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 

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Recycle your real Christmas tree and help a charity!

You can ask “Coventry and Warwickshire Charity Xmas Tree-cycling” to collect your Christmas tree, in return you will offer a donation to The Myton Hospices and Pass The Smile for Ben. Their volunteers are collecting trees across Coventry and Warwickshire on 8th, 9th and 10th January 2022. This year they will be collecting from: Coventry: CV1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Meriden, …

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Russia Vetoes linking Climate Change to Global Security

This article was first published on the UNA Coventry website. On 13 December Niger and Ireland sponsored a draft resolution that would have requested the UN Secretary‑General to integrate climate‑related security risk as a central component of United Nations conflict‑prevention strategies aiming to help counter the risk of conflict relapse. The draft resolution had called on the UN chief to …

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Support Tree Wardens' Drive to Plant Cherry Trees in Caludon Park

Coventry Tree Wardens have put in a grant application to plant a cherry avenue to brighten up Caludon Park. This application is dependant on public support. Covid makes it difficult to approach people in person, so they have set up a petition on the Council website. The text of the petition reads: "We the undersigned petition the Council to support …

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Coventry Tree Warden Network

The aim of the group this year is to protect and plant more trees and keep spreading the word about their huge importance to our health and well-being, especially in relation to all the planned building development. The group has the following objectives to raise the profile of trees and hedgerows around Coventry and its environs: To provide a forum …

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Comments requested on Planning Policy documents regarding Energy Efficiency

Coventry City Council is seeking feedback on draft Planning Policy documents that will add further detail to the policies of the Local Plan. The three Supplementary Planning Documents focus upon Affordable Housing, Energy and Open Space. The documents dealing with Energy Efficiency can be downloaded from https://www.coventry.gov.uk/downloads/download/7036/energy_supplementary_planning_document Comments must be made by Tuesday 18 January 2022. More information here

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