Comment: Manchester City Council's Climate Change planning failure

News that Manchester City Council is to miss its carbon emission target again  is unacceptable state of affairs especially after it was caught out for producing misleading carbon reduction figures last year. The Council over the past few years has made great play of its plans to reduce climate emissions over the past few years with its 17 Principles for Tackling Climate Change Climate Change Call To Action Plan Climate Change Action Plan - 'Manchester: A Certain Future' Greater Manchester Climate Change Strategy It seems with all of its work producing Action Plans and Strategy documents,...

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Transport Report for the North West launched by Green Party

Yesterday saw the release of the "Transport for the common good: a better deal for the North West" report by the North West Green Party. The document, launched at Manchester Piccadilly train station, outlines a transport plan for the North West. It begins "Our region needs and deserves a transport system that is efficient, reliable, clean and green – one that works for the common good by reducing congestion and emissions while creating opportunities for the many.”  North West Green Party’s lead European election candidate, Peter Cranie, added: “We desperately need less crowded trains, cheaper and more reliable buses and better,...

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Hulme Greens Meeting Thursday February 20th 7pm

The next meeting of the Hulme Greens this Thursday February 20th, 7pm at the Z-arts Café. Though some issues are very ward specific, there are some that affect surrounding areas  (Moss Side, Whalley Range and the City Centre). How are the cuts affecting local services? How will the new MMU campus affect the local area? Why isn’t there a tram service to Moss Side and Hulme? Whats being done to make the roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists? With Birley Fields built on and trees cut down in Alexandra Park, what can we do to protect the local environment? Is there a demand for more local allotments? If so, what can we...

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An Open Letter to Voters in Wythenshawe and Sale East

An Open Letter to Voters in Wythenshawe and Sale East Floods and Climate Change – your vote is the wake up call In 1989 the Green Party was supported by 15% of the British population. The worries over the ozone layer and what we then called “Global Warming” were commonly understood. Scientist predicted that if carbon dioxide levels continued to rise, there would be devastating consequences for our environment. As a result, every other political party said they were committed to doing something about it. The current floods in Berkshire, Surrey and Somerset are entirely commensurate with climate change caused by global warming. It...

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