"You think going green and travelling cheap don't go together? We dare to disagree," says Dr. Michael Reinicke, one of three managers at mitfahrgelegenheit.de (or rideshare.co.uk)

Team mitfahrgelegenheit.de

When Atle Engelset first stumbled upon the 10:10 campaign on facebook, his Norwegian coffee house already had some impressive carbon reductions in the sack. But six months down the road, Kaffehuset Friele are proving that an extra 10% isn't such a grind.

The 10:10 campaign has inspired carbon-cutting commitments from nearly a hundred church groups across the UK. Beth Stratford finds out how they’ve been fairing in their efforts to bring a greener hue to the pulpit and pew.

The 10:10 campaign has inspired carbon-cutting commitments from nearly a hundred church groups across the UK. Beth Stratford finds out how they’ve been fairing in their efforts to bring a greener hue to the pulpit and pew.

Here at 10:10 nothing warms the cockles of our hearts more than hearing from our 10:10 sign-ups about the nitty gritty of their carbon-cutting journeys.

Over the past few weeks we’ve had stories flooding in from faith groups of all shapes and sizes, who’ve been getting their teeth into the 10:10 challenge. 

Oslo, the first capital to sign up to 10:10, is racing against the clock to phase out oil heating in municipal buildings across the city, and turn their sewage into fuel for buses.

Biogas Buses (Photo: Jan Ivar Bøe, Akershus fylkeskommune)

 Through a combination of video-conferencing and incentivized train travel, the British Council in Switzerland, have managed to slash their travel emissions by over 20% at no extra cost, and enjoy those unavoidable journeys in style and comfort.