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#Manchester City Council promises #climate events – doesn’t deliver

Posted on September 6, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The cycle continues.  Bureaucrats promise a series of actions.  Councillors on a scrutiny committee rouse themselves from their (metaphorical) slumber to say “great”.  Months later there’s a table produced that purports to show what’s going on.  So-called scrutiny committees don’t, … Continue reading →

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No plans to train Council staff in carbon literacy… #Manchester #climate #debacle

Posted on May 14, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

So, in January the Executive Member for the Environment told a committee of councillors that she was taking personal charge of carbon literacy training. Six weeks later MCFly requested, among other things;  A copy of the document/documents that exist that … Continue reading →

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Only 1 of the 10 members of #Manchester Council Senior Management Team is carbon literate #climate

Posted on May 3, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

“There have been no changes to the carbon literacy status of [Strategic Management Team ] in this period.” That’s the bald response to a Freedom of Information Act request submitted by Manchester Climate Monthly to Manchester City Council. Which means, … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Council Environment Executive member Rosa Battle still not carbon literate

Posted on May 2, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Last year Manchester Labour Party went to the local elections with this in their manifesto Seven months later, in early January 2017 the Executive Member for the Environment Rosa Battle told a committee of councillors that she was taking personal … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Council 2 months overdue with ‘quarterly’ #climate report *RETRACTION*

Posted on April 18, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

UPDATE/RETRACTION: (20th April.  The report for the third quarter is in fact up.  It has been put at the bottom of the page rather than the top.  Apologies to Manchester City Council. On this occasion, MCFly got it wrong.   … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Council forced to admit that it abolished “Environmental Strategy Programme Board”

Posted on April 3, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council has been forced to admit that it has abolished its “Environmental Strategy Programme Board.”  The board was established in 2008/9 to progress the City Council’s ‘green goals’ and was nominally chaired by now retired CEO Howard Bernstein.  … Continue reading →

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Former Environment Exec Kate Chappell steps down from Council

Posted on March 20, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Kate Chappell, who was Executive Member for the Environment from late 2013 to mid-2016, is stepping down from Manchester City Council. Manchester City Council announce a by-election in Rusholme Ward on 4th May as Kate Chappell @chappellKate steps down as … Continue reading →

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Number of non-Labour councillors on #Manchester City Council doubles with suspension of Kevin Peel.

Posted on March 11, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council has reportedly suspended Councillor Kevin Peel over his social media activity. If this is true (and we have it from here [unsubbed Lib Dem schadenfreude] , here and also from a “reliable anonymous source”), then the number … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Council promises leadership on carbon literacy, but zero delivered in January

Posted on February 27, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council has delivered precisely ZERO carbon literacy training in the month of January. On 3rd of January, the Executive Member for the Environment, Councillor Rosa Battle, told the ‘Neighbourhoods and Environment Scrutiny Committee’ that she would take personal … Continue reading →

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#Manchester City Council’s £3m on communications, almost zero ‘carbon literacy’

Posted on February 22, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The wage bill for Manchester City Council’s “communication directorate” was £3 million pounds last year.  Sadly, only 12 of the 77 staff employed within it have completed their ‘carbon literacy’ training – you know, that thing that the Council promised … Continue reading →

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