by Admin | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog, Energy And Climate Change, Transport, Waste & Recycling
On Thursday 4th of April, the Greener Birmingham coalition launched the ‘The Big Green Conversation’ as part of Birmingham’s Green Year of Action. The Big Green Conversation is a way for the people of Birmingham to actively help to decide what kind of city they...
by Jake Yeates | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog, Energy And Climate Change
The transition to renewable energy. As we are all aware, the supposedly “developed” countries continue to use (unsustainable, finite) fossil fuels. Some people become extremely wealthy from the proceeds of destroying the planet – and millions of others lose their...
by Jake Yeates | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog, Transport
High Speed 2 is a plan for high speed trains, to connect London with Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds. It will cost £80 billion (more than £1330 for every man, woman and child living in England, Wales and Scotland). There are numerous arguments against the...
by Admin | Jun 18, 2019 | Blog, Transport
In June 2018, Birmingham City Council cabinet met and worked through an agenda of around 1080 pages covering important items requiring a decision to be made. Amongst these were 2 which were very important for Birmingham’s environment. The first was making a decision...
by Martin Stride | Jun 18, 2019 | Air Quality, Blog, Transport
Research commissioned by Friends of the Earth has estimated that nationally, substantial cuts in car mileage of around 60% are needed by 2030 to stay within the transport sector’s carbon budget and help to limit the more catastrophic consequences of climate change....
by Libby Harris | Jun 12, 2019 | Energy And Climate Change, News
Tuesday 10 June isn’t a day I’m going to forget in a hurry! Along with many other climate campaigners, I braved the rain to show support for the climate change motion. Before the meeting, Extinction Rebellion handed in their petition demanding Birmingham City Council...
