STEPS - GLASTONBURY'S GREEN AGENDA

GLASTONBURY'S GREEN AGENDA

Glastonbury organiser Michael Eavis has spoken of the huge amount of energy being put in to ensure this year's festival has a strong climate change focus.

Festival-goers arriving at the site will be given a special wristband with the message "we can stop climate change" in support of the I Count campaign - an offshoot of the Stop Climate Chaos coalition.

It encourages people to take 16 steps in their life to reduce their carbon footprint and aims to persuade world leaders to take the issue of climate change seriously.

The coalition hopes that 100,000 people will sign up to the campaign during the weekend and the rising total of supporters will be shown on the main Pyramid stage.

Mr Eavis said: "We've put a lot of effort into focusing Glastonbury on the environment and climate change this year.

"We hope to see at least 100,000 new supporters sign up to the I Count campaign - and I'll be the first to put my name down."

Greenpeace, Oxfam and WaterAid - the festival's main charity partners - will be running a series of events to underline the I Count message, including special food and recycled products sales.

Solar-powered showers will also be provided by Greenpeace, along with the Soulmates carbon dating venue which allows festival-goers to meet new friends in an ethical way.

Bob Wilson, from the charity, said the measures were underpinned by the climate change message, which will not go away.

"We have to start reducing carbon dioxide emissions immediately and begin to phase out fossil fuels and switch to renewable energy," he said.

"We need more efficient cars, fewer flights, and better and cheaper trains. None of this will happen unless we make our leaders feel the heat."