We are planning a bike ride for the International Day of Climate Action - as part of the 350.org events on that day.
The point is to draw people's attention to the need for a climate treaty which works and which does not disadvantage the poor. 350.org is putting pressure on governments world wide in advance of the climate talks at Copenhagen in December.
You can check on the 350.org website to see if there are any initiatives happening near you.
The way it works, everyone takes a photo of their event and uploads it to the 350 website,. Pictures will be used to lobby governments and also will be on display in Times Square, New York, on the day.
The number 350 was chosen because it represents the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere (in parts per million) which could be safe. We are already way past that level... and rising!
The reason we chose a bike ride for this event is that cycling is a very low carbon form of travel - and one which deserves to be better catered for on our roads.
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We had a great time - and the dismal weather held off for long enough.
About 60 cyclists took part which was just enough to create the 350 on the lawn in front of Christchurch Mansion.
The local press and community radio showed up and lots of photos were taken from the mansion.
We stopped in front of UCS Waterfront building to catch up and Steve talked for a couple of minutes about Transition Ipswich.
Only one person fell off - fortunately in a quiet street. Drain covers, again!
We landed up at the People's Community Garden in Maidenhall in good time for their event and sat about eating and drinking to dispel the cold.
You can see a few pics on Flickr:
Bike Ride For some reason we got tagged as in the USA.
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