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From our homes in Dulwich and neighbouring areas it feels as if the problems
of global warming are a long way off. We notice the milder winters, put up with some spells of more extreme weather– hotter summers, more intense rain, occasional flash floods – and grumble about hosepipe bans. But compared with the impact in other parts of the world, it’s all very mild – so far.


It’s easy to forget that Dulwich is on a planet whose ice caps are melting. Beyond our lively, leafy, beautiful little corner of London the world is undergoing dramatic changes. In historical terms these changes are happening very quickly, the outcome is uncertain, and looking into the future (rising sea levels, heatwaves, increasing competition for limited natural resources) we may have more cause
to worry. The more we do to plan ahead, and to reduce our impact on the environment, the better.

Why are we reminding you about this when surely you’ve already heard about it?

Because your choices and actions matter. They will make a difference.

As you may be aware, Dulwich Going Greener is a registered local charity, set up
to encourage everyone in Dulwich to make more energy-efficient lifestyle choices. If you are interested (and we hope that you are), there are two things we’d like to encourage you to do:

  • Firstly, keep taking global warming seriously – keep your eyes and ears open, listen to the news, talk to your friends about it, don’t get bored and tell yourself that it will go away.
  • Secondly, start making a few positive changes to reduce your energy waste. Make changes that you can keep going with, which will become part of your everyday routine. Turn off unnecessary appliances; stop using throw-away carrier bags; walk or cycle sometimes instead of driving; don’t fill up the kettle when you make just one cup of tea (tip: to filter out the ‘chalky’ bits at the bottom, use a tea strainer or buy a kettle fur collector!).

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Make the change - cut out plastic bags with our local Dulwich shops!
Want to do something quick and easy to reduce waste? Switch to our reusable shopping bags. Not only environmentally friendly, but stylish too.
These are now on sale in many Dulwich shops (see the list below).
Each bag costs £2, is strong and well made, and can be used many times.
Every time you use a throw-away plastic bag you are making a small but real contribution to both global warming and land-fill. Add up the bags that we use every year as a nation and you have a totally uneccessary pollution problem!
Visit these shops and become part of the solution instead...
LOCAL SHOPS SUPPORTING OUR RE-USABLE BAG CAMPAIGN
The Art Stationers   Dulwich Village
Bartleys Flowers   Dulwich Village www.bartleysflowers.com
Dulwich Books   Park hall      dulwichbooks@yahoo.co.uk
Mad Cow   Park Hall info@madcowdesign.com
Roullier-White  Lordship Lane mrswhite@roullierwhite.com.
Mrs Robinson  Lordship lane
Pretty Traditional North Cross Road
LATEST NEWS...Now at SMBS Foods, 75 Lordship Lane

We are a registered charity (number 1120682), set up and run by local residents of all ages and backgrounds.
On this website you'll find out more about what we're doing, and how you can get involved.
We welcome contributions from everyone in and around SE21 and SE22 - and if you have ideas for reducing carbon emissions, we may be able to help you put them into action.

Get involved - come to our next meeting...