Category Archives: Steering Group

A #climate philosopher interviewed – “people have used an overly positive rhetoric about climate change and we still haven’t been motivated to act.”

Posted on April 26, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The geniuses in charge of Manchester’s official “climate communications” these last FOUR years will tell you that “you mustn’t scare people”, that it “demotivates them” etc etc.  These geniuses who have managed not to get a single business to write … Continue reading →

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“Ooh, we can’t do anything until we have a perfect plan”. Not off topic at all…

Posted on April 21, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

No battleplan survives contact with the enemy. Inspired by the update part of this. From dilbert.com And this one is pretty good too. Four years. What have they been DOING for FOUR YEARS???

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#Manchester #climate steering group now bewilderingly incompetent … on Twitter

Posted on April 13, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The high-profile and high-impact Steering Group for the Manchester Climate Change Action Plan has set up a Twitter account on January 17th. They managed a “hello look at us” tweet, a retweet and one twet on January 23rd. Since then, … Continue reading →

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For #climate action #Manchester needs more ‘tories

Posted on March 25, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Signatories. On the Climate Change Action Plan. MCFly editor Marc Hudson* recounts a sorry tale of missed targets, responsibility-shifting and “is it worth it”-ness. And asks the non-rhetorical question – is there any point whatsoever to the Stakeholder Steering Group? … Continue reading →

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Reply to Kate Chappell, #Manchester lead councillor on #climate and environment

Posted on March 18, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

The story so far: in late January a bunch of citizens signed an open letter to Manchester City Council calling on it to take 9 specific actions on climate change.  After a slightly disappointing start, the Executive Member for the … Continue reading →

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#Manchester #climate “Steering” “Group” “networking” “event” – video, inc Kate Chappell

Posted on March 11, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Last Wednesday the (please insert your own quote marks around all of the following capitalised words) Steering Group for the Climate Action Plan held a Networking Event called Work in Progress.  MCFly was there (having not, this time, been disinvited) … Continue reading →

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Upcoming Event: #Manchester “Steering” “Group” – ‘”Work” in “Progress”‘ networker Weds 5 March #ironictitles

Posted on February 19, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Of course, the first date in your diary should be Tuesday 25th February from 6.30pm onwards for “Climate Action in Manchester – where next?” at the Friends Meeting House, 6 Mount St (behind the Central Library). You will leave this … Continue reading →

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Interview with Gavin Elliott, Chair of #Manchester #climate Steering Group

Posted on January 15, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Here’s the full interview. It’s worth watching – or at least listening to – the whole lot; there’s refreshing candour and clarity in it. If I were being all tabloid and combative (quoi, moi?) there’d be a splash about the … Continue reading →

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#Manchester #climate Steering Group Communications bod – job description

Posted on January 10, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Job Description for the role of Steering Group Communications Bod version 1.0 Marc Hudson January 2014 Background The Steering Group has no public profile. After three and a half years of existence, it has no communications plan (as admitted by … Continue reading →

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#Manchester City Council breaks #climate promise number 1627 or so.

Posted on January 8, 2014 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council is (not) at it again. In January 2013 the Neighbourhoods Scrutiny Committee had a discussion of the “Certain Future” (Manchester Climate Change Action Plan ‘refresh’.  MCFly’s editor was there, which made the conversation a little bit more … Continue reading →

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