Category Archives: Manchester City Council

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Good News Saturday: Carbon Literacy for Social Landlords in #Manchester (crosspost)

Posted on November 9, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

So, if you have some good news about what is happening in Manchester around climate/environment, send it in! This below is from the Carbon Literacy website… The CL Project mainly grows through its ability to work with networks and today … Continue reading →

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Newsflash: #Manchester Council has new Exec for Environment – Cllr Kate Chappell

Posted on November 7, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Councillor Kate Chappell (Rusholme) is the new Executive Member for the Environment. On Tuesday night, following a re-arrangement of the portfolios of the nine member Executive, she handily beat three other candidates to secure the approval of the Labour Group.  … Continue reading →

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#Manchester City Council hires external consultants for its internal #climate plan

Posted on November 6, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

In the midst of austerity cuts, Manchester City Council has spent an undisclosed amount of money on hiring consultants to develop and implement its own climate plan. Marc Hudson reports. Manchester City Council states that it is committed to tackling … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Council abandons #scrutiny and #democracy over #climate change

Posted on November 5, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

In July, Manchester City Council tried to spin an increase in their carbon emissions as a 7% decrease.  They were only stopped in this by the eagle-eyes of Friends of the Earth and several councillors on the Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee. … Continue reading →

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#Manchester Council’s well-hidden Environmental Sustainability Subgroup meets Weds 6th November

Posted on November 5, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

[Update: You really also need to read the next post on this website] Manchester City Council has problems with climate change, whether or not it is able to acknowledge them. One problem is the age-old one – the gap between … Continue reading →

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Press Release about #Manchester Stevenson Square makeover #northernquarter

Posted on October 30, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Certain publications, whose names we couldn’t possibly MENtion, often top-and-tail press releases and pass them off as journalism.  Here at MCFly Towers we try (and fail) to be proper (or improper) journalists, and so don’t do that terribly often (BCAG … Continue reading →

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Polar Bear Facepalm: 9000 more car-parking spaces for #Manchester Airport

Posted on October 28, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

I defy you to make this stuff up.

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Missing Inaction: #Manchester City Council Executive STILL NOT passing #climate plan #facepalm

Posted on October 17, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The silence from Manchester City Council gets ever more deafening, as it persists in NOT endorsing the city council’s latest Climate Action Plan. In July the 2013-4 “Annual Carbon Reduction Plan” of the Council went to a scrutiny committee. After … Continue reading →

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Free World Bank e-learning course for councillors on cities and #climate. How many from #Manchester will do it?

Posted on October 14, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

If you have any problems viewing this announcement, please visit http://einstitute.worldbank.org/ei/course/cities-and-climate-change-leadership

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Full Council of despair – #Manchester City Council in business-as-normal mode

Posted on October 9, 2013 by manchesterclimatemonthly

After an hour of advertising for HS2, we got what we came for. The small and intrepid(1) band that ventured into Manchester Town Hall to witness “democracy” did indeed get to see what passes for democracy in action today. It … Continue reading →

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