Posts with direct relevance to combating climate change
Climate action Green Spaces Housing Development Local economy Net Zero Traffic
19th November 2024 / 25th November 2024 by exetergreenparty
Progressive Group councillors on Exeter City Council have accused the ruling Labour group of keeping councillors in the dark as the Local Plan [1] reaches a crucial stage. The final draft of the Plan was due to be scrutinised by a cross party committee last Thursday. But at the last minute the scrutiny committee only […]
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Air quality Climate action Net Zero Recycling
16th October 2024 / 25th November 2024 by exetergreenparty
The Green Party has said improving recycling rates and rolling out food waste collections across the city must be an urgent priority after a BBC investigation found that burning waste to generate electricity is now the dirtiest way the UK generates power. Nearly half of the rubbish produced in UK homes is now being incinerated, […]
Climate action Green Spaces Net Zero
14th October 2024 / 25th November 2024 by exetergreenparty
Climate and Nature Bill (CAN) needs at least 100 supporting MPs to have a chance of becoming law The Green Party in Exeter is calling on the city’s MPs, Steve Race and David Reed, to pledge their support for the Climate and Nature Bill (CAN). The proposed legislation aims to ensure a comprehensive and joined-up […]
All Climate action Green Spaces
8th October 2024 / 25th November 2024 by exetergreenparty
Exeter’s Labour-led City Council has decided to sell off part of the Grace Road Playing Fields – green space which is part of the River Valley Park. The sale is to a company who want to build a district heating plant on the site. [1] Green Councillor Andy Ketchin is challenging this decision. Cllr Ketchin […]
Climate action Net Zero Recycling
16th March 2024 / 9th April 2024 by andrewbell
The Progressive Group on Exeter City Council have welcomed the announcement to propose £8m investment in the Material Reclamation Facility (MRF) – which will update machinery and include increased capacity to receive city-wide food waste [1] – and have challenged the Labour-led Council to achieve at least a 65% recycling rate within three years. Co-leader […]
Climate action Local economy
2nd December 2023 / 9th April 2024 by andrewbell
Exeter Green Party is using Small Business Saturday to press the government for a support package to help local firms thrive. Exeter Green Party Parliamentary candidate, Andrew Bell [1], said: “Exeter has a large range of small and independent businesses, helping to make our city vibrant and distinctive. But they need government to get behind […]
Air quality Climate action Traffic
3rd November 2023 / 9th April 2024 by andrewbell
The following letter on the government’s U-turn on plans to close all railway station ticket offices in Exeter and Devon is from Councillor Catherine Rees. The screeching halt to the closure of railway ticket offices is a huge victory for people power. Across the country, including in Exeter, people have protested, signed petitions and responded […]
Climate action Cost of Living Crisis Green Spaces Housing Development
16th October 2023 / 19th March 2024 by andrewbell
A Green Party Councillor has written to Council leader Phil Bialyk seeking assurances about the Clifton Hill site ahead of a full Council meeting next Tuesday, when the future of the site will be discussed [1]. Cllr Andy Ketchin is demanding that at least 35% of the homes built at the site are affordable, that […]
Climate action Cost of Living Crisis Housing Development Net Zero
9th October 2023 / 19th March 2024 by andrewbell
Exeter Labour’s plans to tackle the housing crisis and climate emergency are in “total disarray”, say the Progressive Group of councillors on Exeter City Council. The claim comes following plans by the Labour-run Executive to wind down activity by the Council’s own housing developer, Exeter City Living (ECL). The company was due to build hundreds […]
Air quality Climate action Cost of Living Crisis Traffic
7th August 2023 / 19th March 2024 by andrewbell
As the government orders a review into Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTN) schemes, Exeter Green Party councillors are urging Devon County Council to ‘hold its nerve’ and continue to deliver trials of LTNs ‘with confidence’. Heavitree councillor Catherine Rees said: “In their desperation for votes, the Conservative government is fueling culture wars by ordering a review […]
