A huge number of festival goers signalled their commitment to action on climate change at this year's Glastonbury. Besides listening to their favourite bands and battling with the traditional wet and muddy weather, over 70,000 new supporters signed up to the UK's I Count campaign to stop climate chaos.
Festival organisers Michael and Emily Eavis joined with the three headline charities - Greenpeace, Oxfam and Wateraid to encourage everyone to get behind the 'I Count' campaign. Among the artists who signed up to show their support were The Kooks; Just Jack; Klaxons; Zane Lowe; Billy Bragg; and The Arcade Fire.
Michael and Emily Eavis add their support to the I Count campaign
The figure of 70,000 sign-ups means that one out of every two attendees joined the campaign, a collaborative effort by over 50 environmental organisations to show that we can combat climate change. This is an amazing display of support, one which clearly shows our politicians that the political will exists to reduce our carbon footprints and work together to fix the problems.
And for those of you who haven't yet signed up to the campaign, it's not too late. You can sign up via the I Count web site, or text 'I Count' to 84424 to find out how you can help reduce the impact of climate change.
Find out more about this year's Glastonbury festival in our blog.
