Energy and technology

Biofuelwatch is calling for a national week of action against the agrofuel industry from 26 January to 2 February.

Instead of organising a central protest, Biofuelwatch is encouraging local groups and activists to organise local protests and actions. These actions could include banner protests outside a Tesco or BP petrol station, or an biofuel refinery (the Biofuelwatch website provides a map of such refineries here). Other actions could include leafleting, street theatre in the city centre, press releases and letters to local media, or the screening of films regarding the issue.

Hands off Iraqi Oil has called for a national day of action against the wholesale sell-off of Iraq's oil reserves to international companies. The national day of action will be held on Saturday 23 February 2008 and Hands Off Iraqi Oil, together with the Stop The War Coalition is urging people to organise events all over the country to highlight the issue.

A Global Day of Action: On 8 December not only can you travel to London to join a global demo on our generations most urgent issue, you can also do so on a special eco coach service organised by Brighton Climate Change and Brighton Peace And Environment Centre. Add your voice to this now-or-never protest and do so from a local perspective, travelling together from Brighton on buses provided by Big Lemon Buses, Brighton's environmentally friendly bus service (www.biglemon.com). Tickets are available for £5 (or more if you can afford it) from BPEC, Sussex Students Union, Guarana Bar and Cowley Club. The main pick up points are St Peters Church at 8.30am and Sussex University at 8.45am.

Household energy use accounts for almost half of the UK's total carbon emissions. Although recent government figures show that there has been some improvement, this has mainly been seen in the homes of owner occupiers and in the social sector. In privately rented properties carbon emissions are generally around 500kg greater than those in the rest of the housing sector.