The 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) provide the framework upon which all countries need to build their strategies if they are to achieve peace and prosperity for their people and the planet, now and into the future. The SDGs recognize … Continue reading →
The UN Secretary General writes “We are on a fast track to climate disaster. Major cities under water. Unprecedented heatwaves. Terrifying storms. Widespread water shortages. The extinction of a million species of plants and animals. This is not fiction or … Continue reading →
The first meeting of Coventry Climate Action Network (CovCAN) was held in Coventry Council House on 7 June 2019. Three Coventry City Councillors attended and made valuable contributions: Kevin Maton, Richard Brown and Rupinder Singh. See here for the minutes … Continue reading →
On 18 June 2019 Coventry City Council spent several hours debating the following motion proposed by Councillor Jim O’Boyle and seconded by Councillor Patricia Hetherton: This Council confirms its commitment to addressing the issue of climate change and recommends the … Continue reading →
Following the meeting we organised in March which around 40 students who were on Strike for Climate attended, and to which all 54 Coventry City Councillors were invited but only one was able to attend, UNA Coventry organised a meeting … Continue reading →
Following the Climate Emergency Forum held in Coventry Council House on 15 March, the day of the first Global Student Strike for Climate, a number of senior Coventry Councillors have now agreed to meet students on 23 April, during the … Continue reading →
A report on the Climate Emergency Forum, held in Coventry Council House on 15 March, the day of the Global Student Climate Strike, was sent to all Coventry Councillors. The following replies have been received. Cllr. Christine Thomas She is passionate … Continue reading →
Climate Change Strategy In 2008 Coventry City Council published its Climate Change Strategy which included 9 objectives. It has been successful in delivering at least one of these (see below). But the status of several other objectives remains unclear, for example: … Continue reading →
The following press release was issued by Coventry City Council on 15 March 2018. Two former extremists were among dozens of students and residents who were at an event yesterday helping people to understand more about radicalisation in the city. … Continue reading →