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Author: Robbie

Council’s capital priorities: keep us cooking on airport dough

8 September, 2021 Robbie 1 Comment

One of Manchester Council’s major investments is in the hugely carbon-intensive and unsustainable Manchester Airports Group (MAG). The Council’s Deputy…

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Posted in: Manchester Airport, Manchester City Council, Resources and Governance Scrutiny Committee

Manchester’s carbon budget blow-out worsens even during pandemic

3 September, 2021 Robbie 6 Comments

The delivery of Manchester’s ‘science-based’ target lies in serious doubt, according to figures that will be presented to Manchester City…

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Posted in: Carbon Budgets, Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee, Manchester City Council, Manchester Climate Change Partnership, Scrutiny Committee Meetings

Climate emotions and activism – award winning video by Pooja Kishinani

4 August, 2021 Robbie Leave a comment

Pooja Kishinani talks about climate emotions and activism in this video which has won an award from the the School…

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Posted in: Coming To Our Own Emotional Rescue, Student Climate Handbook

Affordability, sustainability of £4 billion ‘Victoria North’ development plans questioned

30 July, 2021 Robbie Leave a comment

Councillors at the July Economy Scrutiny Committee reviewed a progress report of the multi-billion pound Victoria North (re-brand of the…

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Concerns raised for Manchester’s green spaces in ‘Places for Everyone’ proposals

28 July, 2021 Robbie Leave a comment

Councillors raised concerns about provisions for green spaces in the controversial and much delayed Places for Everyone plan at the…

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Posted in: Economy Scrutiny Committee, Greater Manchester Combined Authority, TeamSF

Councillors with cash for carbon cuts seek good news story

23 July, 2021 Robbie Leave a comment

The Council got a grant from the national government to install solar panels and heat pumps. We put the story…

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Posted in: Manchester City Council, Operation Scrutiny, Resources and Governance Scrutiny Committee, Scrutiny Committee Meetings, TeamSF Filed under: Cllr Andrew Simcock, Cllr Sarah Russell

Climate action questioned at Full Council: emergency information deficits, absent scrutiny, and tribalism

21 July, 2021 Robbie 1 Comment

At the meeting of Full Council last week, a newly elected Councillor – Rob Nunney, representing Woodhouse Park, the sole…

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Posted in: Manchester City Council, Uncategorized

On Love

11 June, 2021 Robbie Leave a comment

The CEM core group discuss Love as part of our occasional series named Coming to our own emotional rescue. We welcome…

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Posted in: Coming To Our Own Emotional Rescue, Uncategorized

Children & Young People Scrutiny Committee May 2021 – pandemic recovery and safeguarding focus – climate change recognised as an issue

1 June, 2021 Robbie 1 Comment

Mike Franks reviews the Children and Young People Scrutiny Committee of 26th May for CEM. With impressive attention to detail,…

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Posted in: Children and Young People's Scrutiny Committee, Operation Scrutiny

Bury takes huge risk with carbon offsetting proposals

25 May, 2021 Robbie 1 Comment

Climate Emergency Manchester usually focuses on the (hapless) (in-)actions of Manchester Council on climate change, but today we have been…

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