Category Archives: Climate Change

The Mayor’s Green Summit: a balance sheet.

Posted on 24 March, 2018 by

updated: 28 March, 2018 Also published, 7/4/18 by The Meteor: http://www.themeteor.org/2018/04/07/2245/ I attended the Greater Manchester Mayor’s Green City Summit on 21 March: here is a quick review.   The event was, as you’d expect, a mixed bag, with good and … Continue reading →

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Greater Manchester Pension Fund: an obstacle to action on climate change?

Posted on 9 November, 2017 by

A new report “Fuelling the Fire” shows that UK council pension funds are still investing billions (£16 Billion in fact) in fossil fuel companies. The sums invested have increased, although this is more a result of stock value and currency … Continue reading →

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Living within limits to Growth: How?

Posted on 8 May, 2017 by

Living within limits to Growth – how do we do it? Talk given by Mark H Burton, Steady State Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, 6 May, 2017. Here are the notes and illustrations used in this talk.  It covers the following … Continue reading →

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Policies for the City Region – serialised: Part 4, Fossil Fuel Divestment.

Posted on 27 April, 2017 by

We continue the serialisation of our report, Policies for the City Region. In this short installment we explore the ethical necessity and pragmatic benefits of NW institutions dumping their investments in fossil fuel companies and putting that money to better … Continue reading →

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Lively cafe conversation

Posted on 28 October, 2016 by

Steady State Manchester (SSM) welcomed many new faces to a lively and exciting  conversation on 20th October: ‘Climate change is an emergency: what do we know about the best way of influencing decision makers?’ It was a hopeful and inspiring … Continue reading →

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Manchester’s climate change consultation for 2016-2050

Posted on 10 October, 2016 by

Commentary on “Ahead of the Curve” Manchester’s climate change consultation for 2016-2050 pdf version of this article This consultation closes on Sunday 16th October. Make your comments on it by clicking HERE. A little context. Manchester has had a climate … Continue reading →

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Greater Manchester climate campaigners not convinced by Pension Fund’s arguments

Posted on 14 July, 2016 by

Steady State Manchester is part of the coalition that came together as Fossil Free Greater Manchester (FFGM) to campaign for the largest local authority pension fund to divest from fossil fuels.  It is consistent with our thinking on the regional … Continue reading →

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Open letter on fossil fuel divestment to Chair of GM Pension Fund

Posted on 18 May, 2016 by

Steady State Manchester is part of Fossil Free Greater Manchester (FFGM), a coalition of organisations and individuals campaigning for the Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) to take its money out of fossil fuels.  This is part of an international campaign … Continue reading →

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