County Durham Greens are urging the County Council to accelerate its response to climate change following a devastating report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The report paints a grim picture of the future if action isn’t taken now by governments to address the rise in greenhouse gas emissions which are warming the […]
If you are affected, please reach out and ask for help Record inflation and energy prices have added £hundreds onto monthly household bills, and the crisis is set to bite this winter. This may push some residents into serious financial hardship and some may have to choose between staying warm or eating. If this is […]
“biodiversity jenga” by Kalense Kid is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/?ref=openverse A question to full Council by Green Party county councillor Jonathan Elmer to declare an ecological emergency in County Durham has resulted in an action plan to protect habitats and improve biodiversity. Durham County Council’s […]
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The Government’s decision to give the go-ahead for a new coal mine in Cumbria has been labelled a disgrace by County Durham Green Party. Commenting on Levelling-Up Secretary Michael Gove’s decision (7 December) to approve the mine, County Durham Green Party co-ordinator Fiona Shenton said; “It’s a disgrace that this decision has been cynically delayed […]
