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CEM Podcast Ep. 8.1 – Magic scrutiny roundabout

25 October, 2022 Simon Leave a comment

Lauren kicks Simon out of the host chair for another spin of the scrutiny roundabout. They are joined by Chloe…

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Posted in: Podcast Filed under: podcast

CEM Podcast Ep. 7.2 – September Scrutiny Week

5 October, 2022 Simon Leave a comment

Lauren, Chloe and Simon from CEM’s Team Scrutiny discuss Manchester’s emerging proposals for retrofit and green skills from two scrutiny…

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Posted in: Podcast Filed under: podcast

CEM Podcast Ep. 7.1 – September Scrutiny Week

25 September, 2022 Simon Leave a comment

Simon, Lauren and Chloe from CEM’s Team Scrutiny discuss the revised Manchester Climate Change Framework. Presented as a draft in…

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Posted in: Podcast Filed under: podcast

All that glitters isn’t gold: don’t be dazzled by Manchester City Council’s crown for climate action 

31 January, 2022 Simon 2 Comments

Manchester City Council (MCC) being crowned as top of the ‘single-tier’ councils in its response to climate change this week…

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Posted in: Carbon Budgets, Manchester City Council

MCC’s large scale renewable generation plan : a radical step towards decarbonisation?

20 January, 2022 Simon Leave a comment

Manchester City Council’s Environment & Climate Change Scrutiny Committee met last Thursday to review the business case for what it…

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Posted in: Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee

All filler, no chiller: ECC scrutiny committee gets lost in the weeds discussing Climate Change Action Plan Quarterly Progress Report

19 January, 2022 Simon Leave a comment

Thursday’s quarterly update on the Climate Change Action Plan did its job perfectly* Headline news is that from 2018/19 Manchester…

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Posted in: Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee

Important business but no sense of urgency at climate scrutiny

15 November, 2021 Simon 1 Comment

As world leaders were copping out in Glasgow, November’s Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee gave a similar vibe closer…

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Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee – A fractured yet forensic affair

13 September, 2021 Simon 3 Comments

September’s Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee meeting was the most fractured one yet. On the agenda was an annual…

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Posted in: Carbon Budgets, Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee, Manchester Climate Change Partnership, TeamSF, Uncategorized

What progress at Environment and Climate Scrutiny Committee? Imagine a swan, gliding upside down in water

27 July, 2021 Simon 1 Comment

The July meeting of the Environment and Climate Scrutiny Committee was a deflating experience, writes Simon Jermy for Team Scrutiny.  …

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Posted in: Carbon Budgets, Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee, TeamSF

Treading water before bigger discussions: Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee, 24 June 2021

28 June, 2021 Simon Leave a comment

Our reporter Simon Jermy summarises the updates provided at June’s ECCS, in anticipation of the big reports scheduled for next…

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Posted in: Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee, Scrutiny Committee Meetings, Uncategorized

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