Less Talk, More Action

Date: 26/04/23

Climate change protests are nothing new, but recently they have become much more visible, more dramatic and more radical than ever before. From world-class sport to fine art, from roads to railways, climate protestors have been making themselves heard across the world, staging often spectacular stunts in order to bring attention to the environmental crisis. But do we need more protests to fight climate change, or do we need more action, like switching to solar energy using Think Hire’s portable generator hire?

Creative climate action

Climate activists have certainly got creative recently. Last year, cake was thrown at the Mona Lisa, and Van Gough’s famous sunflowers were covered in tomato soup. This year we have seen Just Stop Oil protestors and Insulate Britain teams gluing themselves to roads and climbing bridges such as the Dartford Crossing. In Australia, protestors went even further by climbing aboard a coal train and shovelling off the cargo before it could reach a nearby port for export.

Snookered by the yellow

Just this week, the prestigious World Snooker Championships were disrupted by similar climate related protests. While one protestor tried to glue herself to a table, the other side of the partition a man jumped on the playing surface and covered it, and himself, with yellow powder. The action forced the abandonment of the game between Robert Milkins and Joe Parry while the table was repaired. While there’s no doubt that these actions put the climate issue front and centre in the headlines, and they certainly get people talking, it has to be asked whether they actually make a difference.

Lasting action

At Think Hire, we believe in creating lasting change, rather than striving for fifteen minutes of fame that is gone by the next news cycle. We’re here to help construction sites, road and rail maintenance teams, waste and water workers, to operate in a more environmentally friendly way. Our portable generator hire utilises solar power to cut CO2 emissions from day one, and it keeps those emissions low throughout the project. We also support other green initiatives like electric vehicles and plant, with charging points that can be linked to your renewable energy system.

Making a real difference

We completely understand the frustration of the protestors, and we fully support what they stand for in terms of bringing attention to a global climate emergency that is simply being ignored by many people. However, here at Think Hire, we’d rather throw ourselves into creating affordable, accessible solutions than throw soup at masterpieces to highlight the problem. Instead of drawing attention to the issues, we’d rather use our creativity to draw attention to the practical ways that companies can make a difference through solar and hybrid portable generator hire.

Join the conversation

One thing Think Hire does have in common with climate protestors is a desire to encourage the conversation around climate change and what we can do about it. So if the eye-catching antics of these groups have made you think about the way we treat our planet, and they’ve inspired you to find out what you can do to help, then we’d love to hear from you. Remember, if you make Think Hire your renewable energy partner, we not only promise to lower your CO2 emissions, we also guarantee to reduce your running costs too, so it really is a win-win situation for your project and for the planet.

To find out more about Think Hire portable generator hire and our wide range of environmentally friendly options, such as solar site lighting and electric plant and vehicle charging, call us now on 0330 133 2222, or complete the contact form online. We promise we won’t throw soup at you or try to glue ourselves to your gates, but we will show you how easy it is to make a real difference to climate change.

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