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 […]
Durham Greens celebrate 10th birthday
County Durham Green Party is celebrating its 10th anniversary this month (February). Since it formed in 2013 it has grown to 240 members. There are four Green Parish Councillors and the local party celebrated the election of its first County Councillor in 2021. Nationally, the Green Party of England and Wales celebrates its 50th Anniversary […]
Durham Greens working at national level on Tees ecocide
County Durham Greens have been working with Green Party MP Caroline Lucas to push the Government to find the cause of the massive die-off of shellfish and crustaceans off the North East coast. Crab and lobster populations, from Teesside to as far south as Scarborough, have been decimated since September 2021. Some scientists and fishermen […]
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Moving to a plant-based diet
Our friends at Durham University invite you to listen to a talk on what the increasing consumption of plant-based foods will mean for the UK. Dr Emma Garnett will give the talk, entitled The Steaks Are High: Increasing Consumption of Plant-based Foods in the UK, as part of a series organised by the University’s Psychologists […]