by Geoff Barnard | Jun 26, 2019 | Uncategorized
PRESS RELEASE – 26 June 2109 Horsham District Council took a significant step this evening in agreeing a motion to increase action on climate change, as well as on a range of other environmental issues from single use plastics to biodiversity. There was a high...
by Geoff Barnard | Jun 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
*** LATEST NEWS FROM DORKING CLIMATE EMERGENCY *** Tonight, 18th June 2019, an extra-ordinary meeting of Mole Valley District Council voted UNANIMOUSLY to declare a meaningful Climate Emergency. Thanks to all who responded to our urgent call-out and managed to attend...
by Geoff Barnard | May 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
With the local elections now behind us, campaigners and newly elected councillors are wasting no time in putting pressure on councils to declare climate emergencies and step up action on climate. Here’s an update on five campaigns we know about, focusing on...
by Sunnydays | May 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Good news! Sixteen out of the 43 candidates who gave their individual support for declaring a Climate Emergency were elected on May 2nd. Five in Brighton & Hove, two in Chichester, seven in Horsham, and two in Worthing. This doesn’t include a further 10...
by Geoff Barnard | Apr 22, 2019 | Uncategorized
More and more candidates in the local council elections are getting the message and giving their backing to the idea of declaring a climate emergency. Not all have signed a pledge card yet – some have preferred to confirm their support in writing. We’ve...
by Geoff Barnard | Apr 5, 2019 | Uncategorized
Congratulations and thanks to everyone who came along to Chichester today, and who lobbied their County Council members to back the climate emergency motion. It worked! Though many of us were disappointed that the original motion was amended, and the climate...
