Environment 2008

This award will highlight the hundreds of campaigners working to provide sustainable solutions to the environmental problems we face locally and globally

Sponsored by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation

Winner

Alex Randall

Centre for Alternative Technology

Alex works at the Centre for Alternative Technology to make political action and peaceful protest on Climate Change an activity practiced by everyone. CheatNeutral.com compares carbon offsetting to cheating on your partner and then paying someone else to be faithful. This is part of the humorous approach that Alex wants to use to encourage people to take action on Climate Change and to highlight the urgent need for an international agreement on carbon reducation. Alex is keen to explore the explosion in social networking media to grab attention for the issue.

Finalists

Jake Backus

The Coca-Cola Company

Jake campaigns for environmental sustainability on a global level within The Coca-Cola Company and believes that the two fastest ways to improve the environment are through governance and the business. The campaign aims to accelerate what The Coca-Cola Company is doing to reduce its environmental impact through refrigeration, the supply chain and through packaging (reduction and re-cycling). He is keen to build collaborations and accelerate the environmental agenda within The Coca-Cola Company and by inspiring others.

Shaun Chamberlin

Tradable Energy Quota Campaign

Shaun is Development Director at The Lean Economy Connection of the Tradable Energy Quota (TEQ) campaign which is a system of rationing energy supplies to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases. The Lean Economy Connection is keen to secure Government commitment to the scheme as they believe that it will help to reach the UK's national emissions obligations and empower communities to adapt to climate change and peak oil.

Matthew Prescott

Energy Saving Day

Matthew campaigns for energy efficiency and has worked on a programme to phase out the use of incandescent light bulbs. Last year he staged an Energy Saving Day and asked everyone in the UK to turn off at least one unused electrical item and then tried to measure the national effect on electricity demand. He has successfully built a coalition of partners, including energy companies, major charities, academics, comedians and religious leaders to raise awareness and support. Matthew hopes to make this an annual event with fun and meaningful activities that make everyone aware of the severity of climate change.