SEVEN YEARS TO SAVE THE PLANET, Says Prof Bill Maguire of UCL Hazard Research Centre

[dawn hilton]

When such experts tell it to 'US' straight like this, surely we have a duty as artists to make a noise about it and try through our art create a difference?
I would just like you to take a moment out and read Bill Maguire's letter statement to me.

I hope I can get artists behind me and Galleries too help make a difference to our planet.


Hi Dawn,

Please find my supporting statement attached.

Sorry for the delay.

Best wishes
Bill


Climate change is here and happening now. Each and every one of us in the developed world must shoulder some of the blame for the greatest threat to our planet and civilisation, and each and every one of us must act now to do whatever we can to prevent our children and their children facing the awful reality of environmental degradation, economic breakdown and social chaos. Carbon Footprints in Art is a brilliant way of reinforcing the fact that cutting greenhouse gas emissions and reducing the size of our carbon footprints needs to be integrated into all aspects of our lives, and as such must be part of the cultural, as well as the scientific and political, landscape. I urge all artists to join the project, and to donate a small part of their sales to green initiatives that will help to mitigate climate change, and encourage everyone else to view these wonderful works of art, put their hands in their pockets, and do their bit to ensure that our descendants inherit a world worth living in.

Professor Bill McGuire is Director of the Benfield UCL Hazard Research Centre at University College London. His new book, SEVEN YEARS TO SAVE THE PLANET, is published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.


http://www.benfieldhrc.org/people/cvs/cv_bm.htm

PS Bills New climate change book - SEVEN YEARS TO SAVE THE PLANET - is


published today.

[Valdemar Cher & Tania Krosse]

Our congratuations to the book! We are all behind you with our artworks and deeds, Dawn! x

[Alan M.]

Hi Dawn, there does just come a time when you have to put your money where your mouth is, this is just so important and as artists we should be able to say a percentage of any work sold will go to green initiatives, a little from each of us is not much to ask and hopefully one day our kids will reap the benefits.