date: Sat, 29 May 2004 18:04:37 +0100
from: Christina Hutchins <cch@ourworldfoundation.org.uk>
subject: Climate Change Communications
to: m.hulme@uea.ac.uk



   Dear Mike
   RE: A UK CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATIONS PROGRAMME
   Thank you for coming to the meeting on Friday 21st May convened by BP and Our World
   Foundation to
   discuss a UK climate change communications programme to raise awareness about climate
   change.
   We were proposing as per Art 6s COP 8 recommendation that such a programme be steered and
   implemented by an active coalition between government, the private sector and NGO
   pariticpants.
   It was mentioned at the meeting that there are at present several initiatives being
   progressed concerned
   with the same issue - this would perhaps reinforce that there is  widespread concern for
   the need for such
   awareness raising. There are however it seems differences amongst the various initiatives
   with regard to
   how such a programme should be implemented  whether such a programme should be purely
   government
   led or government body led, whether communications peoples should run the programme in
   consultation
   with stakeholders as the Climate Communications Project are proposing, whether it should be
   just NGO
   led or a collaboration between government, the private sector and NGOs.
   We are proposing a coalition between government, the private sector and NGOs to oversee and
   direct
   the programme and that a wide range of stakeholders from the various sectors are actively
   engaged both
   at the creative level but also with implementation of the programme. One approach to how
   this may
   be structured is proposed in the document attached.
   There are a plethora of committed and skilled peoples and organisations highly concerned
   with  climate
   change  It would seem a great waste at this juncture to not fully embrace and utilise the
   energies,
   resources, commitments and networks that exist and care about this issue as well as others
   that may
   be made to care so as to come together in a national movement driven towards change. We
   surely need
   to work together on one initiative as well as continuing our separate concerns.
   What does seem imperative at this juncture however is for whatsoever programme howsoever
   implemented
   to be as effective as possible for at present we are not stopping climate change. It is
   hoped that effecting
   change with climate change may be considered the overriding principle with which to
   determine
   how best such a national programme should be implemented.
   It has been suggested that a Taskforce be formed to quickly assess the different proposals
   put forward by
   parties, to disseminate such proposals to all concerned and then perhaps collectively to
   best determine
   the most effective way forward. Please do forward your views regarding such a Taskforce,
   how you feel
   such a programme may be best implemented and general comments. Also Francis Sullivan from
   HSBC
   suggested parties circulate their current climate change awareness raising activity to
   others present at the
   meeting.
   I attach notes from the meeting and ask that you forward your views if possible by the
   11^th June which
   views will then be circulated to all parties present.
   With best wishes

   Christina Hutchins
   Our World Foundation
   267 Ladbroke Grove
   London WIO 6HF
   44 208 964 1774
   Attachment Converted: "c:\eudora\attach\commnotes.doc" Attachment Converted:
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