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Concrete produces CO2

Concrete is the most used man-made product in the world but it comes with a heavy environmental price. Between 5% and 7% of the world's annual carbon emissions come from producing the cement that glues concrete together. Most of these climate-changing gases are released when a vital ingredient, limestone, is melted down in the manufacturing process. Every tonne of Portland …

Educational Materials for COP26

Our Climate Our Future contains free COP26 school materials, created by Twinkl in collaboration with World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Partners. Our Climate Our Future resources were created to bring the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) into the classroom in an easy and accessible way for teachers and children. Included are all the resources you will need to introduce and …

Zero Carbon Schools Programme

The Green Schools Project are piloting the Zero Carbon Schools Programme in 2020-21 with four London schools. The next stage will be available from September. For schools outside London they will have free resources available for schools to help them to implement some of these measures themselves. Register on the Free Resources page. They also encourage all schools to sign up …

Green Schools Project

Green Schools Project helps schools move towards becoming carbon neutral, supports teachers to include climate change and the natural world in their lessons and supports young people to run projects that protect the planet. They provide resources and support to schools to engage them in environmental projects, building their skills and aspirations while encouraging them, their community and wider society …

Re-imagining transport in the West Midlands

Local Transport Plan The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) is required by law to periodically review its Local Transport Plan (LTP) for the area covered by the West Midlands seven metropolitan districts/boroughs which include Coventry. The LTP sets out the policies to promote safe, integrated, efficient and economic transport to, from and within our area as well as plans to …

More precious green land and biodiversity lost for ever

This article was written by Ann Wilson, Objector on behalf of Coventry Tree Wardens. Having sacrificed the beautiful Windmill golf course to housing at their last meeting, the Planning Committee has now given over the last bit of important open green space on London Road to developers. On 2 September they completely ignored the pleas of 3 local councillors and …

Forthcoming Events

COP26 Ocean Emergency

Warwick District UN Association will host a Zoom presentation by Mr Paul Twiney who will give an update on Greenpeace UK's ocean conservation campaigns and a view on Government progress (or lack of!). Paul Twiney is a volunteer speaker at Greenpeace UK. He will explain the focus of the three major ocean campaigns Greenpeace is pursuing at the moment around: …