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Category: Things That Won’t Save Us

Things That Won’t Save Us #1 – (Private) EVs

4 May, 2020 Calum McFarlane 1 Comment

“Things That Won’t Save Us” (TTWSU) is an occasional series of blog posts by members of Climate Emergency Manchester.  We…

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ClimateEmergMcrClimate Emergency Manchester@ClimateEmergMcr·
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Wht does this do to low-lying farmland in the east of England? To the many coastal communities all around the UK? Closer to home, what happens to all the refugees who will have to leave Liverpool and the Wirral? Climate change will leave nowhere untouched https://www.theguardian.com/environment/commentisfree/2021/apr/13/sea-level-rise-climate-emergency-harold-wanless

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ClimateEmergMcrClimate Emergency Manchester@ClimateEmergMcr·
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In July 2019 @ManCityCouncil declared a #climate emergency.
Promised to lobby Greater Manchester Combined Authority on decarbonising transport and heat.

And what correspondence from the MCC Exec Member to GMCA abt these?

Nada. Zilch. Zero.

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ClimateEmergMcrClimate Emergency Manchester@ClimateEmergMcr·
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For Manchester’s local elections, what do the major parties say about the climate emergency? We asked them all for a short video📽️

Here is @MShiltonGodwin of @McrLabour

Want more? Join our hustings on Monday, 7.45pm.
Tickets 👉🏽 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-hustings-manchester-elects-tickets-150316985149

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ClimateEmergMcrClimate Emergency Manchester@ClimateEmergMcr·
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#Manchester City Council retracts claim that 5 councillors received carbon literacy training.

ZERO carbon literacy training for elected members since March 2020.

All this and much more can be read in the next Hung Drawn and Quarterly report, out tmrw.

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ClimateEmergMcrClimate Emergency Manchester@ClimateEmergMcr·
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For Manchester's local elections, what do the major parties say about the climate emergency? We asked them all for a short video.

First up, @AlisonHawdale of @McrGreenParty

Want more? Join our hustings on Monday at 7.45pm.
Tickets👉🏽https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/climate-hustings-manchester-elects-tickets-150316985149

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