Climate Emergency Ecotips
17 November 2024 by daveeldervass
In the midst of the COP29 United Nations climate talks, why not have your own conversations about climate change? You could talk with someone about how extreme weather events are getting more common and how they are linked to rising temperatures. Those rising temperatures are caused by continued burning of fossil fuels releasing huge amounts […]
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Climate Emergency Local Campaigns Luton Airport Expansion
3 September 2024 / 3 September 2024 by daveeldervass
Luton Rising, the owner of Luton Airport, wants to almost double capacity to 32 million passengers a year. Thousands of people across this whole rural area objected to the proposal. They objected to noise blight and logjams on road and rail services, as well as hugely increased carbon emissions. A decision on this controversial and […]
Climate Emergency Local Campaigns
8 October 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Hertfordshire County Council has published its strategy for Electric Vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, including the provision of more charging points. They say “The strategy sets out a plan to provide more chargepoints so residents and businesses will be able to recharge their electric vehicles conveniently and appropriately in the future. It’s forecast that by 2030, […]
Climate Emergency National Campaigns
13 August 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Green Party co-leader Carla Denyer has launched the Green Party’s Earth Overshoot action plan. Earth Overshoot Day, the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate in that year, fell on 2nd August this year. However, the UK’s overshoot day has already passed – it […]
Climate Emergency Fairer Communities
11 July 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Reacting to comments Keir Starmer allegedly made at a shadow cabinet meeting that he “hates tree-huggers,” Green peer Jenny Jones promptly posted a tweet of herself hugging a tree! As she pointed out, the tree-huggers of the Green Party also support teachers and doctors getting a decent pay rise, tax the rich, repeal nasty legislation […]
Biodiversity Climate Emergency Local Campaigns
4 June 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Don’t worry if you missed our talks in May – you can still see the talks in our videos below! The first was from Dr Richard Randle-Boggis, on Agrivoltaics = Farming + Solar Panels. He has an MSc in Clean Technology and a PhD in Biology, and his current research focus is on agrivoltaics – […]
Climate Emergency Local Campaigns Members' Activities
7 March 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Deolinda is featured in an article in this month’s Hertfordshire Life magazine to mark International Women’s Day – 8th March 2023. The article highlights her work with Terracycle which has led to over 22 tonnes of material being recycled. If you’d like to increase your recycling beyond the standard kerbside collections, have a look at […]
6 March 2023 / 27 March 2024 by daveeldervass
Friends of the Earth are campaigning for the government to provide better home insulation. Their campaign page explains why there is an energy crisis, and explains the solution: Insulating our energy-inefficient homes, supporting those most at risk and moving to cleaner, cheaper renewable energy. They have also put together energy-saving tips that you can act […]
20 November 2022 / 27 October 2024 by daveeldervass
Stevenage Campaigner Jim, Hitchin campaigner Mary, co-chair Anni and Parliamentary candidate for Stevenage Paul attended today’s Hertfordshire Climate Change and Sustainability Partnership (HCCSP) event in Potters Bar. Anni Sander NH&S Green Party Co-chair said: “It was great to connect with other environmental campaigners from across the county and learn more about what the councils are […]
19 November 2022 / 27 October 2024 by daveeldervass
As Greens we know there are solutions to the energy crisis, yet the government is shamelessly continuing to accelerate the climate emergency and inequality and is letting this country down. They have promised to limit the price of home energy for six months. But, will it be enough and what happens next? How do we […]
Climate Emergency Local Campaigns Speakers Corner
A statement by Tim Lee, Green Party candidate for Baldock Town Yesterday (Thu 17 Nov 2022) I spoke on behalf of the local Green Party in favour of the proposed development of a solar ‘farm’ on land to the north and east of Great Wymondley, Hertfordshire. I share many of the local concerns but believe […]
Climate Emergency Fairer Communities Speakers Corner
17 November 2022 / 27 October 2024 by daveeldervass
