Spending cuts and the green economy - our local thinking

We don't have much time left to prevent catastrophic climate change, so we must invest quickly in energy saving and renewable energy to cut our emissions of carbon dioxide, the main cause of global warming. We have to do this in a way that is... More >

Climate Change

The drought in Russia is devastating their harvest; Pakistan and China are suffering from massive floods triggered by exceptional rainfall; huge lumps are breaking off the Greenland icecap; and 2010 is heading to be the hottest year on record,... More >

Biodiversity

Tottenham and Wood Green actually hosts some wonderful wildlife, from bats to bee orchids to sandmartins and jewel beetles. A lot of our campaigns to stop developments or to protect particular sites have been about biodiversity, saving the places... More >

Local planning battles

Spurs new stadium: Spurs are proposing a big new stadium on their present site. We commissioned research from the Carbon Descent consultants which shows that the proposed new stadium could accommodate Britain's biggest array of photovoltaic panels,... More >

Haringey - getting serious about CO2 emissions

This was our big success in 2009 - we got the council to agree a target of cutting CO2 emissions from the borough (not just from the council's own buildings and transport) by 40% by 2020. Haringey has adopted plans to cut emissions from its own... More >