Welcome
Welcome to the home page of the Glasgow and West of Scotland branch of the Scottish Green Party.
News
| date | headline |
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| 01-Jan-2009 | Scottish Greens Issue New Year Message |
| 13-Dec-2008 | Greens Gain Council's Support for Transition Town Initiatives‏ |
| 13-Dec-2008 | Greens Push for Increased Action to Reduce Air Pollution in Glasgow |
For a full list of stories, go to the news page
Scottish Greens Issue New Year Message
Patrick Harvie MSP, co-convenor of the Scottish Greens, looks back on the last year's events and ahead to 2009.
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Sign Up for a Warm Scotland
The Scottish Green Party is calling on Ministers to insulate every home in Scotland. A quarter of Scots still live in fuel poverty, many with damp homes, all leaking money. Tackling this problem effectively means putting in wall and cavity insulation for free,
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Countdown to a global climate deal - European Green action
The clock is counting to combat climate change. The world's leaders have committed to agree an international climate deal at the UNFCCC meeting in Copenhagen (COP15) in December 2009. With this in mind the climate change campaign of the EGP and the Greens/EFA group has launched an online email action, which enables members of the public to send a message to their environment ministers to ask them to prioritise a global climate deal. The launch of the action coincides with this year's penultimate meeting of the UNFCCC in Poznan (COP14) and the related EGP common action.
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Scottish Public Demand Tougher Climate Change Law
21,000 people responded to the Scottish Government's consultation on climate change legislation, with most arguing for a significantly tougher approach than the SNP's current proposals. Only a very small number backed the SNP case against annual targets, and a large majority shared the Green view that all greenhouse gases to be included, not just CO2. Greens have also argued against "buying our way out of change", and in this area there was strong support for limits on the use of international carbon credits.
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Glasgow City Councillors
Contact the councillors by email:
| Ward | Councillor |
|---|---|
| Southside Central | Danny Alderslowe |
| Anderston-City | Nina Baker |
| Partick West | Stuart Clay |
| Hillhead | Martha Wardrop |
| Canal | Kieran Wild |
Telephone: 0141 287 2000
Events
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For a full listing of currently-available events, go to the events page