I have just attended a most interesting afternoon discussing climate change at the invitation of the Green Alliance think tank. They have invited small groups of candidates (about 25 in all) from the three main parties, whom they have identified as having a real chance of winning and who have shown a consistent interest in [...]
Entries Tagged as 'st albans transition'
Climate change leadership in “The Last Parliament”
March 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Sandy's blog
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Don’t let Copenhagen failure stop our own commitments to reduce carbon footprint
December 20th, 2009 · No Comments · Sandy's blog
I suppose the damp squib of Copenhagen cannot be too much of a surprise although it makes for some sombre pre-Christmas reflection. If China as the world’s largest carbon emitter and future superpower continues to behave like a spoiled child and thereby lets other nations off the hook, then the implications are severe for us [...]
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Transition Town St Albans
October 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Sandy's blog
I attended last night’s screening of In Transition at the Maltings Arts Theatre. Encouragingly so did lots of other people including senior representatives of Labour and the Greens. Transition is an exceedingly interesting movement – started in Killane in Ireland, became established at Totnes and now an increasingly global movement.
It is about how we can [...]
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