Articles added to the CovCAN website this week are listed below.

For a list of forthcoming events please see covcan.uk/events-list

If you have news about climate change in the Coventry area, please write to 

covcanuk@gmail.com

News

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Ask your councillors for an ambitious Climate Action Strategy and Plan

Coventry currently has no Climate Change Strategy. The last one expired in 2020 and has not been replaced. And, unlike 78% of councils, it has never had a Climate Action Plan. Clearly, tackling climate change  is clearly not one of Coventry's priorities, despite the City's claim to recognised as a global leader on climate action and the fact that Councillor …

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Global Citizens’ Assembly

Wyken in Coventry has been selected as one of only 100 places in the world to nominate a participant in the forthcoming Global Citizens’ Assembly. This Assembly will address the climate and ecological emergency and influence COP26 in ways that citizens see fit. Participants do not need to have any knowledge about climate change. They will be told about it …

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The "Colours" of Hydrogen

Why Hydrogen? Burning petrol and other forms of fossil fuel to power transport currently accounts for around 20% of global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions. This has to change if we are to achieve zero greenhouse gas emissions. And even if we only want to reach net zero (that is, we still emit greenhouse gas but capture and store some of …

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Joe Fordham says "Reversing climate change is easy"

Mr Fordham claims to have a patent pending that will "rapidly reverse greenhouse gases". However he also says Our council do not want to talk to us and find out what we have to offer. It appears that because you people with fancy jobs are unable to accept that other people are more clever than you. If you were really interested …

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British Banks Finance Deforestation

According to Fiona Harvey, environment correspondent wrote in the Guardian on 26 May 2021 that: The NGO Global Witness analysed 2020 data on 300 companies involved in deforestation for soy, palm oil and other commodities. It found that more than £900m in financing came from UK-based financial institutions. She reported on the Environment Bill and MP Neil Parish's amendments to it. According …

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Forthcoming Events

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