Stephen Hale, director of Green Alliance presents at a NCVO Third Sector Foresight seminar exploring the implications of climate change for the voluntary and community sector

1. Climate change and the third sector: Why? Who? What? How? Stephen Hale 5 March 2009

5. The prospects for change: ‘I will, once you have’ central and local government business consumer fear of regulation fear of free riders fear of costs fear of nanny state fear of taxes

9. Third sector activity on climate change Public commitment Policy development Government decisions environmental advocacy social mobilisation throughout the third sector today tomorrow What coalition? Which champions? What access?

10. Current and future third sector action on climate change high low Mobilisation Global, national, local Primarily national What level of organisation? Multiple alliances established across the third sector Emerging alliance between environmental and developmental concerns What alliances? Communities: of places, faiths and interests Overwhelmingly groups and individuals concerned for the environment, recently those concerned with international poverty What do they mobilise? Consistent demands made to national governments, networks used to spread individual commitment & lifestyle change Overwhelmingly focused on securing action by individual national governments What is their focus? Global poverty, domestic poverty, security, prosperity and employment, well-being, health, human rights and environment Overwhelmingly environmental, with some activity motivated by concern for poverty in developing countries What motivates those active on climate change? Tomorrow Today Characteristics