Joanne CollinsOct 26, 20212 minWhat is COP26?COP means the Conference of the Parties , the Parties or signatories of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. World...
highpeakgreenpartyMay 5, 20213 minFor a Green Voice on Derbyshire County CouncilThe Green Party argues the UK should be aiming to get to net zero by 2030 - an exceptionally challenging but crucial target. While local...
Mike ShipleyFeb 23, 20212 minUN International decade for ecosystem renewalThe United Nations General Assembly has proclaimed 2021 - 2030 the UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration. The aim of the decade is to drive...
Mike ShipleyFeb 20, 20213 minGovernment cuts funding for green homesThe Goverment's flagship Green Homes Grant scheme is set to be another glorious failure as the bulk of the much heralded £2bn scheme...
Jane ReynoldsFeb 16, 20211 minSaving HogshawA 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...
Joanna CollinsFeb 8, 20213 minDivesting from fuels makes environmental and financial senseAt the full meeting of High Peak Borough Council on February 16th, I'll be proposing a motion divest council funds from companies that...
Mike ShipleyFeb 2, 20213 minWhat? 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...
Jane ReynoldsAug 20, 20203 minThe A-Level Fiasco - One More Symptom of a Broken SystemAt first glance, the recent A-Level results fiasco seems like just one more example of ministerial incompetence in dealing with the...
Jane ReynoldsJul 25, 20205 minFossil Fuels: Divestment, Engagement and DerbyshireAlmost anyone who has worked for a public sector organisation in Derbyshire, for example, as a local council officer, school staff...
Jane ReynoldsJun 17, 20204 minPersecution of wildlife in the Peak District National ParkDuring the lockdown, there has been an increase in trapping and killing wild animals. The RSPB have reported a sharp increase in the...
Jane ReynoldsMay 21, 20202 minA new deal for natureAt 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 ThompsonMay 21, 20202 minA new deal for natureAt the end of 2019, Caroline Lucas, former co-leader and current sole MP of the Green Party, commissioned a “New Deal for Nature” to...
Jane ReynoldsMar 11, 20203 minChancellor must invest in a Green New Deal to protect climate and communitiesThe Green Party are calling for a budget that will give us a realistic chance of avoiding climate breakdown and, at the same time, tackle...
Mike ShipleyMar 4, 20204 minFloods, the new normalIncreased Flooding Predicted by Climate Science In 2007, violent summer storms caused widespread flooding in England affecting 55,000...
Joanna CollinsFeb 23, 20204 minClimate risk is investment riskMartin Carney, outgoing Governor of the Bank of England, is unlikely to be lying outside the offices of fossil fuel companies along with...
Luke RobinsonJan 24, 20202 minAgreement 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...
Joanna CollinsJan 6, 20201 minAction on the climate emergencyPlans for action on the climate emergency, which was declared last year in October, will be included in High Peak Borough Counci's l...
Joanna CollinsNov 4, 20194 minWhere 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...
Jane ReynoldsNov 1, 20191 minGreen Party candidate welcomes chance to fight general electionGreen Party candidate for High Peak, Robert Hodgetts-Haley, has welcomed the chance to fight the December general election, despite the...
Jane ReynoldsOct 16, 20194 minHigh Peak declares a climate emergencyAt the full council meeting on October 15th, High Peak Borough Council unanimously declared a climate emergency and agreed to set up a...