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Category: Neighbourhoods and Environment Scrutiny Committee

First report for Weds 27th May “scrutinising #Manchester council on #climate, taking action” meeting released.

24 May, 2020 Marc Hudson Leave a comment

Manchester City Council has suspended its scrutiny process because of the coronavirus lockdown.  The six meetings which were supposed to…

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Posted in: Manchester City Council, Neighbourhoods and Environment Scrutiny Committee, Upcoming events

NESC 4th March 2020 : climate plans recommended, scrutiny must continue

4 March, 2020 Chloe 3 Comments

This is a marathon not a sprint (1). At today’s Neighbourhoods and Environment Scrutiny Committee, councillors recommended that the MCC…

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Posted in: Manchester City Council, Neighbourhoods and Environment Scrutiny Committee

New briefing paper highlights the ‘lack of pathway’ in Manchester City Council’s zero carbon vision

2 March, 2020 Chloe 2 Comments

Climate Emergency Manchester (1), with the help of allies, has produced a new briefing paper about the ‘lack of pathway’…

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Posted in: Briefing Papers, Manchester City Council, Neighbourhoods and Environment Scrutiny Committee, Zero Carbon Framework

NESC extraordinary meeting ‘set aside’

11 February, 2020 Chloe 2 Comments

The plot thickens. At last week’s Neighbourhoods and Environment and Scrutiny Committee (NESC), councillors kicked back against the climate plans…

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NESC 5th February: exceptional meetings are stop-gaps, we need a 7th scrutiny committee long-term

5 February, 2020 Chloe 7 Comments

We knew this was going to be an unusual Neighbourhoods and Environment Scrutiny Committee. The agenda had caused a double…

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Posted in: Manchester City Council, Neighbourhoods and Environment Scrutiny Committee, Scrutiny Committee Meetings, Zero Carbon Framework

Manchester needs both a vision and a clear pathway, says expert on local authority climate action

4 February, 2020 Marc Hudson 1 Comment

What follows is a guest post by James Harries, in response to the draft Zero Carbon Framework 2020-2038 published in…

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Posted in: Guest posts, Manchester City Council, Neighbourhoods and Environment Scrutiny Committee, Zero Carbon Framework

WHERE IS THE MONEY?? #Manchester Council still silent on new #climate cash

30 January, 2020 Marc Hudson 1 Comment

Manchester City Council seems to remain clueless and mostly silent on where new money for climate action will come from.…

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Posted in: Neighbourhoods and Environment Scrutiny Committee Filed under: Carol Culley

Manchester City Council can’t say if can spend money on climate emergency declaration

9 January, 2020 Marion Smith 1 Comment

Marion Smith of the core group of Climate Emergency Manchester attended a Council meeting, and couldn’t quite believe her ears…

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