Author: Paul Scholes
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Government releases its Hydrogen Strategy
Number 2 of the Government’s 10 Point Plan: “Working with industry aiming to generate 5GW of low carbon hydrogen production capacity by 2030 for industry, transport, power and homes, and aiming to develop the first town heated entirely by hydrogen by the end of the decade” On 17 August 2021 the department for Business, Energy…
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The IPCC’s 6th Assessment Report WG1 – findings and background
Introduction This month the UN’s IPCC published the first part of its 6th Assessment Report (AR6). Entitled The Physical Science Basis (for Climate Change) it was written by the IPCC’s Working Group l (WG1), comprising 700 authors from 66 countries, and involving the assessment of 14,000 peer-reviewed studies up to 31 January 2021. Quoting the…
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ACT Newsletter July 2021
Our July Newsletter is now hot off the press covering the following topics: Last Chance to Influence Where New Housing is Built – TDC’s Local Plan – Part 2 (Deadline 9 August) ACT’s Planning Application Tool Catch up with ACT Wildlife Wardens A “Just Transition” to Net Zero The Government unveils its Transport Decarbonisation plan…
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Wildlife Warden Podcast – Episode 4
This episode brings you: An overview of a visit from Amanda and Amy from the Devon Environment Foundation, who are one of our main funders Emily’s first experience of wild camping on Dartmoor Advice on wild camping in Teignbridge Information about butterflies and an interview with Amy Walkden, the secretary for the Devon branch of…
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Wildlife Warden June Newsletter
This month’s Newsletter covers a lot of ground, literally, with wardens and opthers venturing out as summer begins. Topics covered include: The Local Plan. Training sessions. Project visits. Ogwild’s Rectory Field open afternoon. Wild about Devon. Devon Rewilding Network. Here’s the full newsletter
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June 2021 Newsletter
The latest Newsletter is now available with a plethora of information and items on the following topics : Membership tidy up. Great Big Green Week 18-26 September 2021. Teignbridge District Council’s Local Plan – Part 2. G7 Protesters are just ordinary people. Teign Estuary Trail. The Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill – updated. Jessie’s cycle…
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Update on the CEE Bill
Following our piece in the May Newsletter on the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill, the CEE Bill Alliance has drafted a second (‘summary’) version of the bill, The Climate and Ecology Bill No. 2. This strengthened and condensed version of the CEE Bill is designed to present a clearer proposal, be easier to understand, function…
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May 2021 Newsletter
Our latest Newsletter is ready and waiting covering the following topics: How about an Electric Car and Bike Club in Teignmouth? – Including a survey to be completed by 26 May. No mow May. Six months to COP26 – what are the issues? Support the Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill – and ask your MP…
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Six Months to COP26
In the lead up to COP26 debates are intensifying over some key issues, some of which have rumbled on for over a decade, passing through and beyond COP21 in Paris more than five years ago. Explored in part in our website post Know your Net Zero from your NETs and BECCS, there is growing tension…
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March 2021 Newsletter
Our latest newsletter is now ready, covering; last week’s Members’ Forum – how you can help us – the benefits of visiting the websites, the mysteries of the “Net” in Net Zero – Devon CC’s Waste Management consultation and the Netflix documentary “Seaspiracy”.