Gigafactory – A step forward?
coventrysociety The City Council has reported that it is in advanced discussions with several leading Asian battery manufacturers about future investment at the Coventry site. The Council claims that the West…
Climate Change
New Measures to Enable Active Travel in Foleshill
The City Council has announced new measures to improve pedestrian crossings, provide a high-quality cycleway and improve bus service reliability are to be introduced along the Foleshill Road after a…
Roger Harrabin talks to CovSoc
When Coventry Kid Roger Harrabin joined the BBC in the mid-1980s to report on environmental affairs, acid rain was a concern but nobody ever mentioned climate change. Nearly forty years…
CovSoc Response to the Draft Climate Change Strategy
The City Council’s Draft Climate Change Strategy is probably one of the most important documents to be published in the city for many years. The Coventry Society’s response to the…
A Green Vision for our City
Further to our article about the consultation on Coventry’s Climate Change Strategy, Coventry Green New Deal have circulated their response to the strategy. David Ridley and Tom Maidment write….. On…
Climate Change Strategy Published
The Coventry Society attended the launch of the City Council’s Climate Change Strategy 2023 – 2030 on Wednesday 15th February. The draft strategy is now open for public consultation. The…
Coventry to get a Solar Farm!
The City Council is set to start early-stage consultation over plans for a solar farm in the north of the city. The proposed solar farm would deliver clean, green electricity…
A Bright Solar Future for Coventry and the West Midlands
At our January 2023 meeting we had an interesting presentation from Tony McNally about the opportunities for addressing climate change using solar energy. Tony McNally is Managing Director of Climate…
West Midlands Bright Solar Future
Solar power offers the biggest, best, and cheapest means of generating clean green power locally. For the January meeting of the Coventry Society, we have one of the region’s chief…
What Is The Real Purpose of Coventry’s Climate Board?
More tales from Coventry’s grassroots climate community, this is one from me, David Ridley (Coventry Green New Deal chair), about Coventry City Council’s Climate Change Board (link to video, there…