An opinion piece by Tim Lee, Green Party candidate for Baldock Town The Cost of Living Crisis is painfully real for most people, barely noticed by some, and enriching a few, such are the great inequalities in our society. Several events have lead to current rapidly rising prices, high inflation: Brexit, Covid, the Ukraine war, […]
13 November 2022 / 27 October 2024 by daveeldervass
On Monday the UN chief issued a stark warning – the world is on a “highway to climate hell”. His message was clear. We need urgent action from world leaders at COP27. Or we face global disaster. But standing in the way of progress is a dangerous treaty. One that allows fossil fuel companies […]
Climate Emergency Fairer Communities National Campaigns
23 October 2022 by daveeldervass
The UK’s biggest ‘green’ energy company Drax is hiding a dirty secret. In order to create ‘clean’ energy for the UK, they have endangered the health of poor and majority black communities in the US, and cut down vast swathes of ancient forest in Canada. [1] [2] This is a scandal. Will you tell the […]
17 October 2022 / 12 November 2024 by northhertsgreenparty
Herts County Council is holding a consultation on the new Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan (LCWIP) in partnership with North Herts Council until 7th November. The LCWIP sets out ideas for creating safer pavements, footpaths, pedestrian crossings and cycle routes. All relevant information – the plan and short consultation survey – can be found on the […]
3 September 2022 / 11 November 2024 by daveeldervass
Would you like to invest in reducing your energy bills in the future and cut your carbon emissions at the same time? If you live in North Herts, or run a business here, you can register for a solar panel group buying scheme. Similar schemes have saved their members 20-35% on their purchase. North Herts […]
Biodiversity Climate Emergency National Campaigns
31 August 2022 / 11 November 2024 by daveeldervass
The humble hedgerow is the unsung hero of our countryside. Hedges connect habitats and provide homes for wildlife. They protect the soil, clean the air and absorb carbon emissions. But around half our hedgerows have been lost since the end of the Second World War – leaving us vulnerable to the threats of climate change and air pollution, while intensifying nature’s decline. The […]
11 June 2022 / 11 November 2024 by daveeldervass
We are happy to support this local event, with a great line up of guest speakers and panellists:
Climate Emergency Development Comments
23 May 2022 / 12 November 2024 by daveeldervass
The North Herts and Stevenage Green Party supports this proposal in principle but believes the application requires binding conditions if the application is to be approved. We support this proposal as one of the measures needed to combat the climate emergency and the UK’s aim to reach net zero by 2050. Without such developments this […]
Climate Emergency
23 April 2022 / 24 April 2022 by daveeldervass
Maryla Hart, a North Herts and Stevenage Green Party member and also a Masters student studying sustainability, has been representing Anglia Ruskin University on the Oxford-Cambridge ARC student panel. She has been taking part in webinars, and written a blog about the urgent need for adaptation to climate and ecological challenges which has just been […]
25 March 2022 / 25 March 2022 by daveeldervass
We invite our members and supporters to join us for Earth Hour 2022 by switching off your lights for one hour, on 26 March at 20:30 local time. Every year on the last Saturday in March, supporters in over 190 countries unite to raise awareness of the issues facing the Earth. It is a small […]
22 March 2022 / 22 March 2022 by daveeldervass
World Water Day 2022 World Water Day is celebrated on the 22nd March every year. Started in 1993 and coordinated by UN-Water, World Water Day raises awareness of 2 billion people living without access to safe water. Its core focus is to support achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all […]
Climate Emergency Members' Activities
20 March 2022 / 5 June 2022 by daveeldervass
Stevenage Borough Council Citizens’ Panel on Climate Change Report released Action needed to reach Net Zero by 2030 In October 2020 one of our Stevenage members, Jim Borcherds, was invited by Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) to join a Citizens Panel on Climate Change. The panel was professionally moderated over four short sessions. The first […]
9 January 2022 / 5 June 2022 by nhandsgp
Our Membership Officer, Deolinda Eltringham writes to her MP, Mr Bim Afolami, Conservative MP for Hitchin & Harpenden “Please vote against the Nuclear Energy (Finance) Bill” Good morning , Mr Afolami MP, I am writing to urge you to vote against the Nuclear Energy (Finance) Bill which has its final reading in the House of […]
