How can energy efficiency co-operatives contribute to achieving 2050 targets?
To paraphrase the great Douglas Adams, author of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Climate Change is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is.
While nothing will ever be perfect, there has been a heck of a lot of positive partner activity across the City in the world of Green Infrastructure that needs shouting about.
Julian Agyeman delivered SEED’s (School of Environment, Education and Development at The University of Manchester) 2016 lecture to over 50 students at University Place.
The Professor is from Tufts University in the US talked about ‘Just Sustainability’ and living within limits. This lecture was the start of the University’s Just Festival and was broadcast to a number of places around the world.
An Article from Our City, Our Planet by Alice Howse
On Tuesday 1st, Julie’s Bicycle ran an interactive event called Our City, Our Planet that addressed the art scene’s role in engaging with climate change and sustainability. It was a partnership event which also saw the official launch of Manchester Climate Lab 2016, a year of experiments to determine what really makes people engage with issues faced by climate change and furthermore, what inspires people to take action.
Contributed by Emma Charlotte Richards on 14.03.2016
An Article about Carbon Literacy by Emma Charlotte Richards
During the summer of 2012, as part of a programme of ‘MMU Futures’ events, MMU was one of the first organisations to pilot the Carbon Literacy Project training for its students. Over 60 students received Carbon Literacy training and were the first officially certified students in Manchester.
With the help of landscape architects Planit-IE and as part of its City of Trees commitments, the University of Manchester is bringing new green spaces into its £1bn transformation.
An Article about Manchester Friends of the Earth Fossil Free Manchester Meeting by Ishiko Looi
Last Monday, I attended a group meeting held by the Fossil Free Greater Manchester group. They are a group of people from different age groups and career fields who were gathered together for a campaign that calls on the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) to divest from coal, oil and gas companies and reinvest the money into positive alternatives, such as renewable energy and energy efficiency.
Operators of vans, buses and coaches in Manchester will benefit from a free scheme aimed at reducing costs and boosting environmental performance.
ECO Stars is a free, voluntary scheme providing recognition and tailor-made support on reducing fuel costs and environmental best practice to operators.
The scheme rates vehicles and the operation of a fleet using a star award system to recognise and improve levels of environmental performance.
