- Waste into Wellbeing recognised by Kendal Town Council
Wonderful to see the SLACC Waste into Wellbeing group recognised so comprehensively in the Kendal Town Council summer newsletter. Well done and thanks to all the volunteers who have enabled this project to rise to the challenge of the Covid-19 crisis. - SLDC Climate ConversationSLDC is holding a virtual meeting on 21st July at 6pm via Microsoft Teams to outline the Climate Action Plan. You need to register in advance if you can join it. Anyone interested in attending the virtual Climate Conversation on 21 July at 6pm is …
- SLDC Climate Action Plan Launched
SLDC has launched its Climate Action Plan. We welcome feedback on it for our next (July) Newsletter. - Congratulating those involved in the “Lunch Bunch” project
Well done to volunteers in the Waste into Wellbeing Lunch Bunch for their recognition this week from the High Sheriff of Cumbria. - For Peat’s Sake – Peatland restoration is one of the best climate actions we can take
For Peat’s Sake – Let’s Get on With It Understandably during Covid-19, Small World Consulting’s Carbon Baseline for Cumbria 2020 report got buried under other news, however the report’s recommendation that Cumbria becomes Net Zero by 2037 now deserves some attention. While Net Zero by 2037 … - A National Community Coffee MorningYou might like to read this report of a National community coffee morning on 16th June at which ideas were shared on Lo-Carbon community development.
- Coal Mine decision postponed
The decision on the Coal Mine has been postponed due to the “unprecedented numbers of representations being received on this application, including some received after the Consultation deadline and some that have contained new evidence“. So the case won’t go to the 8th July DC&R Committee….. The Council has sent … - Latest Objections to West Cumbria Mines applicationSLACC’s objection to the current application by West Cumbria mining Our case rests on lack of compliance with Cumbria’s own development policy; lack of a need for coking coal over a 50 year period; non -compliance with paragraphs 148 and 211 of the NPPF and …
- WWF request Secretary of State, Robert Jenrick, to call in the amended coal mine applicationSTOP PRESS. WWF have just submitted a new request to the Secretary of State, Robert Jenrick, to call in the amended application.
- Objections submitted against West Cumbria Mining Planning ApplicationWell done to everyone who has submitted objections to the Cumbria Coal Mine application. Some amazingly powerful objections have been put in, and I have only had a chance to look at a few. SLACC’s objection, which I am writing, isn’t in yet, but that’s OK. (have an …
- June Newsletter
- Cumbria Carbon Baseline
The Carbon Baseline report produced for Cumbria County Council by Small World Consulting is now available. This report looks at Cumbria’s greenhouse gas emissions in three ways: Extraction-based emissions: These are the emissions that will result from the burning of any fossil fuels that are … - Cumbria Coal Mine – Latest developments and how to objectCumbria CC’s Development Control and Regulation Committee has, in effect, withdrawn it’s previous decision to approve the Whitehaven Coal MIne, in order to allow West Cumbria Mining to submit revised proposals which they think will be harder to challenge in the courts. The deadline for …
- Contribute to a film project
Make the March is an arts and environmental project designed to bring communities together to keep climate change on the agenda. On the 5th of June (World Environment day) Lara and others are launching a campaign to get as many people to Make the March by … - Waste into Wellbeing NewslettersWaste into Wellbeing news is now available via the SLACC website.
- SLACC Lawyers Write Urgent Legal Letter to CumbriaCCRichard Buxton Solicitors have written an urgent legal letter to Cumbria County Council on behalf of South Lakes Action on Climate Change, detailing how we believe the granting of planning permission to West Cumbria Mining for the new coal mine at Whitehaven would be unlawful. …
