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Electric Car Club 2021

On 14 August and 2 October 2021 there will be 8.30am – 12.00pm there will be events at Coventry Transport Museum at which electric vehicle owners will be able to exhibit their cars, share stories and expertise as well as giving visitors the chance to see a range of vehicles on display and chat with the people who own them. …

Coventry's Proposed Sustainable Development Commission

In July 2020, Councillor Jim O’Boyle, Coventry City Council Cabinet Member Jobs and Regeneration wrote to CovCAN reporter Elliot Parker saying that "The Council will invite key stakeholder to set up an independent ‘Sustainable Development Commission’ to address the major challenges of climate change and loss of biodiversity." See here for the full message. In April 2021, Bret Willers, Head …

Big Butterfly Count

The Big Butterfly Count is a UK-wide citizen science survey aimed at helping us assess the health of our environment by counting the number of butterflies seen over a 3 week period. It was launched in 2010 and has rapidly become the world's biggest survey of butterflies. Over 111,500 citizen scientists took part in 2020, submitting 145,249 counts of butterflies …

March to Glasgow

A group of Spanish environmental activists will be taking part in the The East Column March to Glasgow and will arrive in Coventry on Saturday 9 October. They are hoping for support from CovCAN members to obtain publicity and engage the public in climate change and COP26. The video below summarises their plans and their hopes. What ideas do you …

Answers to Questions by Bret Willers

Questions asked at a meeting of the Coventry City Council Scrutiny Co-ordination Committee on Wednesday 21 April 2021 and answers by Bret Willers, Head of Sustainability and Climate Change and Councillor Jim O’Boyle, Cabinet Member for Jobs and Regeneration. This followed a presentation by Mr Willers. Watch this here. https://youtu.be/ANOxHRgKcd4

Forthcoming Events

Electric Car Club October 2021

On 14 August and 2 October 2021 there will be 8.30am – 12.00pm there will be events in Coventry Transport Museum at which electric vehicle owners will be able to exhibit their cars, share stories and expertise as well as giving visitors the chance to see a range of vehicles on display and chat with the people who own them. …

Electric Car Club August 2021

Big Butterfly Count 2021