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What is COP26?
COP means the Conference of the Parties , the Parties or signatories of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. World...
Joanne Collins
Oct 26, 20212 min read
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For a Green Voice on Derbyshire County Council
The Green Party argues the UK should be aiming to get to net zero by 2030 - an exceptionally challenging but crucial target. While local...
highpeakgreenparty
May 5, 20213 min read
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UN International decade for ecosystem renewal
The United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2021 - 2030 the UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration. The aim of the decade is to drive...
Mike Shipley
Feb 23, 20212 min read
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Government cuts funding for green homes
The Goverment's flagship Green Homes Grant scheme is set to be another glorious failure as the bulk of the much heralded £2bn scheme...
Mike Shipley
Feb 20, 20213 min read
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Saving Hogshaw
A local campaign in Buxton is challenging plans to sell off land in Hogshaw. Much of this land was the local tip and has been abandoned...
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Feb 16, 20211 min read
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Divesting from fuels makes environmental and financial sense
At the full meeting of High Peak Borough Council on February 16th, I'll be proposing a motion divest council funds from companies that...
Joanna Collins
Feb 8, 20213 min read
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What? A new coal mine!
At the 2017 Climate Conference in Bonn, the UK with Canada launched, to much acclaim, the Powering Past Coal Alliance. This committed...
Mike Shipley
Feb 2, 20213 min read
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The A-Level Fiasco - One More Symptom of a Broken System
At first glance, the recent A-Level results fiasco seems like just one more example of ministerial incompetence in dealing with the...
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Aug 20, 20203 min read
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Fossil Fuels: Divestment, Engagement and Derbyshire
Almost anyone who has worked for a public sector organisation in Derbyshire, for example, as a local council officer, school staff...
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Jul 25, 20205 min read
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Persecution of wildlife in the Peak District National Park
During the lockdown, there has been an increase in trapping and killing wild animals. The RSPB have reported a sharp increase in the...
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Jun 17, 20204 min read
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A new deal for nature
At the end of 2019, Caroline Lucas, former co-leader and current sole MP of the Green Party, commissioned a “New Deal for Nature" to...
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May 21, 20202 min read
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A new deal for nature
At the end of 2019, Caroline Lucas, former co-leader and current sole MP of the Green Party, commissioned a “New Deal for Nature” to...
Pat Thompson
May 21, 20202 min read
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Chancellor must invest in a Green New Deal to protect climate and communities
The Green Party are calling for a budget that will give us a realistic chance of avoiding climate breakdown and, at the same time, tackle...
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Mar 11, 20203 min read
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Floods, the new normal
Increased Flooding Predicted by Climate Science In 2007, violent summer storms caused widespread flooding in England affecting 55,000...
Mike Shipley
Mar 4, 20204 min read
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Climate risk is investment risk
Martin Carney, outgoing Governor of the Bank of England, is unlikely to be lying outside the offices of fossil fuel companies along with...
Joanna Collins
Feb 23, 20204 min read
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Agreement reached between High Peak Green Party and High Peak Labour Party for the Whaley Bridge By
An electoral agreement has been reached between High Peak Green Party and High Peak Labour Party whereby the Green Party candidate, Lucas...
Luke Robinson
Jan 24, 20202 min read
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Action on the climate emergency
Plans for action on the climate emergency, which was declared last year in October, will be included in High Peak Borough Counci's l...
Joanna Collins
Jan 6, 20201 min read
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Where your recycling goes.
Does the stuff you put in your recycling bin really get recycled? How is plastic separated from paper, cardboard from drinks cans? A...
Joanna Collins
Nov 4, 20194 min read
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Green Party candidate welcomes chance to fight general election
Green Party candidate for High Peak, Robert Hodgetts-Haley, has welcomed the chance to fight the December general election, despite the...
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Nov 1, 20191 min read
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High Peak declares a climate emergency
At the full council meeting on October 15th, High Peak Borough Council unanimously declared a climate emergency and agreed to set up a...
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Oct 16, 20194 min read
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