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Association of Greater Manchester Authorities

Ecocities “widening debate” on Manchester adaptation – in parallel universe, maybe

Posted on May 14, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Words like “engagement”, and “involvement” and “stakeholders” get tossed around pretty lightly in Manchester. The reality is somewhat more tawdry. The latest example of the gap between what is said and what is done comes to us from the world … Continue reading →

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Green deal or no green deal: domestic retrofit questions answered

Posted on May 10, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

From the print edition of Manchester Climate Monthly (available here) Michael O’Doherty, Head of Climate Change: Buildings and Energy at Manchester City Council and, in his copious spare time, also Greater Manchester Housing Retrofit Programme Lead has kindly answered a … Continue reading →

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Good news – “Get Me Toasty” is not toast

Posted on April 2, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Before we begin – you can book your free ticket for the Tuesday 17th April “Is Manchester City Council taking the right action on climate change?” question time event (with real live councillors from Labour and Lib Dems, and a … Continue reading →

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Greater Manchester makes its decision on the Green Deal (sort of)

Posted on March 21, 2012 by arwafreelance

In a bid to keep our readers awake and me sane, this report is only of the key decisions and interesting debates that took place at the Environment Commission’s 21 March meeting (1). It is not an official record of … Continue reading →

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BREAKING NEWS: Manchester’s Energy Advice Centre To Shut

Posted on March 14, 2012 by arwafreelance

A couple of weeks ago, we reported on rumours that funding cuts would see Manchester’s Energy Saving Trust (EST) advice centre closed at the end of March.We can now confirm this. Councillor Nigel Murphy, Manchester City Council’s executive member for the environment, has told us … Continue reading →

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Delays vs. Delivery: Greater Manchester’s Climate Change Strategy

Posted on February 22, 2012 by arwafreelance

Delivery of Greater Manchester’s Climate Change plans still on schedule despite three month delay for its approval, insist officials In July 2011 the Association of Greater Manchester Authorities agreed a Climate Change strategy with ambitious 2020 carbon reduction targets. Officers … Continue reading →

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Environment Commission Feb 2012 – for policy wonks only!!

Posted on February 3, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Attention Conservation Notice: This detailed account of the Environment Commission’s meeting will be of interest to policy wonks fixated on Greater Manchester investment and transformation, weirdos who use their annual leave sitting in long meetings,  and insomniacs. Don’t say you … Continue reading →

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You’re retro-fit (but my gosh, don’t you know it)

Posted on February 3, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Retrofit Conference @ Salford Quays, 24-26 January Last week, I attended the UK’s first conference on how to sustainably retrofit the existing house stock. It was a three day affair held at the Lowry in Salford although I only made … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Waste is a beautiful thing to mind

Posted on January 27, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The chair of the Greater Manchester Waste Disposal Authority today launched a shameless (and successful) bid to grab headlines. Cllr Neil Swannick (Labour, Bradford ward), a former Executive Member for the Environment for Manchester City Council, was giving a report … Continue reading →

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Environment Commission Update – apologies, delays & the year ahead

Posted on December 12, 2011 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Due to the high number of apologies, the Greater Manchester Environment Commission has cancelled its December meeting and rescheduled it for…. February 2012. As we head towards the end of 2011, there will be swathes of people looking back over … Continue reading →

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