Making a pledge is a great way to start thinking and acting in a Green Living way. There are plenty of things you can do straight away that will benefit both you and the community, as an individual or an organisation.
For inspiration, see what others have pledged to do below, or have a look at our ACTION IDEAS for individuals/families and organisations.
(Note: when you make your pledge, please be assured that your email address will be kept confidential and not displayed on the page)
I pledge not to drive into the town centre and to walk or cycle instead 🚶♂️🚴♂️
I pledge to eliminate industrial meat, produced using imported soya animal feed, and non-MSC fish from the family shopping basket. And provide active support for increasing biodiversity in Thame and surrounding area.
I pledge to reduce my car use.
I pledge to eat vegetarian once a week.
I pledge to start the retrofit of my house to improve its energy efficiency – with long term aim to be a zero carbon home
I pledge to think twice when out shopping. Do I really need this? How is it packaged? Is it recyclable? Is there a better alternative?
I am going to be reducing all single use plastics at home.
More easy to use rapid chargers are needed. I will charge my EV more often ‘on the road’ and only use modern ones that offer contactless payment.
I will cut down wasteful use of my gas boiler, such as the timer coming on when we’re out, and explore more intelligent App-based controls for my heating.
I pledge not to drive my car through the main town centre.
I pledge to make my front and back garden more wildlife friendly this winter. Create a pond, a small gap in the fence so hedgehogs can pass through out the back – and plant wildflowers and a tree my front garden.
To put on an extra sweater rather than bang up the thermostat
I pledge to be buy more local produce and rewild areas of my garden.
I pledge to help as much as I am able to make our area as green & accessible to everyone as possible.
I pledge to start riding my bike again and reduce even further using my car.
Reduce “beer miles”, buy uk sourced ingredients, recycle or repurpose waste, use reusable casks and kegs. Shop local!
Join the GLP as a volunteer.
I will try to source more local, seasonal food and to reduce the amount of plastic-wrapped produce that I buy.
I pelage to never use a car in Thame unless I am going into any of the surrounding areas or essential trips. Eg shopping