by Geoff Barnard | Feb 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
The South East Climate Alliance has joined forces with 12 other climate action networks from across England to urge the Government to build statutory duties on climate and nature into the Devolution White Paper currently under discussion in Parliament, so they are...
by Geoff Barnard | Feb 13, 2024 | Uncategorized
A General Election is coming this year. But at this most vital time for the planet, it looks like the main political parties have decided they need to hide the climate and nature crisis away in a back room to avoid turning off voters. How can we tell them that there...
by Geoff Barnard | Oct 26, 2023 | Uncategorized
Climate Emergency UK have just completed a mammoth exercise where they have scored every council in the country on the actions they have taken to address the climate crisis. It provides the first ever independent assessment of how much progress councils are making....
by Geoff Barnard | Feb 20, 2023 | Uncategorized
Local elections are coming up again on May 4th. This is a big moment for local democracy, with elections being held in 46 councils across the South East. With the upheavals in national politics, the outcome of local elections is even more unpredictable than usual....
by Geoff Barnard | Jan 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
How do you put pressure on local councils to take action on the climate? When SECA members met at their 2023 annual gathering they compared notes on which tactics had worked best. These are the nine ‘top tips’ that emerged from a rich discussion, a distillation of...
