cost is small, but together we will make a huge difference to our neighbours in Ghana, an area very vulnerable to floods and droughts. For more information, watch this video:
Demonstrating our love for God and our neighbour
This action also symbolises our commitment to care for creation in line with the Evangelical Alliance Basis of Faith and our determination to take the whole gospel to the whole world. It is an expression of our love both for the Creator and for our global neighbour.» Click here to carbon offset your journey to Spring Harvest in 2011
