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Was print format from 2012 to 13. Now web only. All things climate and resilience in (Greater) Manchester.

Why scrutiny (of #Manchester #climate inaction) is so weak, and so ineffectual

Posted on October 1, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Why does Manchester City Council get away with breaking quite so many of its climate promises, including the simple one where the Executive Member for the Environment promised to set up a blog? This rant lists structural reasons, personal/personnel reasons … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: Carbon Co-op Social, October 16th #Madlab #Manchester

Posted on October 1, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Carbon Co-op Social – Thurs 15th October 2015 Meet other members, socialise, discuss FREE, 6.30-9pm, Thursday 15th October 2015 MadLab, 36-40 Edge Street Manchester M4 1HN BOOK HERE: https://carbon-coop-social-2015.eventbrite.co.uk At October’s Social we will be launching of a series of video profiles of members, funded … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Literature Festival – #climate events, inc George Monbiot

Posted on September 30, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

http://www.manchesterliteraturefestival.co.uk/categories/literature-and-landscape-2015-36816 Literature and Landscape From nature writing and memoir to psychogeography and climate change, authors and non-fiction writers reflect on our relationship with the earth and the landscapes around us. Simon Armitage Thursday 22nd October, 6.30pm Central Library Granta Presents: … Continue reading →

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More pathetic spin from #Manchester City Council about its carbon emissions. #climate

Posted on September 30, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Back in 2013 Manchester City Council tried to spin an increase in its emissions as a decrease. They were laughed at then. They have, of course, learnt nothing, and they’re claiming decreases that are basically illusory and not what was … Continue reading →

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Will someone not kill off this undemocratic and worse-than-useless “Stakeholder” “Steering” “Group”? #manchester #climate

Posted on September 29, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

What do you call an organisation that promises and then cancels elections to its board? What do you call an organisation that unilaterally cancels day-long community-focused conferences and replaces it with a 90 minute talkfest by three old white men? … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Airport misses #climate target, comically inept spin ensues. Write to your councillor #democracy

Posted on September 28, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Back in the heady Big Promise days of 2009/2010, some bright spark came up with the idea that the ground operations of Manchester Airport (lighting, power for the x-ray machines etc but not the actions of the big metal birds … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: Oct 27th, “Where should our energy come from?” in #Manchester

Posted on September 27, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

As part of Manchester Science Festival Where should our energy come from? Let’s talk about energy. How can it be secure, affordable and sustainable? What’s the long-term outlook and how will it progress? Join the debate surrounding the technologies, strategies … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Events: Policy Week stuff on #climate, #Manchester

Posted on September 23, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

University of Manchester “Policy Week” events Cut and paste below. It will, I suspect, mostly be chalk and talk/sage-on-the-stage/ego-foddering/preening-and-attacking.  That’s just the way the species has chosen to roll.  Pity, but what are you going to do?   Policy Week … Continue reading →

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#Manchester City Council emissions UP by 4.8% in last year

Posted on September 22, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

For the umpteenth time, Manchester City Council is making excuses for its poor-to-the-point-of-criminal performance on climate change.  MCFly reporter Ann Onymous reports. (As for involving everyone in the creation of a low carbon culture.  They won’t even define what they … Continue reading →

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Video: Brief History of Global Warming #bloomberg #slick, #climate #Manchester

Posted on September 18, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

This is just over 3 minutes, and very nicely done. If you have some denialist uncles (and don’t we all),then the fact that is by the business outfit Bloomberg (him what was mayor of New York) may make it harder … Continue reading →

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