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Rolling Environmental Newsfeed
- The Guardian view on swallows and swifts: nature’s messengers | Editorial
- Australia’s rightwing government weaponised climate change – now it has faced its reckoning
- With no A-listers, can Davos still play a part on the global stage?
- New Zealand’s promised action on climate is nothing more than a tottering baby’s first steps | Sue Bradford
- US heatwave brings historically high temperatures to dozens of states
See all our news posts here.
JOIN THE BIG PLASTIC COUNT – click
Count your plastic for one week – 16-22 May 2022. Help push the government, brands and supermarkets to take bold action to tackle the plastic crisis.
Three steps:
1 Sign up now at The Big Plastic Count
You can sign up as an individual
or as a School
or as a Community Group
Haringey Council a top performer on climate emergency actions
Climate Emergency UK assessed Haringey as a top performer see here with a score of 69% compared with an average across the country of 50%.
Haringey Community Carbon Fund
Apply for a grant to lower carbon emissions in Haringey.
The Community Carbon aims to bring radical and innovative carbon reduction ideas to life, whilst empowering Haringey communities. The variety of groups who can apply include registered charities, community and voluntary groups, co-operatives, faith and
equalities groups, community interest companies, social enterprises, tenant management organisations and community benefit societies.
Full details can be found here.
The smallest ‘micro grants’ of about £500 can be applied for by individuals, or community groups that are not constituted, and, for example, can be for any type of small project or piece of equipment to help reduce carbon emissions locally. Larger awards of £3,000, £15,00 up to £50,000 have restrictions for organisation types and need to have bank accounts.
Timeline
17th November 2021 – First online Q&A
8 December 2021 – Second online Q&A
by 7th Jan 2022 – Closure for applications
March 2022 – awards announced
Climate Change Action Plan – with Ecological Emergency Actions – Approved
Haringey Council has approved an updated version of the Haringey Climate Change Action Plan (HCCAP) at https://www.minutes.haringey.gov.uk/documents/s122307/CCAP%20-%20Appendix%201.pdf This includes a new Biodiversity section shown below in the pink stripe.
MoreBuild Back Better video released
Green New Deal Haringey presents Build Back Better
The Green New Deal is a UK wide organisation – see here and contact haringeygnd@gmail.com to join Green New Deal Haringey.
Green New Deal is working to Build Back Better and the Haringey branch welcomes new members.
See all our events here.
Embodied Carbon 25th May -click
Learn about the hidden emissions impact of your building works – a hybrid meeting at 7pm
MHSG Big Green Fair – Sun 29th May – click
Would you like to take part? Contact MHSG to discuss
Supporting Community Anaerobic Digestion – click
What to do with food and garden waste? The community solution