Call for London’s pension fund to urgently divest from fossil fuels 10 March 2015 by sianberry “We have a chance to show real leadership on climate change, starting by making sure our pensions don’t fund more fossil fuel extraction” calls Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones, as she puts forward a motion to immediately freeze any investments in fossil fuel extractions and divest within five years. Jenny Jones, Green Party Member of […] Read more »
Majority of London schools are missing out on solar energy 10 March 2015 by sianberry The London Assembly backs Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones’s calls for more solar installations on London schools, with the government estimating it could earn schools £3,400 per year. Only one in fifteen London schools have taken advantage of the solar photovoltaic (PV) revolution, the Green Party’s Jenny Jones AM, revealed today. The figures are based on […] Read more »
Council must explore new resident proposals for Cressingham Gardens 10 March 2015 by sianberry The Lambeth Green Party hit out against the council’s demolition proposal for Cressingham Gardens, with local residents calling the consultation and decision-making process “completely inadequate”. Lambeth Council should urgently explore new options for Cressingham Gardens in Tulse Hill, which have been put forward by residents, say Lambeth Green Party Councillor Scott Ainslie and Green Party […] Read more »
“We need politicians to act as guardians of our city” say London Greens as thousands join in climate demo 6 March 2015 by sianberry London’s political leaders are failing to take seriously their responsibility to protect the capital from climate change as thousands take to the streets in a call for action. They argue that the Mayor Boris Johnsons’ refusal to listen to the opinions of the scientific community and take steps to cut London’s carbon emissions and invest […] Read more »
Islington Greens’ Campaign Forces Council to Bring Agency Staff in House 1 March 2015 by sianberry Islington Green Councillor Caroline Russell welcomes the council’s decision to make fourteen in-house staff permanent who had been on agency contracts for several years, and cites it as an example of how a Green opposition can improve Islington Council. Islington Council this week made a budget commitment to give fourteen Greenspace agency staff full time contracts following […] Read more »
Mayor and Policing Deputy not consulted on Met’s Pay to Protest policy 26 February 2015 by sianberry Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones joins the Mayor of London in criticising the Met’s change in protest policy calling it “a cost-cutting move that has backfired”. The new policy says the Met will not provide stewarding or traffic management services to enable demonstrations to happen. London’s deputy Mayor for policing admitted at this morning’s Police […] Read more »
Greens welcome that ZhongRong are gone from Crystal Palace 26 February 2015 by sianberry Tom Chance, Green Party’s parliamentary candidate for Lewisham West and Penge, welcomes the passing of the deadline for the ZhongRong Group’s deposit and proposals for the Crystal Palace Park, stating “park users will be delighted to hear that this deal has finally fell through”. Bromley Council’s deadline for the ZhongRong Group to put forward a […] Read more »
Most cycling danger hotspots not on Boris Johnson’s list for immediate action 25 February 2015 by sianberry A recent list released by Aviva reveals the top 10 areas of casualties in London, with only one of them being addressed by the Mayor’s “Better Junction” scheme. Green Assembly Member calls the list indicative of how little the Mayor has achieved for safer roads and how much work is left to do for the […] Read more »
New data shows Heathrow still breaching legal NO2 limits in 2030 20 February 2015 by sianberry “The Mayor needs to urgently reconsider the geographical range of his proposed Ultra Low Emission Zone” says Jenny Jones as roads surrounding Heathrow are predicted to not meet legal limits for NO2 by 2030, with 50 other London road locations also predicted to be over the limits by 2020. New data released by DEFRA shows […] Read more »
Mayor plans for London manufacturing to disappear within fifty years 18 February 2015 by sianberry Mayoral projections estimate that manufacturing will have disappeared from London by 2062, but at the current rate it will have disappeared in half the time. London Green Assembly Member Jenny Jones hit back saying “London’s flourishing manufacturing base is being squeezed out by the Mayor, who is in the pocket of big property developers”. A […] Read more »