Category Archives: Climate Change Action Plan

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Open letter to Steering Group 2.0

Posted on January 24, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The Steering Group An Open Letter from the editors of Manchester Climate Monthly Dear members of the Steering Group old and new, We wish you good luck in your new endeavour. Manchester desperately needs your energy and unique position in … Continue reading →

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Airport City – against and for…

Posted on January 20, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Attention Conservation Notice: The following article contains entirely predictable statements from various organisations about the virtue/vice of “Airport City.” Last week, accompanied by a certain amount of civic boosterism (always in short supply in Manchester), the £659 million “Airport City” … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: Biodiversity Action Plan 2.0 to be approved

Posted on January 6, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

On Tuesday 10th January a new plan for the protection of biodiversity in Manchester will be discussed and approved. The “Communities and Neighbourhoods Overview and Scrutiny Committee” will look at the 48 -page report (which you can see at the … Continue reading →

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Riverbank Market Garden open Sat 7th Jan in Chorlton.

Posted on January 5, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The Riverbank Market Garden will be opening its gates on 7 January between 10-1, an ideal opportunity to start those New Year resolutions to live more healthily. There will be a free cookery class run by Cracking Good Food, advice … Continue reading →

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Newsflash – Steering Group membership

Posted on December 15, 2011 by manchesterclimatemonthly

You know how we wrote our “final word” on the Steering Group last week? Well, we lied. The Steering Group, set up in June 2010, has recently expanded. None of the people who applied was rejected, so it’s now 30 … Continue reading →

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Mind-reading ability no longer required for ESP Board minutes

Posted on December 15, 2011 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Attention Conservation Notice: Readers who fall asleep at the mention of council meetings and minutes should skip this post. Anyone concerned with democracy, adaptive leadership and that sort of thing should probably soldier on. The story so far: In 2008 … Continue reading →

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Newsflash – Council held to account on climate

Posted on December 13, 2011 by manchesterclimatemonthly

As planned, the Communities and Neighbourhoods Overview and Scrutiny committee met today to look into Manchester’s progress with regards to its climate change targets. Introducing the report (which we dissected here) was Nigel Murphy, who is the executive member for … Continue reading →

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Bluffers Guide To…. The November 2011 Progress Report on Manchester’s Climate Change Targets

Posted on December 8, 2011 by manchesterclimatemonthly

 An 8 page report about the progress of Manchester City Council (MCC)  is making with its climate change plans has been released. It will be discussed at the Communities and Neighbourhoods Overview and Scrutiny Committee on the 13th of December (2pm, Commitee Room … Continue reading →

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Stop Press: Climate Plan to come under scrutiny

Posted on December 6, 2011 by manchesterclimatemonthly

On Tuesday 13 December the Manchester Climate Change Action Plan will be put under the spotlight by a committee made up of councillors from Manchester City Council At 2pm, in Manchester Town Hall’s Committee Room 11, the “Communities and Neighbourhoods … Continue reading →

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Event Report: South Manchester Environment Forum #4

Posted on December 2, 2011 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Six volunteers working for Action for Sustainable Living  have pulled off an excellent and (1) deeply flawed “South Manchester Environmental Forum” tonight. The event, which saw a total of seven presentations given to a packed room of more than 60 … Continue reading →

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