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#itshappening: real signs of a brighter future

We're collecting examples of the shift to a low-carbon world, and we want to see how #itshappening where you are. Use these tips to get the perfect picture and take your place in the #itshappening gallery.

1. Find it

Choose your best #itshappening example.
Click here for some ideas

2. Snap it

Do it justice with the perfect picture.
Check out our photo guide

3. Share it

 Show the world, win a prize.
More info

1. Find your example

It can be a change you've made at home, or something positive out in the world that you'd like to see more of. Big or small, local or global – if it's helping to get climate change sorted, we want to see it!

AT HOME

Proud of your personal carbon-cutting success?
You should be! 

Grab a photo of your smart travel stories or home energy-saving heroics, or see our resources page for some simple things you can do.

bike path

IN YOUR TOWN

New bike lanes in your area? Kids' school gone solar? Local shop stepping it up? Show us!

If you've got something in mind, head out this weekend and grab a photo in daylight. Check out our case studies to find some inspiration near you.

OUT IN THE WORLD

Clean power, tech breakthroughs or clever policies? Tell us what's inspired you.

Check out BusinessGreen or the brilliantly-named Positive News for a steady stream of big-picture brilliance.

2. Snap a photo

You've found a great example – use these photo tips to show it at its best...

MAKE IT PERSONAL

Photos are much better with people in them, so get posing! Or if you're camera-shy, get a hand-written message in shot for the personal touch.

Show the benefits

SHOW THE BENEFITS

Don't be afraid to leave the hardware out altogether – we'd rather see your family enjoying a cosy home than a closeup of an insulated wall!

SHOW #ITSHAPPENING

Include the #itshappening tag to show that this is part of something bigger. No photo? Get creative with steamed-up windows or alphabet fridge magnets!

3. Share it with us

Photo's looking good! Time to share it with us...

photos@1010global.org

Email your images to photos@1010global.org

Email your picture as an attachment or weblink. Don't forget to include your name, location and a brief caption for the photo.

We’ll republish a selection of your images on Facebook, Twitter and the 10:10 website to celebrate what people are doing around the world, and inspire more to happen. These are still your images, we'd just like to share them with the world, so please make sure you (or whoever owns the rights to the photo) are happy for it to be used in this way. Submitted images also need to comply with our website guidelines.

The prizes

To kick things off in style, we've lined up some prizes from Sawday's Canopy & Stars and Lush.

Heather Glen cabin   Picture of inside of wooden cabin with view of countryside through window

Main prize: brillant British holiday

One lucky winner gets their pick from two brilliant low-carbon breaks from Canopy & Stars. Choose between the couple-friendly Butser Shepherd's Hut, or a family break at Heather Glen Cabin. Learn more

 Lush gift boxes

Runners-up: Lush gift boxes

Three runners up get a sweet-smelling gift box from everyone's favourite cosmetics company. Learn more

To enter, simply email your #itshappening image to photos@1010global.org in line with our terms and conditions. Anyone can submit a photo, but the prize draw is open to UK citizens only – sorry!

Inspiration

Not sure what to share? Here's some ideas...

 

Just the beginning...

It's good to celebrate progress, but #itshappening isn't the same as #jobdone! Let's use these images to show what's possible, and inspire the world to go further and faster to get climate change sorted!