Tag Archives: Greta Thunberg

Air pollution is a real killer, but council has caved in to cars

Posted on November 18, 2021 by insidecroydon

In his latest exclusive column for this website, ANDREW FISHER says that Croydon has capitulated to the Tories and a local MP over its traffic-reduction measures “Think globally, act locally” was one of the first slogans used by Friends of … Continue reading →

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Down and out in Glasgow and Paris: climate talks end in failure

Posted on November 14, 2021 by insidecroydon

London’s Mayor joins critics of COP26’s final pact: ‘This agreement simply doesn’t meet the scale of the challenge’ It was late yesterday afternoon, with the COP26 UN climate talks in Glasgow already 24 hours into overtime, when Frans Timmermans, the … Continue reading →

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Protestors meet Greta Thunberg and bring XR closer to home

Posted on April 26, 2019 by insidecroydon

At least two local residents were arrested in the past week as part of the Extinction Rebellion demonstrations across central London, which saw members of a group from Sutton meet Greta Thunberg, the Swedish teenager who has captured the attention … Continue reading →

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