{"id":64702,"date":"2015-11-27T11:57:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-27T11:57:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=ed8fc422c3034817d7bc27c89e50a547"},"modified":"2015-11-27T11:57:00","modified_gmt":"2015-11-27T11:57:00","slug":"news-story-backclimateaction-tweetathon-2015","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=64702","title":{"rendered":"News story: #BackClimateAction tweetathon 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"govspeak\">\n<p>Take part in a global conversation and tweet #BackClimateAction to join organisations from retail, transport and energy sectors amongst others to see why we need to tackle climate change and what businesses are doing to go low carbon.<\/p>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p>Get involved using #BackClimateAction and follow <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DECCgovuk\">@DECCgovuk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=eGj-Z8_FA1A&amp;feature=youtu.be\">The UK\u2019s greenhouse gas emissions reduction target<\/a><\/p>\n<p>DECC\u2019s 2014 tweetathon involved over 70 partners with #BackClimateAction trending in 5th place in the UK on the day.<\/p>\n<p>This year, we\u2019re expanding the tweetathon to run for a week, from Monday 30 November to Friday 4 December, to coincide with the first week of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/paris-climate-talks-explained\">UN\u2019s Conference of the Parties (COP) climate change meeting in Paris<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>To help direct the conversation and ensure we cover a wide variety of topics, each day of the week will feature a different theme and different organisations tweeting about what they\u2019re doing to tackle climate change.<\/p>\n<div class=\"call-to-action\">\n<p>Get involved using #BackClimateAction and follow <a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DECCgovuk\">@DECCgovuk<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4 id=\"monday--30-november--global-action\">Monday  30 November \u2013 Global action<\/h4>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<th>8 to 9am: Introduction to the day<\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9 to 10am: Why is action needed? The science behind climate change (part I)<\/td>\n<td>Prof Martin Siegert: @mjsiegert @Grantham_IC<br \/> DECC Science team: @DECCgovuk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12 to 1pm: The science behind climate change (part II) and what do businesses think?<\/td>\n<td>PWC<br \/>Met Office: @metoffice <br \/>Climate Group: @climategroup <br \/>ECIU: @ECIU_UK <br \/>Royal Society: @royalsociety <br \/>DFID: @DFID_UK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5 to 6pm: How can business help achieve climate goals and what are they doing?<\/td>\n<td>Aldersgate Group: @aldersgategrp, @nickmolho <br \/>Sky: @skybiggerpic<br \/>International Chambers of Commerce: @iccwbouk and @iccwbo<br \/>Business in the Community: @BITC<br \/>Climate Reality: @ClimateReality<br \/>Nestle:@NestleUKNews<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2 id=\"tuesday-1-december--my-low-carbon-life\">Tuesday 1 December \u2013 My low-carbon life<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>8 to 9am: Introduction to the day<\/li>\n<li>12 to 1pm: Energy innovations that will save consumers energy and money<\/li>\n<li>5 to 6pm: Focus on food and health<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"wednesday-2-december--uk-energy-innovation\">Wednesday 2 December \u2013 UK Energy innovation<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>8 to 9am: Introduction to the day<\/li>\n<li>12 to 1pm: Power responsiveness<\/li>\n<li>5 to 6pm: Technology innovation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"thursday-3-december--future-of-cities\">Thursday 3 December \u2013 Future of cities<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>8 to 9am: Introduction to the day<\/li>\n<li>12 to 1pm: The importance of cities in tackling climate change, including architecture and buildings<\/li>\n<li>5 to 6pm: Focus on transport<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"friday-4-december--financeinsurance-and-wrap-up-discussion\">Friday 4 December \u2013 Finance\/insurance and wrap up discussion<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>8 to 9am: Introduction to the day<\/li>\n<li>12 to 1pm: Why are insurance and finance industries responding to climate change?<\/li>\n<li>1 to 2pm: Prince of Wales\u2019s Corporate Leaders Group \u2013 what do businesses want from COP?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"resources\">Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/paris-climate-talks-explained\">What is COP21?<\/a><\/li>\n<li>\n<a rel=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DECCgovuk\">@deccgovuk<\/a> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>DECC are running a tweetathon to raise awareness and support for the UN Climate Change talks in Paris (COP21). 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