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Our street is glyphosate free!
Written by Karin Tearle, resident of Park Ward. Photo taken on Point Hill. The plants around the metal barrier do not pose a problem but...
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Sep 21, 20242 min read
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Saving nature must be made affordable!
January 2020 - the Natural History Museum (NHM) states, “This week we declared a planetary emergency, in recognition of humanity's...
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May 5, 20249 min read
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Decarbonising Greenwich’s homes - a look at EPC data
What are EPCs? Residential properties are the largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in the borough, accounting for around 40% of all...
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Apr 6, 20244 min read
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Hedgerows – in a threatened world, can we afford not to have them?
Hedgerow, Sutcliffe Park - Spring 2024. Planted by the Friends in conjunction with Trees for Cities, January 2018 In 2019, to halt global...
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Apr 6, 20242 min read
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Climate change and social justice in Greenwich: why targets matterBy Simon Pirani
By Simon Pirani The Greener Greenwich Community Network aims for our borough to achieve its decarbonisation target, in a way that makes...
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Nov 30, 20239 min read
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Reuse and Sustainability Events
Shrewsbury House have a couple of great events to encourage the circular economy in Greenwich this August. Clothes Swap hosted by...
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Jul 11, 20221 min read
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Across the UK, environmental protest is surging. So why don't we hear about it?
By Ros Coward. Ros Coward is professor emerita of journalism at Roehampton University. Read this Guardian article here.
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Apr 12, 20211 min read
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Thankful for LTNs
By Neil Robertson Coordinator – Greenwich Cyclists Air pollution, noise, and road danger blight many of our residential streets now, but...
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Mar 28, 20211 min read
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Can’t See the Wood for the Trees
Amorel Kennedy, 6th March 2021 I noticed a tweet the other day which concerned me. It referenced the felling of ‘many more trees and...
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Mar 21, 20214 min read
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The Natural Environment in the Royal Greenwich Carbon Neutral Plan
Personal statement by Carol O'Toole The Natural Environment Re: section 4.6 Aim 'to increase climate change resilience in Green...
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Mar 7, 20212 min read
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Greenwich Carbon Neutral Plan – An initial response
Posted on 4th April 2020 (4th March 2021) by victoriarance Greenwich and Bexley Green Party welcomes the council’s engagement with...
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Mar 4, 20215 min read
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Are the Council serious about engaging community in their carbon neutral planning?
Comments on the Greenwich Carbon Neutral Plan 2021-2030 Response to the consultation by Simon Pirani - Greenwich resident and energy...
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Mar 2, 202110 min read
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Greenwich Carbon Neutral Plan - how does it fare on transport improvements?
The Greenwich Carbon Neutral Plan has been released for consultation (closes March 7th). I’m sure whilst all of us welcome the hard work...
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Jan 9, 20213 min read
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Silvertown! Would be best served by constructing new public transport, walking, and cycle crossings
There is an inherent and unarguable contradiction in the construction of a new £2bn road tunnel which creates massive new capacity but...
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Jan 9, 20214 min read
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What could a good green recovery plan actually look like?
Read the Guardians article by Fiona Harvey https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/17/what-could-a-good-green-recovery-plan-actu...
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Jan 9, 20211 min read
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