This week, we're all about getting ready for 10 October - from kicking off the People's Project in the UK to installing a giant electricity meter in Amsterdam, the excitement is palpable.

• 10:10 Netherlands has been busy putting up their very own electricity meters to measure the country's big effort to reduce electricity consumption on 10 October and beyond.

• The first week after the Solar Schools pilot launch in the UK has been BUSY to say the least. We've now got eight schools up and running on the Solar Schools website and are excited to announce that donations are piling up. Have you picked your favourite school to sponsor a tile yet? Also, check out some of the news coverage here.

This week, we announced our Pitch, Pledge, party finalists and launched the Solar Schools pilot in the UK, hosted a business breakfast in France and learnt all about planting from the team in Chile.

• It's been a big week for 10:10 in the UK! First of all, we've announced our three Pitch, Pledge, Party finalists! Out of an amazing number of more than deserving project applications, our panel selected Remade Edinburgh's energy reuse centre, the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare's efficiency measures for kidney dialysis machines and Energise Barnet's training for energy advocates. The three projects will pitch at our event on 10 October. If you're keen to give £100 or more in support, take up Tony Juniper's invitation and reserve your place here. 

This week, 10:10 Netherlands shared a bunch of new resources for 10 October including a cheeky little video, 10:10ers in Bangladesh are invited to submit their pictures for a photo competition and the Solar Schools team in the UK is getting ready to launch the pilot programme next week.

• 10:10 Netherlands is counting the days until 10 October and has launched a special website for the day. Check out watdoejijuit.nl to access a range of resources that will help you cut your electricty use on 10 October: from a postermaker, checklists and a fruit machine to info about how the University of Amsterdam, various communities and businesses plan to do their bit on the day. Until then, don't forget to measure your carbon using the Dutch carbon tool.

This week, we're introducing a carbon tool for all of you 10:10ers in the Netherlands, celebrating French sign up Ricard's carbon cutting success and continuing to lobby the government for a carbon reporting system for companies in the UK. 

This week, 10:10 UK offers tips and tricks for renewable heating and solar panels, the Chilean team are repairing instead of replacing and the UK follows in France's footsteps, saving carbon while travelling. 

• The UK government's long-awaited green heating incentive scheme is taking shape. We asked whether this is the right time to take the plunge and answered your questions about the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI).

A couple of weeks after our call-out for applications for our 10 October Pitch Pledge Party event at the Guardian, we've got some exciting news and updates to share.

This week, 10:10 Denmark share loads of back-to-school carbon cutting tips, Pitch Pledge Party applications roll in, and the Brighton & Hove team feature 10:10 stories from local residents, schools and businesses cut their carbon.

• In last night's 10:10 Talk, the Foreign Office's sustainable operations manager Owen Richards shared the secrets behind British embassies' astonishing 10:10 results.

This week, 10:10 UK unveiled the Pitch Pledge Party funding event, 10:10 Denmark got medical conference attendees thinking about their footprint and Microsoft in the Netherlands had a fab idea how to cut carbon over the holiday period. 

• In the UK, we kicked off the countdown to Pitch Pledge Party, a new experiment designed to bring 10:10ers and donors together to turn your carbon-cutting ideas into reality. We're inviting 10:10ers from around the country to send in their project ideas, three of which will be invited to pitch to a roomful of  donors for £3-5k. More details here.

This week, 10:10 Germany's Katie shares a carbon-cutting secret or two, 10:10 UK introduce their latest bright idea, the Solar Schools project, and Hanna Thomas kicks off a monthly 10:10 guest blog series by questioning the definition of a "green job".