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Very cross post: Of Mervyn King, the Co-op and the City Council’s Airport follies
From Patrick Sudlow’s website My thoughts on the MENs’ Business Week 23rd May In the Manchester Evening News‘ Greater Manchester Business Week 23rd., May, I thought the layout of page 5, ironic. In the centre of the page, there is an … Continue reading
Posted in Aviation, GM Climate Strategy, Manchester Airport, Manchester City Council
Tagged Patrick Sudlow
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#Climate Local? It better not be deja vu all over again… #Manchester promises…
UPDATE: The image we use here is a screengrab from the latest Low Carbon Hub Bulletin. So, at the Greater Manchester “Low Carbon Hub” meeting last Friday (1) one of the items for agreement will have had a certain familiarity. … Continue reading
Greater #Manchester #climate communications; LIP service, or the real deal? Time will tell. #AGMA
What’s a “PLATFORM”? It’s a new solve-all-your-problems climate communications portal, coming soon(ish) to an internet browser near you. Maybe. It was first alluded to in a blog post about the Steering Group’s February 2013 meeting (1) Now the details can … Continue reading
#Manchester City Council – bad news and good news on #climate #environment #NigelMurphy #crc
We asked for a statement from the Council on the fact that the post of Director of Environmental Strategy is being abolished. We were particularly interested, we said, in what effect that would have on climate action in Manchester. Here … Continue reading
#Manchester City Council leader Richard Leese on #climate adaptation? Maybe…
Richard Leese, the leader of Manchester City Council, has a blog. The latest post on it makes mention of adaptation to climate change. We’ve posted the following question. Let’s see what happens… Welcome back, at the end of the blog … Continue reading
Upcoming Event for any budding reporters: “What are Future Cities?” #Manchester Weds 28th November
What are Future Cities? Breakfast Briefing Mark Watts, Director, Energy and Climate Change, ARUP Steve Turner, Head of Carbon Economy, New Economy 08.30-10.00, Wednesday, 28 November 2012 New Economy Boardroom, 6th Floor, Churchgate House, Oxford Street, Manchester M1 6EU [map] Post … Continue reading
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Update: End of the Environment Commission
With the Environment Commission well and truly buried, all eyes are now on the Low Carbon Hub which is tasked with delivering Greater Manchester’s Climate strategy After a shock announcement that the Environment Commission is no more, MCFly got in … Continue reading
Ready For A Deep Freeze?
The article below appeared on the front cover of Manchester Climate Monthly #10 (click on the image on the right to get through to it). We publish it today because a) articles like this have appeared about a potentially cold … Continue reading
GM Climate Change Implementation Plan Delay is ‘Strategic’
Ahead of tomorrow afternoon’s “Environment” “Commission” meeting, where the Climate Change Action Plan STILL won’t be brought forward, we are putting online this article which is an expansion of a squib which appeared in the August issue of MCFly. No … Continue reading
Event Report: Will retrofit guinea-pigs fly? They had better, or else wfio (!)… #Green Deal #Manchester
Attention Conservation Notice: A short account of a meeting at Manchester Town Hall for people interested in lowering energy bills, saving carbon and generally taking (baby) steps on the journey to Greater Manchester’s climate change goals. Followed by a blow-by-blow … Continue reading
Posted in AGMA, Energy, Event reports, GM Climate Strategy
Tagged carbon coop, Community Green Deal, Environment Commission, Green Deal, urbed
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