Local group campaigns in support of Climate Bill
The Climate and Ecological Emergency (CEE) Bill, which is due to have its second reading in Parliament on 29th October, has been drafted by scientists, legal experts, ecological economists and environmentalists and tabled by Green party MP for Brighton Pavilion,…
Fudging the Climate Issues
Well-established climate change campaigners Divest East Sussex (DES) designed a symbolic artefact this week to make a political point to East Sussex County Council (ESCC) – a giant fudge ; The council declared a climate emergency in 2019. But according…
OPINION: We Need This Bill To Pass
By Richard Price Nearly 14,000 scientists recently warned that Earth’s vital signs are rapidly worsening. On 9th August, the Inter-governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued a press release to introduce the first instalment of its Sixth Assessment Report. Its…
COMMENT
Extinction Rebellion Hastings and St. Leonards on Climate Change and Hastings Borough Council Ahead of the forthcoming Hastings Borough Council Strategy announcement on reducing carbon emissions, Extinction Rebellion Hastings and St. Leonards (XRHSL) is aware that, for many of us,…
Council’s Climate Pledges One Year On
By Julia Hilton On 13th February 2019 – exactly a year ago – Hastings Borough Council (HBC) passed a climate change motion, pledging to limit its own use of fossil carbon, encourage others to do the same, and set a…
Maya
An interview with Maya Evans, Hastings councillor, peace activist and the Council’s new ‘climate change champion’. What does the role of climate change champion involve? My portfolio title is climate change, biodiversity and sustainable development – it’s a thematic remit…