Local Green Party in North Hertfordshire and Stevenage
Climate Emergency
18 November 2021 / 1 June 2022 by
Post-COP Climate Café - THIS FRIDAY! 19th Nov. 18.30-20.00: Edwinstree School, Buntingford: Now that the COP in Glasgow is all over, are you any clearer about what happened there? Do you know whether to feel positive or depressed? Come to Edwinstree on Friday at 18.30 and find out! Hear from the Buntingford Ambassadors to the […]
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27 October 2021 / 1 June 2022 by
Greens call on government to bring in carbon tax at COP26 Article submitted by Kruna Vukmirovic The Green Party is calling on the government to make ambitious plans to tackle the climate emergency by announcing a carbon tax at COP26. Under the Green Party’s proposal, the tax should start at £100 per tonne of carbon […]
26 October 2021 / 1 June 2022 by
North Herts and Stevenage Green Party encourage our Members to participate in the local events taking place during COP26. Date: Saturday 30th October from 10:00 to 15:00 Organiser: Baldock Beats Waste Title of event: Baldock EcoFest Description of event: Stalls from a range of local environmental groups and businesses, including North Herts Friends of Earth. […]
Ecotips
25 October 2021 / 31 March 2024 by daveeldervass
25th October 2021:- 18th October 2021:- “We are in a real Climate Emergency. Could you raise awareness and take part at 6pm on Saturday 30 October on the eve of COP26 in Clang for the Climate? Please tell your neighbours why you are making this noise!! Churches have also been asked to ring their bells! https://clangforclimate.org/” […]
Development Comments
21 October 2021 / 1 June 2022 by
Protect our Green Belt Article submitted by Kruna Vukmirovic North Herts District District Council (NHDC) wants to permit building on selected sites within the Green Belt because of the ever increasing need for new housing. As outlined in its Local Plan 2011 -2031, NHDC enables the delivery of 14,560 new homes from 2011 to 2031. […]
Local Campaigns
1 October 2021 / 1 June 2022 by
NHDC has 10,000 trees to be given away for residents to plant in their own gardens rather than in organised tree planting events. If anyone wants to plant a tree in their garden they should contact NHDC at the email address green.space@north-herts.gov.uk . This offer is open to anyone who is a resident of North Herts.
Fairer Communities
27 September 2021 / 1 June 2022 by
A recent investigation by ITV found that Amazon, one of the world's largest and richest companies, was purposely destroying thousands of perfectly good items such as laptops, hoovers, hairdryers, i-Pads, clothes and even unused PPE. Many of these discarded items end up in landfill. Amazon's decision to destroy goods could be based on a premise that […]
8 September 2021 / 1 June 2022 by
Truth for a Change - Second Series 7:00pm, 17th September “Sustainable Lifestyle” Anni Sander - Cambridge Carbon Footprint Zoe Norton - Centre for Sustainable Fashion Tracey Banks - Unpckd, Hitchin To register Click Here 7:00pm, 24th September “Food and Farming: Towards a Healthy Future” Baroness Natalie Bennett of Manor Castle To register Click Here
5 September 2021 / 1 June 2022 by
Join us this coming Saturday (September 11th) at the Green Festival in Letchworth. Set across The Arcade and The Wynd, the festival brings together local environmental groups and offers activities like craft, children’s theatre and lots more. Visit us at our stall in The Arcade to find out how to get more involved with local […]
National Campaigns
1 September 2021 / 1 September 2021 by
Shift to a Wellbeing Economy Green MP Caroline Lucas is backing an official petition in a bid to trigger a parliamentary debate calling on the Government to pursue a Wellbeing Economy in the run up to the COP26 climate summit. The petition will need to reach 100,000 signatures to make the debate happen. The Commons […]