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Category Archives: Mitigation
Cross-post from the Sustainable Change Co-operative” – Climate report gloom
The Sustainable Change Co-operative is a group of “leading environmental and sustainability consultants based in Manchester. [Their] goal is to help enterprises of all kinds thrive whilst playing a positive role in the move towards a fairer society that’s in … Continue reading
NEWSFLASH: Council to release report on Steady-State Economics
First the good news; Manchester City Council has committed itself to producing a report on Steady State Economics. This follows an open letter to its Economy Scrutiny committee [see membership here]. last November. That letter was signed by co-ordinators of … Continue reading
Interview: UK emissions and energy scenarios
Maria Sharmina, Doctoral Researcher at the Sustainable Consumption Institute and affiliated to Tyndall Centre Manchester, answers questions from MCFly volunteer Kate Matthews, ahead of her “lecture and a curry” on Tuesday 13th March at the University of Manchester Students Union … Continue reading
Posted in academia, Energy, Mitigation, Upcoming Events
Tagged Maria Sharmina, Tyndall Centre
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SEMMMS like old times
Went to a Friends of the Earth meeting tonight(1). It was arranged so we could learn more about the new plans for “Airport City” (see previous MCFly story here) and the road that will – if/when it is built, at … Continue reading
News flash: Christie car park turned down
Christie Hospital has been refused permission to build a multi-storey car park in Withington (previous MCFly story on this). The Planning and Highways Committee of Manchester City Council met at 2pm today. After representations for and against from interested parties, … Continue reading
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Tagged Christie Hospital, Cllr Chris Paul, Withington
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The Big Cs: Christie, carparks and carbon dioxide
Christie Hospital will find out today if they can build a new multi-storey car park in Withington. The Planning and Highways Committee of Manchester City Council meets at 2pm today (Thurs 19th January) at the Town Hall to decide on … Continue reading
Manchester legal firm cuts own carbon footprint
Leading legal firm Pannone has been working on its internal environmental footprint [see their press release here] It has established an environment/sustainability policy, conducted a firm-wide internal environmental audit and in the last 12 months reduced energy consumption by 40%. … Continue reading
