Category Archives: Climate Change Action Plan

2009 masterwork which we’re all living by.

“Logging on was difficult” says councillor, re: Carbon Literacy #Manchester

Posted on August 27, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

It kicked off yesterday, in Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee, as much as it ever does. Multiple councillors expressed vocal and repeated frustration with the difficulties they are experiencing in signing up for the much vaunted “carbon literacy” training.  Among others, the … Continue reading →

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#Manchester “carbon literate” councillors up 50%! From 6 to 9… out of 96… #notbothering

Posted on August 22, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council is struggling with even the smallest climate-related tasks. In May 2013 the  Economy Scrutiny Committee recommended that “all councillors carry out the carbon literacy training in the next twelve months.” Eight months later (by which time 60+ … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Council #climate boss promises quarterly progress reports. Doesn’t deliver.

Posted on August 21, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

In February, Kate Chappell, the politician in charge of climate change for Manchester, announced quarterly progress reports would be prepared and released. Six months later, no reports. And the first progress report will be – if officers get their way … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Council to spend up to £30k on Green Strategy that in-house bureaucrats were supposed to do.

Posted on August 20, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council’s environmental strategy team has invited outsiders to write its Green Infrastructure Strategy. It is looking for a “suitably qualified consultant with relevant experience to undertake the production of a Manchester Green Infrastructure Strategy and Action Plan.” The … Continue reading →

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How to Lobby Councillors – #Manchester #climate etc. Comments welcomed!!!

Posted on August 16, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

If you’ve got ideas about how to improve this “bluffer’s guide”, let me know please – environmentalscrutiny@gmail.com Update – it was improved on Tuesday 26th August with help from all the people who came to the first meeting of the … Continue reading →

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Open Letter to the new Councillors of #Manchester City Council

Posted on June 2, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Dear new Councillors, congratulations on becoming the latest councillors to represent and serve the people of Manchester. You become councillors at a moment of great danger for the city. I don’t mean the risk of further austerity after the next … Continue reading →

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“Ooh, we can’t do anything until we have a perfect plan”. Not off topic at all…

Posted on April 21, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

No battleplan survives contact with the enemy. Inspired by the update part of this. From dilbert.com And this one is pretty good too. Four years. What have they been DOING for FOUR YEARS???

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#Manchester #climate steering group now bewilderingly incompetent … on Twitter

Posted on April 13, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The high-profile and high-impact Steering Group for the Manchester Climate Change Action Plan has set up a Twitter account on January 17th. They managed a “hello look at us” tweet, a retweet and one twet on January 23rd. Since then, … Continue reading →

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What IS a low carbon culture, #Manchester? Here’s the Bishop of Manchester’s answer… #climate #adaptation

Posted on April 7, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

What is a “low carbon culture”?  Nobody seems to know for sure, four and a half years after it was listed as one of the two headline goals in the Manchester Climate Change Action Plan. Such is the efficiency and … Continue reading →

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Hitler learns the #Manchester #Climate plan is closed to new signatories

Posted on April 2, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The 2009 Climate Change Action Plan was supposed to be signed by a thousand organisations. These organisations were then supposed to write their own implementation plans. The Council was going to help them do this. Or the “Steering” “Group”… Over … Continue reading →

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