Philip Brown is the Secretary of the United Nations Association Coventry Branch which organises Coventry Climate Action Network.
Central Government issued statutory guidance to councils to enable cycling and walking, as well as social distancing in town and city centres. A firm letter from DfT to local authorities stated that measures should meaningfully challenge the status quo of transport or … Continue reading →
On 10 June Coventry City Council announced it expects to receive £330,000 as the first tranche of its £1,650,000 bid for part of the £17 million fund offered by the government to develop schemes to encourage more people to cycle … Continue reading →
The Core4Grid project, led by Green Energy Options of Cambridge [1] (GEO) is proving market viability and customer acceptance of GEO’s future flexible grid. Working with industry partners, GEO are leading a Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) … Continue reading →
Coventry City Council website has a number of pages dealing with cycling in the city. We list some of them here. There are many others. Cycling The main cycling page with links to many of the other cycle-related pages on … Continue reading →
Image: A map showing places warmer (red) or cooler (blue) in May than the long-term average. Photograph: Modis/NEO/Nasa The Guardian reported on 17 June [1] that climate scientists have said a prolonged heatwave in Siberia is “undoubtedly alarming”. Freja Vamborg, … Continue reading →
A report published in Environmental Research Letters [1] predicts a cost between $14 trillion and $27 trillion per year for sea level rise if global mean temperature rise is not held below 2C. Upper middle income countries are projected to … Continue reading →
The Earth will certainly get warmer during the next 50 years, and only question is by how much. A recent study has shown [1] that if it warms by an average of 3C then more than 3 billion people will … Continue reading →
On World Environment Day, 5 June 2020, the Board of West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) approved the document WM2041: A Programme for Implementing an Environmental Recovery The plan for a green recovery builds on an existing commitment #WM2041 to make … Continue reading →
The article “Preparing Coventry for a changing climate” published on Coventry Council’s website says the report “Adapting to Climate Change in Coventry ” indicates the actions taking place to prepare Coventry for a changing climate (PDF). This links to a … Continue reading →
The following is published on Coventry City Council’s website. Coventry City Council’s carbon footprint The carbon footprint measures carbon emissions that are under the Council’s direct control. These include carbon emissions from Council buildings, fleet vehicles, business travel, street lighting … Continue reading →
