A list of CRAG events, from their very beginning.
Also see: How did CRAGs get started?
2008
19 Apr CRAGs reach the second round of the Big Green Challenge
19 Mar Oxfam Westminster Wednesday – Three CRAGgers win an Oxfam competition and visit Westminster to talk to party leaders on climate change policy.
13 Mar 1st Sheffield CRAG meeting
7-9 Mar Tree Gathering 2008 – CRAGgers from around the country meet up at Hebden Bridge to hold a meeting and help out Treesponsibility reforest the upper Calder Valley.
4 Mar UK CRAGs Census update reveals 30% reductions, on average, in the first year of being CRAG members.
17 Jan 1st Wychwood CRAG meeting.
12 Jan Glasgow CRAG settles up 1st carbon year. Sets 2008 ration of 2 tonnes (i.e. estimate of global average minus 10%) with 5p/kg penalty on carbon debt.
07 Jan Islington CRAG settle second 6-month carbon accounting period.
2007
31 Dec 07
16 CRAGgers (including 4 dependents) – total 41.6tCO2 – average 2.6tCO2 compared to 4.5tCO2 ration – carbon fund of £55 to be distributed amongst carbon savers.
31 Dec 07
Birmingham CRAG completes its 1st carbon year.
31 Dec 07
Surrey Green Party CRAG completes its 1st carbon year.
31 Dec 07
Wokingham CRAG completes its 1st carbon year.
31 Dec 07
Oxford CRAG completes its 2nd carbon year.
08 Dec 07
CRAGgers take part in Climate Marches in London and Glasgow.
30 Nov 07
Islington CRAG completes its 1st carbon year.
12 CRAGgers – total 33.2tCO2 – average 2.77tCO2 compared to 4.05tCO2 ration – carbon funds distributed to carbon savers.
18 Nov 07
1st Maryland CRAG meeting.
Nov 07
1st Fownhope CRAG meeting.
16 October
1st Peckam CRAG meeting.
Oct 4th version of the CRAG website goes live.
1 Oct 07
Launch of workplace-based WSP CRAG
1 Oct 07
Launch of workplace-based ECOTECH CRAG.
20 Sep 07
1st Leicester CRAG meeting.
Aug 07
CRAGgers from Leeds, Leicester, Peckham, Islington, Sevenoaks and Glasgow meet at a Climate Camp workshop. Idea of a CRAG gatherings suggested. In Mar/Apr 2008?
Jun 07
East Kent CRAG launches.
31 Mar 07
Hereford CRAG finishes its 1st carbon year.
13 CRAGgers (including 1 dependent) – total 42.6tCO2 – average 3.28tCO2 compared to 4.5tCO2 ration – no carbon fund.
31 Mar 07
Leamington CRAG finishes its 1st carbon year.
16 CRAGgers (including 6 dependents) – total 53.1tCO2 – average 3.32tCO2 compared to 4.5tCO2 ration – carbon fund of £222 donated to Practical Action.
29 Mar 07
1st Stroud CRAG meeting.
28 Mar 07
1st Sevenoaks CRAG meeting.
08 Mar 07
1st Redland CRAG meeting.
20 Feb 07
3rd incarnation of the CRAG website goes live. Adds redesigned groups and forum, tag browsers and a wiki.
03 Feb 07
1st Surrey GP CRAG meeting.
24 Jan 07
1st Glasgow CRAG meeting.
31 Dec 07
Oxford CRAG complete their 1st carbon year.
5 CRAGgers – total 33.7tCO2 – average 6.74tCO2 compared to 5tCO2 ration – carbon fund spent on Climate Care offsets.
2006
3 Dec 06
CRAGgers attend London Climate March with Vey’s amazing banner.
23 Nov 06
1st Leeds CRAG meeting.
13 Nov 06
1st Wokingham CRAG meeting.
05 Nov 06
1st CRAG strategy meeting held in London.
04 Nov 06
CRAGgers take part in National Climate March and I-Count rally.
19 Oct 06
1st Islington CRAG meeting.
Contact: John john.ackers AT mail.com or Jessica jexxica77 AT yahoo.co.uk.
24 Sep 06
CRAG website goes live
www.carbonrationing.org.uk
Aug 06
CRAG workshop run at Climate Camp. Climate Camp’s Time-Up magazine reprints the fantastic eco-action article “Noone ever is to blame”.
http://www.eco-action.org/dt/blame.html
Jul 06
CRAG article appears in Green Futures.
Guy, any link?
06 Jun 06
cragcentral yahoogroup set up
http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/cragcentral
03 June 06
Climate Conference at LSE: CRAGs discussed at end of David Fleming’s seminar on TEQ’s.
http://www.teqs.net/
28 May 06
1st Hereford CRAG meeting
Contact: Peter N peter.norton AT s-n.com or Vey vey.straker AT virgin.net.
02 Apr 06
1st Leamington CRAG meeting
Contact: Peter S sanderson583 AT btinternet.com.
03 Mar 06
1st Oxford CRAG meeting
Contact: David B david AT tonderai.co.uk.
Feb 06
Oxford CRAG formed at COIN action groups day.
20 Jan 06
“West Midlands CCC Personal Carbon Rationing Scheme” posted on CCC website http://portal.campaigncc.org/?q=WMCarbonRationing
2005
14 Dec 05
“ideas for a local carbon rationing scheme” thread started on CCC website http://portal.campaigncc.org/node/550?page=1
05 Dec 05
“our own local C&C” thread started on West Midlands Climate Change Action yahoogroup http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ClimateChangeWM/message/64
03 Dec 05
2005 Climate March. George Monbiot tells marchers to “riot for austerity” by calling for 90% cuts in CO2 by 2030.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OodCqxPn51I
http://www.monbiot.com/archives/2005/12/05/the-struggle-against-ourselve…
2004
June 2004
Mayer Hillman and Tina Fawcett’s book How We Can Save the Planet explains the idea of carbon rationing.
http://coinet.org.uk/solutions/carbon_rationing
March 2004
Mark Lynas’ book High Tide brings disturbing news from a warming world
http://www.opendemocracy.net/arts/climate_crisis_2875.jsp
http://marklynas.org/