COP26 Durham Green Party Rallies
10th November 2021 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
Durham came together on Saturday 6th November to add its voice to calls for world leaders at the climate summit in Glasgow to take the actions needed to hold the rise in global temperatures to 1.5C. Hundreds gathered in Market Place for a festival of drumming, dancing, singing, and speeches to make the point to […]
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Green Party Policies
5th November 2021 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
This is a shorter version of an article by our own Jonathan Elmer, consultant ecologist and the Green Party’s national spokesman for the natural world, recently published in The Ecologist. The regeneration of nature isn’t happening, either in the UK or around the world. We need to give nature inalienable rights. Since 1970 there has […]
Durham Green Party Press release
31st October 2021 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
County Durham’s three Conservative MPs have voted down an amendment to the Environment Bill which would have made it illegal for water companies to discharge raw sewage into our rivers and coastal waters. Bishop Auckland MP Dehenna Davison, North West Durham MP Richard Holden, and Sedgefield MP Paul Howell, all voted with the Government to […]
Achievements
22nd October 2021 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
Shincliffe Parish Council has committed to doing its bit to reach “net zero” emissions. Members have unanimously agreed to declare a climate and ecological emergency, and to call for a joint local & national government Task Force to plan action to reach ‘net zero’ emissions. Green councillor Stephen Ashfield said: “Many local authorities are playing […]
Rallies
18th October 2021 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
This autumn is a vital one for the climate. From 31 October to 12 November, world leaders, scientists and NGOs will meet in Glasgow for COP26 – the UN Climate Change Conference to discuss the climate emergency and recommit to take the necessary actions to save the planet. Or not. The Green Party UK, including […]
Elections Green Party
9th June 2021 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
The Green Party is celebrating the best local election results in its history with more green councillors on more councils across the country than ever before. Voters across the country have made clear their hope for a Greener future after the Covid pandemic. The Greens have won a total of 155 seats and gained representation […]
Durham Green Party Elections
8th June 2021 / 16th October 2024 by richardsimpson
The Green Party gained its first ever seat on Durham County Council at the local elections on 6th May, 2021.Our party co-ordinator Jonathan Elmer won one of two seats in the Brandon Division. His victory was the culmination of years of hard work.In 2021 The Party had more candidates in County Durham than ever before […]
