Climate Outreach and Information Network
Encyclopedia
The Climate Outreach and Information Network (COIN) is a British charity
that works with the general public to provide information about climate change
and how to deal with it. Based in Oxford, it was registered as a charity in March 2008, and since then has run a number of projects and talks on climate change. The organisation was founded by George Marshall, who also runs the blog Climate Denial.
COIN believes that providing raw information about climate change is a psychological 'turnoff', and that it is vital to provide the public with solutions that they can take in their own lives. Only by combining information with solutions can people be empowered to deal with the issue.http://coinet.org.uk/about/mission.
It was among a number of organisations that shared in a £4.87m grant to promote sustainable living which was awarded in June 2009 by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
.
The Bishop Hill blog reported that Climate Outreach and Information Network's share of this green grant was £700,000 over two years for a project with trade unionists, and this in turn attracted comment from James Delingpole
in his Daily Telegraph blog
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
that works with the general public to provide information about climate change
Climate change
Climate change is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of weather patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years. It may be a change in average weather conditions or the distribution of events around that average...
and how to deal with it. Based in Oxford, it was registered as a charity in March 2008, and since then has run a number of projects and talks on climate change. The organisation was founded by George Marshall, who also runs the blog Climate Denial.
COIN believes that providing raw information about climate change is a psychological 'turnoff', and that it is vital to provide the public with solutions that they can take in their own lives. Only by combining information with solutions can people be empowered to deal with the issue.http://coinet.org.uk/about/mission.
It was among a number of organisations that shared in a £4.87m grant to promote sustainable living which was awarded in June 2009 by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, agriculture, fisheries and rural communities in the United Kingdom...
.
The Bishop Hill blog reported that Climate Outreach and Information Network's share of this green grant was £700,000 over two years for a project with trade unionists, and this in turn attracted comment from James Delingpole
James Delingpole
James Delingpole is an English columnist and novelist. A self-described libertarian conservative, he writes for The Times, The Daily Telegraph, and The Spectator. He has published several novels and four political books, most recently Watermelons: The Green Movement's True Colors [2011]...
in his Daily Telegraph blog
External links
- Climate Outreach and Information Network, accessed 5 May 2010.