Ir you give a damn, find a functional group
Our "leaders" are going to keep making empty promises. It makes them feel good. It gets the activists to act like zombie kittens. If you want to have some self-respect and perhaps make a difference (actual facts may vary), then find a functioning group that cares about your skills and knowledge - what you have, what you want. One useful group might be www.climateemergencymanchester.net - you can email them on contact@climateemergencymanchester.net-
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Last Manchester Climate Monthly!
Monthly Archives: November 2014
Video: “doomed I tell you, all doomed!” #Manchester #climate #Malthus etc
So the following is theatre, and (a bit!) theatrical. The audience is second year students at University of Manchester. Their lecturer wanted a lively and staged (in every sense) debate between someone arguing that Malthus was wrong/there are no limits … Continue reading
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And the winner is…. Manchester’s Be Proud Awards 2014
Slickly organised, nice live music, decent veggie option and some genuinely awe-inspiring citizens of Manchester. The Manchester Be Proud awards could dent your cynicism if you let it. Manchester Town Hall was filled last night with people in their glad … Continue reading
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“Merchants of Doubt” co-author Naomi Oreskes interview – worth watching! (non- #Manchester)
Active doubt and denial campaigns are not the reason climate action in Manchester is so hopeless. (This is in contrast to, say, Australia and the United States). Here it’s down to other reasons, among which are – good old-fashioned bureaucratic … Continue reading
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Mon 15th Dec – public speaking and video making practice opportunities at PEST meeting
From People’s Environmental Scrutiny Team website On Monday 15th December you can get help, practical advice and encouragement about a) public speaking and/or b) video-making. The next meeting of the People’s Environmental Scrutiny Team will focus on these two skills … Continue reading
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Will the promised quarterly #climate plans be any good? Don’tholdyourbreath #Manchester
A couple of weeks ago Manchester City Council finally agreed to keep a promise it had made in February – for quarterly reports on its climate plan “progress”. This came after a two week blitz of blog posts about the … Continue reading
“Environmental transitions: perspectives on everyday urban and regional transformation” Thurs Dec 11th
This afternoon seminar, organised by the Centre for Urban Energy and Resilience (CURE) and cities@manchester seeks to explore how lived experiences of nature, community and everyday life challenge linear understandings of social and environmental transition. Speakers include: Dr Vanesa Castan … Continue reading
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Professor Kevin Anderson on the “2 degrees” target #climate #Manchester
Professor Kevin Anderson answering a question on the “two degrees celsius” for global warming- what the goal/duty is, whether it is doable. Extremely clear (of course) and well worth sharing!! For background to the controversy, see Real Climate’s blog post … Continue reading
Protesting in Paris. Really??; Manchester meeting, Fri Nov 28 CANCELLED
CANCELLED. At the end of next year there is one of those big international meetings on climate change. You know, the ones that have achieved so much. Like Kyoto… or Copenhagen. Â Already there are attempts to get activists “excited” about … Continue reading
What IS a low carbon culture? Report by People’s Environmental Scrutiny Team
reposted from People’s Environmental Scrutiny Team website. The Manchester Climate Change Action Plan, agreed by the City Council over 5 years ago, calls for the creation of a “low carbon culture”. Oddly, the Council has never defined this, or asked … Continue reading
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