A United Nations Environment Programme Report [1] published on 26 November 2019 says that, even if all current unconditional commitments under the Paris Agreement are implemented, the world is nevertheless heading for a 3.2°C temperature rise. The Intergovernmental Panel on … Continue reading →
Bristol is widely recognised as a leading energy city in the UK. It is looking to attract up to £1 billion investment in Bristol’s energy infrastructure over the next decade. Bristol City Leap, a project co-led by Bristol City Council … Continue reading →
New Scientist published a brief report on 21 October 2019 of a meeting of psychotherapists in London to discuss how best to manage the dread and fear people are experiencing over our impact on the planet. However the report gave … Continue reading →
The National Lottery has opened the first round of bids for part of a Climate Action Fund amounting to £100 million over 10 years. Initial ideas must be submitted by 5pm Wednesday 18 December 2019. Full proposals must be submitted … Continue reading →
We asked almost all candidates for Coventry seats in the forthcoming General Election what their positions will be on fighting climate change and reducing carbon emissions if they win a seat. Note we were unable to ask Joshua David Richardson since … Continue reading →
Leading into the General Election, the following are the policies on climate change of those political parties with candidates in Coventry, listed in alphabetical order. We will update this page as the parties publish their manifestos. We hope to obtain the … Continue reading →
A number of distinguished academics, including leading figures who were recently working for the IPCC, recently published this report of their analysis of current commitments to reduce emissions between 2020 and 2030 which shows, among other things, that 75 percent … Continue reading →
Coventry City Council needs to update its Climate Strategy and will be running a public consultation during the autumn of 2019. CovCAN will be helping them to do this. One way we are planning is to create a public theatre … Continue reading →
Large swathes of peat are on fire around the Arctic Circle. Parts of Siberia, Alaska, Greenland and Canada are engulfed in flames and smoke. Many are large enough to be seen from space. They are not only caused by global … Continue reading →
On Saturday 14 July 2019 during the Coventry Fargo Positive Images Festival, a survey was conducted by members of CovCAN encompassing the opinions of 16 members of the general public regarding their opinions with regards to climate change, why it … Continue reading →
