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G20 activities 28th March 2009

Posted by Jeni at 11.31am on 23 March 2009

Get busy on 28th March 2009 and Take Action!

Take part in two activities in the lead up to the G20 summit on the global financial crisis being held on the  2nd April in London. Switch off your lights for Earth Hour and take part in the Put People First – Jobs, Justice, Climate march or send a message.

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In Profile: Kenyan Farmers Adapt to Climate Change

Posted by Admin at 11.01pm on 13 January 2009

Agnes Ndonga with her cropsKenyan farmers are struggling against increasingly unpredictable seasons and weather conditions as a result of climate change. But through VETAID’s Farmer Field Schools these farmers are learning the skills like drought resistant farming that will be crucial in a climate change affected world. Read the rest of In Profile: Kenyan Farmers Adapt to Climate Change …

Poznan Climate Talks Update and the Countdown to Copenhagen

Posted by Admin at 9.46pm on 12 January 2009

Climate commentators are billing 2009 as the year the planet will sink or swim, arguing that a strong intergovernmental deal is needed at November’s UN climate talks is Copenhagen, to ensure a habitable future on our planet. Find out more about the Copenhagen talks, and read a round-up of last month’s climate talks in Poznan, Poland. Read the rest of Poznan Climate Talks Update and the Countdown to Copenhagen …

“Green New Deal”: A Primer, by Plane Stupid campaigner Rich Shore

Posted by Admin at 9.36pm on 12 January 2009

Green New Deals are in the news. Brown and Obama both want investment in renewable energy to create jobs. Japan and Korea too have announced big programmes of green investment. So what is a Green New Deal? How should we approach them as communities and campaigners? Read the rest of “Green New Deal”: A Primer, by Plane Stupid campaigner Rich Shore …

Have you been consulted on the National Planning Framework 2?

Posted by Admin at 8.40pm on 12 January 2009

If not, it appears you are not alone and it is not to late to have your say! Yet we only have a very short time frame in which to prove we have not been consulted and to call on the Scottish parliament to postpone the NPF process until we have been properly consulted. Read the rest of Have you been consulted on the National Planning Framework 2? …