2020


17th December 2020

Mid Devon Climate Conversation: 17th December 2020

Invitation to Mid Devon Climate Conversation We will be hosting the next Mid Devon Climate Conversation on Thursday 17th December, 1pm to 2.30pm. The theme for this call will be trees - it was national tree week beginning 30th November and it would be useful to hear your ideas and visions for tre ...


10th December 2020

Interim Devon Carbon Plan Consultation

The consultation of the Interim Devon Carbon Plan is now live! The 25 organisations who make up the Devon Climate Emergency (DCE) partnership prepared this collaborative roadmap to create a net-zero Devon where people and nature thrive and be Devon's response to the global climate emergency. Over ...


13th November 2020

Mid Devon DC Climate Action Plan

News from Councillor Elizabeth Wainwright, Mid Devon District Council cabinet member for climate change: 'MDDC has approved the first version of its climate action plan. It contains actions that will move MDDC towards net zero carbon emissions, as well as actions that will enable the wider communi ...


4th October 2020

Mel Stride, the government and action on climate change

Here follows a medium length saga of your Core Group's engagement with our MP Mel Stride, as we seek to develop a dialogue with him over the government's response to the climate emergency. The context is of rebuilding the economy after the pandemic, and the latest assessment by the Committee on Cli ...


3rd July 2020

Climate conversation: Mid Devon District Council

On 26th June the District Council held its first 'climate conversation', on-line of course. The event was hosted by Councillor Elizabeth Wainwright, who reported as follows: 'Today I was pleased to host the first in a series of 'Mid Devon Climate Conversations', on behalf of Mid Devon District Cou ...


28th March 2020

Climate and Ecology Emergency: what should Crediton do? A community conversation organised by Crediton Town Council

Organised by Crediton Town Council in conjunction with Crediton Extinction Rebellion. Have your say at this community conversation. There will be specialist speakers leading the conversation on topics including: Food Security; Agriculture and biodiversity; Land use and economy; Transport and s ...


19th March 2020

Crediton Extinction Rebellion: general meeting

The regular fortnightly general meeting of Crediton XR. All welcome. ...


13th March 2020

Exeter Climate Strike

Organised by Fridays for Future. Marching through Exeter to meet up with Exeter University staff at St David's Church. More details to follow on Facebook. ...


5th March 2020

And a powerful reason to be campaigning...

The Copernicus Climate Change Service reports that this winter in Europe has been the warmest on record - by a country mile; a massive 3.4 °C warmer than the average winter for the period 1981-2010. The temperature was almost 1.4°C higher than that of the previous warmest winter, 2015/16. At the s ...