Author: deejsearle
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One Vote for the Planet candidate standing in Hammersmith and Fulham elections
Business owner, environmentalist and NHS worker Alex Horn is contesting Palace & Hurlingham ward, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, as an independent candidate promoting the One Vote for the Planet platform in the local elections on 5th May. Alex works to promote the circular economy locally, including running the popular fixers repair…
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One Vote for the Planet candidate standing in Camden elections
Long time local community activist Alice Brown will contest Haverstock ward, in the London Borough of Camden, as an independent candidate promoting the One Vote for the Planet platform in the local elections on 5th May. Alice has lived in the area since 1987 and brought up her children there. She campaigned successfully to save…
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UN scientists: “It’s ‘now or never’ to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees”
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) called for “rapid, deep and immediate” cuts in carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions to prevent our planet being hit by “unprecedented heatwaves, terrifying storms, and widespread water shortages.” If emissions aren’t curbed by 2030, we will face a dangerous future, with 20 per cent of the planet likely to be…
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One Vote for the Planet is not trying to unseat Camden Green Party in Highgate
The following letter was submitted for publication in this week’s Camden New Journal to correct some scurrilous gossip. All’s fair in politics we guess… Your “news” (Peeps, March 10) that One Vote For The Planet independent council candidates (onevotefortheplanet.uk) are planning to contest Highgate ward in the May 5 council elections is certainly news to us.…
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Russia’s war on Ukraine exposes Camden’s broken divestment promises
Camden New Journal reports that Camden Council’s pension fund has £6 million locked up in Russian fuel companies. This is despite the council pledging in 2019 to rid its pension funds of fossil fuel investments as part of its declaration of climate and ecological emergency. The revelation emerged last Thursday evening following a question from…
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Canadians demand environmental action in federal elections
We’re not the only ones with a good idea. In Canada, a coalition of organisations set up One Earth One Vote, a non-partisan initiative aimed at ensuring the environment, social justice and Indigenous rights were on the national agenda during the 2021 federal elections. They asked the five official parties 11 questions on key environmental…
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