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21st March 2019 / 14th February 2020 by hannahclare
Council resources for carbon reduction and sustainability measures given £690k boost by Green Councillors Brighton and Hove City Council will introduce new city-wide initiatives to combat climate change thanks to work done by Green Councillors to invest over half a million pounds in the council’s sustainability budget. £690k identified by the Greens will now go towards biodiversity […]
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15th March 2019 / 14th February 2020 by hannahclare
Green Party activists, candidates and politicians joined Brighton & Hove children striking from school to demand the Government takes real action on climate change. The march, which saw hundreds of schoolchildren marching through the centre of Brighton was joined by Councillor PhélimMac Cafferty, Convenor of the Green Group and members of the Young Greens, including several […]
12th March 2019 / 14th February 2020 by greengroup
We have today (12 March) launched our local election Manifesto with an event at Platform 9’s new event space at Hove Town Hall. In the document, Greens set out their plans for the city ahead of May 2nd’s council elections. The pledges include: Developing 1500 new homes on brownfield land, including 600 new council-owned properties. […]
24th February 2019 / 20th July 2023 by greengroup
Brighton and Hove Young Greens have launched a petition, calling on Brighton and Hove City Council to support the YouthStrikes4 Climate. The petition says: On Friday 15th February, young people from across Brighton & Hove took a bold move to ask for action on climate change. And on 15th March, we’re doing it again. Climate […]
14th February 2019 / 14th February 2020 by hannahclare
Young people’s future at risk without urgent change Brighton and Hove Green Councillors have expressed their support for young people speaking out about climate change as part of a ‘youth strike for climate’ taking place on Friday, 15th February. Local school and university students are expected to join together in central Brighton as part of […]
13th February 2019 / 14th February 2020 by hannahclare
People should not be forced to choose ‘between heating and eating.’ Green Councillor Phélim Mac Cafferty has urged the council to do more to support community energy projects as a government scheme designed to promote renewables comes to an end. The ‘Feed-In Tariff’ scheme (FiTs) provides a payment to businesses or households generating their own […]
31st January 2019 / 14th February 2020 by greengroup
Over 1000 people call for action after Greens push for climate emergency declaration The Green Group of Councillors have responded to a petition signed by 1,310 people calling on Brighton and Hove City Council to commit to zero carbon emissions by 2030. Councillor Ollie Sykes, who successfully called on Brighton and Hove City Council to […]
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14th December 2018 / 14th February 2020 by hannahclare
City Council becomes latest to commit to action on climate change and species extinction Brighton and Hove City Council has become the latest council to declare a state of climate emergency following a call from the Greens. Green plans for council action on climate change and protection of the natural environment were agreed by all […]
12th December 2018 / 14th February 2020 by hannahclare
City Council urged to halt further CO2 emissions by 2030 and address species extinction as environmental crisis deepens Green Councillors are calling for Brighton and Hove to become the latest council to declare a state of ‘climate emergency’ following a UN report that revealed there are just 12 years left to limit the damage of […]
11th December 2018 / 14th February 2020 by
11 December 2018 Brighton and Hove Green party have launched a petition calling for all major events in the city to be ‘single-use plastic-free’. Greens have been amazed by how quickly this has taken off, in a few weeks over 3120 people have signed the petition that calls on the Labour Council and the organisers […]