Over 90% of our Energy comes from burning Fossil Fuels, which adds extra Carbon Dioxide to the atmosphere. This is more than the plants and seas can soak up. There is more Carbon Dioxide in the air now than at any time in the last 800,000 years.

This is highly dangerous, because the extra Carbon Dioxide in the air is soaking up the heat of the Sun, and is making the Earth heat up. This is called Global Warming.

This is having a big impact on the weather and wind systems, and we are seeing weird and worrying changes in the seasons and rainfall. This is called Climate Change, and makes life very hard for plants and animals. It also affects human societies.

The scientists who look at Climate Change science say that we need to make a global cut of 60% on average in our use of coal, oil and gas.

Nations that use the most Energy should Cut the Carbon more than the average.

This means that the United Kingdom should consider a cut in the region of 90% in our use of Fossil Fuels.

We need to change our Carbon-based Energy for non-Carbon Energy.

To take the Carbon out of Energy, we need to make some very great changes in the way we heat our buildings and power our machines.

We have to change our Energy systems almost completely, and we have to have totally different sources of Energy. Replacing our Energy infrastructure is going to be costly, but we need to do it.

We need to be spending 200 times, maybe 2000 times, more on new, sustainable, Renewable Energies than we do now.

However, it takes time to build Renewable Energy resources, just as it takes time to make energy systems more efficient. The only thing we can do straight away is cut our use of energy.

We can do that personally, at home. We can do that politically, in our local Borough, our work place, our local hospital, our community centre, our place of worship.

When the disastrous impacts of Climate Change start to seriously impact the World's Economies, it will be too late to protect our standard of living as food and water supplies will be at risk.

While we still have a choice, we can ask ourselves and our local community to Cut the Carbon and BLACKOUT LONDON.

We have to show leadership and Cut the Carbon as individuals, for ourselves.

We can turn out the lights, switch off machines on standby, turn off unused electrical appliances, turn down the thermostat and wear a woolly jumper at home.

Climate Change starts at home, but it doesn't end there.

We can write to our local councillors and Members of Parliament and ask for energy sanity in public life.

We can form local campaign groups to influence businesses, public offices and facilities to control and reduce energy use.

A dark city can be a safe city.

A FEW NUMBERS TO CRUNCH

The United Kingdom is directly responsible for 2% of the World's Carbon Dioxide emissions, but 15% of global Carbon pollution is produced by companies listed on the London Stock Exchange, according to nef the New Economics Foundation.

Traffic Jams ? There are too many cars on the roads.

Open Freezers ? The supermarkets are making a profit while they waste astonishing amounts of Energy.

Retail Therapy ? The transport and sale of consumer goods in Britain racks up our Carbon debt as well as our personal debt.

Lighting Up ? Electrical products shine their little red lights, powering the Standby Nation, and boiling the Planet at the same time.

STOP Shopping. STOP Flying. STOP Wasting. STOP Burning Carbon.

SWITCH OFF ! TURN OUT ! UNPLUG ! FEEL THE POWER OF OFF !

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