Tag Archives: Climate Change

Green Alliance publish ‘Climate Check’ report

  The Think Tank Green Alliance last week launched their ‘Climate Check’ report, in collaboration with the WWF, RSPB, Greenpeace and Christian Aid. The intention of the report is to “provide a detailed analysis of the Coalition government’s progress against its low carbon commitments in a range of areas – international negotiations, electricity markets, energy [...]

Tags: , , , , | Posted by Jonathan Balls on September 20, 2011

Andy Johnston’s response to the Nottingham Declaration consultation

  Let me start by saying that I do want local authorities to reduce their carbon footprint and lead their communities as they tackle climate change. My comments on this proposal are quite negative but I have endeavoured to point the way to a different approach rather than just criticise. Firstly, the context in which [...]

Tags: , , , , , | Posted by Andy Johnston on August 25, 2011

Nottingham Declaration consultation launched

  A consultation has been launched to look at the future direction and shape of the Nottingham declaration, a scheme which has seen over 300 public sector organisations sign up over the last decade. The consultation is being conducted in a partnership between the Local Government (LG) Group and the Nottingham Declaration Partnership. The intention [...]

Tags: , , , , | Posted by Jonathan Balls on August 23, 2011