Monthly Archives: July 2013

Event Report: Airports Commission talks #climate in #Manchester #redemptionritual

Posted on July 9, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Around sixty rich white university-educated people gathered today in Manchester to discuss aviation’s contribution to global climate change, a crisis that is already harming millions of non-white, non-rich people around the world. At the end of an hour and a … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: #Manchester City Council reduced C02 by 7% last year, missing 10% target #beyondthecarbonbudget

Posted on July 9, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

UPDATE Fri 12th July: The trouble with Newsflashes is that you can end up accepting the “framing” of the people who gave you the info or the format of the report.  The reality is that Manchester City Council’s emissions would … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: “ECO South #Manchester” – Tues 18th July, 7pm #afsl #climate

Posted on July 9, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

If you can’t make it to “Beyond the Carbon Budget“, on Tuesday 16th July at 12.45pm (Friends Meeting House, city centre), then how about getting along to this, which is happening a couple of days later… ECO South Manchester: YouTube Short … Continue reading →

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#Manchester #climate nuggets July 8th 2013

Posted on July 8, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Hi all, The latest (July) Manchester Climate Monthly is out now!!! Wanna flex your creative muscles, and maybe win £200?   Here’s the details of our short story contest all sorted.  Two thousand words (in English) on the subject “Manchester … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: “Carbon Literacy for Businesses” Tues 16th July, 8am #Manchester

Posted on July 7, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

http://becarbonliteratebreakfast.eventbrite.co.uk/ Demystifying Carbon Literacy for Business A Free Breakfast Seminar for Business Executives  (Please note this event is for organisations, not for consultants.  If you are a consultant please contact us directly to discuss opportunities for working collaboratively.) Tuesday 16th July … Continue reading →

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Anti-capitalists! Your chance to cause businesspeople pain and help the oppressed!

Posted on July 6, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Right, that may have got your attention! Some MCFly readers are probably slightly to the right of Genghis Khan. Others probably rub ideological shoulders with Noam Chomsky.  Most will, Mr Gauss would say, are in the middle. If you are … Continue reading →

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Interview: Professor Tony Travers (LSE) on local democracy, #climate #lgaconf13

Posted on July 4, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Professor Tony Travers, director of British Government at the London School of Economics spoke at a breakfast meeting of the Local Government Association conference. MCFly editor Marc Hudson caught up with him to talk about bureaucracy, democracy and, surprise!, climate … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Interview with Sir Merrick Cockell, Local Gov Assoc chair #lgaconf13 @LGAcomms

Posted on July 3, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

In an exclusive interview with Manchester Climate Monthly, Sir Merrick Cockell [@Sir_MRC] expressed his desire to see real debate about the future scope of local government happening not only in Council chambers but also further afield. He also pointed to … Continue reading →

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Video: #Manchester Council Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee; #climate Tue 16 July #beyondthecarbonbudget

Posted on July 3, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The video is not going to win any awards, it’s true. The point of it is this; we need to make Manchester City Council an exemplar in its actions, its transparency, its willingness to innovate and engage around climate change. … Continue reading →

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Volunteer opportunities with @EMERGERecycling and FareShare #interview #lucydanger

Posted on July 2, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Yesterday MCFly caught up with Lucy Danger, head of the environmental charity Emerge Recycling*. She explained some of the ways people can get involved with what’s going on (I’ve made those bits bold!). You can contact them via this form. … Continue reading →

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