Yearly Archives: 2014

#Manchester City Council fails to scrutinise its increasing emissions. Of course.

Posted on December 11, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

In February the Council (1) promised that it would start producing quarterly reports on the “progress” it was making with its Climate Change actions.  It didn’t do this, of course. Finally, in November, after a lot of pushing from citizens, … Continue reading →

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Australian man in staggeringly stupid #climate move

Posted on December 9, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Not Tony Abbott, for once. Or anyone else that readers of Manchester Climate Monthly may have been thinking about.  This.

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Anyone want to review a film about fracking?

Posted on December 9, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Bullfrog Films, a leading US distributor of independent documentaries on the environment and social justice issues, has just released GROUNDSWELL RISING: Protecting Our Children’s Air and Water, which features the milestones of the anti-fracking movement. They’ve asked if Manchester Climate … Continue reading →

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Council to answer #climate questions! Can YOU help formulate those questions?

Posted on December 3, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

In July 2013 Manchester City Council made a series of promises about what it would do in the coming year, as part of its “Annual Carbon Reduction Plan 2013-4.” In July 2014 it… didn’t report on what it had and … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Council finally releases #climate report – Emissions are UP.

Posted on December 2, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Ten months after promising to start releasing quarterly reports, Manchester City Council has finally done so. And emissions have gone UP compared with the same time last year. The skimpy 5 page report (4 if you take out the cover) is … Continue reading →

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Action: Please write to councillors about lack of promised quarterly climate plan

Posted on December 2, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

UPDATE: The report is now up (it wasn’t yesterday), buried at the bottom of one of the seven pages. “View the latest quarterly report, which gives a snapshot of progress against our targets Manchester Quarter 2 2014/15 Internal Carbon Emissions Report.” That scene from Hitchhikers Guide to … Continue reading →

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Manchester Council Exec member promises quarterly climate reports. Doesn’t deliver.

Posted on December 1, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Three weeks ago the politician in charge of climate change for Manchester City Council promised that quarterly progress reports would finally start to be released, “by the end of November.” Nope. On November 13th, two weeks after Manchester Climate Monthly … Continue reading →

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Video: “doomed I tell you, all doomed!” #Manchester #climate #Malthus etc

Posted on November 30, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

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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Climate Change, the musical!! (cartoon)

Posted on November 29, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Hat-tip to Tree Alerts.

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And the winner is…. Manchester’s Be Proud Awards 2014

Posted on November 29, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

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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