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Category: Badverts

Manchester voted, now we *really* need to see some action

7 May, 2024 Calum McFarlane Leave a comment

Another year, another election. One third of the seats in Manchester City Council went to the vote this month, and…

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Posted in: Badverts, Carbon Budgets, Local elections Filed under: 2024

If you ever needed evidence that the declaration of Climate Emergency was a sham…

22 March, 2024 Calum McFarlane 3 Comments

Since Manchester City Council declared a Climate Emergency in the heady days of July 2019, you could be forgiven for…

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Posted in: Badverts, Bev Craig, Carbon Budgets, Manchester City Council, Manchester Labour Party

Oppose a Chadderton Digital Billboard Badvert

24 November, 2023 Adam Leave a comment

So here is a real live example of how advertising companies really seem to want to put a glowing screen…

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Posted in: Badverts, Planning Applications

Can the council already stop environmentally controversial high carbon ads?

5 July, 2023 Adam Leave a comment

Spoiler alert: Yes, we think Manchester City Council already can stop high carbon ads displayed on council assets. You may…

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Posted in: Badverts, Carbon Budgets

Badverts – The Law is on our side

23 May, 2023 Simon Leave a comment

When it comes to serious action on climate change, one reason councils may drag their heels is the fear of…

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Posted in: Badverts Filed under: badverts

Got your summer break booked yeah?

5 May, 2023 Calum McFarlane Leave a comment

With apologies to Modern Toss. Encouraging people to engage in the single most carbon intensive activity most of us can…

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Posted in: Badverts

Send us your #badvertsMCR

28 April, 2023 Calum McFarlane Leave a comment

How many of these vehicles actually ever get driven “offroad”? This is a common theme in high-carbon advertising, associating the…

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Posted in: Badverts

If Manchester “leads” on climate why doesn’t it already have a #badverts ban?

27 March, 2023 Adam Leave a comment

Sorry Manchester, you can’t claim to be first in blocking high carbon adverts as you like to do with so…

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Posted in: Badverts

Climate Emergency Manchester launches #BadvertsMCR campaign against high carbon advertising

14 March, 2023 Calum McFarlane 1 Comment

Advertising. Probably not something you give much thought to, day in, day out. And yet in modern Britain it’s all…

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Posted in: Badverts

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