In early February 2019 RBC received a petition from 798 residents urging the Council to declare a Climate Emergency. A motion was moved at Council on 26 February 2019 confirming that the Council believed the world was now in a ‘Climate Emergency’ and committing the Council to play a full role in achieving a carbon […]
Continue ReadingDear RCC members, I don’t suppose anyone is unaware of climate change any more. We all know the climate is warming, as it has been ever since the ice cap started to retreat at the end of the last ice age. Glaciers extended almost to where Reading is at one time. The oceans have been […]
Continue ReadingFunding Local Cycle Infrastructure Plans Cycling UK recently ran a campaign to ask the new Transport Secretary to commit funding to Local Authorities’ Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plans (LCWIPs). We emailed the Transport Secretary as well as Alok Sharma (Conservative MP for Reading West). Alok Sharma duly responded stating: “I am pleased with the […]
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