Category Archives: Interview

#Manchester #climate boss Kate Chappell on cycling, the coming Great Car Debate and much else

Posted on April 9, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Councillor Kate Chappell is the Manchester City Council’s Executive Member for the Environment.” Here’s an interview, conducted Tuesday 8th April,  that touches upon “highway bores” (a good thing), potholes (a bad thing), the coming debate on the role of the … Continue reading →

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Interview with Bishop of #Manchester on #climate #poverty and much else

Posted on April 1, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

On Tuesday 11th March the new Bishop of Manchester, David Walker  was interviewed by Manchester Climate Monthly (MCFly). He came out against further expansion of airports in the UK.  In response to a question “Would Jesus fly, knowing what we … Continue reading →

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Interview with Greater #Manchester housing retrofit etc lead officer! #climate #GreenDeal etc

Posted on March 26, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Last year MCFly interviewed Michael O’Doherty, the lead officer for buildings and climate change, and Assistant Director of the Greater Manchester Environment Team. That experience clearly wasn’t unpleasant enough for him, since he’s gone under the cosh again. The tl;dr … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Council Exec Member for the Environment Kate Chappell interviewed on #climate #drains etc

Posted on March 17, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Councillor Kate Chappell interviewed on the subject of drains and much else  (thanks to climate change we can expect episodes of lots-of-rain-in-a-very-short-period).

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Interview with “And then there’s physics” blogger, excellent #climate #science #policy site

Posted on February 27, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Late last year someone left a comment on the Manchester Climate Monthly website. That’s rare, but not rare enough to be news-worthy. After an embarrassing-to-MCFly-accusation-of-denialism (since retracted!), it emerged that the commenter is the chap behind a very useful website … Continue reading →

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North #Manchester Work Clubs – interview with Collette Carroll

Posted on February 11, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

In case you’re wondering what on earth this has to do with Climate Change, this; We have loads of jobs that need doing (insulating houses, community energy, food growing, et cetera (the list is endless)). And there are loads of … Continue reading →

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Culture, behaviour, #climate change; an anthropologist speaks… #Manchester #mcrclimateplan

Posted on February 5, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Dr Hannah Knox (see Sept 2012 interview here), very kindly answered the curliest questions we could think of on the subject of a “low carbon culture.” Engaging people in the creation such a culture is the second goal of the … Continue reading →

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#Manchester City Council Environment Exec – full interview

Posted on January 1, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The questions are as follows – 3 secs Who you are, what you did before you came onto the council and why you came onto the council 1 min 40. So you’re trying to “change the system from within.” Would … Continue reading →

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Interview: Dr Simon Cook, Glaciologist, Lecturer at #Manchester Metropolitan University

Posted on December 22, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Dr Simon Cook Glaciologist, Lecturer in Physical Geography School of Science and the Environment, Manchester Metropolitan University What you do I’m a Lecturer in Physical Geography at Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU). There are three parts to my job. First – … Continue reading →

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Professor Kevin Anderson on shale gas, civil disobedience and Barton Moss #Manchester #climate

Posted on December 17, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

[Update 23rd Dec – see also Prof Anderson on science, silence and ‘neutrality‘] Professor Kevin Anderson of the Tyndall Centre on why shale gas – with or without fracking – is a very bad idea. At the 3 minute mark … Continue reading →

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