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Letter to MEN re: #Manchester Council and carbon literacy training

Posted on October 7, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester Evening News kindly published this on Tuesday 3rd October.

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#Manchester City Council #climate action updates are delivered to…

Posted on September 7, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

For years Manchester Climate Monthly pushed for the Council to produce monthly updates of its “progress” on climate change.  Eventually a councillor managed to get them to promise quarterly reports.  MCFly then had to push the Council to keep the … Continue reading →

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#Mustread – The Doomsday Glacier by Jeff Goodell

Posted on May 12, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

New feature on MCFly – stuff that anyone who wants to know what to expect (globally more than locally) ought to be reading. I will hashtag it #mustread.  It probably will NOT be Manchester-centric, so feel free to ignore Will … Continue reading →

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Liverpool event on Science/Business/Targets 11th May

Posted on May 3, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Do pass this event on to any scousers who might be interested… Liverpool – “Applying Science Based Targets within Business To Deliver Tangible Benefits” 11th May Time: 16:15 – 18:00   Region: North West Venue: Novotel City Centre Hotel, 40 … 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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Kevin Anderson lecture from March 2017

Posted on April 25, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Regular readers of MCFly will know that this video is, almost by definition, worth watching

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#Manchester Council’s staffing level falls further than its carbon reductions

Posted on April 10, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council’s FTE staffing has fallen by almost 40% since 2009, thanks the bloody Tories and their bloody austerity. Meanwhile of course, Manchester City COuncil’s carbon emissions have not even fallen by that much, but they aren’t exactly adjusting … Continue reading →

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#Manchester City Council trains precisely one member of staff in carbon literacy from November 2014 to present

Posted on April 5, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

Manchester City Council has trained precisely one member of staff since November 2014 in carbon literacy. MCFly submitted a FoIA asking for “A monthly break down of how many staff (officers) have been trained, from the first one, up until … Continue reading →

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MCFly editor to become next Chair of Stakeholder Steering Group

Posted on April 1, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

In a shock move, Manchester City Council has announced that an environmental activist will take over as chair of the ‘independent’ Stakeholder Steering Group. In a joint statement Leader of the Council Richard Leese and the Executive Member for the … Continue reading →

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Energise festival this weekend, Hulme, #Manchester

Posted on March 30, 2017 by manchesterclimatemonthly

31st March – 1st April – #energise festival highlights View this email in your browser 31st March – 2nd April 2017 A weekend of music, food, talks, workshops, open homes, poetry, theatre, films, family friendly activities and more. Various locations … Continue reading →

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