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...
by Geoff Barnard | Mar 29, 2019 | Uncategorized
Here’s a report on the Climate Emergency Conference held in Lancaster on February 29th. Held in the fine setting of Lancaster’s Town Hall, it brought together about 200 people involved in the Climate Emergency (CE) movement across the country, a mix of...
by Geoff Barnard | Mar 28, 2019 | Uncategorized
Local politicians are taking the plunge and are starting to sign up to our ‘Climate Emergency Pledge’. The idea is to provide a public way of showing their support for declaring a climate emergency in their local council. It’s a great way of...
by Geoff Barnard | Mar 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
Environmental, community and faith organisations across Surrey and West Sussex are joining forces for the first time in a campaign to urge their County Councils to step up action on climate change by declaring a ‘Climate Emergency’. Motions to declare a Climate...
