Posts Tagged ‘climate emergency’
Local councillor accuses Hackney Half organisers of ‘participating in greenwashing’ through Wizz Air sponsorship
LimeLight Sports Club defends partnership with ‘Europe’s most sustainable airline’ in response to criticism from Green councillor Alastair Binnie-Lubbock
Read More‘We need more Hackneys’: Borough sees biggest drop in motor vehicle use of anywhere in London, according to new report
Research by London Cycling Campaign reveals a 37 per cent decrease between 2010 and 2020
Read More‘We don’t have another 10 years’: Hackney cookery school goes global to accelerate shift towards planet-friendly eating
Made in Hackney launches free online platform that teaches people how to set up their own community kitchens
Read More‘The government is failing’: Hackney’s Green councillors join four-day climate action in Westminster
Cllrs Alastair Binnie-Lubbock and Zoë Garbett took part in demonstration outside the Department for Transport
Read MoreResidents report ‘demoralising’ vandalism of new street trees across Hackney
Those responsible for damaging saplings are being urged to think about the climate emergency
Read MorePollution-blocking green screens to be rolled out in schools across Hackney
Thirty-two schools are set to receive the natural barriers to protect youngsters from toxic air
Read MoreHackney to play ‘huge part’ in delivery giant’s e-cargo bike trial
Local transport boss ‘incredibly proud’ as borough prepares to host new hub for Amazon’s fleet of electric bikes
Read MoreDe Beauvoir by-election: Green candidate vows to tackle digital divide and push for more action on climate change
Charity adviser Tyrone Scott wants to help people struggling with access to online services
Read More‘No more blah, blah, blah’: Campaigners renew demands for Hackney’s pension fund to divest from fossil fuels
Campaigners gathered outside the Town Hall last week to call for swifter action
Read MoreSadiq Khan warns of ‘catastrophic’ climate crisis facing London – with Hackney at the sharp end
Temperature rise likely to lead to overheating trains and thousands of flooded homes
Read MoreTown Hall to ramp up installation of electric vehicle charging points across the borough
Council aims to rollout 3000 points by 2030 through partnership arrangement
Read MorePlans for citizens’ assembly on climate change to be developed this summer, pledges Hackney Mayor
Borough leader hints that 2040 net zero target could be moved sooner ‘on some form of emissions’
Read More‘The future is bleak’: Hackney resident blocks local traffic on day of climate action
Precious Martini-Brown, 74, sat down in Stoke Newington last Saturday as part of XR’s Rebellion of One campaign
Read MoreCouncil gives progress update a year on from climate emergency declaration
Energy boss Cllr Jon Burke summarises the council’s efforts over the past 12 months in building ‘a different kind of future’
Read MoreExtinction Rebellion writes to over 400 councillors asking for halt to Edmonton incinerator
Letter given short shrift by Hackney’s eco chief, who claims inaccurate figures mean it is based on a ‘false premise’
Read MoreHackney pupils take on plastic pollution after learning about climate crisis
Students at Shoreditch Park Primary School have been exploring how to protect the environment – including making pencil pots out of plastic bottles
Read MorePublic realm boss to ‘completely reimagine’ Hackney’s streets to fight climate crisis
Work to turn Colvestone Crescent into first ’21st Century Street’ will eventually be rolled out across the borough
Read MoreMayor declares ‘climate emergency’ as Tory councillor repeats denial of manmade global warming
Divest Hackney repeat calls on council to cease investment in fossil fuel companies
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