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3rd April 2021 by Jan Davis
In an article in the Eastern Daily Press, "Norwich researchers set green agenda ahead of climate change summit", Asher Minns, executive director of the Tyndall Centre, highlights “the biggest source of emissions in Norwich and Norfolk is transport, which accounts for 39pc of our total carbon emissions". So, how can East Anglia mitigate its impact […]
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31st March 2021 by Jan Davis
The County Council elections take place on the 6th May. The Green Party is contesting at least 10 seats in Broadland alone and many more across the county. An article in the Eastern Daily Press (31/03/21) makes the point that only the Greens have the ambition to drive carbon reduction. It lists Green proposals to […]
29th March 2021 by Jan Davis
Yet another Tory UK Govt pledge, the Green Homes Grant (GHG) scheme, contracted out to the private sector (an American consultant?) fails miserably. To quote from the article, "there is frustration in Whitehall at the American consultants brought in to manage the scheme". Greenpeace UK described the rollout of the GHG scheme as "shambolic". The […]
15th March 2021 by Jan Davis
At the Broadland District Council Planning Committee on 24th February, the Conservative dominated Planning Committee voted through a planning application (20200202) for a new development on prime agricultural land outside the agreed Joint Core Strategy and local plan. What is the point of spending a huge amount of time and effort on developing local plans […]
10th March 2021 / 10th March 2021 by Jan Davis
Currently, Norfolk County Council (NCC) sends waste to Kent. A new incinerator is opening in Bedfordshire and from next April NCC will be sending 180,000 tonnes of waste to it. The claim is that it will reduce carbon emissions but that claim needs to be investigated and called out especially given the findings of the
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4th March 2021 / 4th March 2021 by Jan Davis
The Green Party called for: - A Green New Deal - Green Jobs - Carbon taxes - A Universal Basic Income (UBI) - A Frequent Flyer Levy & much more Everybody has the right to a good job, a fair wage, and a secure home on a healthy planet. We can tackle unemployment and the […]