Dear Citizens of the Planet,

There was a time when such a Ministry and such a book needed not to exist – but that day has passed.

Now, at the end of the first decade in the 21st Century we are speeding towards troubled times and uncertain futures. But it is times like these that demand us to come together with a united response so that we can attempt to limit the damage of many wasteful years. If we now try to put right our wrongs, tea can be drunk and life can be enjoyed once again. 

In anticipation we have prepared this monthly ration book to teach each us all of the true cost of our day to day necessities and habits. We recommend that you become accustomed to its content and tasks associated with calculating your monthly carbon usage. For it may well be that in the future, if we do stand true to our country’s commitment of reducing our carbon emissions by 80% by 2050, such rationing will be enforced.

The upcoming years may be painful and troublesome but if we use this book as a tool to remind us that action must be taken now, by government, by business, by countries, by all, then we stand a chance of happiness. Use it to evaluate your life, use it to lobby your government, use it as a reminder that doing absolutely nothing is no longer an option.

Stand strong and save.

Yours,
Sophie Thomas
A Minister for the Ministry of Trying to Do Something About It

The Ministry of Trying to Do Something About It are:
Clare Patey – Artist
thomas.matthews – Communication design
Cathy Wren – Installation Designer
Dr Victoria Johnson – Research
Corrina Cordon – Project Manager nef
Jonathan Atkinson – Project development and management
Jenny Hayton – Costume Advisor
Tim Mitchell – Construction