Caritas Climate Pledge

Please tell us what you will do to reduce your carbon footprint and protect the environment.

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* 1. I pledge to make the following changes to protect the environment and reduce my carbon footprint.

Be better informed about climate issues.

Use my voice & share my view with others.

Plant a tree and help it grow.

Re-Use, Refill & Recycle more.

Walk or cycle more & reduce car use.

Use public transport where I can or car share.

Create a pollinator garden.

Switch to a renewable energy supplier.

Improve my home insulation.

Turn down my central heating slightly and wear warmer clothes

Only buy the things I need and consume less.

Capture rainwater to use in my home and garden.

Build a rain garden to enhance biodiversity and improve urban drainage.

Save energy at home by switching off lights, appliances and power switches.

Change my lightbulbs at home to low energy or LED bulbs.

Holiday in the UK to reduce air travel.

Reduce my use of single use plastics whenever I can.

Improve my garden for wildlife and biodiversity.

Shop local and purchase local products, reducing food/air miles.

Borrow what I need from a friend or neighbour instead of buying new.

Support climate conscious business and use my purchasing power to address climate change.

I will reduce the amount of meat and diary in my diet.

I will try a vegan diet.

None of the above.

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* 2. I would like to support Caritas Environmental Projects in the following way/s.

I would like to find out more about becoming a volunteer supporting Caritas Environmental Social Action Projects in my local parish.

I would like to find out more about supporting the wider work of Caritas across the Portsmouth Diocese.

I would like to be kept informed about current Caritas Environmental Initiatives, Projects and Campaigns in both my local parish and more widely across the Portsmouth Diocese.

None of the above.

If you have answered yes to any of the options above, please leave you contact details below (name, email or phone number) and a member of our team will be in touch with you shortly.

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* 3. I would like to pledge my support to Caritas Environmental Projects and initiatives in following way/s.

I would like to sponsor the planting of a fruit tree in a diocese school.

I would like to make a one off donation towards a Caritas Environmental Project or initiative in my local parish or more widely within the Portsmouth Diocese.

I would like to make a regular donation towards Caritas Environmental Projects or initiatives in my local parish or more widely within the Portsmouth Diocese.

None of the above.

If you have answered yes to any of the options above, please leave your contact details (name, email or phone number) if you have not already done so, and a member of our team will get in touch with you shortly.

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* 4. I would like to do more to combat climate change, but I don't know where to start?

I would like to speak to a member of the Caritas Team to find out how I can do more to combat climate change and protect the environment.

I have a garden and would like to speak to a member of the Caritas Team to find out how I can improve my garden to enhance biodiversity and combat climate change.

I own a large piece of land (garden/field/paddock) and would be interested in Caritas supporting me to plant trees, an orchard or hedgerow to support national and local tree planting strategies.

None of the above.

If you have answered yes to any of the options above, please leave your contact details below (name, email or phone number) if you have not already done so, and a member of our team will be in touch with you shortly.

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* 5. Do you belong to a Parish within the Portsmouth Diocese?

Yes

Name of Parish.