Category Archives: Steering Group

MACF’s Uncertain Future- fails to bid for cash, Council cash slashed (?)

Posted on December 14, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

A group set up to advance Manchester’s climate goals has failed to even bid for money to keep itself afloat.  Meanwhile, it seems that the City Council, losing patience, has cut its support from two years to one… Once upon … Continue reading →

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The Steering Group – paths not taken #Manchester #climate #MACF #abolishitnow

Posted on November 3, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The Steering Group was supposed to engage and INVOLVE stakeholders (sorry for shouting, but this bears repeating). There were supposed to be annual elections, and an annual conference. None of that happened because it was all too “difficult”. It’s now … Continue reading →

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Letter slamming council on broken #climate promises published by #Manchester Evening News

Posted on October 17, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The Manchester Evening News has a letter today that slams Kate Chappell, the Executive Member for the Environment for a broken promise (she said she would set up a blog, never did so). The letter (written by some Moss Side … Continue reading →

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Will someone not kill off this undemocratic and worse-than-useless “Stakeholder” “Steering” “Group”? #manchester #climate

Posted on September 29, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

What do you call an organisation that promises and then cancels elections to its board? What do you call an organisation that unilaterally cancels day-long community-focused conferences and replaces it with a 90 minute talkfest by three old white men? … Continue reading →

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#Manchester a Cretin Future – #climate conference epic fail…

Posted on July 8, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Last year the Steering Group refused to release its annual report before the agm. The year before that… but look, the Steering Group is a contemptible joke. Everybody except, it seems, themselves, knows this. Here is a blog post from … Continue reading →

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#Manchester #climate Steering Group questions, if you can be bothered a) going and b) staying awake

Posted on July 7, 2015 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Tonight the ‘Steering’ ‘Group’ (of what??) for the Manchester Climate Change Action Plan holds its annual general meeting.  Which is happening instead of the stakeholder conference (with elections) that it is SUPPOSED to be holding.  It will have a keynote … Continue reading →

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#Manchester #climate report you can now download. 52 pages of glossy drivel

Posted on June 11, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Was it worth the wait? Of course it wasn’t. Despite the “honesty” (Was there a choice? Was there really any way to spin the last five wasted years as any ‘success’?) of admitting things are hopelessly behind schedule, the Manchester … Continue reading →

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#Manchester #Steering Group Inaugural General Meeting (repost)

Posted on June 10, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The Manchester “Stakeholder Steering Group” on climate change has refused to release its first annual report, ahead of its Inaugural General Meeting. Martyn Cowsill, a renewable energy businessman, has been rebuffed in his request to see the report, which will … Continue reading →

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#Manchester #climate Steering Group will not release its first report before AGM: A businessman dissents.

Posted on May 21, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The Manchester “Stakeholder Steering Group” on climate change has refused to release its first annual report, ahead of its Inaugural General Meeting. Martyn Cowsill, a renewable energy businessman, has been rebuffed in his request to see the report, which will … Continue reading →

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Manchester #Climate “Steering Group” cancels conference, holds first AGM. Memory-holes “low carbon culture”

Posted on May 14, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

So, after 5 years, the Manchester Certain Future “steering group” (see MCFly passim ad nauseam) a) holds its first AGM, with less than a month’s notice b) sends the radical goal of creating a “low carbon culture” down the memory … Continue reading →

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