To all Brentwood Climate Action members from Susan Kortlandt, Chair, BCA – October 2023 Dear member, It’s been a while since we last met and indeed took action in this group. Nevertheless, the need for the group is perhaps just as strong as ever and we should be encouraged by the actions we took over… Continue reading
Category: Climate Emergency
Our plans for Great Big Green Week need your help
Brentwood Climate Action is planning to fully embrace this year’s Great Big Green Week in the autumn – with an outline of events we could run agreed at this week’s BCA Steering Group meeting. For those that don’t know, the Great Big Green Week is the UK’s biggest ever celebration of community action to tackle… Continue reading
Join us on Shenfield Common for July 21 meeting
Our next Brentwood Climate Action meeting on Thursday July 21 has been switched to Shenfield Common – to allow for a more social and engaging gathering, with a focus on the new draft Environment Strategy published by Brentwood Borough Council. Our latest Steering Group meeting last week agreed that an outdoor meeting on the Common… Continue reading
What to make of the latest IPCC report
This week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) launched their latest global report on the climate crisis. It makes for an emotional read. You can read and download it in full on the IPCC website. The report concludes that the world is facing devastating and cascading risks from a worsening climate crisis. We can expect increasing… Continue reading
March 24 set for first 2022 meeting
Here’s a date to mark in your diary straight away – to make sure you don’t miss the first monthly Brentwood Climate Action meeting of 2022…. March 24, from 7.30pm. Join us for our first get together of the new year – being held at Chicken & Frog bookshop in Crown Street, Brentwood… and hybrid… Continue reading
Top ten Brentwood Climate Action achievements of 2021
As we head into what we hope will be a landmark year for Climate Action in Brentwood, let’s take a minute to look back on the major achievements of Brentwood Climate Action since our group was formed in late summer of 2021. In no particular order, here’s our Top Ten of Actions taken so far:… Continue reading
Council pledges Sustainability Strategy publication in 2022
Brentwood Climate Action was pleased to hear recent pledges from Brentwood Borough Council Leader, Cllr Chris Hossack, that the planned Sustainability Strategy will be published in 2022 and include carbon reduction targets and objectives for the authority. Cllr Hossack was responding to questions from BCA chair Susan Kortlandt at last week’s Ordinary Meeting of the… Continue reading
Questions asked of Brentwood Council
Brentwood Climate Action chair, Susan Kortlandt, is asking two questions of Brentwood Borough Council at their full Council Meeting tomorrow evening 1. What is the total carbon footprint of Brentwood Council from all its current operations, including housing, offices and works? 2. I note that the Council is preparing an Environmental Strategy aimed at taking… Continue reading
Council’s Ottilie West presents to November meeting
The guest speaker at our November monthly members meeting was Ottilie West, the new Climate and Sustainability Officer at Brentwood Borough Council. Ottilie joined the hybrid meeting like others via Zoom, while there was also a packed meeting room for those attending the November 23 session in-person at Chicken and Frog bookshop in Brentwood. Ottilie’s… Continue reading
Back to Chicken and Frog on Nov 23
The next Brentwood Climate Action members meeting will take place next Tuesday, November 23rd at 7.30pm – in-person at Chicken and Frog bookshop in Crown Street in Brentwood, and hybrid online via Zoom. Members will be sent the link to the Zoom in advance of the meeting via email. Chicken and Frog was the venue… Continue reading