Everyone in Hackney can help tackle climate change, divestment experts urge
The borough’s investment in fossil fuels through its pension fund and the environmental implications were subjects of the Hackney Divestment Debate
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Hackney announces it will review £42m pension fund investment in dirty energy
‘Most fund members won’t be happy to learn that their money is funding climate change’, say divestment campaigners
Leader — Council should put its money where its mouth is
The Hackney Citizen is backing Divest Hackney’s campaign calling on the council to withdraw its investment in fossil fuels
Divest Hackney Q&A: Climate activists turn up the heat on local government
Local campaign group explains why it wants Hackney Council to divest from the £42m it has in the fossil fuel industry
Plane Stupid activists charged over Heathrow runway protest
Hackney residents amongst the 13 charged over direct action against runway expansion
Letter – Having to pay to protest is wrong
We already pay for policing through taxation and should be able to exercise our right to peaceful protest
More equality means less CO2 says Hackney Friends of the Earth
In more unequal societies, ‘status anxiety’ fuels consumerism, and consumerism fuels carbon emissions, says Hackney eco-campaign group
Get water wise, says Hackney Friends of the Earth
Climate change can bring both drought and flash flooding. A local environmental campaign group explains what we can do to make the most of our water
Hitting the bottle: Hackney’s new refill scheme for wine lovers
Do you like your vino red, white or green? Borough Wines’s bring-your-own-bottle service cuts cost and carbon drastically
Tackle climate change in Hackney? Yes, we Cancún
The local Friends of The Earth group explains how