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Category: Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee

Neighbourhood climate action and estates decarbonisation: what questions would you ask?

9 November, 2021 Chloe Leave a comment

Now that Manchester has an Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee, what questions do Councillors need to ask? How can…

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Posted in: Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee

Environment & Climate “Scrutiny” – of big pictures unseen, FOIAs and citizen responsibility.

14 October, 2021 Marc Hudson Leave a comment

Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee met this morning. Marc Hudson was there, live-tweeting. Here he gives a blow-ish-by-blow-ish report,…

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Thurs 14th Climate “Scrutiny” – come if you can/watch if you can stand it. #ZeroClimateScrutiny #Manchester

13 October, 2021 Marc Hudson Leave a comment

Tomorrow at 10am the Environment and Climate Change “Scrutiny” Committee meets (more details about it generally here). CEM will be…

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“Need to act fast” says report the council has sat on for 6 months. #ClimateEmergency

Marc Hudson Leave a comment

On Thursday 14th October the currently empty ritual of “scrutiny” continues. The all-Labour scrutiny committee will discuss four reports, one…

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Posted in: Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee, Uncategorized

“The draft Implementation Plan is still being developed” – complete failure, still/again from #Manchester Council on #climate

Marc Hudson Leave a comment

On Thursday 14th October the currently empty ritual of “scrutiny” continues. The all-Labour scrutiny committee will discuss four reports, one…

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Waste, Recycling and Street Cleaning report- targets incinerated (i.e. recycling DECREASES_

12 October, 2021 Marc Hudson Leave a comment

In this post I set out some background (only some) for the “scrutiny” process in Manchester. Now let’s dive into…

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Posted in: Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee, TeamSF

The climate catastrophe ignored – scrutiny’s purpose (1st post in a series)

Marc Hudson 4 Comments

Ahead of Thursday’s Environment and Climate Change “Scrutiny” Committee meeting, at which climate change seems to be on the agenda…

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Posted in: Environment and Climate Change Scrutiny Committee, TeamSF

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

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

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

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