While on one level Labour's intent to give ministers (even) more powers to over-ride negative local planning decisions, to accelerate both housing & infrastructure build-outs may serve the country's overall economic interest, it is also just one more example of how when in a tight spot, UK Govt.s mostly look to centralisation as the answer to a problem...
Starmer government considers leaving the #Aarhus convention. This is an international treaty signed up to by the EU and other countries in Europe, which protects the right for campaigners to bring legal claims against large infrastructure projects such as waste plants, nuclear power stations and motorways.
A cartoon illustration of an old man placing a final duck down in a basement full of ducks. Caption reads "It had taken years of patience and planning, but Walter felt that he FINALLY had all his ducks in a row."
"As one of the largest no-gas developments in the region, Abbey Central features air source heat pumps, solar PV panels, and EV charging points throughout. Some homes are achieving up to 80% reductions in CO₂ emissions and energy use compared to current building regulations—far surpassing the industry benchmark of 19%"
Shows what can be achieved when the local council insists on green standards.
“People obviously are over the ads and just want #election day out of the way and get on with their lives. I get all of that. But you know, we live in the greatest #country in the world. It’s worth #fighting for and #protecting and #defending and that’s what the #debate is about”
“I think #alcohol is the first essential ingredient, I’m sure of that, responsible drinking as well, but NOT WATCHING THE ABC would be a good start.
For the young ones, #listening at home, FORGET THE ABC. And if you do that, you can probably start with a good night.” — #PeterDutton
The new #developments are easy to spot from the street, or the air, thanks to the sea of grey roof tiles.
Where once #ResidentialDevelopment was concentrated around #economic centres, now it’s #bulging outwards to an extent that the connection to city-living is tenuous at best.”
The barely mentioned issue that needs to be addressed, #population and #planning.
“Traditionally, #Queensland candidates, whether federal or state, promise to take the fight to #Canberra. They project themselves as defiantly parochial, unashamedly maroon, with a vested interest in the north. More recently, however, #power has shifted from the #regions to the #urban south-east, which is more likely to welcome new #arrivals from other states than Queensland country towns. Amid all this growth, the lines of #responsibility have blurred between federal, state and even local government. Rather than fighting Canberra, the parties – including the Greens, who thrive on street-level combat – have taken to #fighting each other.
At the last election, the #Greens picked up three seats in Greater #Brisbane, riding the winds of change. The #TealMovement was unsuccessful in its first federal foray into Queensland, in the seat of Groom, although Suzie Holt enjoyed a healthy flow of preferences and is running again.
For now, the closest thing Queensland has to #independents are Bob Katter and Gerard Rennick, but the south-east is becoming used to newcomers.”
shifts towards OA have been made in various languages: ES, PT, FR, ...
it is mostly journals in English that "resist" this shift, while at the same time still being considered "better" than other journals... AcademicChatter group
"Like an appalling car crash in slow motion, exactly the same set of tragic events is now unfolding in the neighbouring catchment of the River Severn. Shropshire council is waving through the planning system more and more huge intensive poultry-unit applications.
“River Action is determined to prevent a re-run of the environmental scandal of the Wye taking place across yet another one of the UK’s iconic rivers.”
@georgebaily
Multiple mentions of "growth" are an index of economic and ecological vacuity.
In Reeves case it's a kind of #ConxreteKeynesianism: pour the concrete and the economy will grow. It will, as will resource depletion and emissions, but it won't deliver the frugal shared prosperity we all need. #degdowth#planning