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 →
The following is published on Coventry City Council’s website. For other climate change pages on their website see here. Coventry’s Climate Change Strategy 2020 and onwards Coventry was one of the first cities to produce a Climate Change Strategy (March … Continue reading →
Coventry City Council has appointmented Bret Willers as its Head of Climate Change & Sustainability. Bret will be responsible for creating and driving strategies and programmes to help the Council to continue to be a driving force in tackling climate … Continue reading →
Tony McNally [1] of Coventry & Warwickshire Climate Action Partnership (CWCAP) [2] has written an open letter [3] which begins As attention starts to turn towards a recovery process from the coronavirus impact, attention needs to focus on addressing the 2030 … Continue reading →
The Placencia Ambition Forum brings together major actors in the climate change negotiations around a central theme of increasing ambition, and a focus on safeguarding the Paris Agreement. The Forum was hosted electronically on 20-22 April 2020 by the Government … Continue reading →
Some people claim that COVID-19 is the world’s biggest threat since the end of World War II. It has galvanised governments into action because it is an immediate and obvious danger. But, within a couple of years, there will be … Continue reading →
On 7 April Councillor Jim O’Boyle submitted a proposal to the City Council Cabinet to add solar panels to the roofs of 39 public buildings at a cost of £1.26 million and thereby potentially saving over £900 thousand over the … Continue reading →
5 lectures recorded during the Cambridge Climate Lecture Series 2020 until COVID-19 put and end to face-to-face meetings.
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