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How green is my council?
With 261 local authorities now declaring a climate emergency, the race is on to push them to greater efforts to cut carbon emissions. Friends of the Earth has collected data on key climate indicators and compared Lewes against similar local authority areas. How does Lewes measure up?
East Sussex County Council rejects calls to divest from fossil fuels and targets carbon neutrality by 2050
Despite a petition signed by more than 5,300 East Sussex residents, the county council has chosen not to take action to freeze and divest the £145 million invested in fossil fuel companies by the East Sussex Pension Fund.
Getting It..
This piece was sent to TTL by Judith Knott, one of our supporters, who was inspired by XR
Extinction Rebellion
Like many others in Lewes, I have been up to London during the fortnight of rebellion in October…
Greta
Why don’t all of us act according to the facts? …Few people seriously doubt that we are facing a climate catastrophe that would make everyone’s life awful.
Five things we learned at the Lewes Electric Car Show
One of the big highlights of this year’s Lewes Electric Car Show, which featured more than 20 electric and hybrid vehicles, was being able to talk to real-life electric vehicle owners and experts…
Hemp growing reduces climate damage
It’s not about getting stoned. Industrial hemp, which is not psychoactive, can help reduce climate damage. So why is it not more widely grown?
Urge ESCC to divest and declare a climate emergency on 15 October
By Juliet Oxborrow of TTL Following a public petition, East Sussex County Council is set to debate whether the East Sussex Pension Fund should divest out of fossil fuels at its next full council meeting on Tuesday 15 October. Additionally - although it had not been...
Saving food to save the planet
A focused effort to ‘rescue’ food that would otherwise go to landfill can go some way to reduce the carbon footprint of our dysfunctional food production systems, says Maya Clark of Soul Soup Café in Lewes.
Autumn Foods & Herbs for Wellbeing
Greencuisine Trust’s latest video introduces autumn’s unique harvest – the leaves, roots, seeds and berries that boost our immunity for the colder days to come.
Demand the County Council declares a climate emergency
Although Lewes Town Council and Lewes District Council have each declared a climate emergency, East Sussex County Council has yet to follow suit. Lewes District Green Party has set up a petition urging the county council to take action.
Half of UK local authorities declare a climate emergency in just eight months
More than half the UK’s principal local authorities had declared a climate emergency by the end of July, making it one of the fastest growing environmental movements in recent history…
