Category Archives: Event reports

Newsflash: Brussels sprouts action on climate change gas reporting

Posted on July 20, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly co-editor Arwa Aburawa travels all the way to Brussels*  and sees parliamentarians decide that European states must now take account of the “sub-national context” when measuring their greenhouse gas emissions. What does this mean for Manchester? Read on… Manchester … Continue reading →

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Sometimes it’s what #Manchester leaders DON’T say that matters: Silence and #climate change

Posted on July 15, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Council Leader Richard Leese has probably never been accused of not saying enough. He’s articulate, confident and ferociously well-briefed.  He has a regularly-updated blog too, on which I lurk.  And I seem to be stalking him in real-life; I keep … Continue reading →

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Event Report: What’s cooking? The planet, soon enough

Posted on July 13, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Attention Conservation Notice: MCFly co-editor Marc Hudson is seduced by good food, good research [about food, in this instance] and lucid approachable academics. First a bit about the report, then the launch event. “The key message from this report is … Continue reading →

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(Fracking Awful Event) Report: MCFly unco-operative? Bank on it.

Posted on July 10, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly co-editor Marc Hudson finds out that his price is a little higher than a free ice-cream and a comp showing of an American eco-documentary. I would have been better off staying at the Friends of the Earth meeting (1). … Continue reading →

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Event Report: “Going for Growth – stimulating sustainable local regeneration” #gfg12

Posted on July 4, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

In a day full of words and assertions, the single most important question was not asked until fifteen minutes after the scheduled end-time. Half the delegates had already left. They missed nothing, however, because neither of the panelists, nor indeed … Continue reading →

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Event Report: Abundant fun with Climate Survivors

Posted on July 1, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Lovely food (albeit French) from Unicorn Grocery. Tuneful music from some local singers (albeit in Spanish).  And a cleverly-managed “speed dating” to follow that, where about as many pairs of people got to spend a couple of minutes talking as … Continue reading →

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Event Report: “If something is wrong with the sky, shoot at it; weaponising the climate”

Posted on June 30, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

An American academic gave an entertaining and mind-boggling lecture at the Imperial War Museum last night. Professor Jim Fleming, historian of science and technology and author of “Fixing the Sky: The Checkered History of Weather and Climate Control” (Columbia University … Continue reading →

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Review: “Everything We Need” at #Manchester Royal Exchange

Posted on June 28, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

You have two more days to take a wrenching emotional and intellectual journey. You have two evenings to follow local performer Ben Mellor through the wilds of climate change and the human ability to ignore it, reinterpret it and generally … Continue reading →

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Event Report: brilliant “netsquared” events for learning about social media

Posted on June 26, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Vaguely wondering if this new-fangled “social media”-thing might help connect eco-concerned people in Manchester to each other, a MCFly co-editor cautiously attends an event in the Northern Quarter. And is… blown away. Do you care about the effectiveness and reach … Continue reading →

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Event Report: The Challenges of Climate Change for BME Communities

Posted on June 26, 2012 by manchesterclimatemonthly

MCFly attends a workshop hoping to get the Black and Minority Ethnic (BME) communities of Manchester talking about climate change. On the 20th of June, both MCFly editors went along to the second workshop arranged by the National C ouncil … Continue reading →

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