PEAT Group consists of a group of like-minded residents in and around the Pewsey Vale who feel passionate about environmental issues and who are actively engaging to mitigate the impact humanity is having upon the planet in a changing climate.
We aim to facilitate action by raising awareness of environmental issues to residents of the Pewsey Vale, acting as a conduit for energy efficiency projects, through direct lobbying of local political organisations and generally foster a more sustainable way of life.
Main aims of Group:
To mitigate the impact of human activities on the planet and ensuring that actions taken today by us all in the Pewsey Vale do not have a detrimental impact upon future generations of residents.
Tag:
Educate – Inform – Act
Aims and Objectives:
Food: To support the purchase of sustainable locally produced food and products, to encourage “grow your own” schemes, and support seed and produce share projects.
Energy: To provide information on how to reduce energy used in the private sector and wider area and to support and lobby for the implementation of suitable renewable energy projects
Waste:To support the three R’s – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle.
Transport: To strive to reduce car journeys, support local car share and strive for better integrated public transport and safe bicycle use.
Natural World: To promote gentle treatment of the living environment through the reduction of chemical use, increase biodiversity in both cultivated and wild places, and to share knowledge of the environment within our community.